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I love the men and women in blue. Many of my friends are police officers and really take pride in their work. But I have a complaint about the undercover officers in Brooklyn. Lately, I have seen many of these police officers in unmarked cars. I am glad they are there protecting the area. Yet, […]
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Attention Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Home Owners
No your ordinary, regular house is not worth $900,000+ in this recession. Drop your prices so I can get in there. Seriously, we are in a recession and people in Bay Ridge still are trying to get $900,000 for their homes which are $725,000 at market value
Friday, September 5th, 2008Why Thor Equities Stinks
Astroland is an amusement park in Brooklyn, NY. You may know Astroland better for the huge roller coaster that is houses – THE CYCLONE. Today will be the last day that Astroland is open. Thor Equities purchased land in Coney Island including that which houses Astroland for over 30 million dollars. Thor Equities has a vision […]
Friday, August 29th, 2008A Brooklyn neighbor I wouldn’t be thrilled to have
I love trees and nature. The more trees the better. In Brooklyn, there is plenty of sidewalk! So when the city started their million tree plan, I was thrilled. But of course some Brooklynites are not thrilled about getting a tree in front of their place. And when I read stories like this, it makes […]
Monday, August 25th, 2008Brooklynites are being eaten alive
There is definitely a mosquito problem happening in Brooklyn. Now this is not your standard bug-biting mosquito season. It’s definitely intensified. Every time Karen waters the garden, she comes inside and has two or three fresh bites. So hats off to Gersh Kuntzman of the Brooklyn Paper for reporting about the Asian Tiger Mosquito. Apparently, […]
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Bay Ridge Real Estate
Bay Ridge is a beautiful section of Brooklyn. One of the worst things in Bay Ridge is parking. Hardly any homes have a private driveway. I don’t want a partially detached house or to share a driveway with people because some people in Brooklyn are ridiculous. So I have started looking in Dyker Heights and […]
Saturday, August 23rd, 200818th Avenue Feast
If you are in Brooklyn, get down to 18th Avenue and enjoy the feast! 2012 Update CLICK HERE It runs every night on 18th Avenue in the high 60s and low-70s from 6 pm-11 pm through August 31. Great Italian pastries and sausage sandwiches.
Friday, August 22nd, 2008It’s hard to be a teacher somedays.
I really love my job as a middle school teacher. Yet, there are days which overwhelm me. School hasn’t even started yet and one of my old students wrote to me about the trouble her family is going through. This girl has had so much turmoil in her life and deserves to just be a […]
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Halloween Brooklyn Style
Ok so maybe the summer heat has finally got to me. But I think a few of you girls on the web got me thinking about Halloween with your thoughts and pics of Halloween crafts. If you love Halloween like I do, then you know that now is just about the time to start thinking […]
Sunday, August 17th, 2008Brooklyn Housing Market Falls!
If you look at the houses on the market in Brooklyn, on average they have fallen $100,000 this summer. Another fall is coming this Fall. Bye bye million dollar Bay Ridge and Park Slope homes. The interest rate is at 6.43% so home prices had to fall. Thought for today: He will yet fill your […]
Friday, August 15th, 2008RIP Ginelis Jimenez
A three year old girl was killed by father today in Brooklyn. RIP baby girl.The father, 25-year-old Michael Jimenez, is charged with murder, manslaughter, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The mother, 23-year-old Kimberly Centos, is charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child for not helping the child when […]
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Wanna be a millionaire?
Edit: No one on our team won, but thank you all for participating. We sold 85 ducks! 9,000 were sold in total. On Wednesday at the South Street Seaport, there will be a duck race! That’s right – 25,000 plastic rubber duckies will be placed in the water and sent downward towards the South Street […]
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