Ooh… forget about Daily Heights Presents: BUILD/DDDB Debate 2005… we got us a good old fashioned Ratner Fight on our hands.
-Is Develop Don’t Destroy taking credit where credit is not due?
-Did Dan steal a lifetime of press contacts from Patti?
-Will YEAH RIGHT every turn off his/her CAPS LOCK BUTTON?
-Or at least divulge his/her secret identity?
Click to find out.
New York Daily News picks up the Eastern Parkway story:
“For years, a patch of ragged blocks along Eastern Parkway’s walkway has been crumbling so badly that Prospect Heights residents routinely trip into sinkholes. . . . Now a $4.7 million plan is being promised for repairs to those four blocks of the once-elegant walkway, with the hope that work will begin by the end of the year.”
The reporter neglects to mention who promised exactly what, and also where and when they promised it. What are they teaching kids in journalism school these days? However, they certainly did a good job of covering why.
The article closes on a trenchant quote from Daily Heights regular Robert Witherwax: “There is supposed to be a bike path . . . But no bikers dare ride on it because they’d break their neck.”
Anyone know the facts behind this story? Send in your leads:
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LINK: A Stumbling Block [New York Daily News]
BACKSTORY: Will it Ever Get Fixed? [Daily Heights]
This morning I was leafing through the Craigslist jobs section and noticed a bunch of restaurant jobs in Prospect Heights.
It looks like a certain upscale wine bar that sells coffee and panini sandwiches (*koff*Half*koff*) is looking for several new employees. Is that kind of turnover typical for a restaurant? To wit: (1) part/time bartender/wine server (does “compensation: tips” mean NO
salary?! If so, I need to start tipping a hell of a lot more.)
(2) barista,
(3) food prep.
This one I’m not as sure: Pizza person sought for new Prospect
Heights pizza & pasta restaurant that is closed on Mondays. Could it
be Amorina? Their listing for a pasta chef stumped me until I realized the email
was the same as above. But what is the deal with “hard work Wed-Sun.
Monday and Tuesday we party!”? – Does this restaurant only serve pizza, not pasta, on
Tuesdays?
The woman owned and operated restaurant listing for a brunch chef
stumped me till I realized the fax # was the same as the server position at Beast. I didn’t know they served brunch?! Yum, yum, yum.
Finally, delivery person for fast paced BBQ joint on Flatbush Ave –
probably Biscuit, right? Any other ideas?
LINK: Prospect Heights jobs [Craigslist]
My delightful and brilliant friend Gabriella is looking for flatmates to share the huge brownstone duplex she’s moving into:
“It occupies the top two floors of the brownstone on a quiet,
tree-lined street. There are three bedrooms, two of which have office annexes. . .” The third faces “a series of lush and verdant backyards.”
“Every room (except, of course, the kitchen & bathroom) has a marble mantlepiece, and there are plenty of nineteenth-century details, including, in every bedroom, a little alcove with tons of little built-in cupboards & drawers, and a working sink!”
“I’m a teacher recently come back to NY after a long absence, spent mostly in college and in graduate school. . . . Knowledge of another language, a love of literature and (classical) music, and an interest in politics and history would also be plusses. . . .”
“There will be an open house Sunday [today — ed.] and/or Monday.”
LINK: Bedroom and Study in Spacious Brownstone Duplex [Craigslist]
MAP: Carlton Avenue at Prospect Place [Google Maps]
If you thought you knew Prospect Park, think again. Kevin from Forgotten New York just assembled a pretty darn comprehensive history of Prospect Park that is full of delicious tidbits about Revolutionary landmarks, the Quaker graveyard, that gorgeous Horse Tamers sculpture, why the Vale of Cashmere has that funny name (and why you should stay away from it). In particular, I appreciated his explanation of those annoying hexagonal sidewalks:
“Prospect Park, and indeed most New York City parks, employ special sidewalks on their exteriors and on some park walks consisting of interlocking hexagonal blocks, that can be hard to walk on at times. Most likely, they are there to accommodate tree roots; when roots interact with the usual concrete slab sidewalks, the sidewalks lose the battle and split, making for dangerous walking conditions.”
Just reading the article makes me want to print it out and head the heck on over there!
LINK: Secret Prospect Park [Forgotten NY]
Thanks for the tip: satanslaundromat