Monthly Archives: June 2007

A pigeon roost on Tompkins and Hart, Bed-Stuy

Nature Twist is a cute little restaurant on Tompkins Avenue.  Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, it’s an ice cream parlor/West Indian cafe sort of place and a welcome addition to this stretch of Tompkins. The place is still fairly new (less than six months old), but I’m sure they’ve already established [...]

I’m wondering what is going appear in this vacant lot on Spencer. The lot is next to a community garden and just a few steps away from the glorious Kodachrome building.Â
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The sign says that this will be a luxury development, but you know the word “luxury” in Brooklyn developer-speak can mean anything, [...]

Community council meetings allow residents to discuss neighborhood issues with members of the police precinct.Â
The 79th precinct’s community council meetings are held the 4th Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be next Wednesday, June 27th at 7:00 p.m. at 585 Dekalb Avenue, 2nd Floor (between Walworth Street and Nostrand Avenue).
The 81st [...]

Is it Fat Albert or Fad Albert? Take your pick.
A few days ago, I had the misfortune of having to go pick up a package at my post office. Folks in the North Stuy have to visit the Metro Bushwick Post Office near Broadway to get their packages, and that, in and of itself, [...]

What’s with this beautiful house on Willoughby and Nostrand? It’s huge and has a nice yard surrounded by a fence. It stands out because its the only house on a block of brownstones. What’s strange is that I’ve never seen anyone entering or exiting the place, although there is a small sign [...]

Think your kid can be the next Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson? Then take them to City Parks Golf Sessions this summer. City Parks Golf Sessions are held at parks throughout the city, and the sessions are free and open to kids of all levels. They also have free use of golf [...]

Halfway through the clean-up process on Saturday I realized that cleaning up your block isn’t really that hard at all. I was able to finish in about an hour and it was pretty painless. I was cleaning my block alone so I brought my iPod and listened to music, and after an hour [...]

On Thursday, June 28th, the organization Bed-Stuy for Obama will be hosting debate-watching parties at two locations in the neighborhood: Common Grounds Cafe and Bread-Stuy Cafe. The debate will be moderated by Tavis Smiley (Tavis Smiley, PBS) and broadcast from Howard University.Â
This is a great opportunity to enjoy the wonderful food at Bread-Stuy [...]