Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Picture Of The Day: Extreme Dashboard Decorating

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Dashboard of a car parked in Cobble Hill.Got to love the saints next to the Homie figures. ...

A Fond Farewell To Neighborhood Feline 'Clump'

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Spied on a stoop on Sackett Street by friend and reader Mary.  A little memorial for Clump, a neighborhood cat that obviously was well loved. ...

Carroll Gardens Kids Organize Funday In Carroll Park

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Kathleen Henderson, Carroll Park Playground Associate with her little friendsKids For Carroll Park Committee.Grace O'Keefe  (on far right) with her friends.Though summer is almost over and the beginning of school is just around the corner, the fun has not stopped at Carroll Park. On Tuesday, Kathleen Henderson, beloved Playground Associate, hosted a "Funday" party, completely funded by the Kids For Carroll Park committee.Kids For Carroll Park...

Best Comment Of The Day: Holding Brad's Feet To The Fire

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Anonymous has left the following comment on the post "From Condo To Rental: The Lightstone Group Present Its Gowanus Project To Community Board 6":"People have a lot of legitimate concerns about this project and its impact on our neighborhood and we need to hold Brad Lander's feet to the fire when it comes to infrastructure and schools. Give him a call. 718-499-1090. Good luck." ...

Courtyard Improvement: Capital One Listens To Carroll Gardens Community

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May 2012.  From this...this in August 2012.Before and...after.The deep courtyards in Carroll Gardens are what makes this Brooklyn neighborhood pretty unique. Most of them are lovingly planted and taken care of by their owners. Some of them, however, have been totally neglected like the rather unsightly 'blacktop' yard attached to Capital One at 420 Court Street at the corner of Second Place. Several months ago, Jordan, one of my readers pointed...

Friday, August 24, 2012

From Condo To Rental: The Lightstone Group Presents Its Gowanus Project To Community Board 6

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363-365 Bond Street CB6 Landmark/Land Use Committee meeting last nightCommittee Chair Peter FlemingLightstone Representative Steven Lenard and Aline Fader representing New York City PlanningDavid Von Spreckelsen, senior vice president at Toll BrothersAfter seven weeks in France, the last place I wanted to be last night was at the Community Board 6 Landmark/ Land Use Committee meeting, but The Lightstone Group was presenting its plans for...

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Back To Brooklyn By Way Of Paris And Düsseldorf

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After almost seven weeks, it was time to leave our small village in the Auvergne to come home to Brooklyn.  It had been a wonderful vacation, full of sun, new encounters, and new discoveries.  The last few days passed way too quickly. There was just so much to do.  And as if to make leaving even more difficult, a warm wind from the South brought blue skies and high temperatures.I won't lie, saying good-bye was hard.  "We will...

Friday, August 17, 2012

Picture Of The Day: Early Morning Encounter

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As I approached, all four came to the fence to pose for the photograph. They were stunning. ...

A Very Long Summer To-Do List

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I don't mean to give you the wrong idea about our summer vacations in the Auvergne, dear Reader.  Sure there are the get-togethers with old and new friends. Sure there is wine. This 1956 Sauternes must have been the most spectacular bottle of the summer. (Merci, Alain!)But there is also the yearly maintenance work on the house.The iron gate needed to be sanded and repainted.  (Having an audience makes it less of a chore.)There...
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