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Tall and Skinny
Permits were filed at 371 Lincoln Road for the below, according to YIMBY. Looks like that's just east of Nostrand. I find it interesting that this is what can become of 20' x 100' lots, which is...
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I Wonder What It Felt Like
So you're raising a ruckus, dropping all kinds of scary hypotheticals, not letting anyone speak, claiming to be an expert on all manner of things...then you print out a flyer and copy up a ton and...
View ArticleGod Is On Her Side
The latest screed from Alicia (below) shows she's got a powerful ally in her fight. Her big backer needs no introduction, but suffice to say he's always been a stickler for the details of NYC zoning....
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Steelpan Cakes
If you've lived in the area long enough you know that on Church Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford there was once a great Kingdom of Ital. The king lived at the Veggie Castle, and his minions flocked...
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God Allows ULURP Meeting To Be Rescheduled
While the Good Lord may be generally supportive of Alicia Boyd, he apparently has seen fit to allow the ULURP Committee Meeting to go forward next Wednesday. Please, please come and sign up to speak....
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IM Pastry To Open Soon on Nostrand at Midwood
I for one am looking forward to this one big time! Check out their info below, and consider attending their Soft Launch Preview on February 12 at 1131 Nostrand Avenue.IM Pastry Studio...
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Wanted for Assault on Woodruff
This one has a pretty clear picture, so I'm happy to share on behalf of the precinct. Do you know this guy or where he lives?
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Please Sign Petition For Zoning Study To Begin
SIGN PETITION NOWIn the past few weeks and months the forces of hate and ignorance have gained strength to conspire against a sane, methodical and collaborative reexamination of our neighborhood's...
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Art Lives On - Janet Bohman - Reception This Thursday
Please consider joining the Fannings - Ed, Quest and Valor - for a moving tribute to Janet Bohman, Ed's wife and the matriarch of the family, who passed away late last year. For this lifelong artist,...
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Who Wouldn't Choose To Live In Bubbleland?
The 99 cent store at Woodruff and Flatbush is about to transform into a magical kingdom - Bubbleland. I'm sure lots of nearby residents will be happy to get another coin-op laundry. I'm a fan. An...
View ArticleNotes From the ULURP Meeting
Barfola. Hogwash. Unconscionable. Ugh. Vomitorious. Revolting. Dismal. Depressing. Hopeless. Disheartening. Ugly. Demoralizing. Discouraging. Mean-spirited. Useless. Gruesome. Loathsome. Offensive....
View ArticleCheap Post
It's a cheap post because I already put this up on the Yahoo listserv, but it says what I was going to say. Also, Nancy's smart comments are below, and I'm referring to them when I write. (Though I'm...
View Article626 Flatbush Wins Lawsuit; Doesn't Have to Tear 23 Stories of Structure Down...
From Real Deal:Though the Hudson Cos.’ massive 254-unit residential tower at 626 Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens topped out in January, a battle brought by several neighborhood coalitions...
View ArticleWell I'll Be Darned: A Lengthy and Fairly Accurate Article Appears On Our...
A well-researched article by Aaron Cantu appears in a lefty blog called Truthout. Here it is.A few things I learned.Spurned ex-City Planning worker Tom Angotti is apparently the go-to "expert" when it...
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Put Next Thursday On Your Calendar
Always informative and cozy, the Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association meets on February 12 at the spiritual home of Reverend Douglas Banks (CB9) on Bedford at Lincoln.All kinds of...
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Rong Ge Says No To Venti Non-fat, No Foam, No Water 6 Pump Extra Hot Chai...
from the always captivating RHSRachel Holliday Smith reports in DNAInfo that landlady Rong Ge said no to a ton of cash offered by Starbucks to take over Enduro, I mean Lincoln Park Tavern. Here's the...
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Here's the Real Problem
Once the smart money sniffs out your neighborhood, the writing's on the wall. Or on the blog, in the case of BK to the Fullest. This smarmy candidate for Aholes Anonymous (AA) likes to flip a lot of...
View ArticleDear White People
Look, you gotta see it, no matter what your bartender says. Justin Simien (b. 1983! I went to see Prince LIVE in 1983!) made a smart, green, confident first movie and he gets to say what's on a lot of...
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The Q's Guide To Making a Killing
Knowing what I know now, I'd like to take you on a tour. This morning I walked a two block perimeter from my house. No more than 2, that was the rule. I decided to consider my immediate neighborhood...
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Who Hookas? Do You Hookah?
Ali's Roti became Buda's Hookah Lounge, 589 Flatbush near Midwood. Or perhaps it's now both in one? Hookah is something I know absolutely about, so maybe some of you can school me. Kinda like Middle...
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