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Why Evict Scoops? Thriving Business, Neighborhood Treasure
It'll never make sense to me, how landlord's can look at such a unique and utterly treasured tiny takeout joint like Scoops and want them gone. What about the Vegans who live here, and the incoming...
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Alexa, Read Me the Echo
The Lefferts Manor Association has been publishing the Echo way longer than Jeff Bezos has been hawking books, so its only by the good graces of the recently departed Ben Edwards that JB's billionaire...
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The Gem In Our Midst - Parkside Plaza
It wasn't always thus.Not but 5 years ago, the NE corner of Parkside and Ocean was sprawling piece of nothing. Just an cement expanse to be traversed. With old shopping carts, broken payphones and...
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You've Got To Be Kidding Me
Four years on and Community Board 9 is still a hot mess. Just as it looked like they were finally about to pick a new District Manager after Pearl Miles was forced out four years ago? This happened....
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PLG Arts - Stuff-a-Plenty In June
Wish I wasn't so busy at work...I could say something cute or annoying about all these great events. But you know what? Screw that. Support these fun thangs and check out the poster for the PLG Music...
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Big Night Out On the Flabenue - Next Wednesday the 12th
TIX HEREParkside Empire EAT, DRINK and BE GIVING | Fundraising EventTASTE & SIP the vibrant culture of Flatbush Avenue!MIX AND MINGLE under the Brooklyn sky.DISCOVER what makes Prospect Lefferts...
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Two Ears In the 'Bush Is Worth One In Manhattan
You can roll out of bed for this one. Music all over the hood. A festival for the rest of us, if by rest of us you mean homebody.PLG Arts presents the third annual PLG Arts Music Festival 2019, a...
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Honoring Lamuel Stanislaus (and Hell, Zell way to CRUSH it!)
It's not that I don't THINK about blog-posting every day. I do, I do. And yet, at this busy time of the work and school year, I find myself feeling guilty for indulging my hobby. For instance, so much...
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Gee, Officer Krupke - Krup YOU!
For residents of a certain block in Lefferts Gardens/PLG/Flatbush/Central Brooklyn, June of 2019 will be remembered for the day that Hollywood came calling. Steven Spielberg's update of West Side Story...
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Proud To Be...An American?
The Q's not a religious man. And yet, with all the braying going on in D.C. and with 45's basket of deplorables, I got a bit choked up when I saw the below sign. God bless NYC and the promise of a...
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There's An Echo In Here
(going back to requiring you type some code before commenting. i see the spam got outa hand. sorry to require the extra step!)Some are wondering where the hell I hid. Nowhere. The internet is like...
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They're Just Bowling Now...
A row of townhouses? Yep. Just swoop in, buy 'em all and put up 7 stories of market-rate bullshit. Hey, people gotta live somewhere. And this side of Flatbush is starting to become as dense as...
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Marketing the Corner
You've all seen it. You've wondered WTF is that tumor on the head of 715 Flatbush? Two more-incongruous surfaces one cannot imagine. And yet, here we are. What was once Nelson's barbershop and a...
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Q Station Makeover
Did Queer-Eye get a-hold of our local subway entrance? Cuz dang it's lookin' good! (it's not much more than a paint job and new light bulbs, but we'll take it!) For 15 years I've fantasized about...
View ArticleQ's Life Hack #1: Nachos in the Bath. Plus, too little childcare
We've noticed the girls' favorite Youtube indie-stars like the phrase "life hack," and we've decided the Q needs to take a stab. In this case, things that we adults can do that bring an element of...
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Alicia Boyd Takes Neighborhood Hostage: Judge Orders Closed-Door Negotiations
The takeover is complete.Despite the fact that private citizen Alicia Boyd is neither elected nor appointed to any public office or position, she will now be negotiating with the Department of City...
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The Boss Is Hiring
doesn't El Jefe mean "the boss?" did i make my first spanglish joke with the headline?The other location gets some pretty serious rave reviews for its Mexican-Panamanian fusion. Read about owner...
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Sunday You Must Taste Flatbush
There is little need these days to leave the neighborhood. Go local whenever possible. Drink local. Get your hair did local. Go to school local. And of course eat. Eat local. Taste the Flabenue.So...
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Flatbush Zombie House - Not as Safe as the Name Would Imply?
Oy. One assault is ten too many. But is it possible the bar hasn't taken safety seriously? Obviously any booze joint can be a breeding ground for creeps. But it takes vigilance and skill to make sure...
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Add the Last Y for Yummy
Ever been to AmThai on Church Ave? No need to hike ALL THAT WAY. Now you gotcher own AmThai, and now...now the truth comes out. The Am isn't for American. It's for Amy!Amy Thai Bistro. Same lovely...
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