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20 Ways Not To Be A Gentrifier
Interesting piece from Danette Lambert of Oakland. She works for Dan Kalb, a City Council Member out there. Below I'm stealing the list (there's more to the article), since it's likely to stir some...
View ArticleVanishing NY on Hyper Gentrification
This issue isn't all the Q is interested in of course. But when a point is this well articulated, it's worth reposting. Thanks Bob for the heads up:Jeremiah's Vanishing NY on Spike Lee,...
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Happy on Flatbush - What Else's New?
Years ago, an annoying ditty called "Don't Worry Be Happy" became the number one song in America. That was at a time when one had very few entertainment options - just the TV and radio and, um, your...
View ArticleAlittle Trouble From Alotta
Check out this video about the little apartment broker on Flatbush near...
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As Easy As 123 On the Park
The old Caledonian Hospital looks closer and closer to its birthing day. And what's this? The pile of debris behind it, closer to Woodruff than Parkside, looks to be ready for its big dig. I do love...
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You Too Can ULURP - Come out March 17 at BBG
Community Board 9's ULURP (universal land use review process) committee has set up a forum to discuss what the appropriate use of our...LAND...should be.Those who have an interest in how the...
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Coffee and Flowers
Where once, 'twas a java desert, today comes announcement of a fourth entry into the Lefferts coffee category - Bles*ings - where Sassy Scissors used to was at 663 Flatbush 'tween Win and Haw. I'm...
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Back to Trash
Been awhile. You KNOW the Q hates trash as much as you. Each morning and evening I pick up a dozen pieces of litter from my house to the corner. A lot of times it's stuff that's blown all the way from...
View ArticleHere We Go Again...
Forgotten NY does a fairly good job, usually, of identifying the truth behind old NYC myths. Here's a nifty article about Brooklyn neighborhoods. And then, the fun begins. How on earth do you think you...
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Matthew Power: 1974-2014
I can't say I knew him well. But looking back in my inbox I realize Hawthorne Street resident Matthew Power had been probably the single best "source" this blogger's ever had. We enjoyed a lot of silly...
View Article123 on the Park - Almost Time to Say Hello To Caledonia's Newest Neighbors
The time has come. After a decade of stops and starts, the old Caledonian Hospital is prepared to start showing its wares. The Q signed up for email updates so I could share them with you! So here's...
View ArticleLefferts Catching On With NY Times
Great article about a neighbor leading the way in green funerals.Amy Cunningham in NY TimesBut as Paul G. pointed out, the real kicker for the Q is in the third to last paragraph:Ms. Cunningham has...
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Unless There Were Any Question About It...
Once again, the Old Gray Lady comes in to officially state what we all know is happening and that the Q has been flapping his digital gums about for the past thousand posts. The Big Money is onto you,...
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Last Notice: BIG ULURP Meeting Tomorrow Night at Botanic Garden
Were the name of the 'hood Prospect-Lefferts Garden (singular), tomorrow's meeting at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (Washington Ave entrance - 7PM) would have special relevance for an issue very much in...
View ArticleTerrible Tragedy on Empire Blvd
From the 71st comes a story almost too horrific to share. But here goes. Directly from Vinnie, because I can't even bear to write it:Today, March 16, 2014 at approximately 9PM a 5 year old boy was...
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Caledonia Rises
The back of 123 on the Park will look like the below, according to the architect Ken Fischer's rendering:For those unfamiliar with the old Caledonia Hospital's backside, this is it. They kept that old...
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Part I: Monday's CB9 Town Hall Meeting On Development
Nice turnout last night at the BBG auditorium. It's always a bit DIY with these community building things, but I thought the proceedings were handled really well by Pearl Miles, District Manager. The...
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Horny SUV Mounts Q Train
From DNA Info:ROOKLYN — An out-of-control driver crashed her SUV over a concrete barrier and through a chain link fence before landing the front wheels on top of a Q train early Wednesday morning —...
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Part II On Monday's Meeting. Or, How Dense Is Too Dense?
NIBBY: Not in Brooklyn's Back Yard!Then came the meat. Rather, the meat of the matter for those for whom the Q is their hometrain. From the picture you can see that the Prospect Park East Network was...
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