A man who was seen in the company of a 25-year-old Brooklyn woman, now missing, is in county jail on a probation violation. Michael Mele, a 23-year-old registered sex offender, is being held on $50,000 bail. One neighbor says he thinks that police removed a machete from Mele's Orange County property. There were also reports of Mele standing in a dumpster, and a woman's shoe being found nearby.
Police believe that Laura Garza was killed, after finding blood in Mele's Infiniti. According to the NY Post, cops want to hear from anyone who saw Michael Mele's 2005 Infiniti FX35 (which had temporary plates) any time after early Wednesday morning.
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Cops Still Looking for Missing Brooklyn Woman, Feared Dead
Santa Cop Is Coming to Town
It was late night in Brooklyn
And all through the borough
Not a creature was stirring
Except for Williamsburg, Smith Street and Dumbo.
When along came a cop car
With it's red lights a whirring
"Ho ho ho!" came a cry
And it set our hearts stirring.
There was Santa riding shotgun
Heading east towards Bed-Stuy
"Merry Christmas" he yelled
To a shocked homeless guy
We ran out to the street (Tillary)
To see such a sight
"Watch out for the cars," he said
"And to all a good night!"
Photo by MK Metz
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Brooklyn Friends Winter Crafts Fair -- Holiday Shopping Accomplished
Kudos to Brooklyn Friends for the job well done at their Winter Crafts Fair, which took place Saturday.
It was a great community event (organizations like the Brooklyn Children's Museum, shown above, participated), with lots of high-quality handicrafts. We especially like this unusual bottle stopper made by Alchemy (photo left).
Kids had a great time with the bouncy rides, carnival games and face painting, and the cafeteria was mobbed.
80 percent of the proceeds went towards the "Horizons at Brooklyn Friends School," an academic enrichment program the school provides for children at PS 307 and PS 287 in Fort Greene. The rest went towards PTA programs.
Fine and Raw Chocolates gave out samples.
"Mainly Hats."
Silk screened T-shirts showing Lincoln handing "Change" to Obama, made by students at the school.
Photos by MK Metz
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Friday, December 5, 2008
That Loud Crunching Noise You Heard on Cranberry Street Friday Afternoon
Remember the Knight Bus in Harry Potter? The one that could squeeze itself into impossibly small places?
The driver of the Mitsubishi truck apparently thought he was Stan Shunpike, the driver of the wizard world's magic bus . . . but he wasn't.
A loud crunnnnch was heard during the early afternoon on Cranberry Street in Brooklyn Heights. No muggles appeared to be injured.
Top photo by MK Metz
Photo of Harry Potter bus by Mish Bradley, Creative Commons license
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Blip Festival in Brooklyn -- Old Video Games Turn Into Music and Art
Blip Festival 2008: The Promo from Richard Alexander Caraballo on Vimeo.
Remember your old Nintendo Gameboy?
"Archaic" game and home computer hardware is turned into musical instruments and motion graphics workstations in the BLIP FESTIVAL 2008, a four-day event showcasing nearly 40 musicians and visual artists occupying "the international low-res cutting edge."
Chipmusic practitioners and fans from around the world are converging in Gowanus as we speak for 8-bit micromusic live sets, electronic music and blazing graphics.
The Blip Festival takes place December 4 - 7 2008 at The Bell House in Gowanus, and is presented by Manhattan art organization The Tank and NYC artist collective 8BITPEOPLES.
More here.
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When Times Are Hard, Give Where You Live, Brooklyn
If you had a 401-K you probably don't have much of it left, but Independence Community Foundation reminds us that there are a lot of folks in Brooklyn who are really a lot worse off than we are. So they're highlighting Brooklyn’s nonprofit community during this holiday season.
Independence Community Foundation supports a huge number of Brooklyn non-profits, like Brooklyn Aids Task Force, Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service, the HOPE Program, NYC Industries for the Blind, St. John's Bread and Life, Added Value, BRIC Arts and many more.
They remind us: Give where you live, Brooklyn! Visit Brooklyn Gives during the holiday season and give what you can to a Brooklyn non-profit.
Bovo's Computer Art, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Brooklyn artist Tom Bovo will have two digital photographs in the upcoming December Theme Exhibit at the gallery of the Museum of Computer Art (MOCA) in Gowanus. The exhibit will run December 9-31, noon to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Bovo has two digital photographs in the exhibit: Ballet and Candy. They are part of his recent series of store windows and reflections.
MOCA is located at 139 Eleventh Street (between Second and Third Avenues), Brooklyn NY; take the F train to 4th Avenue, or the M or R train to 9th Street. The museum is open noon-6, Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, call MOCA at 718.788.1313.
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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Christmas Trees Popping Up Like Mushrooms in Brooklyn
Do Christmas tree vendors coordinate their arrival on the shores of Brooklyn?
From Brooklyn Heights (above, on Montague Street) to Dumbo to Cobble Hill, the evergreens have been popping up like mushrooms. An informal survey found the average price to be $10 per foot. Can anybody point us to cheaper more recession-friendly prices?
Christmas trees at Peas n' Pickles in Dumbo.
On Cobble Hill's Court Street.
BTW, Wikipedia tells us there has historically been opposition to the custom of the Christmas tree because of its alleged pagan origins.
Photos by MK Metz
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Ex-Gov Spitzer Writes for Slate, and Various Brooklyn Briefs
- Former New York governor Eliot Spitzer is now writing a new column for Slate. Here's the first one. The Observer
- The NYC Dept. of Education has decided to establish a new middle school in DUMBO on Dock Street, within the disputed Two Trees project, according to the Brooklyn Eagle.
- The good old days, when crime was high in Brooklyn Heights. BHB
- Really bad news for books, newspapers, magazines and even websites . . . NY Magazine
- A Belgium floral designer will open a flower school and shop on Front Street in Dumbo. Dumbo NYC
- President-elect Obama's half-brother Mark Ndesandjo lives in China, speaks Mandarin, runs an Internet company and teaches orphans to play the piano. NY Magazine
George Washington Returns to Old Stone House, Sort Of
Why were Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Julius Spiegel and other officials dressed as Gen. George Washington, Gen. Nathanael Greene and other Revolutionary War personalities Wednesday?
Just having a little fun -- here.
Photo by Cliff1066, Creative Commons license
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