Don't Sweat the Republicans. Here's Why.
Try to put down your personal data assistant for a minute. Your mind is about to explode from the insanity on display in Cleveland, from the reports of violence, or even from the (forgive me) tweets....
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L.A.M.B.Y. - Landlord Abuse in My Back Yard
The Q tries to stay realistic about the facts surrounding neighborhood "change." I always likes reading Kelefa Sanneh, but I found his musings on the words "ghetto" and "gentrification" particularly...
View ArticleRecord Store To Open Next To 65 Fen
So says a neighbor on le Facebook:I have some exciting news, especially for you music lovers! A vintage record shop, Record City, is coming to our neighborhood. The location is where our beloved :-( 65...
View ArticleTalk About Quality of Life Crime
From Ditmas Park Corner comes news of a truly bizarre crime just steps from Pepa's famous jerk chicken on the Flabenue near Woodruff. So much about this story is bizarre - like why the pummeling? Or...
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You Know You Want It
Non-controversial and utterly edible, the a visit to the Parkside Greenmarket should be marked weekly on your Google Calendar or file-o-fax, each Sunday through Turkey Day. Now that we're lucky enough...
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Garrison Keillurrghhhspyatpfooyuck
Spitting ImageSince the Q is currently out of cell and wi-fi distance, he thought he'd reminisce a bit, but not before telling you some dude named Daniel was climbing trees up on Lincoln Road and...
View ArticleA Remarkable Reality
New respect for the Daily News, given their admission they were wrong about the potential negative effects of ending Stop & Frisk, the notoriously anti-constitutional policy that was supposed to...
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KRAZY Developments Keep Coming Out of CB9
Even on vacay, the Q can't avoid peeking into the emails and listening to the messages from the absurd fi despite his generally strong political posture, it's safe to say that BP Eric Adams and...
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Another Episode Of "This Old House" - Bites the Dust Edition
The corner of Bedford and Lenox made the Q's list of houses that are "Only A Matter of Time" last winter and sure enough, it's coming down, making room for the sorts of tiny overpriced units favored by...
View ArticleEmergency Mtg on Gun Violence Nearby Thursday Aug 18
While it's been relatively quiet on the western front (Lefferts) the sounds of gunfire have been constant in the 67th Precinct and SE chunks of the Seven One, where there's been a big uptick in...
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Machine Chooses Candidate - So You Don't Have To!
What a crock. Will we ever wake up, or do we simply not care that a new "political star" is rising and we have zero say? Our fault, or theirs?Josh Pierre. A decent guy, a smart guy, maybe even a worthy...
View ArticleAmerica's Historic District and Race
In the quadrant of Flatbush known as Lefferts Gardens there is the Historic District, much of which is known as Lefferts Manor. In the quadrant of the globe known as the United States of America, there...
View ArticleYour British Colonial Not-So-Underground Economy
Well, well! The snoots at The Economist seem to have picked up on the joyous insanity of the Dollar Vans.Obviously geared towards the "Free Market" crowd, the Economist is British (note the spelling of...
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Gun Buyback - August 27. Do They Work?
It sounds good on the surface. Fewer guns, less chance one will be used in a crime. Do they work? Lately the only thing I've read is "no." And yet they persist. A feel-good gesture, or is something...
View ArticleThe Density Illusion
You hear it all the time, in casual conversation or in sloppy comments on the interwet. More people. More density. Long lines, crowded sidewalks, packed subways. And yes, it's true that NYC has added...
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Alkaline Shooting Video In Front Of Pepa's
Did you see a fantastic mob dancing along to a short cool looking Jamaican dude in a convertible right in front of Pepa's right about now? Had to ask of course, but that's Alkaline, and his millions of...
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My Grandson. Oy Vey.
That's me! I always wore the tie...I came to this great country in 1911. To Ellis Island. Beautiful island, stinky as it was. I never saw a lady look so gorgeous as Lady Liberty. From the old country I...
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Fighting Gentrification In All the Wrong Ways
Late '80s in East Village. Were you there? Seems like yesterday...It's become trendy to be a white renter in central Brooklyn and fight gentrification. Couple that with the current fad where Comp Lit...
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Ebbets in Context
What's the orientation here? Is that Franklin Ave on the left? And what's the cross street there...Sullivan? The old Malbone?circa 1920s
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