The results of the McBrooklyn poll are in, and the viewers have decided:
In last Thursday's Vice-Presidential debate, 85 percent of respondents said that Joe Biden won; 8 percent voted for Paul Ryan; 2 percent couldn't decide; and 4 percent said both debaters did terribly.
Thanks for participating, and don't forget to vote in the election!
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Who Won Thursday's Vice-Presidential Debate?
Gowanus Towers Conditionally Approved; Media Center Coming to DUMBO; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- CB6 conditionally approves Lightstone Group to build towers along Gowanus. Carroll Gardens Patch
- A national kids franchise has taken over the Eileen Dugan Senior Center in Carroll Gardens; the seniors are moving to the basement. Brooklyn Eagle
- A “Made in NY” media center -- an incubator for media projects -- will be located at 20 Jay Street in DUMBO next spring. NY Times
- Brooklyn rents shoot through the roof. NY Daily News
- Oops! Brooklyn school founded by teachers union is one of district's worst. Brooklyn Eagle
- Yoko Ono will be honored at the Brooklyn Museum on November 15. Brooklyn.About
- The Jay Street Arts Building in DUMBO is going residential. Brownstoner
- Orthodox Jews filed a lawsuit against New York City over the consent that must be signed by parents before a rabbi can suck blood off their child's penis with his mouth after circumcision. Failed Messiah
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Report: Rolling Stones NOT Definitely Coming to Barclays Center, Brooklyn
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Showbiz411 reports that the Rolling Stones will indeed play 50th anniversary concerts; that tickets will go on sale this weekend -– maybe as soon as Friday; that Ticketmaster will handle the sales; and that all hell is going to break loose.
The blog says that confirmed dates are November 26 and 27 at the O2 Arena in London. December 15th and 16th are set for the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The dates for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn are coming, but not agreed to yet.
Showbiz411 says the delay is all about "money, money, money." Richard Branson is said to be putting up $25 million to make all this happen with concert promoter Paul Dainty.
Get the full story here.
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Safest Neighborhood in Brooklyn? Don't Think So.
According to the website (which seems to be real estate oriented) Kent Ave / 3rd Street is the safest neighborhood in Brooklyn, followed by:
- Gowanus Expy / 7th Ave
- Bergen Beach
- Bedford Ave / Avenue L
- Flushing Ave / Bedford
- Williamsburg St / Wythe
- 80th St / 12th Ave
- 23rd St / Avenue J
- Ross St / Bedford Ave
- 33rd St / Avenue R
Something about the first listing (Kent Avenue and 3rd Street) didn't sound quite right, so we looked up this so-called safest neighborhood in Brooklyn on Google Maps. This is what we found:
The second-safest -- Gowanus Expressway / 7th Avenue -- is just highway, so we looked nearby at 7th Avenue and 68th Street:
Looks pretty safe . . .
The third safest, Bergen Beach looks really safe!
So does Bedford and Avenue L.
80th Street near 12th Avenue; 23rd Street at Avenue J; Ross Street at Bedford Avenue; and 33rd Street at Avenue R are all lovely, suburban-looking neighborhoods.
So while we can't speak for the accuracy of these neighborhood statistics, we'd venture that most of these so-called safe neighborhoods are really safe -- except for the first, "safest neighborhood in Brooklyn."
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VP Debate Party; Free Wi-Fi In Cadman Plaza Park; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- VP debate-watching party at 739 Franklin. ILFA
- They're installing free Wi-Fi in Cadman Plaza Park in Downtown Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle
- Brooklyn homeowners go for gimmick to turn houses into billboards and get mortgages paid. NY Daily News
- Sale of Domino Sugar Factory moving right along. Gothamist
- The private residences being built inside Brooklyn Bridge Park will have little yards, but officials say they won't cut into park land. Brooklyn Eagle
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thousands of College Students to Pack Fort Greene Tonight for 'Downtown Brooklyn College Fest' - Wed., Oct. 10
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| Pusha T |
The “Downtown Brooklyn College Fest” sponsored by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Berkeley College, LIU and NYU-Poly is part of an effort to continue to attract students and universities to the area.
We're told that some great food trucks will be in attendance along with the Brooklynettes (the Brooklyn Nets dancers) and their mobile fan truck called “The Experience," not to mention Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership President Tucker Reed.
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)
30 Lafayette Avenue (between Ashland Pl & St. Felix)
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Time Traveling Walt Whitman Visiting Coney Island this Weekend
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| 'Walt Whitman' will be reciting this Sunday at Coney Island. |
The event features two evenings of a literary stage and two afternoons of free poetry workshops. The main stage is located in the NY Aquarium's Alien Stingers Exhibit, in front of the Jellyfish.
There will also be site-specific poetry happenings around Coney Island. These include poet, actor and Whitmaniac John Farrell reciting Walt Whitman at the Coney Island History Project on Sunday, October 14, from 2-4 p.m. Admission is free of charge.
Mr. Farrell's one-man show "Walt Whitman: Time Traveler" premiered last year in Ireland. In New York, he has performed as Whitman at the Brooklyn Book Festival, NYC Poetry Festival and Dixon Place.
"Walt Whitman, an American poetry icon, was a frequent visitor of Coney's shores in the 1800's," says Parachute Festival director Amanda Deutch, who notes that Whitman ran along Coney Island's coast shouting Homer and Shakespeare to the Atlantic surf.
Photo courtesy Coney Island History Project
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Homeless Shelter in Carroll Gardens; Baby Doctors Move to Brooklyn; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- A company run by a former Bloomberg commissioner wants to put a homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens. Brooklyn Eagle (In a Scarano-designed building. PMFA)
- Zipcar leaves Brooklyn Heights customer stranded with expired car registration. NY Daily News
- Tech firm, ditching Soho, heads to DUMBO. TRD
- Fertility doctors are flocking to Brooklyn's baby-making neighborhoods. Modern Health Care
- Secret recording of NYPD stop-and-frisk: "I'm gonna break your f***in' arm." Gawker
- Both Prospect and McCarren parks cancel ice skating this year! BkMag
- Here's a list of all the bus changes coming to Brooklyn. Brooklyn Eagle
- TSA agents humiliate woman dying of cancer. Gawker
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Giant Flashing Video Billboard for Barclays Center Parked in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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| Photo by MK Metz |
Such a great use of a waterfront park! Because we all looove Barclays. And we looove American Express which will allow us to go to Barclays!
If you go around the back the giant, flashing video billboard you can make a "dance" or "rock out video" and get a chance to win tickets from American Express to Barclays! Which we looove.
Helloooo Brooklyn!
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Your Artisanal Eggs May Be Full of Lead; and More Brooklyn Briefs
- Gowanus residents launch petition against Lightstone project. Carroll Gardens Patch
- A judge has ordered the owner of four Bay Ridge car dealerships to pay customers back $294,500 for ripping them off. Brooklyn Eagle
- Barclays Center traffic hasn't been so bad so far. Carroll Gardens Patch
- Car vandals hit Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. BHB
- Eggs from community gardens in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens have been found to have unacceptable levels of lead. NY Times
- Check your restaurant bills, there’s penny gouging afoot! Brokelyn
- There have been 52 bee swarms in the city this year, which is apparently unprecedented. The Brooklyn Ink
- One of the nicest blog posts we've ever read. WYDNKBYANM
- Winner of Florida roach-eating contest collapses, dies after downing dozens of live bugs. OttawaCitizen
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