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Today we saw a big house (on Bay 43rd) with a fair price for Brooklyn. Lee loved it. I didn’t. The funeral parlor next to the home turned me off. If I lived there, I would be able look out my window on any given day and say “I see dead people.”
Friday, August 1st, 2008Interesting in Brooklyn….
Brooklyn is a place of people – very interesting people. Many people in Brooklyn are connected – either by blood or by money Some people disguise their connections Those who disguise their connections are always found out
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008Brooklyn – where many don’t know how to park
Brooklynites this post is for you! You know there are many people in Brooklyn who don’t know how to park. So of course the Internet has the answer to this problem. This website allows you to take a picture of the parked car and then leave the driver a little love note to go see […]
Monday, July 21st, 2008Nixzmary Soldiers
A group of terrific Moms got together and had a rally outside City Hall in Manhattan today. The group calls themselves Nixzmary Brown’s Soldiers. The group want to pass Nixzmary Brown’s Law which would require life in prison without parole for anyone committing a first offense of killing or violently molesting a child. None of […]
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Thursday 13
13 Reasons Brooklyn/NYC is better in the Summer 1. This summer NYC has four waterfalls until October 2nd. It was an art project by Olafur Eliasson (remember the Gates that were in NYC two years ago?). They even have free ferry tours of the waterfalls. 2. Central Park is amazing in the summer. It’s full […]
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Brooklyn House with Cooties
Lee and I went to an open house today. In Brooklyn, open houses are held on Sunday afternoons from 12:00 – 3:00. This was a corner house in Dyker Heights and I know how much Lee loves corner properties, so I was hopeful. When we walked in, the realtor asked us to remove our shoes. […]
Sunday, May 25th, 2008Tell them what you did this weekend and win!
Props and Pans are having a giveaway for a log of nice products (DVDs and beauty products) that they reviewed and we all need. Tell them what you did this holiday weekend and win! http://www.propsandpans.com/2008/05/25/memorial-day-giveaway-to-kick-off-summer/
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Artist helps Markowitz & Joe Chan Envision the future of Willoughby Square
When I opened my e-mail this morning, I couldn’t stop laughing at this cartoon that I received from a local Brooklyn artist! I couldn’t figure out who was with Markowitz on the $475,000 Brooklyn trolley, but I looked a bit harder and saw that it is the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership head, Joe Chan. Yes, this is […]
Thursday, November 8th, 2007Thursday Thirteen
Here’s 13 Great Things about Brooklyn, New York:1. The people in Brooklyn are the best around. Most people from Brooklyn will go out of their way to help someone else. NY is known as the most polite state now!2. Brooklyn is a lot prettier than people think. 3. Brooklyn has some great museums to visit: […]
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Why hasn’t Marty Markowitz Stepped Up to Help Joy Chatel?
Joy Chatel owns 227 Duffield Street. Chatel, a widowed grandmother has researched the history of the home since 2004. Abolitionists were found to be the original owners. Even the discovery done by the city shows that there is historical significance to the home. The city had plans to destroy the building and make way for […]
Sunday, November 4th, 2007227 Duffield Street – Brooklyn
The owner of 227 Duffield Street is an widowed grandmother. The city of NY is trying to use eminent domain to take her home and turn it into a parking lot for two new hotels on the block. 227 Duffield Street has been found to have been an Abolitionist Home. The City of NY needs […]
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Your E-mail Can Save History
I’m sure you are all aware of the eminent domain proceedings happening in New York. Eminent domain is a loophole that allows the government to force you to give up your home/property. Originially it was needed for governments to build highways or public places. Yet here in NYC, the government gives the property to private […]
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