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electronic recycling
Have an old computer or TV that you’ve been meaning to get rid of? You can drop off your unwanted or broken electronics for environmentally safe disposal at Flatbush Food Co-op’s [http://flatbushfood.coop/] e-waste recycling event this Saturday, October 11, from 10am to 4pm. Items that will
Brooklyn Historical Society has just opened a new photography exhibition [http://brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/current.html] that lets the viewer see Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] through the eyes of students experiencing the oldest landscaped space in New York City for the first time. “Wonder: First Encounters with Green-Wood,
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn Historical Society has just opened a new photography exhibition [http://brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/current.html] that lets the viewer see Green-Wood Cemetery [http://www.green-wood.com/] through the eyes of students experiencing the oldest landscaped space in New York City for the first time. “Wonder: First Encounters with Green-Wood,
chris ford
Happy Monday! This week, you can voice concerns about the neighborhood, or just get a sense of what’s going on here, at the Community Board 14 meeting tonight [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/?m=20141006&cat=20], see lots of live music at Bar Chord [http://barchordnyc.com/calendar.
K9Kastle
Neighbor Donna Sachs let us know that she has just launched a fundraiser [https://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/ditmas-park-tnr-project-needs-donations-/244049] to help her and others trap, neuter, and release feral cats in our neighborhood. Donna, who has long been involved in the local rescue community, told us that Nancy Rogers,
131 Buckingham Road
Tucked away among the trees of Buckingham Road, just before Beverley and not far from Church Avenue, the structure known as “the Japanese house [/?s=japanese+house]” is, even in our neighborhood filled with homes that easily adhere to memory, an oddity – and one that has attracted everyone from curious
Happy Monday! There are no scheduled changes on the subways today or tomorrow, but, heads up, the Brighton Beach-bound B will be running local and the Manhattan-bound Q will be running express come Wednesday. Details via the MTA [http://travel.mtanyct.info/serviceadvisory/default.aspx]: Starting Wednesday: > Brighton Beach-bound
33 caton place
After neighbors were outraged to see Kestrel logos illegally placed throughout Windsor Terrace and Kensington [/real-estate/neighbors-angered-over-kestrel-stencils-all-over-windsor-terrace-kensington] , a spokesperson for the luxury development said Friday that the stencils would be removed “immediately.” [/news/where-have-you-seen-the-illegal-kestrel-sidewalk-logos] A couple neighbors checked in with us today on how Kestrel (33 Caton Place), an eight-story,
Tucked away among the trees of Buckingham Road, just before Albemarle and not far from Church Avenue, the structure known as “the Japanese house [/?s=japanese+house]” is, even in our neighborhood filled with homes that easily adhere to memory, an oddity – and one that has attracted everyone from curious
Happy Monday! This week doesn’t, fingers crossed, look too horrendous on the subways, with no scheduled changes for our area. Heads up, though, there are changes if you’re traveling on the G between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue or on the F in Queens. Details via the MTA
21st street
Neighbor Ian alerted us to a shooting that happened yesterday evening on 21st Street between Ditmas Avenue and Newkirk Avenue. The FDNY told us this morning they received a call at 5:22pm Sunday that a man had been shot. He was transported to Kings County Hospital Center, though the
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