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Carroll Gardens Man: Landmarking is Bad!
Yournabe.com runs two dueling Op-Ed pieces this week about landmarking. On the “pro” side is Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton and on the “con” side is Carroll Gardens resident Michael Cassidy:
Yournabe.com: South Brooklyn has been around for a long time; long before the real estate names of Red Hook, Cobble Hill and Carroll [...]
CHB Graffiti
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Carroll Gardens bar hookup survey
Metromix recently visited NYC bars (two in the West Village, two in Carroll Gardens) to ask patrons and bartenders about the singles/hookup scene. The bars chosen in Carroll Gardens were Brooklyn Social and Boat (pictured above). What did the survey reveal? Not much. Single people go to bars, people who’ve met in bars get married, [...]
New restaurant opening on Smith Street
Verde is opening at 216 Smith Street. Shall it be Latin food or green fare?
Blue Marble Coming to Court Street
Brownstoner reports that a Blue Marble ice cream store will be opening a new branch soon at 196 Court Street, former home of Tasti-Delight.
No parking on Smith Street on Sunday
There will be no parking on Smith Street this Sunday, from Degraw Street to Baltic, according to the fliers posted on the meters on one side of the street. Hungryman appears to be a production company that makes commercials, music videos, web shows, and other types of media. Not sure why they’d pick a Sunday [...]
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New indoor skate park from Smith Street skate shop
The couple behind Homage, the skate/snowboarding shop at 151 Smith Street, have opened up an indoor skateboarding spot under the same name at 615 Degraw Street. Wooden skateboard ramps have been built in the 2,500-square-foot concrete space, which is currently only open to members who pay the $100 membership fee.
New York Times: Ms. Sauer, a [...]
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Christmas complaint
The following is a complaint that was published in the New York Times on Christmas Day. Do you feel the same way? (Added onto that could be a gripe about cars simply not leaving enough space for another car to park. Sure, parking is not as bad as is Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights, but [...]
Cobble Hillbilly Pitches Better Access to Manhattan Bridge at CB2 Meeting
Tuesday night CB2’s Transportation and Public Safety Committee met at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights. One of the items discussed was presented by Cobble Hillbilly Dave “Paco” Abraham:
NY Times Cityroom: A few items of note were raised during the meeting. Dave “Paco” Abraham of Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn committee made a convincing case to improve access [...]
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