The New York Times ran a piece in their real estate section today comparing five pairs of New York City neighborhoods. Entitled "So You're Priced Out. Now What?," the article includes a comparison of Carroll Gardens and Crown Heights North, suggesting ... »
Great to see so many people at the Crow Hill Community Association meeting last night. If you missed it or you'd like to learn more about the CHCA, check out their website, where they keep a regular blog of neighborhood happenings. Some updates and hig... »
(a shrine at the Dean Deli Grocery on Franklin and Dean in memory of Duane Browne, a former resident of the area who was shot and killed by NYPD officers last Thursday)It's always unsettling to read of someone's passing, but when articles began to appe... »
The first Franklin Park Reading Series of 2012 promises to be a great show, with literary luminaries Sam Lipsyte and Gary Lutz joining up-and-coming writers Catherine Lacey, Mitch Levenberg, and Christine Vines (a Crown Heightster) for the third annual... »
Lotsa links, in three categories:This weekend, check out the first Target First Saturday of the year at the Brooklyn Museum, celebrating the achievements of the LGBTQ community in NYC and beyond. Monday brings a double bill, with an open house and town... »
(Gift Baskets from The Candy Rush, Vinyl Cruisers from Park Deli)So, yeah, I keep harping on this, but there are so many great places out there in Crown Heights for holiday shopping, and I'm going to keep shouting them out, especially since the Frankl... »
(The faces of New York City policing - Ray Kelly looking like a Bond villain while clearing Liberty Square and a "white shirt" on the rampage during Tuesday morning's purge, via the NYTimes)To commemorate the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall St... »
The Experience Unisex Salon (740 Franklin Ave.) is back in the news with this profile that says theCrown Heights barber shopis open as late as 5 a.m. on busy weekends … »
