By neighbor Andy Novick, whose new blog [http://andytechie.blogspot.com/] features great audio recordings of live music in local venues. He claims that not much changes on this corner over the course of a year, but I’m hoping he’ll revisit it for us in a couple months
Neighbor Brenda Becker [http://ayearinthepark.typepad.com/] has written a lot about her house on Marlborough Road, and how she and her husband came to buy it [http://crazystable.squarespace.com/the-bad-beginning/], on her Crazy Stable [http://crazystable.squarespace.com] blog. One important part of that buying process was showing
If you’d like to hear what’s going on this month with Community Board 14 [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com], remember that the public is welcome to attend its regular monthly meetings: MONDAY, MARCH 12, 7:30PM REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL,
If you’re not following Purple Yam [http://www.purpleyamnyc.com/] on Twitter [https://twitter.com/#!/PurpleYamNYC]yet, you’re missing out on photos like this [https://twitter.com/#!/PurpleYamNYC/status/178668374350512128]: “bulgogi burgers at Purple Yam w challah roll, buttermilk onion rings and garlic cukes.” Woah. Hopefully we don’
We’ll be hanging out at the Cortelyou Greenmarket [http://www.grownyc.org/cortelyougreenmarket] today–if you’re out shopping, say hello! The Greenmarket is open, as always, on Sundays from 8am to 3pm on Cortelyou between Argyle and Rugby. Don’t know if we’ll be there all the
Milk & Honey Cafe
If you’ve been to Qathra [http://www.qathracafe.com/]since it opened on Cortelyou Road in September 2010, it’s very likely you’ve seen its owner Yasser “Max” Habib behind the counter. That’s because he’s there, morning, noon, and night, making coffee and conversation for anyone
Ox Cart Tavern [http://www.oxcarttavern.com/] on Newkirk Avenue recently started opening earlier to serve brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Stop in starting at 11am to try it out, and get a preview of this week’s specials* after the jump. Bloody Mary or Mimosa, $4.50 German Pancake,
daylight saving time
With Daylight Saving Time tonight, when you change your clock, don’t forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. Not only could it save your life, but it could save losing another hour of sleep when the batteries die on their own in the middle of the night,
Hello from Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. This is an area that’s unusual for New York City–neighbors say hello to each other as they walk around, and often stop to talk about what’s going on in the neighborhood and in their lives. On the Ditmas Park Corner, we’ll