Middle Class
How cities deal with families (and vice versa) is at issue in a recent article in the City Journal [http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_3_childless-cities.html]. Have cities have become “playgrounds for the rich, traps for the poor, and way stations for the ambitious young en route eventually
Weather
Seems that yesterday’s rain caused a bit of havoc around the neighborhood — we noticed a lot of fallen branches, most small, until we passed this large one on Westminster Road near Cortelyou. The car it fell on didn’t look too damaged, luckily. We also heard about a branch
Prepare to history nerd out with this interactive map by BKLYNR’s Thomas Rhiel [http://bklynr.com/block-by-block-brooklyns-past-and-present/] that shows the approximate age of all ~32,000 buildings in Brooklyn. Looks like the majority of Park Slope’s buildings are from between 1900-1929 (pictured in yellow), with some blocks heavily
Edelstein & Sons Roofing
In a neighborhood where we see many bits of history [/blog/category/history] every day, we may not notice them all. Some are older than others, of course, and some of the more recent signs of the past are quite literally signs. Affixed to the building at the northwest corner
Cash For Guns
The 70th Precinct sends word that the Cash for Guns program is coming to our area on Saturday, August 10, from 10am to 4pm at Saint Paul’s Church [http://www.stpaulsflatbush.org/], 157 Saint Paul’s Place at Church Ave. Anyone can turn in a gun in exchange for
congregation beth elohim
The last pieces of scaffolding have been removed from around the sanctuary of Congregation Beth Elohim [http://congregationbethelohim.org/], 274 Garfield Place at 8th Avenue, and CBE will toast the completion of the work this Friday, August 2 [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=490216524391617&set=a.294571150622823.
Cortelyou Library Friends Groups
The Cortelyou Library Friends Group [https://www.facebook.com/cortelyoulibraryfriends] is having a meeting on Wednesday, August 7 at 6:30pm in the library [http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/cortelyou] at 1305 Cortelyou at Argyle. Join your neighbors to help plan programming, events, and fundraisers for the upcoming year, and
353 7th Avenue
The retail space at 353 7th Avenue, between 10th and 11th Streets, which used to be the office of Sommers Real Estate, is now available to lease. In fact, Sommers is the contact for the lease, which you can learn more about by calling 718-965-1155. Four years ago, the company’
“It must be official, summer’s over, it’s time for fall,” said Greg Mocker [https://twitter.com/gregmocker], reporting for PIX11 [http://pix11.com/2013/07/31/some-nyc-trees-seem-ready-for-fall/#axzz2ad6nOJ7A] from 5th Avenue. “The leaves are about ready to.” Mocker was in the neighborhood last night to follow up on
prospect park carousel
Once again this year, every Thursday in August from 12-6pm [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/carousel-free], kids ages 12 and under can ride the Prospect Park Carousel [http://www.prospectpark.org/visit/places/carousel] for free! Children must be accompanied by an adult, but it’s still a bargain
If you catch the 7th Ave F or G train at the entrance on 8th Avenue at 9th Street, you may have to cross the street to access the train for a bit. According to signs, the stairways on the east side of 8th Avenue are closed for construction through
Celebrate Brooklyn [http://bricartsmedia.org/events/celebrate-brooklyn] continues its summer run in Prospect Park this week with two big benefit shows (which helps keep the other shows free), though the Beck show is sold out — if you didn’t get tickets, you can always sit in the park nearby to