Earthquake? Frost Quake? What WAS That Anyway?
Last Thursday and Friday many residents in the vicinity of the 626 Flatbush demolition were freaked the eff out by what felt like a seismic event. I've heard from a number of people near the site that...
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123 On the PARK
After many, many years of sitting fallow, the once rugged Caledonian Hospital is set to return from the dead like a great Scottish Lion. That is to say, rather than having to become ill or heavy with...
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Guy Walks Into a Barbershop
The Q needed a haircut. It's 9pm. Problem? Not in Lefferts! I put on my jacket and walk up the Flabenue to see if Nelson is in (on Parkside just off Flatbush). He's out, stuck in Rockaway. Time to see...
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Jaywalkers Take Heed
In yet another sign of vigilance to come, the 71st has issued an unambiguous statement on jaywalking, though it mysterious chooses not to name it as such. Let this be a warning...other precincts are...
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Major Bumsky Feburary - June on the Q at Parkside
Prepare to be inconvenienced. Starting February 21 you will no longer be able to get off or on the train heading south at Parkside Avenue. Phase II of the reconstruction project begins then and runs...
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Lefferts Food Coop a-Happening
Read from Brooklyn Paper here for word of how Karen Oh and company have really moved things to the next level. Want to buy in? Head on over to their website now!While I'm sure some will bemoan the...
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115 Ocean - A Perfect Example Of Slumlord Cruelty
MOLUBA KOLLIE of 115 OCEANpic by Reuven Blau, NY Daily NewsBelow in itals is the story from today's Daily News by Reuven Blau about the sick joke of a building at 115 Ocean. Thanks Reuven! Btw, the...
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Saul Restaurant at The Brooklyn Museum
It's Valentine's Eve. Mrs. FlatBed and I used to make it a regular thang to go out the night before Heart's Day and therefore avoid the gouging and the crowds. We hadn't since the kids, but just like...
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99 Cents Now Equals $1.7 Million
Recognize this?That corner building just sold for $1.7 million, says a tipster. It has three stores - the 99-center, the laundry and the tailor/sew shop. It has two two-bedroom apartments and two...
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The Losers of Lefferts
The Alternate Enforcement Program. That's what the Department of Housing and Preservation and Development (HPD) uses to identify the worst rental buildings in the City in terms of violations. We have a...
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The Great Salt Shortage of 2014
If you are the person responsible for keeping a sidewalk clear of snow and ice, you can probably commiserate with the Q. This has been a bitch of a year to keep the stuff at bay. Now, I grew up in a...
View ArticleMeet Me For Cocktails at...Beekman Place?
The Q's spies are everywhere, and thank goodness! A full-time working father of two spastic lovebugs can't be pounding the pavement for small-town stories as big as this one. Remember when I noted a...
View ArticleBye Bye Black Brooklyn
The Q's been dreading this post for some reason. So maybe I should resist? Sometimes the more you learn the more you wish you could unlearn, because your idyllic little home enclave ecosystem seems so...
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Demolition Complete at 626
The above motion shows that...well, apparently all it shows is that the lawsuit did NOT stop demolition through a TRO, otherwise known as a Temporary Restraining Order. Any fool with eyes could tell...
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And the Bloodbath Continues
Finally, a decent story in the Times about landlords and their lust for profits over human decency. And the law.NY Times“Our only sin is to have lived here for a long time,” said Carlos Calero, 52, a...
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Montrose Morris - If You Don't Already Love Her Writing, You Will
Todd Heisler/The New York TimesThe Q LOVES it when the NY Times does a story that I've been meaning to do for years! I adore Montrose Morris (Suzanne Spellen) and her insights into our borough. She is...
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Parkside Committee Needs You This Sunday
On our way, bit by bitAll are welcome. Even No_Slappz. Though I may have to start my giving him a few Yes_Slappz upside the face first.The more the merrier. Winter is a great time to get involved in...
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Did That Really Just Happen?
The Q couldn't do justice to Tuesday night's Community Board 9 meeting over at MS61 on Empire at NY Avenue. Thankfully, plenty of folks were in attendance, so you can probably find someone to back me...
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Hold Still, Little Man!
There are a number of things that I love about this scene. Don't worry, I asked his mom if it was okay to shoot and share the picture. This scene is at the barbershop on Clarkson near Flatbush. The...
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The Suits Are Swarming
The Q was talking to a fellow, new to the nabe, not long ago. He said the worries about developers and new buildings were way overblown. So a few folks decide to build buildings here - that's good. We...
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