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Will This Be The Fix?
Another eagle-eyed reader snapped this pic this morning and theorizes that the Do Not Enter/Don't Go This Way/Stop Breaking the Law Fool signs will go closer to the beginning of Washington rather than...
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Crime Blotter
God bless crime-tracking duo Nicole and Vinnie for continuing to create a blotter specific to Sector C of the 71st. Sector "Charlie" essentially conforms to the Lefferts area, as the community district...
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Tree Party Patriots Plant Tree Protectors
If walking down Parkside Avenue from Flatbush suddenly became more pleasant, you have these intrepid volunteers to thank:Twas raining and chillyBut that couldn't stop 'emFirst you dig the holes in the...
View ArticleEssential Viewing - Tomorrow Night on PBS: My Brooklyn
From the creators of the film that asks us all to look a bit harder at what we thought we understood about development and gentrification - My Brooklyn - comes the good news that their film is finally...
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For Sale - The Home for the Aged (Will Be Delivered Empty!)
Aged? Not Looking A Day over 100!One of my favorite properties in the nabe is up for sale, for a cool $20 million. Perhaps you've visited our good Councilman? If so, you've been to the above building...
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Kiddie Science Needs Your Support!
Local mad momma Carmen is also a talented teacher of science. And her "Kiddie Science" program has begun to attract a following in these parts. She's throwing a fundraiser to help her expand her...
View ArticleIt's Official: We're Filthy
Just followed a Q-tip, and while it ain't a surprise, it IS pretty bumming to be deemed most garbage-strewn neighborhood in the whole City. Read what DNA Info had to say today:According to the year-end...
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Please Pass This Along to Anyone Who May Face Foreclosure
Tax and Foreclosure PreventionLegal ClinicSunday, January 19th1:30pm(following the 11:00 a.m. mass)Come learn more about tax issues facing low and fixed-income New Yorkers, loan modification programs...
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The Q's School Tool: Part 8: Compass Charter School
So you say you want a progressive education for your child?Like many parents who like to consider themselves progressive, the phrase has a nice ring to it. Who wants a "conservative" education for...
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Watch "My Brooklyn" Online
If you've been wanting to learn more about how public policy led to the quickest and most sweeping changes in Brooklyn's history since the bridge, you have a month to view the film "My Brooklyn" onlin....
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LGCS Tours
For those interested in the new and improved Lefferts Gardens Charter School, four opportunities to visit have been announced:Coming up next week join them for an open house at 6PM on the Thursday the...
View ArticleHelicopters Seeking Armed Bandit
According to the Twitterverse, the heavy helicopter action is about an armed robbery at the Green Lake Express, just down Flatbush at Caton. Same address (803) could be the deli next door though. This...
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UPDATE: MTG POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER: Tomorrow Night: Meeting On 111 Clarkson...
The meeting is now scheduled for Wednesday January 29. Thanks again to Developer Seth Brown for taking time to meet with neighbors. Those of you who are mourning the soon to be razed Haunted House of...
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UPDATE: Shooting at Church Ave Subway Station
Yes, the shooter was wearing a red jumpsuit. The victim is expected to survive. And did I mention the red jumpsuit? It just goes to prove what I've said here many times...there is a strong correlation...
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Trash
On this particularly trashy Flatbush commute, I'm reminded of the oft-heard complaint that we are a neighborhood of litterers. While I don't dispute the claim, it is not, in my opinion, the litter that...
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PPEN Hearing Against 626 This Thursday
Last night local residents met at a private home to discuss the latest regarding efforts to fast-track contextual zoning along the Flatbush-Ocean parallel corridors from Parkside to Empire. For those...
View ArticlePPEN Complaint Against 626 Flatbush Available Online
If you want to know precisely what's been filed with NY County Supreme Court, you can go here:http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/iscroll/Then type in Index number: 101695/2013A lot of detail is there that...
View ArticleWe're Certainly Not The First Neighborhood To Confront This Stuff
The other day I heard someone remark "only in PLG would people actively oppose progress" in regards to the planned 23-story 626 Flatbush. I've tried to remind folks that unwanted development is...
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Hapless Heist Creep Collared
When the cops nab their man, they like to tell us about it. From the 71st comes this great paragraph-long narrative of events this afternoon. Locals will recognize this corner as precisely one block...
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