Yesterday, a poster on Brooklynian shared some distressing (though as the poster points out, not altogether surprising) statistics about Crown Heights.  While crime in the city is down, crime in Crown Heights - in particular homicides –  is up. Just the other day, our...

Reading Series at Franklin Park 10.19.09 from Jennifer Macchiarelli on Vimeo. Nostrand Park was on the scene to cover the Monday Night Reading Series at Franklin Park on 10.19.09. www.nostrandpark.com Shot & Edited by Jennifer Macchiarelli www.jennylow.com AKPC_IDS += "561,";Popularity: 1% [?]

Bill Thompson’s mayoral campaign is founded on theory that eight years of Bloomberg in office is enough. What do you think?(opinion) AKPC_IDS += "551,";Popularity: 1% [?]

Credit: Nostrand Park FYI – If you are tired of the mailers, menus, and other random fliers being left on your doorstep, you can purchase one of those handy non-solicitation signs from Crown Heights North Association for $1.  And get this, if a business ignores your sign, they can get...

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Credit: Nostrand ParkThe Brooklyn Paper: Our Burger King is Ready to Wear the Crown I Love Franklin Avenue: Franklin Park Reading Series Yeshiva World: Mike Bloomberg Visits Sukkahs in Crown Heights Lubavitch.com: State Senator Eric Adams to Work Closely with Chabad on Security Concerns SuperVegan.com:...

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The repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, which required mandatory prison sentences for low-level drug offenses, takes effect today. On the one side of the aisle are the proponents of the repeal who argue that the laws were overly harsh, imposed an undue financial burden on taxpayers, and decimated black...

Credit. www.nostrandpark.com Construction for a new charter high school is underway at 1485 Pacific Street (at Kingston).  The school, which is part of the Uncommon Schools umbrella, is one of a series of new charter schools slated for Brooklyn, including a green charter school proposed...

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