Here, the Vanderbilt Ave. Mexican restaurant is decked out for the holidays. Anyone been yet? Reports say that the menu is pretty much like you would find at the original Fort Greene location. Link: Pequeña Opens Prospect Heights Location — Grub Street New York
Send in the Clowns: Ratner Brings in A Literal (Not Figurative) Circus
As reported in The Brooklyn Paper, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus are coming to Barclays Center, at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenue.
Tish James takes the bait:
Longtime Atlantic Yards foe Councilwoman Tish James (D–Prospect Heights) was unimpressed by the circus announcement, saying that it would only bring “more clowns to the Atlantic Yards-Barclays Center debacle.”
WSJ Profile of Prospect Heights: Less Slope, More Edge
As discussed on Brooklynian, the Wall Street Journal just profiled Prospect Heights as having Slope Appeal With Edge:
“… Prospect Heights has developed a reputation as the Slope’s edgier cousin. And even after years of playing development catch-up to Park Slope, Prospect Heights still offers more inexpensive housing options.”
* The median list price is $549,000.
* The median size is 1,095 square feet.
Some negatives: the schools section is a bit outdated and random, making it sound like Prospect Heights has no school options.
They also highlight the Richard Meier condo at One Grand Army Plaza as “the most ambitious new residence in the neighborhood” and are rather polite about its 34% vacancy rate despite being on the market for years: “About 66% of the 96-unit building has been sold…”
BONUS: The ultimate argument settler – WSJ calls the boundaries of Prospect Heights. Flatbush to Washington, and Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue. That’s reasonable, right?
Check it out on Brooklynian and Wall Street Journal.
Michael Brea Calmly Describes Prospect Heights Mom-Slaying
According to the Daily News, Ugly Betty actor Michael Brea took a sword and killed his mother, Yannick Brea “after she asked him to pour water from a pot in which she was cooking chickens in.”
The Daily News also has a Photo Gallery of Horrors where you can gawk at blood-spattered walls and AC units in the Prospect Heights apartment. Can you say prurient? I knew that you could…