Pssst...New Coffee Shop to Open on Rogers
That's right. Was it really just over a year ago that the neighborhood was largely livid at its lack of latte? Well, looks like a little place will be opening up at Midwood and Rogers. The Q first...
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The Q's School Tool: Part 7: More On LGCS
Some might think I'm giving outsized coverage to the Lefferts Gardens Charter School (LGCS). But in just its first three years of existence, the school has gone through more than its topsy and turvy,...
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Where To Get Your Tree
Just this morning Lil' Miss Clarkson Flatbed Jr. and I noticed a vendor selling Christmas trees at the McDonalds corner of Empire Boulevard. For a lot of Lefferts area folk that's close enough to walk...
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Flatbush Traffic Update
Traffic along the Lefferts link of the Flabenue has been moving quite nicely in the last couple business days, not the logjam of last Monday and Tuesday. In fact, a water main problem at Caton Avenue...
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So...how do YOU feel about the planned tower at 626 Flatbush?
Whether you're excited or appalled by the planned building of a 23-story luxury rental tower at 626 Flatbush, you gotta respect the passion and savvy that has created what I can only describe as a...
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PPEN Meets at Jan Hus Church - Report and Thoughts
1,000 signatures. My goodness. I had no idea that many people had put their name to the Prospect Park East Network's petition against the 23-story residential tower going up at 626 Flatbush. That was...
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Express Yourself Ceramically
If you have youngsters and are looking for a crafts activity for them, or if you yourself are feeling craftsy, or if you've been looking for new ways to express yourself and you've yet to try to "say...
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Conflicting Views On Nabe Change
An interesting and perhaps a bit heated exchange broke out in the last few posts on the planned residential tower at 626 Flatbush, and I thought I'd elevate a germane exchange to a post, since I think...
View ArticleSupport the Coffee House on Rogers!
Check out the Kickstarter campaign. Give a little money and invest in your neighborhood. Very sweet. Good luck Rich and Annalisa!
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Clarkson/Parkside - New Building Development Meeting
Thar She BlowsFrom a nearby neighbor about a building coming down (the old Haunted House of Clarkson at 111) and the new market rate buildings going up in their place:Ā NEIGHBORHOODMEETINGTO DISCUSS...
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Wreaths On To Believe
When you see a couple of roaches in your kitchen you best believe there are at least dozens of them, because the ones you see are just the ones you see. So it is with creative people. The Q has met...
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With Your Help, Farmers Market Coming to Q At Parkside
The PetishLil' Help? After many conversations with the indefatigable Nancie Katz of Seeds in the Middle (check out their holistic approach to health and wellness for kids in central Brooklyn here), I'm...
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Holiday Party - Toys for Tots
The Precinct is holding its annual Holiday Party at 5:30 this Thursday. Bring the kids! Lotsa fun. And here's an added bonus. At 7pm it's the Community Council meeting, where you can come out and...
View ArticleSanta's Got a Brand New Suit
Psssst. Want to know what locals can do when a developer wants to swoop in and build a 23-story luxury tower in their midst, kinda sneaky like? Not much you say, especially if the building is being...
View ArticleNew "low-rise" Bar to Open On Flatbush at Midwood - Completely Contextual
A little chicken just peep-peeped in my ear and it'll spell good news to neighborhood quaffers. A nifty new bar is planned for the corner of Midwood and Flatbush, just the sort of place to provide a...
View ArticleA Sign of My Age?
Riding my bike after dropping of my kid at school, I passed a young attractive indie-dude (I don't like the term hipster - too mean), looked a little like Vito Morgensen from Lord of the Rings, so you...
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Squeaky Wheel Gets the Sign
DOT continues to blow me away. So responsive! Check out the new signs they're planning to put up for Lincoln/Flatbush/Washington:Even I can read that one. Thanks to everyone who's kept up the pressure,...
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Phat Albert to Get Phit
It's really happening. Planet Phitness, as reported to you on the Q, is coming to the Phat Albert's second floor. Now I'll have an opportunity to turn my abs from pony keg to six-pack.
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I Skate To Tell You This - IT'S OPEN!
Mary at Park Slope Stoop and Ditmas Park Corner and...well where ISN'T she most days...wrote an absolutely stellar piece on the opening of Lakeside and its skating rink. Here 'tis. Mary is the best....
View ArticleRogers Community Coffee House - 20% Funded And Climbing
Many of you have already answered neighbors Richard and Annalisa's call for cash flow support on their upcoming neighborhood brew and hang spotĀ Brooklyn Clean Bean. If you haven't, give the vid a spin...
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