Another Missing Gate In Carroll Gardens

You remember last week, I wrote about a stolen gate on President Street? Someone took it right off the hinge and walked down Smith Street with it before being confronted by neighbors who had followed him? Luckily, he gave back the gate.

A while back, one block away but also on President, number 327 also lost its gate. In addition, it lost both stair posts and the balusters along one side. Obviously, the thieves were interrupted before they could strip the other side. How sad!
The house has been empty for years and looks sad enough as it is. If the house should ever get renovated to its former glory, the expense of replacing the ironwork will have to be added. And that costs quite a pretty penny.

Related reading:
The Gate Thief Of Carroll Gardens And How He Was Confronted By Vigilant Neighbors!


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Quench is Gone, Here Comes The Jake Walk on Smith

282 Smith Street

A new coat of paint
(from blue to cream)

A new door
(from frosted glass to thick wood)

and a new name:
The Jake Walk

A work in progress
though the new bar looks ready to open very soon

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Picture Of The Day: " St…… " Sign

On Hoyt Street

Now do you suppose you could talk a policeman
out of giving you a ticket if you ran this STOP sign?

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All Quiet On the 333 Front

A day after a stop-work order was re-issued for 333 Carroll Street, all was quiet yesterday at the condo conversion. The building with the "iron top" has been stuck in limbo forever. The neighborhood is still hoping that the Department of Buildings will force the developer to take the extra two floors down. (We can dream can't we?)
There had been a flurry of construction activity there last week. For a few nights, the place was even illuminated with obnoxiously bright lights
For now, with the stop-work order taped to the fence, 333 Carroll is awaiting the next chapter in its saga.



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Begging For Britney's Sister's Baby

(photo by Ben Pitts)


Britney's Sister is having
a baby and I need money
for a nice gift.

Friend Ben Pitts loves to take pictures of New York City beggars who go the extra mile to get a dollar.
This is one of Ben's latest photos on the subject. The guy pictured above not only came up with a clever begging "scheme", he also seems genuinely happy to pose for the camera.
As Ben says: "If that's not worth a dollar, I don't know what is!"


**Thanks for letting me post it here, Ben!

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Once Upon A Time They Were Crayon Companies In Brooklyn

The Imperial Crayon Company, the Globe Crayon Company and the Art Crayon Company Just three of the Brooklyn companies that made art supplies. Crayons, chalk and water colors, too. Aren't the graphics just too wonderful ?

So dear readers, did any of you own one of these sets?

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Real Estate Sticker Shock On Court And Smith

You see them in front of many real estate offices
on Smith and Court Streets, especially on week-ends.
Looking through the window at the offerings,
they look slightly dazed.
I think, it's sticker shock!

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