Archive | December, 2009

Cobble Hillbilly Pitches Better Access to Manhattan Bridge at CB2 Meeting

By on December 17, 2009 in Blog Posts, Uncategorized

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 to Manhattan Bridge Plaza on Sands Street.

He said the plaza is difficult to access, forcing pedestrians to hop a fence in order to walk onto the bridge from the Sands Street approach. The committee agreed that the DOT and the Parks Department should study innovative solutions for the access problem, as the park, which was recently renovated and has numerous benches, has the potential to provide the community with outdoor space and bridge walkers a place to stop and rest.

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Caroling tonight

By on December 17, 2009 in Arts and Entertainment, Carroll Gardens, Events

A 10-person group will be caroling in the nabe tonight from about 8:30 to 10:30 pm. All of the carolers were in the same a capella group in college (although they range in age from 23 to 40), and this is the 4th year they’ll be harmonizing in the hood. They generally roam the block between DeGraw and 1st Place, between Clinton and Hoyt, so head to the area if you want to check them out!

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Union Market opening on Monday

By on December 17, 2009 in Food, Park Slope, Shopping

It’s official: Union Market’s third location at 288 Court Street will open its doors at 10am on Monday, December 21st. The 4,000 sq. ft. store – designed and constructed using green building practices – is significantly larger than the two Park Slope locations (woohoo! We have Trader Joe’s and a huge Union Market… I guess Park Slope can keep hoping that Whole Foods finally gets built). Be sure to check out Union Market next week for your holiday needs – prime meats, fresh fish delivered seven times a week, and restaurant-quality prepared foods.

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La Casita Yarn Shop Cafe

By on December 17, 2009 in Arts and Entertainment, Shopping

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There’s a new yarn shop in town that opened last week in half of the former Patois space. La Castita Yarn Shop Cafe (253 Smith Street) is a cozy little shop where knitters and crocheters can gather to shop, work on projects, take classes, and enjoy a snack or glass of wine at the bar (opening in January). There are a bunch of classes going on this weekend and early next week- perfect for homemade Christmas gifts!

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Farewell, Deluxa

By on December 16, 2009 in Carroll Gardens, Shopping

After a little more than a year on Sackett Street, Deluxa – a vintage shop for men, women, baby, furniture, housewares, local and small press music - is shutting down shop and moving all of their clothing and housewares sales online. The owners hope to set up a photo studio and furniture show room in East Williamsburg in the coming months, open by appointment only. Stop by in the next couple of weeks to shop the huge clearance sale (187 Sackett Street between Hicks and Henry).

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Henry Public: $25 and Under

By on December 16, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Food
Photo, the New York Times.

Photo, the New York Times.

Henry Public makes the New York Times Dining section’s $25 and Under today. Two of the top meaty picks: the hamburger sandwich and the turkey leg sandwich.

It’s a dish befitting a throwback to an earnest time, before the war – the Civil War, that is. As per ephemera accenting its décor, Henry Public feels like Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn circa 1848, earlier than the Prohibition-era speak-easies that nearby JakeWalk nods to, earlier than the turn-of-the-20th-century Clover Club after which Julie Reiner named her Cobble Hill bar, and earlier, even, than the Victorian vibe of the new Prime Meats in Carroll Gardens. If this trend continues, we’ll be ordering grog from bartenders wearing breeches and tricorner hats.

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F express will whiz by Carroll Gardens

By on December 15, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation

There is a possibility that F train express service will be reinstituted in 2013, but it’s not cause for celebration in this neck of the woods. The express train will stop at Church Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and Jay Street, where there is supportive infrastructure. Bergen Street, Carroll Street, and Smith/9th Street will be bypassed, along with others. Well, that’s unexciting.

Your Nabe: While Bergen Street at one time served express trains, it no longer can, because its lower level station did not receive necessary renovations in the 1990s, Lunden explained. The former express platform now stores lighting, HVAC and mechanical equipment, he added.

One benefit to riders on the local would be a less crowded commute, as longtime express line advocate and Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association member Gary Reilly has pointed out. The hope is that once the MTA completes repairs to the elevated Culver Viaduct, along which the F travels, the set of express tracks that currently sits unused along the F line will be reactivated.

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Union Market: A Christmas miracle?

By on December 14, 2009 in Food, Shopping

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The Union Market website says the Court Street location will open in December 2009, and despite what some may consider slow progress, the windows are decorated with holiday lights and posters of people with Santa hats. Will we get a Union Market for Christmas?

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The Brooklyn Bugle at Santacon 2009

By on December 13, 2009 in Events

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Brooklyn Bugle publisher Homer Fink took part in Santacon 2009 along with his trusty attorney “PezzKandy” on Saturday (12/12). The event kicked off at Franklin Park in Crown Heights.  See the video of Santa Fink’s journey with a thousand other Claus-a-likes into Manhattan at The Brooklyn Bugle.

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Santacon Today – Two Meeting Points in Brooklyn

By on December 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
Flickr photo by capnbadger

Flickr photo by capnbadger

The annual Santacon is being held nationwide today and the NYC version features 2 origination points in Brooklyn.   For those ready to rock in their Santa gear (our publisher Homer Fink is “Santa Sinatra” and his aide de camp is “Guantanamo Santa”) should meet at either Warsaw in Williamsburg (261 Driggs Avenue) or Franklin Park (618 St. Johns Place) in Crown Heights which is where you’ll find the Brooklyn Bugle contingent.  Meetup is at 10am sharp.  The secret route for the day will be revealed to the army of Santas at that time.

Participants in the fest are asked to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the NYC Food Bank.  The five Santacon “tribes” will reportedly converge in Manhattan at some point today.

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