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Extra! Extra! Echo! Echo!
Not since college; when I would eagerly await the new Prince, Replacements or R.E.M. record; have I become so attuned to the release of the Lefferts Manor Echo. With Milford Prewitt at the helm, the...
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Coalition of Community Groups to Fight 421a Tax Breaks
You know things are getting fierce when the activists start attacking specific parts of the tax code! In the case of 421-a, the outdated property tax breaks that give developers added incentives to...
View ArticleNeighborhood Development Map Updated
Please do keep sending us info as you discover it. This fascinating map, courtesy of reader Jacob Garchik, helps visualize the historic transformation that has come to our neck of the borough of Kings.
View ArticleBlood Drive This Friday!
BLOOD DRIVEHELP SAVE A LIFE71 PRECINCT FRIDAYAPRIL 10, 20152PM TO 8PMIt really is important folks. Take a little time out of your day? The precinct's at the corner of Empire and NY Avenue.
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Empire Boulevard Is Developing, Like It Or Not
How many of you have seen the news that the lot on the NE corner of Empire and Bedford is going to be...drum roll...another Self-Storage Building! We've got more storage space on Empire now than in ALL...
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Burger Mexicano
As reported here a few weeks ago, Burger Mexicano is ready for its closeup: That's the old Meytex space on Flatbush. 545 to be exact.Yes, it's true, we're getting TWO count them wine stores on...
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Help Reduce Feral Cat Population
Fat Cats. Phat Katz.Each gift, no matter how small, helpsIt's been nearly a decade since Mrs. Q and I trapped 11 cats and had them spayed and neutered. The effect on the backyard cat population was...
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Rainbows, Blue Skies and Sushi
On a day of renewal, a day of open windows, a day of coat-questioning, word came through of more changes afoot. Do you like muffins? Well apparently so do lots and lots of people, to the point where...
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The Artful Rogers
Lest you think it's another April Fool's joke, here's the proof at Sterling and Rogers:thx Thomas B for the picBlue Sky Bakery has been confirmed. Japanese restaurant...anyone got the 411?
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Parkside Plaza: Your Time Has Come
The poster says it all. For a trip down memory lane, to the moment when it all began, almost exactly 4 years ago, read here.
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Building Right Next To 626 Flatbush? $14 Million Later, Jonas Owns It.
15 Crooke & 620 Flatbush, from Real DealThe Q's discussed Jonas Equities before, a relative newcomer to the scene that seems willing to pay crazy prices for rent stabilized apartments - like 620...
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Roomies for Toomey's
MikeF at Brooklynian has his antenna out. Here's his latest: Looks like the old Toomey's diner at the corner of Empire and Rogers is about to be sold again. The zoning is R5 with an overlay of C1-3, so...
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I.M. Pastry Opening on Nostrand
Been looking forward to this one (read here)! I've always been more of a Cupcake Cowboy than a Muffin Man. Be one of the first 33 people to show up on Friday after 8 am and get a free mini cupcake!...
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A Pinnacle of Propaganda
The Q was trying so hard to ignore her. But this poster really got my goat. (My goat is getting got way too often for my own good these days).When you see it, it's outrageous isn't it? These poor...
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Psssst. It's gonna be Mexican...
Do you like burritos? Tacos? Beans? Well, have I got a neighborhood for YOU! Nope, not in Mexico. Central Brooklyn! NY!! USA!!! And Oaxaca is its name-o.From Flatbushed comes news that no, it won't be...
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Bar Coming to Mid-Lefferts on the Flabenue
Flatbushed.com strikes again! From the excellent upstart blog comes news that a saloon will be coming to the previous Compere & Compere tax and accounting shop, that was also a temporary DOT center...
View ArticleA New Low
The Q's heart is heavy today. It's time for soul-searching I guess. As much as I'm certain the neighborhood needs a long-overdue opportunity to strategically plan for the future, I don't have the...
View ArticleRace For Student Council President Marred By Hijinx
In a bizarre turn of events, much-endorsed candidate for your 43rd NY State Assembly seat Diana Richardson, made this statement this afternoon:"Several shop owners started calling me around 4pm today....
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