Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Shooting response October 5th, on Sterling near Franklin (Shooting took place on 9/29)

http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/47670/incident-on-sterling-and-franklin#latest 673

67 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 October 4 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

There goes another bodega (Christopher deli)

Christopher deli (on Franklin between St. John's and Sterling place) is closed with a "for rent" sign on it.

861 views 12 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 October 4Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

644 Franklin @ St. Marks (formerly B &B Sports Club)

Looks like a new bar is in the works connected to "Freehouse LLC"...

1.1K views 17 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 October 4Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Street Party at 11am on a Wednesday? Union St @ Bedford

There seems to be a street party or something setting up on Union Street @ Bedford next to the Armory. Anyone know what this is? Big loud speakers going since 10:30am (playing Justin Bieber right now), and tables and chairs are being set up in the middle of the street. Lots of school-aged kids. I'm ...

57 views 0 comments 0 points Started by Mechanical_Whispers October 4 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Kelso the Panamanian place at 648 Franklin

Update as of Sept 2014: Title of thread was changed.

The owner, Veronica, is reportedly closing the restaurant because her business can't make enough to pay the increased rent which would be required if she renews her lease.So, she is going to focus on the catering side of her business....the storefront ...

863 views 27 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 October 3Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The Repurposing of the Armory at Bedford and UNION

(not the Armory at Bedford and Pacific that houses the large homeless shelter)The huge armory at Bedford and Union occasionally hosts a concert, but is underused. That will soon change....What do you want it to become? You could jabber about your ideas and listen to the ideas ...

20.4K views 633 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 October 3Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Anyone know a machine shop in the area?

I need some metal parts machined and pressed. Does anyone know of a machine shop in the neighborhood? I’d like to develop a relationship with one.

28 views 0 comments 0 points Started by eastbloc October 1 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

711 Nostrand (near Park Pl) is becoming something food and beverage related.

Permits filed on 11/1/2016 to renovate the first floor.

http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsQueryByNumberServlet?requestid=1&passjobnumber=321473286&passdocnumber=01

1.3K views 28 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 October 1Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Bodega at 725 Nostrand (and Sterling) bites the dust.

Signage indicates that before it was a bodega it was a Floeshiem Shoe store, which likely closed in the late 1960s or early 1970s.

725 Nostrand

Shot of it being deconstructed:

923 views 24 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 30Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

An AirBnB event at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, October 19th

We have arrived?

39 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 September 30 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Comic book store coming to Union and Nostrand

Does anyone know what business is coming to 1216 Union? It was Diana Richardson's old office.

675 views 12 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by misterC3 September 30Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Hustler on Nostrand Ave

Witnessed a man hustling someone yesterday out of who knows what (probably money as the same has happened to me!). The hustler always carries a black bodega grocery bag and will swerve into the path of oncoming pedestrians, spilling whatever half-opened container of liquid is in the bag as dramatically as possible, then immediately starts ...

2K views 22 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by Dawndew September 30Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Parking lot on St. John's to become apartments

The parking lot at 564 St. John's between Franklin and classon to be developed into an 8-story high, 172 unit apartment building, buzzbuzz reports: http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2013/12/564-st-johns-place-rabsky.htmlBefore photos anyone?This now makes 9(!) big new developments in crown heights. We'll be discussing them all here: http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/topic/the-big-6-developments-in-western-ch-in-2013#post-775084

4.2K views 79 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 30Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Eyes are again on the M-1 zone in Crown Heights

http://www.wnyc.org/story/places-new-york-where-you-cant-build-highrises/ ...the zone is quickly evolving from a manufacturing uses (ie auto body repair) to commercial and entertainment

Photo: Brownstoner

2.6K views 37 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 30Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

781 Washington goes market rate

As evident from the renovations presently occurring and announced in The Post over the summer, 781 Washington will stop accepting Section 8 during the summer of 2015: http://nypost.com/2014/09/09/landlord-trying-to-swap-renters-for-rich-white-tenants-suit/ Many people are likely not aware that this building is presently mostly comprised of small apartments, occupied by tenants who qualified for a Section 8 voucher as a result ...

975 views 11 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 28Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Neighborhood Watch

Does anyone know of one ever forming in Crown Heights? Does anyone have interest in exploring starting one? Would seem to be a proactive step that could be taken that would not be reactive (like protests after an incident happens), and would therefore stand at least some small chance of successfully preventing crime.

527 views 17 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 28Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The ground floor of the building at the NW corner of Franklin and EP

Formerly the site of Yogu Moo Sign went up today. The people putting up the sign said it is going to be a clothing store.

Part of me suspects that they have not taken down the Yogu Moo sign because their ladder is too short.

4.8K views 55 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by Rick656 September 27Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Some kind of restaurant is coming to 592 Nostrand (at Atlantic)

Former site of Nostrand Avenue Bagels Screen Shot 2017-09-27 at 8.22.45 PM

Plumbing and electrical is being completely redone. Central air.

77 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 September 27 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Goodbye Glenda's on St. John's off Nostrand?

I am presently working on the details, but have heard that Glenda's is now closed.

854 St Johns

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1.3K views 15 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by Barnstormer September 27Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The Sea Crest linen site, 46 Crown St. (aka 902 - 920 Franklin) becomes four, 7 story buildings

Located at 46 Crown St, Sea Crest Linen has occupied a large site for decades. Though originally slated to close back in Sept 2013, the plant closed a few weeks ago. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130715/HOSPITALITY_TOURISM/130719929 Behind, it leaves a large site which is close to the museum, Prospect Park and other attractions....I don't think a factory will be ...

6K views 122 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by yesbrooklyn September 26Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Franklin Ave & Lincoln incident this morning?

Anyone know what happened this morning on Franklin and Lincoln? Police tape across the road blocking access to Franklin and evidence number markers all over the road.

1.3K views 20 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 25Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

1413 Bedford (btwn. Prospect and St. Marks) to become Abigail's Bakeshop

Noticed this bakery in progress on my walk home today. Looks awesome. Website: http://jamjarny.com FB: https://facebook.com/abigailsbakeshop/

1.1K views 10 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by Marco555 September 19Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Kosher Food Crawl on October 22nd

As a result of having only 250 tickets for sale, I suspect this event will sell out pretty quickly http://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=47381&alias=food-crawl-around-crown-heights

41 views 0 comments 0 points Started by whynot_31 September 18 Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The Triangle at Washington and Grand!

Wanna do something great for the Washington Ave retail strip - that will only take about two minutes?Click here to go to the DOT's CityBench online request form:http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/sidewalks/citybench.shtmlRequest CityBenches for the new DOT sidewalk extension at Washington, Grand and Park. The total lack of public seating along the Washington retail strip is frustrating and off-putting. ...

2.5K views 45 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 16Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Pioneer Supermarket 822 Franklin btw Eastern Parkway and Union

Hello All - Does anyone know what is going on with the closed Pioneer Supermarket on Franklin Avenue just South of Eastern Parkway? It was supposedly going to be taken over by Bob & Betty to serve the quickly growing population of south Crown Heights. There was also talk that the samll space next door ...

689 views 16 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by mcpoet September 16Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

The part of the Old Brewery that is becoming a huge complex (Franklin & Dean)

This discussion was created from comments split from: enormous building near franklin ave. shuttle stop.

7.5K views 128 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 15Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Thursday night incident?

Anyone know what's going on at approx 1115 pm on Bergen street at classon? Swarming with cops who then proceeded with flashlights down Bergen towards Grand, looking around and under cars. One asked us if we'd heard anything, which we hadn't. Just curious since I live on this block.

266 views 4 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by VeronicaV September 15Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Here comes 1515 Bedford, at Lincoln

The demolition of the theater/church that previous occupied this lot was discussed on this thread: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/26049/big-building-on-northeast-corner-of-lincoln-pl-and-bedford&nbsp#Item_95

This thread follows the construction of the new building.

Here are pics of the new building. Mix use building, residential and community facility.10 story over cellar, approximately 110,000 sf and 114 residences. (old rendering)

3.3K views 68 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 14Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Former St. Teresa School to train court officers

For more information, attend the hearing at 6:30 PM on Thurs. March 3rd at the Center for Nursing and Rehab, on Classon bet. Park Place and Prospect Place. Housing Committee, CB 8.

St. Teresa's School is located near CNR on the corner of Sterling Place and Classon. It's been a vacant eyesore ...

4.1K views 75 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 14Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

New wings place coming to 1218 Union (near Nostrand)

Formerly the location of a different wings place, Super Wings https://twitter.com/AceWuzHere/status/893889017921581056 Screen Shot 2017-08-05 at 2.39.27 PM

884 views 26 comments 0 points Jump to most recent comment by whynot_31 September 13Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

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