After reading about the neighborhood’s new wine bar, Thirstbaravin, on I Love Franklin Avenue, we were excited to check the place out.  So LaurelB and I journeyed over to 629 Classon Ave. at the intersection of Pacific Ave., a little forgotten corner in Crown Heights. During our short walk over,...

All Photos: Copyright Abeni Garrett 2010 It seems traveling in Brooklyn will be a nightmare today! As of 11 AM, two B44 buses were stuck in the snow on Nostrand Ave. One was stranded and abandoned at Nostrand Ave & Eastern Parkway and another B44 bus was stranded and abandoned at Nostrand Ave...

The fabulous Lady Miss Kier from the hit 90s group Deee-lite is grooving and living in Crown Heights! She has just released a HOT, new DJ Video of herself spinning internationally, to gear up for her 2011 release of new music! DeeJay Lady Kier On The Wheels Of Steel 2010 from kirby on Vimeo. AKPC_IDS...

The first ever Nostrand Avenue community cleanup was a huge success!  Here’ what we achieved: 35 volunteers (planning and labor) [target was 30] 99 volunteer hours (planning and labor) [target was 60] 9 businesses engaged (promotions, donations) [target was 5] 3 community group collaborations...

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”...

Update: October 13, 2010: Anyone who mentions “Nostrand Park” when they RSVP for the lobster dinner will receive 2 dinners for $30.  Come out to meet-and-eat this Saturday! ——————- You heard it here first – On Saturday, October 16th, there will...

Do you have a building on your block that looks like this? Credit: Shawn Rosvold Well, now thanks to the Crown Heights North Association, maybe this eyesore can be helped. We received a letter in the mail from CHNA recently announcing their new “Anti-Abandonment” program: Crown Heights...

While Crown Heights’ track record for recycling may be one of the worst in Brooklyn, one local organization is working to change that – and is providing community teenagers with jobs to boot. Project Re-Generation‘s (an organization near and dear to this blogger) Foot Soldier program...

We’ve been hinting at it for a while, but now, we’re talking about it officially … Destination Nostrand!  Yes folks, we are going to take on Nostrand Avenue and transform a gnarly, overgrown vacant lot into a Caribbean-away-from the Caribbean oasis for local residents and beyond. Drawing on...

As some may know, the Crow Hill Community Association (CHCA) has been working diligently to gain landmark designation for the new Crow Hill section of Crown Heights (that is the section is new, but the buildings are old). Their efforts have paid off.   The word from our friends at CHCA (and as...