http://brooklynian.com/forum/tags/crown-heights en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 12:22:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/new-falafel-place-on-franklin-ave#post-768490 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:51:39 +0000 whynot_31 768490@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>On May 21, 2013, DL wrote on another thread:</p> <blockquote><p><cite>DL <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/yogumoo-800-franklin-near-ep#post-768450">said</a>:</cite><br /> Plus, he showed me the space under construction next door--it's going to be a vegetarian hummus restaurant and bar! </p></blockquote> <p>We are getting close.... </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768487 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:47:57 +0000 vick5y 768487@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Yes, good to hear! More of a "cafe" is a development we could certainly use. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768485 Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:09 +0000 whynot_31 768485@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Excellent research tsarina! I wish them well! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768481 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:59:57 +0000 tsarina 768481@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>well I stopped by this afternoon, and it will not be a coffee shop, although it will serve coffee. It will be more like a cafe, food etc. They seem very nice. July seems to be the target open date. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768423 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:22 +0000 whynot_31 768423@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Regardless of who ends up running this place, it is sounding as if it will be another coffee shop.</p> <p>When it opens, I will add it to the coffeeshop deathwatch thread: <a href="http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/the-coffee-shop-deathwatch-thread" rel="nofollow">http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/the-coffee-shop-deathwatch-thread</a></p> <p>Until then, I will post a picture of what an ibis looks like, in case readers are not aware:</p> <p><img src="http://www.greglasley.net/images/W/White-Ibis-F2.jpg"> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768402 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:22 +0000 yuppie_scum 768402@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>At one point in December/January/February I passed by and saw two men inside. One of them asked what I would like to see there. I didn't have an answer at the time so I asked how I could get in touch with him. He said his name was Mike and he owned Little Zelda.</p> <p>Not sure if anything's changed since then. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768395 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:32:04 +0000 tsarina 768395@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>smelled coffee roasting there the other day and they said it neighbors said it was going to be a coffee shop. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768392 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:28:33 +0000 vick5y 768392@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Found this photo from March 13th. </p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=482454201809349&amp;l=a906160032">Inside Lazy Ibis Construction</a></p> <p>Not sure of Rhondon Bern's involvement, but it was also posted on the twitter page of Raphael Huggins, handle "bittaBARISTA".... detective mode ON! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768383 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:21:32 +0000 whynot_31 768383@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Mishaps, that is not confirmed. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768378 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:04:12 +0000 mishaps 768378@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Wow, the Little Zelda folks just opened Wedge *and* they're opening a new place? Ambitious... </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768345 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:18:26 +0000 Jack Krohn 768345@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>I'm shocked that the border patrol hasn't shrieked and frothed about moving this thread to the Crown Heights board. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768340 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:54:30 +0000 yuppie_scum 768340@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>I believe it's from the folks who run Little Zelda's so I would start there. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768321 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:53 +0000 whynot_31 768321@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p><img src="http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/components/photo/pic_view.html?imgname=3-01224-0012.vZP28xIU&amp;size=medium&amp;type="></p> <p><img src="http://www.cpexre.com/system/assets/properties/photos/413/medium/663_Franklin_Ave_(photo).jpg?1342471979"></p> <p>The realty firm CPEX is stating that it recently leased 663 Franklin Avenue to an entity named Lazy Ibis. </p> <p>Source: <a href="http://www.cpexre.com/assignments/completed?location=1&amp;product_type=8" rel="nofollow">http://www.cpexre.com/assignments/completed?location=1&amp;product_type=8</a></p> <p>Here is the flyer that CPEX used to advertise the space: <a href="http://www.cpexre.com/system/assets/properties/documents/413/original/663_Franklin_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf?1342613801" rel="nofollow">http://www.cpexre.com/system/assets/properties/documents/413/original/663_Franklin_Avenue_-_Setup.pdf?1342613801</a></p> <p>$4000 a month was being asked for the space</p> <p>A LLC named Lazy Ibis was recently formed, by someone who lives locally: <a href="http://legal-notice.org/llc-notice/ny/kings/2013/lazy-ibis-llc" rel="nofollow">http://legal-notice.org/llc-notice/ny/kings/2013/lazy-ibis-llc</a> </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/663-franklin-ave-next-to-latino-sports-club-formerly-a-bodegadeli-news#post-768320 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:40:44 +0000 vick5y 768320@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Looking for any info on the construction thats been visible for a couple months now at this corner spot on Franklin and St. Mark's. The back door was open this morning and I was abe to see kitchen sinks and machinery, and in front the gate was slightly ajar as workers were determining how to lay some brick for a new storefront design? I figure someone may have the early scoop on what's to come. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/how-do-i-convince-potential-roommate-to-move-to-crown-heights#post-768279 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:52:00 +0000 RussellBittner 768279@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Dear CrownHeightsNewbie,</p> <p>If she doesn't take it, will you then be looking for a new roommate?</p> <p>If so, would you consider sharing with a guy?</p> <p>What would be his portion of the rent? I'm living close by at the moment (actually in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens), but have to be out by the end of this month.</p> <p>Please let me know, in any case.</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>Russell </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/crown-heights-suitable-for-international-student#post-768276 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:51:52 +0000 newguy88 768276@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>I live off of Nostrand and Park. Never had a problem and I really like the neighborhood. $1,700 seems pretty pricey to me. But then again its a fully furnished short term lease. You can easily take the 3 to Clark Street and walk over to DUMBO from there. The ads says there is monthly fee. Make sure you try to negotiate that down if you can. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/crown-heights-suitable-for-international-student#post-768263 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:36:31 +0000 Sytse 768263@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Hi there! </p> <p>This summer I will be doing a summer course in New York at the Miami Ad School (located in Dumbo near the Brooklyn bridge). I'm looking for a place to stay during those 3 months, but as an international student (I live in The Netherlands) it's quite hard to exactly understand where it's safe to life and where it's not. Hopefully you guys can help me out.</p> <p>Currently I'm looking at 2 appartments (via <a href="http://www.nyurbanliving.com">nyurbanliving.com</a> ):</p> <p><a href="http://www.nyurbanliving.com/en/,long-term-rentals/descriptionmap/ULI6991-saint-marks-place-house-brooklyn-crown-heights/">Kingston ave / St Marks ave</a><br /> What's this block like? </p> <p><a href="http://www.nyurbanliving.com/en/,long-term-rentals/descriptionmap/ULI11684-sterling-place-townhouse-brooklyn-crown-heights/">Nostrand ave / Eastern Parkway</a><br /> What's this block like?</p> <p>Would you guys consider these apartments a good deal and in a good (enough) neighbourhood for a student? Is it easy to find transportation from here to Dumbo?</p> <p>Thanks a bunch! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/how-do-i-convince-potential-roommate-to-move-to-crown-heights#post-768254 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:27 +0000 goldemi 768254@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Agree w/what others have said. Really gotta visit the neighborhood and walk a bit. Being right on E.Pkwy means she wont have to walk the quieter side streets at night. Its big and well lit. More and more stuff slowly seems to be coming to Nostrand, although it has enough going on (food, little markets, etc). For bars and restaurants, Franklin is a short walk, and with a bike or subway, you'd be to other places in minutes. Plus you'd be short-ish distance to the park, museum, botanical garden, whatever.</p> <p>I think if she saw the size/condition/price of manhattan apartments and what you apparently can get on E.Pkwy, she might change her mind. </p> <p>Although, there are plenty of people who are happy paying higher prices for less space and crazy amount of noise just to live in the middle of places like the East Village. You only live once, and maybe want to experience it for a year or two. I did, and then made my way to Park Slope, and now own in Crown Heights and LOVE it. I like the easy access to everything but with more of a neighborhood feel, and better prices....and i can finally sleep at night. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/how-do-i-convince-potential-roommate-to-move-to-crown-heights#post-768245 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:09:58 +0000 CrownheightsNewbie 768245@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Hi Ingenuity-Jen, </p> <p>You have a good point. Although I have physically seen the apt, she has only seen pictures. So it wouldn't be fair to her to take it sight unseen. And honestly maybe it's a lost cause because some people just might not FEEL right even with the gentrification. </p> <p>Thanks! </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/crown-heights-and-prospect-lefferts-gardens/how-do-i-convince-potential-roommate-to-move-to-crown-heights#post-768242 Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:25 +0000 ingenuity-jen 768242@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>A couple of things could could help:<br /> - You're going to be very close to the subway if that's a selling point, and that makes late night walks/commutes easier and safer. EP is well-lit.<br /> - Send your roommate some of the Brooklynian threads where we're chatting about coffee shops and bars the entire time. If the locals are talking mostly about where to eat and not how to leave/hide, that's gotta say something?<br /> - Curbed/Brownstoner articles about real estate prices/gentrification? So many of these businesses wouldn't be moving in if they didn't know they had a client base, and many wouldn't have the client base if it wasn't safe.</p> <p>Are you both able to visit before moving in? Or are you asking your roommate to agree to an apartment without visiting? That's a tough situation, even if the apartment's amazing. At any rate, some people never really get comfortable in the area and let past prejudices/events/crime rates color their current perceptions. I had a friend that ended up moving to the Upper East Side even though she loved a 1BR here in Crown Heights. She admitted it felt safe, but she just couldn't get over the area's past reputation. Oh well. </p>