Earlier this month, Nick over at I Love Franklin Avenue posted a four-part series on his experiences as a juror in a recent homicide case. While I’ve always found his Crown Heights-centric blog provocative and thoughtful, this series is exemplary — citizen journalism at its finest and its most heartbreaking. He tells the story of [...]
August 18, 2010
While I play around and experiment with cross-processing, you should head to little spot on Union Street just west of Nostrand (map) in Crown Heights called Super Wings, which recently won the “Best Wings in Brooklyn 2010″ crown this year. Of course, I may be a tiny bit biased since it’s just up the block [...]
August 16, 2010
In late June of this year, I waded in and finally took the plunge into the deep waters of home ownership. As a first-time homebuyer, I had a lot of things going for me — the tax credit, lower-than-ever interest rates, and an endless parade of real estate listings. After many (MANY!) months of pounding [...]
April 21, 2010
Though the Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is still a week and a half away, the blossoms aren’t waiting for anyone. In an article I read today, visitors to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden have been treated to the peak displays of gorgeous pinks and whites for a couple of weeks now, and festival organizers doubt [...]
March 18, 2010
Though the weather the last couple of days has been unbelievably gorgeous (we hope you’re out at he park and not reading this blog!), this past weekend was another story altogether. However, I did manage to catch a break in the rain on Sunday afternoon to do some exploration in the south part of Crown [...]
August 25, 2010