Hi all- There have been a few times when readers have noted that I have deleted their comments. Just so you know, I have only ever deleted a comment ONCE, and it was a really nasty comment using profanity to describe another commentor, which I felt was really unnecessary. Feel free to challenge others in the comments, but there's no need to be obscene or downright nasty.
xo- Lesterhead
Hello PUPS, Due to a forecast for rain and thunderstorms tomorrow, we will be moving the 9th Annual Great PUPkin Dog Costume Contest to this Sunday, October 28. The registration time will still be 11:30 am at the top of the hill. Judging will start at noon. PUPS asks for a suggested donation of $5.00 per dog.
Sorry to have to move the event, but it does give you one extra day to work on your dog's costume! I hope you will be able to join us on Sunday, and if you would, please spread the word about us moving the contest. I am not sure, but I think the Fort Greene Park Conservancy may also be moving their Halloween Festival to Sunday (try checking their website later today).
Sunday looks to be sunny and warm, so I'll see you on Sunday with dogs in costume!
Location: Downing bt Putnam and Fulton
OMG - how creepy is this stand-alone house with the giant eye and the weird first floor?! Also, the windows of the second floor are filled with trophies. Prize-winning ghosts!
Location: Lexington bt Grand and Classon
So many plywood windows!
This just in from a reader: Not sure if you've heard this one before or not but according to my favorite waitress at Kum Kao, the space across the street from them (the one they own on the corner) will become one of the following: Either a pet supply store or (drum roll please)...a Starbucks!
Take it however you like, I thought it was potentially good gossip.
I believe the original gossip was that it was slated to be some sort of health food store or restaurant. Hmph -- there goes the neighborhood.
Location: 273 Greene bt Grand and Classon
Love the plywood, love the colorful graffiti.
I dined at Speakeasy last night with two friends. Apologies for not having my camera -- it was late (around 9 pm), and I had just returned home from a stressful grad class, and I forgot to bring it. For 9 pm on a Monday night, the place was pretty full. There were a large number of people there who were just chilling at the bar, and most tables were full. The atmosphere inside was quite nice, and I personally thought the decor looked great. The chandelier is gorgeous! The crowd was also very diverse. My friends also spotted a famous actor there dining (but I didn't know who he was). Food: we started with spicy wings as an appetizer. They came with a sort of sweet-spicy glaze and were topped with fresh cilantro. Excellent, I thought. Between us for dinner, we tried the roast chicken, the miso-glazed salmon and the... short rib? All were really great -- flavorful and well-seasoned -- and there really is something to the idea of "comfort food." Suddenly, we all felt kind of snuggly and content (seriously, we did). We waited a really long time between our wings and the entrees, which was really the only problem we encountered during the evening. Also, a few "key" items were not yet available, namely the lamb and the steak. Will have to go back for those another time.
Not bad for opening night.
The prices, as noted by several readers, are a little too high. If the entrees were all $3 less, I'd probably go for dinner there quite often. Also, my Heinekin was $6 (!!!). I'm really looking forward to them serving brunch, especially on a snowy morning, since I live close by.
Anyone else go last night? I know this place has received a lot of flack in the comments, but do go check it out before hating on it! I thought it was lovely overall.
Location: 424-26 Waverly bt Greene and Gates
Haunted by tacky decor, and also empty now I believe. At least the piles of garbage have been removed recently, as has the Sponge Bob toy near the front door.
I remember hearing that the Brooklyn brownstone Miranda and Steve moved into on Sex and the City was located in Fort Greene. Actually, it was in CLINTON HILL -- 299 DeKalb, between Waverly and Washington. Don't let these signs fool you:
"Untitled Project" means SaTC the Movie, which is filming there today! Although I have a connection to the people who own the house, they've signed a confidentiality agreement, which means they can't talk to me about it and I can't go take pics of the set inside. Bah.
Here they are, moving in yesterday afternoon:
At long last, Chef Josie's Speakeasy opens tonight at 5pm.
Menu shots:
A little pricier than I'd have liked, but looks like it could be pretty tasty.
132 Greene Ave @ Waverly
www.thespeakeasybrooklyn.com
I'm sure many of you who used to hit up Grand 275 in the mornings for coffee, croissant and WiFi have been worried. Gates have been down, and some residents feared they may have closed.
Have no fear! They're just focusing on evening hours now, but will continue to serve light brunch on weekends.
Grand 275 275 Grand, nr Lafayette www.grand275.com (hours have not been updated)
Location: Classon at Lexington
Totes a ghost bar here. Have you seen anything creepier?
Location: Park at Emerson
Just think about how many ghosts could fit inside this place!
Location: 25 Quincy, nr Downing
There's some sort of high-end apartment building next door, so it's only a matter of time before this place gets dehaunted.
Emmy-Award Winning Writer and Renowned Architect James Sanders to Speak at St. Joseph's College Annual Founders Day Lecture BROOKLYN, N.Y - October 11, 2007 - St. Joseph's College is pleased to announce that Mr. James Sanders will serve as the guest lecturer for the College's annual Founders Day lecture. On Monday, October 22, 2007, he will deliver a talk entitled, "Ever-Changing City: New York Past, Present and Future," at 4:30 p.m. at the Tuohy Hall Auditorium on 245 Clinton Avenue. The event is free and open to the public.
With Ric Burns, Mr. Sanders co-conceived and co-wrote the 172-hour, eight-part PBS series, “New York: A Documentary Film,” and co-authored its companion volume, New York: An Illustrated History. Widely viewed and critically acclaimed across the country, the series received six Emmy nominations, two Emmy Awards, and the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award. Mr. Sanders and Mr. Burns also co-wrote “Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film,” which received a George Foster Peabody Award in 2007.
Mr. Sanders is a regular contributor to the New York Times, and has written articles for the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and Architectural Record. As the principal of the architecture and urban design firm James Sanders & Associates, his projects include public work for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Pershing Square Management Association in Los Angeles, and the Parks Council, where he co-designed and implemented an innovative series of urban amenities and improvements for Bryant Park in Manhattan. In addition, his book, Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies, an exploration of the century-long relationship of the city and film, became the basis for a major multimedia exhibit in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall, sponsored by Turner Classic Movies and Time Warner Cable.
(St. James Pl.)
We have booked world class musicians and vocal artists for the past six years, with over 200 shows and a mailing list of over 700 guests.The following upcoming events are performed IN OUR HOME! We are the ONLY venue to do this in the five boroughs (or even the metro area). Our guest have come from all parts of the tri-state area as well. We offer two sets and an open wine bar plus other beverages as well as healthy snacks and apple pie, plus use of our Japanese Zen like backyard with its own waterfall.
Saturday, Oct 20th 2007 Saturday eve, Michelle Walker And her trio. at 119 Vanderbilt Ave, doors open at 8:30 PM. 20 dollars, all inclusive
Saturday NOV. 10TH - MISHA PIATIGORSKY & HIS TRIO Doors open: 8:30pm Set times: 9pm & 10:30pm
Saturday NOV. 11th - PARLORJAZZ AT TAMBORIL (check link for restaurant menu & photos) featuring, TY STEPHENS & ROMANTASY Doors open: 5pm Sets times: 6pm & 7pm Cover charge: $20 includes: both sets & open wine bar. Menu items are not included
Also, on display will be will be the work of local artists are available for sale as well.
Our house was featured in the HBO series of Flight of the Conchords, starring two New Zealand vocalists!
Location: 400 Washington, at Greene
This "hotel" reeks of haunting. Seriously, what is this? An SRO?
Hi all- I know the CH Map is sorely outdated, and I'm working on a new one (a Google Map, like Bed-Stuy Blog uses), which will be easier to update regularly. I'd like your advice -- I will obviously do my best to fill in everything in CH, but would you also like me to fill in Fort Greene and Western Bed-Stuy? I feel that leaving those out wouldn't make much sense, but I have to draw the line someplace. So tell me, outside of CH, what would you like to have the map include?
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