Remember when you were a kid, and your mom or dad would say, “Don’t forget the umbrella, because it will rain tonight”? And you thought, “No way, the sun is shining,” and paid the price by getting soaked? Well, you’re a grown up now, and need to remember
Happy Thanksgiving, dear neighbor! We’d like to thank you for your kindness and generosity, and for being a loyal reader of and contributor to our neighborhood news site. Together, we have kept an eye on what’s going on in the neighborhood, raised money for charity, and celebrated the
If you’re looking for a way to help some Brooklyn neighbors have lovely Thanksgiving meals with their families, consider donating to CAMBA’s Beyond Hunger Emergency Food Pantry fundraiser, which has a goal of bringing 500 turkeys to families in need this Thanksgiving [http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/500-turkeys-for-500-families]
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Since 2003 until now, 1,063 homes have been transactioned in Kensington, with a median sale price of $355,000. Point2 Homes [http://www.point2homes.com/], in collaboration with its sister company PropertyShark [http://www.propertyshark.com/], has analyzed those sales and came up with a list of the 5
Blog News
We’ve learned that the editors of the Patch sites in our areas have been let go today as part of massive cuts to the AOL local news network [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324823804579016792559044128.html] . We’re very sorry for our colleagues, some of whom we had the pleasure
Kensington Triangle Park
This week, the ballot box for this year’s Participatory Budgeting [/tag/participatory-budgeting] proposals is open to all residents of City Council District 39, 16 years of age or older. Voters may elect five proposals, and it just so happens that Kensington has five of them on the ballot. While
pbnyc
If you didn’t get a chance to make it there, here are a few images of the action at Thursday night’s Participatory Budgeting Expo held at the Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue. Michelle Proffit, a Kensington resident, listens to an expo attendee while representing Proposition “I”: Groundswell
DOT
For those proposals that make it to the Participatory Budgeting ballot, it’s hard, even for budget delegates on the Public Health and Safety committee, to get enraptured by the kinds of projects this committee would naturally produce. While the restrictions for this second iteration PBNYC remain — one million dollar
22 Caton
An unexpected block-wide issue revealed itself and, simultaneously, found a potential, partial resolution for residents living along Caton Place who were among those gathered last night at the International Baptist Church for an update on planned construction at the long-stalled 22 Caton Pl. [/news/construction-resumes-at-23-caton-place] In response to statements on
Dahill Pharmacy
For those of us who make a regular peregrination past the corner of Dahill Road and Church Avenue, the northwest corner has been a place to look forward to another owner serving up Halal-grade pizza by the slice. No longer. The Kensington, Brooklyn Facebook group [http://www.facebook.com/groups/
Super Bowl 2013
While the Ravens and the 49ers are battling it out on the gridiron, Hamilton’s [http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com/] (2826 Fort Hamilton Pkwy) will be serving up a culinary contest to win satisfaction on the field of flavor Sunday, February 3. Baltimore Crab Cakes will be served in honor of the
winter 2013
Louisa Street at Chester Ave gets a fresh coat of snow tonight for this year’s first “Winter Wonderland” experience. Two shadowy figures take advantage of the fresh snow to play at the Green Triangle at Church Ave and 35th St. Take a photo in the neighborhood lately? Send it