Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

8 - 24 Ford Street, between Carroll and Crown

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Shallow's Cafe - 340 Rogers (near Sullivan)

The small storefront with the blue awning (BDF Supplies) has filed an application for an initial kitchen inspection, and will become known as Shallow's Cafe.

http://www.nychealthratings.com/nycrestapp/restaurantlanding/3/Crown%20Heights/48503

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The 2017 Kingston Avenue Festival: May 20th

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295 Montgomery Street

This address is between Bedford and Rogers Avenues. While I was walking down this block last night, I saw this newly constructed building. It apparently is already occupied. According to StreetEasy: BUILDING FACTS Facts Built in 0 Building Class C0 District Community District 309City Council District 35Police Precinct 71 Documents and Permits 7 documents and permits Rentals Listings 4 active rentals ($2,424 avg price) 2 previous rentals ($37 ...

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Domo Taco, 733 Franklin Ave

This discussion was created from comments split from: Cool Pony leaves 733 Franklin. Next up: Yet another Mexican restaurant.

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Another Surprise Homeless Shelter in East Flatbush

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170512/east-flatbush/110-bed-homeless-safe-haven-kingsboro-clarkson-avenue DeBlasio, going above and beyond in making sure that all nieghborhoods are doing their fair share for the homeless...

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The Spring 2017 gathering: Wednesday, May 10th

We are unlikely to get a big turnout, but I am willing to create a Spring gathering. I am thinking Wednesday, May 10th at the Union St Pub. NE corner of Union and Franklin. 8 PM. BEER

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Ramen probably not coming to 727 Franklin Avenue (near Domo Taco)

The storefront formerly occupied by Lily and Fig and then Guayaco, has plans to become a ramen place.Here's the past: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/45909/a-restaurant-guayaco-food-rollas-is-coming-to-the-former-lily-and-fig-bakery-space-on-franklinThe future seems to involve a place that will have 47 seats, serve ramen, and beer and wine.The owners are T&C Izakaya. I have no idea what the name will be, yet

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The annual Lubavitch children's parade May 14

If you are up early on May 14, it is worth stopping by to see this event.

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Empire and Bedford will be .......

You guessed it... ANOTHER storage facility. Holy crap, we've got a lot of crap to store.

Empire blvd. deserves better IMO. Do the residents of Crown Heights and PLG really want these facilities here?

(note, we'll find out what Bedford and EP will be soon as well, these properties ...

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Yet another housing mtg, Wednesday, May 10th

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Tivoli towers (Crown and Franklin)

49 - 57 Crown Street

This is a reasonably complex conversation, and this article does a good job of providing the foundation for it: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/nyregion/31landlord.html?pagewanted=all Fast forward to 2014.... Despite: A. Receiving $ incentives to keep it Mitchell Lama, a protracted court battle and lots of work by politicians B. Very public "victories" claimed by Tish James and many others The ...

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Murder house for sale

709 Sterling, between Bedford and Franklin, is now on the market.

Crown Heights Home For Sale -

For sale: $1,550,000. Location.... Prime Crown Heights minutes to Museum, Prospect park & more! Brick limestone Immaculate Legal 3 family ...

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Kingston Ave Festival, Saturday, May 20th

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884 Franklin Ave (at Carroll)

884 is for sale at $1.9m

I think this site will sell pretty quick at this price, it certainly would on the north side of of EP. It'll be interesting to track as a barometer of both Crown heights in general and the appetite for investment south of EP.

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621 Rogers Avenue

1. I suspect that this is a tear-down.

2. The house on the other side of the party wall is not boarded up and it appears to be occupied.

The zoning is R6 with a Commercial Overlay:C2-3.

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PLG House Tour Next Sunday

The Prospect Lefferts Gardens House Tour is a week from today–Sunday, May 7th. Here's a link to the special edition of the Lefferts Manor Echo:

http://www.leffertsmanor.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Echo-layoutA-4.17.webfinal.pdf

And there's more information here, including a slide show of tour houses:

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New Italian/soul on Nostrand

Spoke to the owner finishing up touches on this space a few doors north of Bed Stuy Fish Fry on Nostrand. Space looks nice, with a bar, etc. He said they are opening soon. He's also opening a Caribbean place next to Branch Office, but said that will be after.

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Local educational arts programming @ Video Revival

Video Revival, the nonprofit movie theater and arts space just launched a Kickstarter for a new free educational program with a broad focus on film studies for teens and adults to match the donation of a local sponsor offering to cover one half of the project's 12-week budget by May 7th.

For those not familiar with the ...

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754 Nostrand (near Sterling) is being brought back

First floor space looks almost finished, and includes exposed brick and high end lighting.

Worker that I spoke with did not know what the first floor was going to become. Work is also evident on top two floors, but is not as far along. Facade still covered in sheet metal.

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Citibike talks about its Crown Heights expansion: Dec 7th

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Today's article in the Onion is pretty spot on.

http://www.theonion.com/article/closed-shop-gentrifying-neighborhood-emerge-chrysa-55844

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Next up at 638 Nostrand (near Bergen): Oh Taco

Trusted poster @tsarina has talked to the contractors. Screen Shot 2016-11-02 at 9.06.50 PM

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Tiny White Pellets? - A Bizarre Question

I need to ask, because I am baffled...

Approx 5 days ago, i was out on my terrace on the border of CH & PH and at the very same time, a red helicopter and a commercial jet flew overhead. A few seconds after they passed i was being showered with teeny tiny white pellets. They ...

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Arrests made re: several recent shootings in Crown Heights

Here's the press release:
COMMUNITY PARTNER IN JUSTICE NOTIFICATIONTwenty-Five Alleged Gang Members Charged
With Conspiracy, Violent Crimes in Connection with Crown Heights Turf War
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that 25 alleged members of the rival Lincoln Family and Bergen Family gangs have been charged in a 67-count indictment with conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, weapons ...

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Housing Fair, May 6

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4/23 - FOUND LITTLE WHITE & GREY POODLE MIX PUP IN CROWN HEIGHTS

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Fire trucks and sirens

Does anyone know what's going on? I've been hearing sirens and fire trucks for 10 minutes straight.

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Reservior Dogs on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights closed... for renovations?

Source:https://twitter.com/mcguilloteen/status/681922081915809792
https://www.facebook.com/Reservoir-Dogs-NYC-717155371719606/
717 Franklin Avenue. ...which used to be a tattoo parlor, then a salad bar, then a popup clothing store 101_0050

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Compare Market becomes Gala Fresh Farms

Walked by and saw some temporary looking new signage. Still a mix of branding going on, probably haven't fully transitioned. Unfortunately everything I read about gala fresh is its some sort of more upscale concept.

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