Diana Wins Big
9:35: Looking good! with 3/4 of the precincts in she's got 48% of the vote. Shirley's under 30%. Menachem's around 18%. Geoffrey's way back. Kinda surprised by that actually. Didn't he WIN an election...
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Don't Shoot
The way you read this may say something about where you're coming from. Curious what y'all think. This went up last night:The Q rode by while the artist (yes, artist) was making this. Also yes, it was...
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Definitive Article on MTOPP and Boyd?
pic RHS - Yes that's yours truly taking a bath in Alicia's spitRachel Holliday Smith attempts to describe the last few months of disruption and divisiveness in an objective manner. God bless her. I...
View ArticleMust Viewing - One Neighor's Fight Against Greedy Landlords
The Q asks that you consider one tenant's fight with the forces of displacement. Woodruff neighbor Hany articulates, in splendid detail, the realities of living in an "up and coming" neighborhood....
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Nice Heat For the Little Lady
Just got this pic w/the below marketing advice in my inbox. I have no idea how I got on this list. But it did remind me of some pretty static statistics that have resonated with me for years. More on...
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Meet the New Bedford Ave
A number of projects will be coming to Bedford Avenue in the next couple years. This is a bit of a sneak peak. The corner of Winthrop and Bedford has been vacant for many years following a tragic fire....
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More Art - Flatbush Becomes Gallery
This time the artist's name is simply "Elle," and the Q shot a pic as she decorated the corner of Lincoln Road and Flatbush, or technically Washington. Once again, mom & Patio Gardens resident...
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Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'
The Q hates himself sometimes for always looking North. There's so much going on south and west of me it's easy to forget I started this blog thing to circumscribe the train station the Q at Parkside....
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Diana & Isaac - Right Where They Belong
When you hold a special election mid-term, the winner's gotta get right to work! No slowin' down this single mom...Diana - you deserved the win, and we're counting on you (and Isaac) to do us proud. Go...
View ArticleIt's Mindboggling Really
Today Rachel at DNAInfo rounded up the latest 13 developments happening in the CB9 area, adding to her latest compilation of 15. This is much more handy than my slapdash noodlings and I appreciate...
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Union Hall for Flatbush - The Nest
Charlie Kasov and Tyler FischerUnderground comedy. Well alright then. Appears that Bluebird Cafe has a basement option, and you'll be able to head downstairs for some yucks, courtesy of funnymen...
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This Is Why You Live In Brooklyn
And Lola's from Flatbush too. Designing clothes, roller skating...who's got time for anything else? And heck you, dear neighbor, can slap on your skates and roll right on over to the party. No need to...
View ArticleGet the Cars Outa the Park
It's time.In this well-written petition, the pandering to cars has got to end. Y'all get free parking. Y'all get free access to Manhattan over the bridges. Y'all get to double-park, and pollute our...
View ArticleShooting Near Parade Ground
Damn, damn, damn. See that helicopter hovering above the Parade Ground earlier this eve? It wasn't whistling dixie. Been quiet over near the Ground for awhile. Thank god no one was killed. The line...
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Rent! Not the Musical
It's the basis of the NYC economy, myth and muscle. You don't get to 8 million people - 9 is the estimate by 2020 - without a heck of a lot of leases. There's a lot of talk about zoning around here -...
View ArticleJust To Try To Hold On To Your Lunch After Reading This
From NY Magazine comes some craaaaazy sick strategy talk from a man who makes his money encouraging the rapid change of neighborhoods. Just like in the stock market, you look for an "edge." The edge,...
View ArticleOn Second Thought
Been thinking this over. I don't like the smell of it, and I'll come right out and say it. There's something rotten in Denmark about that article I just posted about. I'm a fairly good judge of...
View ArticleOn Third Thought
The always thoughtful Esteban, from the Crown Heights Tenants Union, added a comment on "On Second Thought" that puts this article in its proper place...as one reminder of the tactics, but hardly the...
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146 Fenimore. Bring Cash To Buy Out Tenants
Alls you gots to do, according to this here advert, is to magically change the $22 s/f the building gets to $40 s/f. Shouldn't be too hard, if you use a little elbow grease.
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The Q Calls Ponzi On Their Ass
Okay. This is now officially ridiculous. There is absolutely NO way you can make a profit paying $44 million for a 200 unit building at 805 St. Mark's, diagonal the Brooklyn Children's Museum. You gots...
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