What do you wish for in ProHo?

A fake record store that sells decent dime bags. When the last one closed, it was sad, very sad.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=Candicissima]The Radio Shack on Flatbush and Atlantic isn't that far. And the Key Food on Flatbush is open until midnight. I'm actually okay with knowing that the Pathmark is 24 hours and if I'm bored and really need to wander for some milk and/or cookies at 3am, I can make an trek out of it.

I actually didn't realize that the Pathmark is open 24 hours. That's good to know. The Key Food usually seems like they're shutting down before 12 though. Are they really always open until midnight?

Do you know if the Bakery is 24 hrs too?

This is a really interesting and useful thread, and I'm glad that it's been resurrected, although the middle fifty or so messages are pretty far off-topic. Three improvements to existing businesses are on my wish list: that the Chinese place on Underhill at St. John's take down its bullet-proof glass (I think the neighborhood's safe enough for them to chance it); that the grocery (I won't call it a bodega, for fear of resurrecting another, less-useful thread) on Underhill at Sterling stay open an hour or two later than it does; and that the grocery on Underhill at St. John's fix up or take down its decrepit sign (the one that once said "Associated"), which makes it seem like a dump, when it's not.

Subject: what my hood needs

a person that will bring me great smoke
a decent grocery store. the met food on fulton is the worst place i've ever been.
an uncle louie g's (sorry guys i don't give a shit if that fat lard drives a hummer he's a laughing stock)
a great brunch place
a great mexican place
a great diner
someone that will come by and pick up the chicken bones in my hood.

Cinema (At Atlantic Center)
Late night open grocery store (close to where I live)
A dive bar (not too close to where I live)
An alternative to Cablevision/Optimum online

pjsson wrote: Cinema (At Atlantic Center)

Is BAM not acceptable?

Finn wrote: [quote=metulj]There's a no shit. Luckily we have killer falafel at BBQ & Veg.

Wa-what ?

Old post - there was a place on Park and Carlton, Sam's bbq & veg, but it has since closed.

I wish every neighborhood didn't have to have a nickname that rhymed with soho.

Carnivore wrote: [quote=WhyFi][quote=Finn][quote=metulj]There's a no shit. Luckily we have killer falafel at BBQ & Veg.

Wa-what ?

Old post - there was a place on Park and Carlton, Sam's bbq & veg, but it has since closed.

Grr.

Is Mr Falafel the best option now? Alas.

doctorj wrote: [quote=rhodamine][quote=Anonymous]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Less Hipsters!

fewer instances of bad grammar.

And less laziness regarding capitalization.
I would like to see fewer sentence fragments. [-X

pensodyssey wrote: [quote=Carnivore][quote=doctorj][quote=rhodamine][quote=Anonymous]^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Less Hipsters!

fewer instances of bad grammar.

And less laziness regarding capitalization.
I would like to see fewer sentence fragments. [-X

I'd advocate a discontinuation of the use of emoticons.

you gotta be kiding me right. without it i'll have to actually learn how to spell and use correct grammar!!! :evil: :evil: :evil:

I'd like a GOOD soul food resturant - not like Silvia's up in Harlem. What a salt lick- yuck.

More Mom and Pop shops - no more Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, etc. this place is beginning to look alot like Mahattan (cold, yuppified, and just down right bland).

Some sort of community center or YWCA.

And I'll second/third a 24-hour dinner. One of those cool obnoxiously big Greek joints

doctorj wrote: I vote AW gets a free pass on matters emoticonical, grammatical, and stylistic. The rest of you: lift your game -- the green ink brigade is watching you.

You know, he's gonna do it -- doesn't matter whether he's given a free pass on it or not.

madamefoo55 wrote: so where can a gal play bingo around here?

I bet you could get a bingo night going at Freddy's if there was enough demand for it. After all, they had a frickin' D&D night!

Cupcake wrote: Did the "wishing" idea come from last week's This American Life? Just curious.

I wish for a good Used Book Store.

And [wait for it] a Cupcake Bakery.

Where is Cupcake? Wish granted!