Smashed Volvo in Cobble Hill Prompts Neighborhood Safety Meeting
All weekend, we kept walking by this smashed-up Volvo on the corner of Kane St. and Henry St., wondering what could have happened and does the owner have a clue? What we found out from neighbors is...
View ArticleTraffic Safety Meeting Planned in Cobble Hill
Quick update on our post from earlier in the week. We received this email from Maureen Hogan, we THINK the owner of that totaled Volvo on Kane and Henry St. If you’d like your say about traffic safety,...
View ArticleUpdate on Vehicular Safety Meeting for PS 29
Last week, we showed you the result of some seriously bad driving on Kane St., near PS 29. And Monday night, residents gathered to discuss how to slow drivers down in the neighborhood. Maureen Hogan,...
View ArticleHeads Up: Lots of Bridge and Road Closures in BoCoCa This Weekend
Planning on doing some driving this weekend? There’s a ton of work on the Brooklyn Bridge and BQE (mostly at night), so check this out before you start cursing the DOT in front of your kids (not that I...
View ArticleCobble Hill’s PS 29 Asbestos Debacle
Before I move forward on this post, I want to offer a quick disclaimer: I am a PS 29 parent. That puts me a little close to this news. But news it is, so I wanted to report on it best I can. You may...
View ArticleAnother Rally for School Safety: All NYC, Not Just PS 29
Earlier this week, we gave you a heads up on all the asbestos brouhaha coming out of Cobble Hill’s PS 29. Parents are up in arms over the asbestos abatement which will be taking place while school is...
View ArticleFile This Under Shut the F-Up Brooklyn Heights
Ok folks, I get it. We want our quiet little piece of Brooklyn to stay that way. But guess what, when somebody sticks a multi-million dollar park at the foot of your neighborhood, it’s time to accept...
View ArticleHeads Up: Thieves Foraging for Personal Info in Carroll Gardens
I was passed along this note from a concerned Carroll Gardens neighbor. Wanted to give a heads up because, like many of you, we don’t shred all our personal info before we put it in the recycling bin....
View ArticleAnother Smash-Up On Hicks St., Cobble Hill
Earlier this month, a young boy was struck dead by a cab on Hicks St., in Cobble Hill. And though the cab driver wasn’t charged with anything because the child ran into the street, anyone who lives...
View ArticleHomeless Shelter May Open in Carroll Gardens
image via Pardon Me for AskingAccording to Capital New York, a homeless shelter may be opening in southern Carroll Gardens. Though the proposal for the 170-bed shelter at 165 West 9th St., which could...
View ArticlePut Your Tax $ to Work for Hicks St. Pedestrian Safety
Have you heard of Participatory Budgeting in New York City? We hadn’t either, until a pal clued us in last night. PBNYC actually allows residents of eight Council Districts to decide how to directly...
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