Found standing on Smith on Sunday. A bit past its prime, I'd say. Maybe the owner had a really, really wild cat with extremely sharp cla...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
All right, I admit, I almost took a free key chain until I realized that the little booth set up at the Atlantic Antic was promoting no other than Forest City Ratner, the development firm behind the controversial Atlantic Yards project. I put the stupid key chain back as quickly as I could and took a picture of the little "Brooklyn Nets" stand right in front of the Brooklyn Detention Center instead. Very fitting, isn't it? Did the organizers...
A perfect day for a street fair! Sunday's Atlantic Antic was fun like always. It was great seeing more artisan vendors and less generic ones. Clothing in particular was pretty cool this year. And of course, there was Eddie The Sheik with his band. I don't know how old this guy is, but he has not aged during the 20 plus years I have attended the Antic. The belly dancing was entertaining and made this different from all the other fairs around...
I just received an email about a worthwhile movie that I think we should all try to watch.When I Came Home tells the story about a young Iraq veteran who comes home to Brooklyn with some extra baggage: Post Stress Disorder. Living out of his car, he tries to navigate the complex system of the Veterans Affairs Bureau to fight for what was promised to him in exchange for his service to his country. the film is directed by Dan LohausThe film is...
Saturday, September 29, 2007
(artist rendering: picture credit www.75smith.com)Real Time pictures taken September 2007Call me a minimalist if you want, but in my book, less is always more. Take the example of The Smith, Leviev/ Boymelgreen's box that is almost finished at the corner of Smith and Atlantic. As the building was getting its brick veneer, I was at first amused and then distressed about the many colors of brick used. The other day, I happened to walk by and counted...
Friday, September 28, 2007
(Pictures taken last night at the concert)(Concert clip from You Tube from another concert)Moody Teen and I don't always see eye to eye on things. However, strangely enough, my son has a pretty eclectic compilation on his mp3 player. If I discount the occasional techno that creeps up once in a while and his newfound interest in country music, I could even say that we share the same taste in music. And I consider it a rare honor when he...
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Picture taken on Smith yesterday on my way to Atlantic:Through the window of the store Home & Haven. If you ever need to know what time it is!***I have been dying to buy one of those clocks but can't settle on which one I want, the one that says New York, Brooklyn or Carroll Gardens. Or all three. But that would be crazy, don't you thi...
My friend Andy sent me the link to an interesting article about the "divorce" settlement of two of the biggest developers here in New York. Since 2002, The partnership of Lev Leviev and Shaya Boymelgreen has been a powerhouse in both Miami, Florida and in New York City where they were "an alliance that at one time looked set to re-draw the luxury housing map in both New York and Florida." Now the partners will go their separate ways. How their...
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
(photo credit: Evening Standard)As we are getting more and more chain stores here in Brownstone Brooklyn, I am dreading the day when rents finally become too high for small independent store owners. We have already lost countless service oriented stores. The chains are making their presence felt and I hate it. On Smith Street alone, we have American Apparel, Starbucks, Diesel, Dunkin Donuts and I am sure I am forgetting some. That's...
It has come to my attention that a bit of back and forth editing on CouncilmanBill De Blasio's Wikipedia page has been taking place in the last few weeks. One paragraph in particular has gone through a few re-writes before it was omitted altogether.Looking at the edits on the Wiki Scanner Page it is evident that DeBlasio or one of his staffers has been doing some on-line damage control.The subtle changes in the paragraph speak volumes about De...
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
So, I have to tell you about my little flier breakthrough yesterday. As you know, I have become super annoyed with the fliers being shoved into my front gate almost daily. The environmental impact of all those plastic bags and useless advertisement pages is horrendous.On Friday, as I was recycling the daily collection of paper junk, I found a post-card sized flier in all that paper. Maybe it is in there all the time and I just noticed it for the...
Who can say it better than The Onion? When you are sick of regular news coverage, this little rag puts things in perspective.Putting Pressure On IranFrom The Onion: America's Finest News SourceThe White House is looking at deterring the Iranian nuclear program with new sanctions. What measures have been proposed?Cutting off two-thirds of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name any time he is mentioned in the pressRevoking the country's membership...
Monday, September 24, 2007
Pardon me for asking, but why should Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not speak at Columbia University today? I, for one, am dying to see how this madman fares at a question-and- answer session with America's brightest students. It should be very interesting and will expose him to the world as the small mind that he is. Give him enough rope, I say.And isn't it common knowledge that you are better off keeping your enemies close? Well he is...
(photo credit: Brownstoner.com)Just days ago, I wrote about the "other" Scarano building in Carroll Gardens. After countless complaints from neighbors, 333 Carroll Street was slapped with a "stop work" order. For months, there has been no activity. Now, neighbors have reported that there is work going on at the site though the stop work order is still in effect on the D.o.B. site. The neighbors have called 311 and sure enough, there are 3 new...
(Picture credit: Jim In Times Square on Flikr)Triada Samaras of the group C.O.R.D. collected and made a list of the comments left by people signing the petition against the 360 Smith Street Building. The sentiment seems pretty clear: Carroll Gardeners want to protect their neighborhood by limiting the hight of any new development. Lets hope that Councilman DeBlasio, Borough Prez Markowitz and Mayor Bloomberg are taking note."Don't ruin the neighborhood.""My...
Saturday, September 22, 2007
(picture credit: Scarano Architects)I am not a builder, nor am I an architect. Obviously! I am just a Brooklyn blogger. Precisely, a Carroll Gardens Blogger and resident. In other words, someone who is keenly interested in what will be rising on the big lot at 360 Smith Street.However, that seems to be top secret information. The developer, Bill Stein, was "gracious" enough...
Friday, September 21, 2007
Where do New York artists go when rents for studios become too expensive? Brooklyn? No, rents here are astronomical too. Hoboken? Nope, there too, it has become unaffordable...and that goes for pretty much all of New York City and surroundings.So where can artists go to rent a space big enough to actually work without having to come up with a small fortune to cover the rent?Berlin! That's right! Berlin.From the magazine Der Spiegel:Leonard...
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Caffè Carciofo's enticing "PRE-FIX" SignThough I have never run the same post twice, there is always a first. So here we go! Back in February, I wrote a little rant about the misspelling of Prix-fixe on restaurant menus and the inadvertent (other) meaning that such a mistake calls forth. Yesterday, I spied this little sign in Carciofo's window. So, pardon me, but I just have to post this again:If you are going to give your restaurant this...
Click here: How To Work A GreenmarketAll Right! Since I moaned and groaned about the Carroll Gardens Farmers Market 's prices and selection twice this week, this is the last entry on the subject. I swear!My sister Tania sent this little video clip to me from the New York Times. It is a little lesson on how to shop at one of the fresh markets by Alice Waters, ( famous chef & food expert.) All stuff that we all already know, but its still...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Aha! Here is proof. The heirloom tomatoes were cheaper today at the Borough Hall Fresh Market than at the Carroll Street Market on Sunday. And they were organic too. What gives? Is it that there are more vendors downtown? Because for a difference in two dollars a pound, I will gladly walk the extra blocks.read the related story:Carroll Gardens Farmers Market And The $2 Tom...
A glorious day deserves a walk, so after my cup of Java, after doing some important but tedious tasks, I made my way down Court Street all the way to the Central Post office in Downtown Brooklyn. And since I now see the world through blogger's eyes, here is a tiny report of what's happening on that stretch.I have to admit. I never thought I would see the day, but here it is: the Community Book Store, long neglected and downright dingy is...
Monday, September 17, 2007
$ 10 for three tomatoes and a dozen eggs? Yeah, that sounds about right!That is exactly how much I paid yesterday at the Carroll Gardens Fresh Market. Yes, the tomatoes where the heirloom type. Yes, the eggs were organic. But you have to admit, that is a bit steep.I came home from the market with my ridiculously light shopping bag, feeling slightly stupid. I am trying to buy my produce at the market, but I am starting to feel as though I am...
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