Last week we mentioned the fundraising campaign to support Medgar Evers Preparatory School’s efforts to participate in the national marching band competition. We are happy to report that the band was able to participate this past weekend. Below is a clip of their performance AKPC_IDS...

Sadly, there were two shootings this past week in the 77th Precinct. One occurred on November 5th, at Troy Avenue and St.Johns Place, and one occurred on November 7th, in Brower Park. With these two shootings we’ve now experienced 66 shootings in our neighborhood since...

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We  have probably walked down about 70% of the blocks in Crown Heights.  However, for some reason we never had an occasion to venture down Rogers Avenue south until last week when we went to snap some photos of the new bookshop on Rogers.   What a great treat.  Block-by-block...

Interesting Update: Penina Roth actually did a guest post on ILFA about the bookstore.  In her post she notes that with the recent closing of Brownstone Books in Bed-Stuy, Daddy’s Basement is one of only 2 black owned bookstores in the city. ——- Seems like...

Local photographers and photographer want-to-bes, the Brooklyn Photo Salon at Launchpad is the place to be this weekend: For those of you who haven’t been, the Brooklyn Photo Salon showcases the work of emerging and established photographers through regular community gatherings,...

PHOTO: "Identity," Dionis Ortiz. Mixed Media. 2007 Wed, Nov 17, 7pm — A discussion at LaunchPad of a group show curated by artist Rachel Selekman on view November 8 – 27 by visual artists Melanie Baker, Margarida Correia, Shaun El C. Leonardo and Dionis Ortiz....

We just love to see the merchant mix in Crown Heights continue to diversify!  The latest addition – there is a lovely new floral and event design space that has opened up on New York Avenue (305 New York Ave. between Eastern Parkway and Union to be exact) in Crown Heights...

Photo Credit: Abeni G. Just when folks started to rejoice at the apparent victory over the closing of the pawn shop on Franklin Ave, we just get the following news from the Crow Hill Community Association that the pawn shop is back with avengence: Imagine our shock and dismay...

You’ll never hear a bad word from us about Joey’s Lunchboxx after the way they showed and proved during NP’s recent Nostrand Avenue clean-up effort.  But, if I were to voice a complaint, it’s that they’re never open regularly enough to take my...