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BROOKLYN THE BOROUGH: Will Proximity To “Art” Still Sell Condos?

BROOKLYN THE BOROUGH > Will Proximity To “Art” Still Sell Condos?.

Brooklyn Honors Spike LEE

 The upcoming celebration of Spike Lee's life and work contributing to Brooklyn is fast approaching.  Check out http://www.wheresmars.com/ for more information on events related to this spectacular gathering.  Where’s Mars | THIS TRIBUTE CONTAINS NO JHERI CURLS AND NO DRUGS

Crown Heights Residential: 1071 Carroll Street

Today we peak at a beautiful rental apartment on Carroll Street, between Bedford and Rogers. $2,000 per month gets you a two bedroom, 1.5 bathroom apartment. According to Rentometer.com, the price of $2000 is "reasonable" for the area; 60% of the listings for 2-beds in the area are between $1400 - $2400. Listing by Prudential Elliman.

New Bookstore on Vanderbilt Ave

Soon Crown Heights residents will not have to venture all the way to Park Slope or Cobble Hill to get new and used books. Unnameable Books is primed to open up on Vanderbilt Avenue within the next month. Stay tuned for more info...

Civil Eats: Brooklyn Farms Teach UN Delegates Lessons on Sustainability

      Brooklyn Farms Teach UN Delegates Lessons on Sustainability   via Civil Eats » Blog Archive » Brooklyn Farms Teach UN Delegates Lessons on Sustainability.

What are your plans for Memorial Day?

One Crown Heights mother gives her answer to the Daily News: This year, "I'll have the day to myself. I'll munch on my junk food. I love scary movies, and I haven't seen 'My Bloody Valentine' and 'Shutter' yet." Read the entire article here: Memorial Day? Make that a 'Me Day,' says busy Crown Heights mom. NY Daily News, by Veronika Belenkaya. So, what are your plans for memorial day?

Crown Heights 360: Vintage Signs, Ghost Ads and Community Murals

Intrigued after reading other blogs' coverage of the vintage signs, ghost ads and community murals in Crown Heights, we decided to do a compilation piece highlighting these posts.  Together, they weave a picture of the rich history of Crown Heights. Crown Heights Creative - Murals in South Crown Heights. Fading Ad - Interboro Brewing Company on Montgomery Street. Fading Ad - Burton's Mattress Company on Franklin & Montgomery. Fading Ad - New York Lumber on Utica & Empire. ...

Eric Adams Sponsors Bill To Honor Fallen Officers

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Renewable Energy in Crown Heights

From Renewable Energies in the USA This excellent short video produced by the Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC), a New York-based policy think tank, gives a firsthand account of the earliest consequences of the improved law. It documents the first commercial net-metered solar system in New York City located on top of the ‘Monti’ building at 925 Bergen Street in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The four minute film includes interviews with the building’s owner as well as the project’s ...

Eric Adams Presents Eco-Art Festival

For further information about the festival, please contact Kim Parker at NYS Senator Eric Adams' office at 7180284-4700 or Aisha Glover at 917 952-8508