Tag Archives: Myrtle Avenue

New Market for Myrtle

Posted on March 24, 2010 by The Changeling

Good news! The ground floor space at the corner of Myrtle and Spencer will become a kosher supermarket. This is one block away from the smallish Fig Tree Market and four blocks from the little Kent Avenue produce market. While both of those places are great and they definitely meet some of [...]

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New Year, New Art

Posted on January 5, 2010 by The Changeling

A few days before the new year I noticed that this bodega on Myrtle Avenue had gotten a new mural on its exterior. The original facade was a horrible color of red, what could only be described as a Blood Stain Red or an I Got Shot In Front of the Bodega And I’m [...]

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A Crime Is Being Committed Here

Posted on October 7, 2009 by The Changeling

I was walking along Myrtle the other day and I saw this vacant lot with crime tape wrapped along the fence. The lot, between Nostrand and Marcy, has seen its share of illegal dumping, but I started to think that maybe something worse had happened there. Was someone shot there? Did someone find a dead [...]

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Donations Being Accepted for the Victims of the Myrtle Building Collapse

Posted on June 22, 2009 by The Changeling

We just received this from the office of Council Member Tish James. If you would like to make a donation to assist the residents who are now left homeless due to yesterday’s building collapse then click over to the Team Tish Blog. One of the residents, Caitlyn, who is graduating from public school this [...]

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From Our Neighbors in Clinton Hill: Vesper Bar Building Collapse

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Vettievette

I heard the news from the grapevine.  More info. from nydailynews.com:
A four-story Brooklyn apartment building collapsed with a thunderous roar Sunday, injuring four people and forcing the evacuation of several nearby structures, officials said.
The Clinton Hill building, which was cited for having a crack on its facade last month, rained down brick and wood when [...]

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Puerto Rican Flags on Myrtle

Posted on June 14, 2009 by The Changeling

Puerto Rico flags wave in the evening breeze on Myrtle Avenue.

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