Party Off, Wayne
Could be a major bumsky coming for the Pop-Up Discotheque Sonic Jungle planned for the as-of-yet unoccupied building on Flatbush at Lefferts.Un-Safety DanceLet the record state that the Q is all for...
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The Townsfolk Are Restless, Jesse!
Seems the awakened electorate has grabbed its pitchforks! The oft-ignored State Senate has become the latest fault line. Jesse Hamilton is beginning to feel the heat from angry constituents (he's got a...
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Town Halls and Catcalls
I was in Cuba with the family. Whaddya want, a substitute? I suppose I could have left an "Out of Blogosphere" message, but I do appreciate your concern, really. Now that Americans can easily go to...
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Word On the Street: Nelson's Gotta Go
Say it ain't so. While the world wonders how the Oscar went first to the lily-white-straight movie by mistake when the jet-black-gay movie was the real winner, rumors are swirling that the building...
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It's the Whole Building For Sale - To Be Delivered Vacant
Not just Nelson's I'm afraid. Say goodbye to the Driving School/MoneyPlace/NotaryPublic as well. So say sources, so even a teensy bit of hunting came up with this listing, showing the whole 242-250...
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Errol's Gains New Lease
The article in Amsterdam News claims the organizing work of Equality for Flatbush led to the reconsideration of the lease of Errol's Bakery, the 15-year old institution at the corner of Hawthorne and...
View ArticleThe Armory Meets "The Machine" Part I
For all its pro-biz posture, Crains NY has done a fairly decent job framing the ongoing debate over the future of the Bedford-Union Armory project. In its January editorial, it defined the struggle as...
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Safety For Franklin - Be There Wednesday!
Hmm. Is this what's become of the languishing proposal to rejigger Franklin Ave near Empire? One can only hope. Please come out in record numbers for this one. Transportation issues have been shoved...
View ArticleThe Armory Meets the Machine II - You're Being Played The Fool
I'll start with the conclusion then repeat it after the background info. I'd hate for you to miss the crux!Ex-felon Clarence Norman, Jr. started showing up at CB9 meetings exactly the time that the...
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Finally, Some Kick From the "Other" Side
So few folks seem to want to believe that fighting new housing is also fighting affordable housing. That's fine, they have their reasons. But economics, history and actual renter's needs should not be...
View ArticleRace & Our Local Schools
Perhaps no decision you make as a parent will be as fraught as where to enroll the little buggers in Kindergarten. Speaking now from the OTHER side of K for both my girls, I will admit that the whole...
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$1.4 Billion For Central Brooklyn
Holy smokes that's a lot of mackerels. Did you know this was coming? $1.4 billion to create a healthier and more positive environment specifically for Central Brooklyn. While the media has focused...
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A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the (Youth) Forum
Tell every young person you know. They needn't go to just one of these - go to both! CB9's in a week (see above), but CB14's is TODAY (see below). These things are great, so say actual teens. Jobs....
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Participate in the Budget - Cumbo Style
If you live north of Empire, the ducks are pretty much in a row to vote on various participatory budget items. They want to double the number of votes to more than 3,000 this year. Do-able sure,...
View ArticleIsland To Island Brewing - A Bit Of the Sauce In Your Juice?
Whoa. I hardly know what to make of this. Is "seed to spirit" a thing now? I suppose it is. House of Juice continues to defy expectations with clever marketing and cool programming, from themed events...
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Ghetto Whites and Redneck Blacks
I'll get to that provocative title in a minute. First...The neighborhood report.Tonight CB9 and various community members expressed their near-unanimous dismay that Cornell Realty hopes to build 17...
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Get Your Nerd On - April 3
The family that adds together, stays together.Geeks make better daughters.The World Needs Nerds.If You Love Math Their Are An Infinite Number Of Possibilities.Not Knowing Numbers Is Amathema To MePels...
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This Is Your Day To Get Involved
Ask questions. Introduce yourself. The Q's said it before, he'll say it again. Diana Richardson is just at the beginning of her career, but she's the rare politician - honest, tough, brilliant and...
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Time To Vote For Projects In the District - Til Apr 2
Yep. It's time.A number of projects are up for City Council funding as part of its now near-universal Participatory Budgeting program. Used to was the Councilperson spent their allotted discretionary...
View ArticleI Watched Music Videos So You Don't Have To
The only connection to the neighborhood is that I was at home in yours and my neighborhood while watching dozens of "best" music videos until too late. Yes, I got sucked into the vortex last night. Why...
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