Excelsior Bike Shop - 694 Franklin Ave Franklin Avenue has a new bike shop,  Excelsior Bike Shop! Excelsior located @ 694 Franklin Ave., btw Park Pl & Prospect Pl., is a full service shop that sells & repair bikes. They also sell an array of bike related accessories. Excelsior is part of 9th...

On Dec. 3, 2011, a benefit – reunion was held at The Red Lotus Room in Brooklyn – to help raise funds to help secure a permanent home for The Starlite Lounge. The video above is from that wonderful night!!! The Starlite Lounge Family, Management, Staff & Owners -  in conjunction with...

Brooklyn Girl Film Festival - On Thursday, March 29th @ 5 PM, Launchpad kicks off  the Brooklyn Girl Film Festival’s first annual, 3 day festival & reception! Launchpad is located at 721 Franklin Ave.,  between Sterling Pl. & Park Pl, 646-494-7211. Take the 2,3,4, 5 or S subway to Franklin...

"The Hole" - The Curious Case Of 341 Eastern Parkway 341 Eastern Parkway aka “The Hole” – brilliantly named by Nick at ILFA - is a very curious case of  “gentrification” and development opposed to community revitalization. “The Hole” is a vacant,...

Occupy Crown Heights “What Does A Just Crown Heights Look Like To You?”   We would like to hear from you! Come meet your neighbors and discuss the various issues on Sunday March 18, 2012 @ Five Myles Gallery, 558 St. Johns Pl,  from 4PM to 7PM. On February 29th,  a small, diverse...

Uncommon Indicators Of Gentrification Part II - At Nostrandpark, we’ve frequently blogged about the many complex issues concerning gentrification, especially in regards to Crown Heights. One of the lighter & funnier posts on the effects of gentrification being Laurel Brown’s, Uncommon...

Occupy Wall Street's 1st Brooklyn General Assembly - Franklin Ave Occupy Wall Street – which began on Oct. 17, 2011,  is a self – pro-claimed - “leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions”. Agree with their stance or not,...

If you all haven’t had a chance to check out the fabulous Vodou Bar on Nostrand yet, here is a great reason and opportunity: Come support the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger – a nonprofit food pantry working vigorously to end hunger. The BSCAH provides the only Brooklyn based community...

Last year students from Brooklyn’s exceptional youth journalism workshop produced this video about Nostrand Park’s first Nostrand Ave cleanup. Well now FIRST TAKE is gearing up for a new year and is looking for high school students to participate in this dynamic experience. The “FIRST...

Local freelance journalist and videographer made this exceptional video montage of the recent Franklin Avenue Kids Day. Franklin Kids Day 2011 from Aulistar Mark on Vimeo. AKPC_IDS += "4696,";Popularity: 8% [?]