The side garden has gone through resuscitative treatment. The herbs clipped and watered. The tomatoes lifted (pulling held off, damn little green orbs!). Dead cosmos yanked. Cosmos that only produced super fat greens yanked. All flowers dead-headed. Asters staked. Weeds pulled. Still flowering phlox chopped to allow new flowering shoots. Max sunflowers tied […]

Amidst getting acclimated to my new job (which I still love) and buying a new-to-us-car (what a grueling process) and sending Stella off to preschool (where Stella eats yummy challah), there's been a whole lot of cuteness over here. And I fear if I don't take a moment to write it down, despite my raging cold and the 465 papers I need to grade and t […]

The people of Pakistan are suffering as a result of July's disastrous flooding. COPO, the not-for-profit Council of Peoples Organization, is collecting canned food to donate to them. If you prefer, you can make a financial donation. COPO is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.COPO is located at 1081 Coney Island Avenue, between Glenwoo […]

Upon returning tonight, I couldn't help but examine the gardens by street light. Oh. Ew. The side yard is a disaster. Tomatoes completely fallen over, herbs dried and crispy, cosmos broken, all things in pots dead or nearly so. Hmm. My attempt to get some neighbors to water was half-hearted. I mean really, ask someone to walk back and forth 80 feet with […]

Albemarle Neighborhood Association MeetingThursday, September 23rd, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.Bruno Iciano, a representative from the Department of Sanitation, will speak at the next meeting of the Albemarle Neighborhood Association. Some of the questions that residents might want to ask Mr. Iciano areHOW OFTEN are the corner litter baskets emptied?WHY are the b […]

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You'd be hard pressed to believe right now that the real weather story today is the cold front about to sweep through. Not only is it saving the day by steering Earl into the maritimes (giving us the kind of glancing blow that leads to news stories of the devastating blow NYC surely is due), but it ushers in a taste of early autumn right on time -the en […]

Open Studio at Jaya Yoga EastFriday, October 1st, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.Jaya Yoga East will be opening on Friday, October 1st, at 2902 Fort Hamilton Parkway, at the corner of E. 4th Street. The other Jaya Yoga is located in Park Slope on 8th Avenue near Windsor Place.On Saturday, October 2nd, and Sunday, October 3rd, they'll offer free classes for adult […]

The East 4th Street Community Garden "was established in 1979 when it was transformed from a junkyard into an oasis," says Brooklyn Today's article "Is Brooklyn the new garden state?" The garden is a place not only for gardeners but also for community gatherings, the Kensington/Windsor Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), live jazz […]

Church Avenue--from Old Utrecht Avenue to Coney Island Avenue--is being milled and paved (the work started last night). A few blocks at a time are being worked on, and no parking is allowed between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on those blocks. The work will be completed on Friday, September 3rd. […]