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Don't Mess With Bicycle "Rough" Riders
Shooting on Parkside near Parade Grounds. Seriously wounded but not dead. The headline from DNAInfo caught my eye though.2 Men in Car Shot by Cyclists Near Prospect Park, NYPD SaysWere these "cyclists"...
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Woman Has Psychotic Break: Daily News Leads With the Fact She Was Topless
The Q was called out for tastelessness in regards to his recent post about gang violence. And while I can take the criticism I just wanted to point out that it was intended as sarcasm. This time I'll...
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Litter Bro's
Whoa. Frat party? Really? That was the word from a Parks employee, describing the horrible mess inside the Parkside entrance to Prospect Park. According to a reliable Q reader, a party continued well...
View ArticleCulture Shock In New England
Lest I lose you, dear reader, for going away and astray, here's the latest on the psycho squirrel of Prospect Park and also in neighborhood news the scaffolding on Lincoln Road has finally come down...
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A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things
Most fascinating and freaky story of the past week? Queen sized beds. Yep. Tons of 'em. Unloaded and de-sheathed within the mysterious Moses Fried owned building at 205 Parkside Avenue. It's been...
View ArticleThe Fiction Issue
Has it really been weeks since the Q's last missive? Typically I leave a "Gone Fishin'" post and thought to do so again but figured nah surely there'll be plenty to write about while working at MASS...
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Our City Council Election Draws Nigh
Did you see it? Twice in two days pay-to-play (some-do-say) vanity rag Kings County Politics runs pieces on the two front-running challengers in our 40th District City Council race. And what do they...
View ArticleRepeat: Don't Drive Sunday and Monday
If you have a parking spot - stay put. If you were thinking of tooling around central Brooklyn, forget it. Many have driven on Labor Day Weekend, never to be seen again. They're somewhere in Paramus,...
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Getting Busy - 13 Shopping Days Left For City Council
Just returned from a strategy session at the Brian Cunningham campaign - not as a curious sole or blogger this time, though I AM blogging about it. I actually want the man to win. His Field Campaign...
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CaribBeing Founder in the News
Nicole Craine for NY TimesIf you've ever wondered about the shipping container at the Caton Market (at Flatbush) don't miss this article on Shelley Vidia Worrell its founder and creator.
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Flatbush Zombie House Opening
The secret is out. And of course, J'ouvert is the perfect time to open. The neon sign is ready to light up, and a full-on Tiki Bar is opening on Flatbush btw Parkside and Woodruff, two down from...
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Talk About Overtime and Overkill
This is sort of heart breaking. An event of love and community spirit, and freedom from oppression, gets reduced to a bunch of blue uniforms, blinding lights and helicopters. We get it. You've got the...
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Lefferts Echo Ready For Perusal
It's here! The Echo, America's greatest two or four page hyperlocal actually printed newspaper is out, just in time for the crucial election for City Council. That the incumbent has even a chance shows...
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Flatbush Market - You'll Always Be Suzie Farm To Me
If you, like me, love love love Suzie Farm on Flatbush near Woodruff, it's with sadness that I report its change of name and ownership. Yet, says Sunny, the longtime affable and charismatic cashier,...
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Looking Good, Risbo
Is the Q wrong, or has Risbo been taking, like, forever to open? And in a quintillion years I never would have guessed that this stretch of Flatbush on the east side Parkside to Winthrop would sport...
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More Big Buildings For the Neighborhood
So, how much do you think it costs to build that thing at 2415 Church Ave btw Bedford and Rogers that the developer wants you to believe is in Lefferts? If you guessed $20 million, well, you must be in...
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You Want Landmarking? Get Busy. This Thursday!
Don't miss this one, if you're interested in slowing down the speed of development outside the Historic District. Cute church too. Oh, and ever read articles by historian "Montrose Morris?" That's her...
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It's Simple. Vote for Brian Cunningham.
Good man, good beard, good heart, terrific listener, lifelong resident, worked in the council, knows the issues, gets how government and politics work. Is he perfect? Is anyone? I say give him a shot -...
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Douchebag Wins Democratic Nod - Again
How does he do it? Are we living in some sort of upside-down inverse of reality where incompetence and ignorance puts Democracy to shame? Guess so. If the Orangeneck can do it...Look, with three...
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