across the park

Local Comic Hosts Monthly Event

Charles Star (of stay free! fame) passed along info for his newly founded monthly comedy night in Brooklyn.  Here it is:

Pant-Hoot is a night of excellent stand-up comedy and chimpanzee information from Charles Star and Monkeywire. This is going to be a monthly Tuesday night show.

This month:

Pete Holmes (VH1's Best Week Ever, Comedy Central's Premium Blend)
Dan Allen (Comedy Central's Premium Blend)
Amy Crossfield (Comedy Central's Open Mic Fight)
Pat O'Shea
Claudia Cogan
Hosted by Charles Star with an educational interlude from Monkeywire.org.

Pant-Hoot at Magnetic Field
97 Atlantic Avenue (Hicks / Henry)
Brooklyn Heights

Plans Thwarted?

Based on DOB records, it appears that the new owner of 185 Ocean had his plan to build an eight story building on the lot rejected.  As we don't speak building code, it's completely unclear to us why the plans were rejected.

We're sure he'll build something...  our best guess is that it's quite possible that he could submit refreshed plans for an eight story edifice and push them through.

Big Firms: Come on Down

A couple weeks ago, we reported that a real estate office opened on Washington Ave. between Lincoln Rd. and Lefferts Ave.  We've glanced in his windows and noticed that most of his listings aren't really in the PLG area - they're often in East Flatbush and such.

Not that we don't appreciate the new guy's tiny office, but we want to see the big guns open up in PLG.  Almost every time there's a big listing (sometimes a small listing) in PLG, it's offered by a larger, highly recognizable firm.  In addition, we hypothesize that sooner or later, the big guys will want to expand into Crown Heights South and Wingate.  Wouldn't PLG make a stellar location to grow from?

To enhance our case, Barbara Corcoran once said:

The best property leads I’ve ever chased have come from gay waiters or would-be actors serving my meal at a fancy restaurant. I’ve made a habit of asking, “So, where do you live?”

Come take a fresh look at PLG, Babs.

We would also like to see one of the big firms locate in PLG because we think it would contribute remarkably to our commercial landscape and accelarate the addition of amenities - nothing fancy, we're talking ATMs and some better stocked shops on Flatbush.

This post will probably touch a nerve for some - go forth and comment.

Fire at 97 Fenimore

Every homeowner's nightmare...

Apparently, a fire broke out at 97 Fenimore St. on August 19.  From what we're told, there were no injuries.  However, the homeowners are reportedly artists, and it is possible that much of their work was destroyed in the fire.

Our best wishes go out to the owners of 97 Fenimore.

Still not done, but a little less brazen

We got a little emotional about our chronic troll's recent activities, and as several readers have pointed out both online and offline, we went a little overboard.

We don't think there's much point to offering a defense, as we think anyone would understand the frustration.

That said, we've taken down reference to said event (other than this post).

Thanks for reading, everybody!

Ocean Ave Coop

It's rare that we see an apartment for sale on Ocean Ave. as most of the buildings on Ocean are rentals.  However, 125 Ocean Ave. is a full fledged coop, and apparently this two bedroom unit is for sale.

It's for sale by owner, asking price is $475,000.

For a two bedroom in Brooklyn, $475K is not a bad price.  For a two bedroom on Prospect Park, $475K seems like a deal. 

Agree or disagree?

National Night Out: No Small Thing

We stopped by tonight's National Night Out on Maple St. tonight to see what was going on.  Much to our surprise, A LOT was going on.

Cutting through the intense humidity was dance, barbecue and a giant crowd enjoying themselves.  There was also a band and a huge thing that kids were inside bouncing around.  And, of course, Health First was there should anyone find themselves wanting to sign up for Medicaid.

Mayer Bloomberg was also present.  We missed his speech, but a neighbor told us that he emphasized the need to keep guns off of the streets to avoid future tragedies like the loss of officer Timoshenko. 

Amen to that.