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Uh…. where are all the updates?
They’re right here, in the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
Q Train Lockdown
madamefoo55 writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
“Coming home last Friday, I finally noticed that there are at least seven or eight cameras (or what looked like ceiling cams) that have been installed in the 7th avenue station. guess this means the token booth clearks may soon be history?”
Not sure if it’s elated, but according to EmilyM, there has been a strong police presence in the station recently (separate from the bag checks–on the platforms and in the station in the evening when there aren’t checks).
Watch yourself being watched: Prospect Heights Message Boards
More Hating on Hipster Clothing Outlet
Hot on the heels of allegations that Brooklyn Industries is co-opting “bike culture”, selling poorly made clothes, and being really uncool about returns, we’ve got more comments from isadora, who reported Saturday in blog comments here on Daily Heights:
“Their winter jackets do not conform with necessary laws that require them to clearly state the type/amount of down. I think they are completely getting over of clueless hipsters who care more about brand than quality. It’s a shame.”
Maybe somebody from Brooklyn Industries can respond to these comments and clear up the confusion. The description of the Einstein Bomber (right) clearly states “50% down 50% feathers”. This is not enough info? Do we need to know where the down came from?
Exploding Manhole!
UPDATE on all the flickering lights, brownouts and explosions Friday at Lincoln and Underhill…
rockhound files an eyewitness report in the Prospect Heights Message Boards:
“Two major booms happened, then minor explosions followed. Thick black smoke poured from one of the holes. Two manholes were involved; it looks like one cover flew several feet through the air. Note damaged asphalt around hole.”
More from krs10a posted in blog comments below:
“I heard two loud explosions around 8:30. I called 911, and was told it was a ‘manhole fire’, and a fire engine was already on the scene.”
“A customer in Sabra (deli) said he saw a manhole cover shoot two stories into the air, but this is unconfirmed.”
“A super for a building on Lincoln Place said there was a car that was forced upward by the force of a manhole cover under it…”
Links to full-size photos in the Prospect Heights Message Boards
About Those Flickering Lights and Fire Trucks this AM…
teddyballgame writes in the Prospect Heights Message Boards: “So early this morning at like 7 am, my electricity started like flickering on and off (at Lincoln and Underhill) … Then at about 8:25 there was some sort of giant noise outside, and people running this way and that, and now there are a ton of fire trucks.”
UPDATE from pete_c “Transformer exploded. (No word on whether it was Autobot or Decepti^H^H oh, never mind.) Con Ed was onsite and not looking too terribly worried (do they ever?) when I walked my animal back from the big park at about 9:15am.”
“The manhole cover in front of Lucky The Ghetto Poodle’s old laundromat was taped off with fun red ‘DANGER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS’ tape. So everyone be extra careful about that stray voltage, mmkay?”
No more shocked doggies: Prospect Heights Message Boards
Area Buzzer Rung by Black-Sounding Male Person
Well…
That started out innocently enough.
UPDATE from Muk of The Muk Report: “One time I let this Indian-sounding dude into my building and he beat me senseless with a bag of samosas. They were from Joy, which is definitely better than that place on Vanderbilt. Lock you doors indeed.”
Overreactions Abound: Prospect Heights Message Boards
Brooklyn Industries: PSers Allege Defective Jackets and Return Policy (and Selling of "Bike Culture")
Up now:
illegat writes: “So I know Brooklyn Industries is a local business that’s fun to support and the water tower logo is cool and all, but has anyone else had problems with these clothes being poorly made and their return policy?”
Then there’s this whole issue about “Bike Culture” not being for sale.
Get the full story: Posted on DAILY SLOPE | Park Slope Neighborhood, Brooklyn, NY
Attention Landlords ("Sherita")
Who is Sherita? An ostrich? A Dr. Seuss character?
… and where is my Home Heating Oil? Why is my apartment so drafty? Does my landlord know about this place? Is the price still right?
Photo taken on the corner of Atlantic Ave. and Classon Ave., 1 block from the Lefferts Hotel.
