Nostrand Park

Mailboxes of Park Slope

As many of you now know, Mailboxes of Park Slope has shut down.  If you had a box there and are looking to retrieve your mail, then the next and last opportunity to do so is this Saturday November 1st from 9am -12pm at the Adelphi Post Office located at 950 Fulton Street (cornder of Fulton and Cambridge Place).

Nets Hemorrhaging Dollars

Via Realgm.com The Daily News reports that Bruce Ratner recently explored selling the Brooklyn bound Nets basketball team because the franchise "hemorrhaging Dollars." Is this really the kind of operation we want coming to Brooklyn? Jump here for the article

Steal Back Your Vote

The Fort Greene Film Society; Raw Fusion NYC; Rare Form; KeiStar Productions; Herbert Holler; Wonderwax; Kilo International; Fusicology; Diamond Girl; Liquid Sound Lounge Would like to invite you to a critical film screening (and afterparty) An opportunity to learn more about how they are planning to steal the election (again)! We'll be screening 2 documentary films on the topic: "Steal Back Your Vote" by Greg Palast (BBC) & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. http://www.gregpalast.com/sbyv/ and "Uncount...

Not Eating Out in NY

Neighborbeeblog recently ran a feature on Cathy Erway.  Erway is a blogger living in Crown Heights who is currently writing a memoir chronicling her dedication to eating in in New York.  Her blog, Not Eating Out in NY (NEOINY) features recipes and other musings about her experiences cutting down on consumption while eating more.  Jump here for the profile and here for NEOINY

Brownstoner’s 50 Most Influential Brooklynites

Brownstoner is rolling out their list of the 50 Most influential Brooklynites this week.  They're 2/3 of the way there and haven't cited us yet, so we're rather excited here at Crown Heights Blog because it means we're moving on up.  Jump here for 21-30

Umoja

Legacy Awards: Food and Clothing Drive for Haiti

Legacy Awards & 511 Films Relief for Haiti! Clothing, Shoes, Non-perishable food and bottled water accepted at Legacy Awards October 21st-October 25th 10:30am-6:00pm Greetings! In the aftermath of the tropical storms that Haiti experienced in the past few months, hundreds of people are dead and thousands left homeless. Haiti is almost deforested and the land is incapable of absorbing the torrential rains.  In many parts of Haiti, food and shelter are sparse and have left people on the brink...

Prospect Place

Panamanian Day Parade

IMG_1567 Originally uploaded by ultraclay! ultra clay dot com posted an entry from Saturday's Panamanian Day Parade. Jump here for more on the parade and go here for more photos

Book Court Expands

Maybe Crown Heights will have our own independent bookstore one day.  Until then, BookCourt in Cobble Hill is a great option to have.  Brownstoner posted an entry today about their expansion.   Jump here for BookCourt's website