September 2nd, 2010 by SFox
- photo credit: J Nygren
Here’s the scoop on where to go for what in the neighborhood courtesy of the Civic Council.
Batteries: J & R Television, 108 7th Ave.
Clothing: Wearable Collections, GreenMarket at Grand Army Plaza, Saturdays 8-4.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Tarzian Hardware, 193 7th Ave.
Electronics: Mr. Rubbish Electronics Drop-Off Center, 88 9th St. (between 2nd Ave and Smith St).
Plastics: Park Slope Food Coop, 782 Union St. To see which plastics are accepted, go to check out www.foodcoop.com.
Plastic Bags: Key Food, 130 7th Ave.; Barnes & Noble, 267 7th Ave; Rite Aid, 249 7th Ave.; CVS, 341 9th St.; C-Town Supermarket, 327 9th St.
Running Shoes: JackRabbit, 151 7th Ave.
Ink Cartridges: Staples, 4th Ave. Some schools also earn money by collect cartridges to recycle. Drop by your local school to find out.
Cell Phones: Key Food 5th Ave
September 1st, 2010 by admin
Landlords must now disclose bedbug infestations
Searching for that affordable and ever-elusive rental isn’t easy but the process has become a bit more transparent in New York City. Bad landlords and apartment’s bed bug history are now easier to find.
Landlords From Hell
A new website launched this week will help renters to find out “the dirt” on prospective landlords before they rent. Touted as the watch list for “NYC’s Worst Landlords”, renters can search a database of landlords with the highest levels of code violations name. The site was put together by the City’s Public Advocate’s office and is aimed at identifying and tracking the city’s most irresponsible landlordlords. Owners who appear on the list have a minimum of two significant house code violations per apartment. Read the rest of this entry »
September 1st, 2010 by admin
Quinn needs his belly rubbed
Quinn is our five-month-old American Staffordshire Terrier puppy mix. Quinn came to us with Demodectic Mange, which is not contagious to humans or other animals, but he being treated and is almost out of the mange woods. His new family will receive medicine to continue at home. Non-scientific studies have also shown that intensive belly rubbing, ball throwing, and nuzzling also heal puppies of itchies and scratchies. Read the rest of this entry »
August 31st, 2010 by Dale
Rosh Hashanah, a time for good food (Photo credit:Yaffe Phillips)
There are more Jews in New York City than in any city in the world, except for Tel Aviv. Close to half a million of New York’s Jews live in Brooklyn. The Jewish holiday season is approaching, and it can be a confusing time for non-Jews. Members of minority religions tend to know more about the majority religion than vice versa. So we know how to wish someone a Merry Christmas, but non-Jews might wonder: just what do you say at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? What do the Jewish holidays mean, other than that alternate side of the street parking is suspended? Why do they seem to be at different times on different years? And how many are there?
So, as a public service, here’s some information on Jewish holidays that may be useful – or at least interesting – to some. It’s just basic info that might come in handy. As a personal note: I belong to an Egalitarian Conservative synagogue here in Park Slope and provide this information from a point of view that recognizes variety of observance and does not view one particular branch of Judaism as more authentic than others. Read the rest of this entry »
August 30th, 2010 by nmcd
The calm before the storm
Summer is winding down. My sons have finished an idyllic 8 weeks of crafts, field trips, swimming and dodge ball at the local YMCA. The nights are cooler and here in the Finger Lakes the leaves are just beginning to turn. We’ll soon pack up the car and head back to Brooklyn. I can barely contain my excitement.
It’s not that I’m looking forward to the relentless routine of early starts and homework; far from it. It’s more that the start of the school year, always feels like a new beginning, far more so than January 1. So much more so, that I found myself accidentally writing a list of “new year’s” resolutions this morning.
It began as a list of practical “to-do’s” list, things like “dispose of baby items” (the ones we have been storing over the cupboard for nearly six years), go for the blood test and the annual mammogram (both several months overdue) but quickly became more aspirational and ambitious. Read the rest of this entry »
