Happy anniversary to Newkirk Avenue’s Ox Cart Tavern [http://www.oxcarttavern.com/], which has been around for two years now. It’s about time for a birthday party! This just came in from the chef: > Ox Cart celebrates its 2nd anniversary Monday September 10th! And so…We’re
Both the B and Q lines are making a few diversions in the near future. Here are the week’s service advisories courtesy of Straphangers.org [http://www.straphangers.org/]. > September 10, Monday to 5 AM: Uptown Q trains run local from Canal St to 34 St-Herald Sq. >
Brooklyn Mela
The annual Brooklyn Mela took place on Sunday afternoon celebrating Pakistani independence, culture and people with thousands of visitors from around the metro area. Below the cut are pictures and experiences from the event. The Council of Peoples Organization draped their building in an enormous American flag. The clothes on
milling and paving
Here’s where crews will be paving in our area this week courtesy of the Department of Transportation’s schedule [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/bkresurf.pdf]: > Monday, September 10 E 28 St, Albarmarle Road to Newkirk Avenue > Tuesday, September 11 E 28 St, Albarmarle
Fatima Gordon
The NYPD is reporting that Christopher Johnson has been arrested for the murder of Fatima Gordon. Johnson is described by the police as a 21-year-old black male residing in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood. He has been charged with murder and attempted murder. This arrest comes just two days after a
vigil
A community candlelight vigil was held last night for Fatima Gordon, the 28-year-old mother who was shot and killed last week [/blog/crime/woman-killed-in-shooting-near-prospect-park] in front of her apartment building on Clarkson Avenue. At its peak, hundreds of community members surrounded the apartment building, laid flowers, lit candles, lofted balloons
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It’s Labor Day weekend. The traffic is terrible (New York City Labor Day traffic is the worst in the country [http://observer.com/2012/08/on-the-highway-to-hell-nyc-traffic-worst-in-u-s-labor-day-weekend-trip-to-jersey-shore-beats-hamptons/] !) but at least most of us get time off — even realtors and their clients. There are no open houses to report this weekend.
It’s Labor Day weekend. The traffic is terrible (New York City Labor Day traffic is the worst in the country [http://observer.com/2012/08/on-the-highway-to-hell-nyc-traffic-worst-in-u-s-labor-day-weekend-trip-to-jersey-shore-beats-hamptons/] !) but at least most of us get time off — even realtors and their clients. There are no open houses to report this weekend.
The 36th annual Flatbush Frolic street fair is coming up on Sunday, September 16 on Cortelyou Road between Ocean and Coney Island Avenues. Presented by the Flatbush Development Corporation [http://fdconline.org/], the event has food, children’s rides, merchandise, arts and crafts, vendors, music, and more. Here’s a
Pictured: Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs (D-42 Assembly District) Updated at 1:14pm with comments from Melanie Hirsch, head of staff at Ms. Jacobs’ District office. Neighbor Nathan Thompson wrote in to tell us about a disturbing phone call he received last night. > The female [who] called was extremely rude and
The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/29/dining/in-brooklyn-an-abundance-of-fig-trees.html?_r=1&ref=dining] offers further proof that nature still lives in New York. The beautiful cats [/blog/animals/neighborhood-cats-rescued-ready-for-adoption], birds [/blog/animals/the-fall-migration-in-prospect-park] and butterflies [/blog/animals/the-fall-migration-in-prospect-park#comment-634409667] may have already tipped you