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A Great Day, Regardless
Yes, there was some trouble last night, and I'll quote the note from Vinnie below. But let me just say that to conflate the two - random stupid violence and J'ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade - is...
View ArticleGood News (Perhaps) For PS375, Jackie Robinson
After a misguided attempt to place a principal of a failed school (PS22) into PS375 (and whose idea was THAT pray tell?), the zoned school for nearly all of Lefferts and Caledonia, the head office has...
View ArticleShamco - They Couldn't Think Of A Better Name?
They're called Shamco. It's more and more likely that if you rent an apartment in central Brooklyn it's owned and perhaps operated by a company like it. (Like Pinnacle, as the Q recently reported and...
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123 on the Park: More Popular Than the Hospital Ever Was
The building, Joseph Chetrit and David Bistricer, the owner/developersThe former Caledonian Hospital has hit 50% capacity. That's right, 123 on the Park is now half-way full, w/ it's studio starting at...
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Taking a Step Back, To Take Two Forward
From 123 on the Park's Website; Nothing Says Brooklyn Like Trendy Hardware!What's up Lefferts? How you feeling? And Caledonia - hitting your stride? So many shiny new apartments at 123 on the Park,...
View ArticleAre We Being Sold A Bill of Goods?
Crazy. I didn't even know this tape existed, and it took being called out by Alicia and MTOPP to finally hear it. If I were a real journalist I would've of course. But I'm not. There, I said it....
View ArticleFinal Decision On PS375 Principal Being Made NOW. Let Your Voice Be Heard
Insiders tell me that the first choice to run mediocre school PS375 was the former principal of failed school PS22. Protests led to her dismissal before she even started. The new choice, it would...
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Diana Szochet - Don't Forget That Name At the Polls Tuesday!
So you're wondering whether to vote on Tuesday? Check out this piece on Diana Szochet, if you happen to wonder who would be an excellent choice for Civil Court Judge. You know, judges. The line on the...
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This Is How It Happens, When It REALLY Happens
A slow, steady mom-and-pop change from economically depressed and desperate to vibrant and friendly and profitable. Just the natural order of things. Another day in the life of a neighborhood restoring...
View ArticleCautionary Q
I know, I know. First a post about Bed-Stuy, now Ditmas Park. But it's a bit hard not to comment on this piece from the Daily News: The whole headline reads like this:Two Brooklyn women tired of 'white...
View ArticleQ's Pix
Wake Up! It's Election Day!Turnout will be low. It's not a presidential year. It's not a Mayoral and Council year. But it's worth noting that it DOES matter whom you pick in the Democratic primary,...
View ArticleSometimes the News Sucks
Last weekend you may have heard some shots coming from Beekman, early morning Sunday to be exact. Seven, by some accounts. In a gangland scenario, two gentlemen were sitting in a car when they were...
View ArticleHelp for a Family in Need
More info on the tragedy that befell two longtime LPT workers, via Seth K, a/k/a PLOG:If you have ever enjoyed a meal or a drink at Lincoln Park Tavern, please read on.Last Sunday, Juan Carlos...
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Well, Maybe A Few People Will Run With This Story...
photo Elizabeth C.The flyer was one of many posted on Woodruff west of Ocean; there was also an unruly crowd, though to what degree they were related I can't say. There was a shooting on Woodruff that...
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Like Dominoes They Will Fall
Recognize this house?Photo by Nicholas Strini for PropertySharkIf not this one in particular, maybe one of its dozens of cousins all over the neighborhood? We lost three on Clarkson...each housing more...
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Head Scratcher on Woodruff
Not sure what to make of this. Brownstoner today noted that 171 Woodruff is for rent - for $5,300. Sure it's a whole house. But the block..well, um, let's just say it surprises the Q. Hey, and I live...
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Black Girls Divine
The NY Times get a bit more adventurous in its City section than just about anywhere else in the paper. Well, beyond the international reportage, which is pretty damn great. Oh, and chess. It still...
View ArticleCrime Time
Local crime-spotting duo Martinos & Fabri have once again compiled a list of Lefferts-specific crimes for the past couple months. Some of you will recall the rash of home burglaries in late...
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Enough Already
Oh, Pioneer. You claim you MUST have a bottle return operation right on the sidewalk that thousands of people use every day to go to and from the Q at Parkside. It's actually not a requirement that you...
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