Just came from the economic development committee meeting of the community board and this is the latest and the greatest on happenings in Crown Heights: Soon on Nostrand Avenue, there will be 42 seat “French bistro style tapas bar” called “No Bar”. And despite the name, the...

Admit it, when you first saw the thumbnail, you thought it was a real dog. In actuality it’s a cake.  And according to Miriam Milord, the Crown Heights owner of BCakeNY, a custom cake decorating business … anything can … be cake. You just have to check out some of the amazing cake...

Update 11/3/10: It is confirmed.  We spoke to one of the property managers, and there will indeed be a sushi bar on Nostrand.  Sounds like the place will have some nice bells and whistles, including rooftop access.  Can’t give too many details, but let’s just say that the owner of the...

If your eyes ever get worn from reading about the latest and the greatest of Crown Heights online (i.e. this blog and ILFA) , you might consider visiting one of the community board meetings – which are always chock full of information about what is going on in the area – and quite frankly,...

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Franklin Avenue is not taking a pawn shop on the strip without a fight.  This Saturday, October 16th at noon, on the corner of Park and Franklin, a rally against the proposed opening of a new pawn shop is scheduled.  For more information, check out the flier. AKPC_IDS += "4177,";Popularity: 17% [?]

Sunshine, from Starlite Lounge, is celebrating her 40th birthday tonight at Q’s Lounge at 761 Nostrand Ave. – near the corner Lincoln Pl.- 2 blocks North of Eastern Parkway, starting at 7:00 PM tonight! Karen, Starlite’s former bartender, will be Mistress of Drinks tending the bar...

Paws and the City, the cleverly named new pet store on St. John’s and Nostrand that opened up less than 4 months ago, is already set to expand. We received an email from the owner who indicates that due to popular demand, they will be branching out into what was formerly the “Uprising Sound”...

Sadly, it seems as if it’s official – Crow Hill Bistro will no longer be open for business.  An anonymous tipster spotted a vacate notice on the building yesterday while the gate was up.  Hopefully another great business will come in it’s place soon. AKPC_IDS += "4135,";Popularity: 18%...

Great news!  One of your favorite neighborhood development organizations (ahem) has the opportunity to be awarded $5,000 towards our groundbreaking community development initiatives for Crown Heights.  That is because yours truly has been nominated for a Brooklyn DoGooder award (I am honored). This...