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Prospect Heights | DailyHeights.com Forum :: Rain

sneakyonstmarks — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:16:30 GMT

Author: sneakyonstmarks
Subject: Rain
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 08 5:16 am (GMT -4)

Amazingly falling !!
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The life that has borne me me through these years is still in my hands and in my eyes. Wether i have subdued it, i know not. But so long as it is there it will seek its own way out, heedless of the will that is within me. Erich Maria Remarque

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Cylons

Carnivore — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:02:03 GMT

Author: Carnivore
Subject: Cylons
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 08 2:02 am (GMT -4)

THE CLASSIFIEDS :: 1996 Dodge Intrepid $1500 OBO

Robocop — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:00:03 GMT

Author: Robocop
Subject: 1996 Dodge Intrepid $1500 OBO
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 08 12:00 am (GMT -4)

147,XXX miles, runs perfectly, nice CD player, power locks/windows, newish tires, just had oil changed and fluid levels topped off. Body has a couple of minor scratches but otherwise good. Recently moved to New York and looking to sell my car. Kelley Blue Book value is $2,160.

Park Slope | DailySlope.com Message Board :: Looking for 2 bedroom apt.

stillooking — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:13:07 GMT

Author: stillooking
Subject: Looking for 2 bedroom apt.
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 10:13 pm (GMT -4)

My future roommate and I are 2 queer recent college grads. We are looking for an apt. under 2100.

Any advice?

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Why can't Americans spell "Caribbean" ?

JAH — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:08:26 GMT

Author: JAH
Subject: Why can't Americans spell "Caribbean" ?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 9:08 pm (GMT -4)

C-A-R-I-B-B-E-A-N.

One "R" and two "B"'s

Shit sicktates me.....

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: NYPD kicks man out of Yankees Staduim going to the restroom

JAH — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:47:14 GMT

Author: JAH
Subject: NYPD kicks man out of Yankees Staduim going to the restroom
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 8:47 pm (GMT -4)

Not patriotic enough?

A man gets ejected from Yankee Stadium for leaving his seat during "God Bless America."

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/.....cl=9491967&ch=4226713

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Dominos Pizza Needs to Stop the False Advertisments

faithful — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:14:45 GMT

Author: faithful
Subject: Dominos Pizza Needs to Stop the False Advertisments
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 7:14 pm (GMT -4)

Why is it that everytime you order Dominos Pizza, their deliver time is always an hour to an hour and a half. If you go on their website they still kind of allude to the 30 minute delivery. That's wrong. Piece of advice, if ever anyone needs to order from them for football gatherings, etc., make sure to order two hours in advance. Sorry -- just wanted to rant.

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Summer draws to a close

seespaces — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:43:42 GMT

Author: seespaces
Subject: Summer draws to a close
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 4:43 pm (GMT -4)

I was dating someone in early to late May, I told her I was going to try to drink more sangria this summer. Well, the relationship didn't last and neither did my plan to drink more sangria hey, red wine is good for you, right?). This random memory hit me recently and gave me pause.

But hey, fall is a nice season to, eh? Uh...plus there's this other gal. So it's all good. Forget I said anything:).
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Me and Billy standing there with a silver half-a-crown."

Park Slope | DailySlope.com Message Board :: NFL Ticket?

Furman82 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:09:32 GMT

Author: Furman82
Subject: NFL Ticket?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 3:09 pm (GMT -4)

I have a friend coming into town in a few weeks from Cleveland. He is already hounding me about finding a place so he can watch his Browns lose. Does anyone know of any bars in the area that have NFL Ticket and will be airing all the games? The last thing I want to do is trek into Times Square to go to ESPN Zone like he has already suggested.

Thanks.

Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens :: FISHERS SUPERMARKET CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!!

Mr. Peanut — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Author: Mr. Peanut
Subject: FISHERS SUPERMARKET CHECK OUT THESE VIDEOS!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 12:14 pm (GMT -4)

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Prospect Heights | DailyHeights.com Forum :: Rental obligations

Jay B — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:22:34 GMT

Author: Jay B
Subject: Rental obligations
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 11:22 am (GMT -4)

I have a sort of complicated rent question. I just moved out of a place in the Slope where I had paid my last month's rent upon moving into the apartment in 2004. I lived out the one year lease and have since remained in the apartment as a month-to-month tenant afterwards. This past July 1, I paid my normal rent. Then a few days later some personal stuff happened and I informed my landlord on July 15 that I intended to move out on August 15th, which he said was fine. This left us in a situation where I was fully paid for up until September 1st because I paid for July and August's (last month) rent was paid up front in '04. I stupidly assumed the landlord would give me back my money for the second half of August because I was not living in the apartment and had already given back the keys. However, I did not confirm this with the landlord and now of course he is saying he won't give that money back even though I did not live in or have access to the apartment.

I already looked up the law for month-by-month tenants and it states that I had to give 30 days notice, which is what I did. My question is: is the landlord legally obligated to give me the money for the time in which I didn't live in the apartment? It seems to me that one should not pay rent for an apartment they did not live in. I know I should have discussed this beforehand but in my haste to find a new place I neglected to do so.

Brooklyn Pets :: Cat behavior question

Ruska B — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:28 GMT

Author: Ruska B
Subject: Cat behavior question
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 11:21 am (GMT -4)

I have two cats: Alpha Cat is a 13 yo male who was the sole cat for 7 years until I brought home Beta Cat, who is now a 10 yo male. Alpha is alpha in all areas, except food. Alpha lets Beta eat first and only comes to eat when Beta is done.

Why is that?

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

daver — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:46:51 GMT

Author: daver
Subject: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 10:46 am (GMT -4)

Holy shit. This is interesting.

Quote:

Sen. John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential candidate on the Republican ticket for the White House, CNN has learned. The 44-year-old Palin, now in her first term as governor, is a pioneering figure in Alaska, the first woman and the youngest person to hold the state's top political job.

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Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy :: Spa Treatments

COD17 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:29:12 GMT

Author: COD17
Subject: Spa Treatments
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 10:29 am (GMT -4)

Just saw this on NYMag.com and thought I'd post it for the neighbors.
NEW TODAY

Body by Brooklyn Spa & Lounge is offering a deal on their delectable, fruity body scrubs; the Citrus Splash was $82 for 30 minutes but is now $70. Use of the Wet Lounge is complimentary.
When: Through 9/15; Sun.�Mon., Wed.�Thurs. (10�9), Fri.�Sat. (10�10).
Where: 275 Park Ave., nr. Washington St., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn (718-923-9400).

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: No such thing as bad publicity...

daver — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:40:18 GMT

Author: daver
Subject: No such thing as bad publicity...
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 08 9:40 am (GMT -4)

Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction

Quote:

Duchovny plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series "Californication," which earned Emmy nominations for casting and cinematography. The show's second season begins September 28.

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Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens :: Chlidren's parade

kenieva — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:28:47 GMT

Author: kenieva
Subject: Chlidren's parade
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 10:28 pm (GMT -4)

Anybody knows when the children's parade will take place? I think it's Saturday and runs along Franklin Ave at some point, but that's as far as it goes. I have been in the hood for 5 years and still haven't managed to see it. I searched the archives but haven't found anything. I would love to take my kids to see it...

APARTMENTS and REAL ESTATE :: 1 bedroom available in Crown Heights

caseopele — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:08:07 GMT

Author: caseopele
Subject: 1 bedroom available in Crown Heights
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 10:08 pm (GMT -4)

Ok, since this apartment is in my building I'm not going to give out the address here. I'm helping my landlord's daughter find a tenant, partly because she needs the help and because I don't want any douchebags living in my building. For under $1300, this is what you'll get (price is negotiable for a good tenant):

Good sized rent stabilized 1 bedroom on 3rd floor (maybe around 600sf, I'm not good at that stuff)
9 windows! (Corner building so plenty of light. 3 in the bedroom, 1 in each middle room, 3 in the kitchen, and 1 in the bathroom)
Relatively new stove and fridge
Kitchen big enough for a medium sized table and chairs
2 middle rooms (one could be a livingroom, the other an office or walk-in closet)
Big bedroom with nonworking fireplace
Fresh paint job
2 entrances (railroad style, doors on either end)
Cats okay, dogs probably are too (I had to put a small pet deposit down for my 2 semi-big dogs. No neurotic yappers though, it will be better for both of us.)
Heat and hot water included
Building in decent condition (not by Park Slope standards but acceptable)
Handyman on the premises
Great neighbors! (We're all pretty quiet, not jerks, friendly, the type of people who will let you in to climb up or down the fire escape if you lock yourself out. 1 or 2 of us might even go to the store for you if you're sick or incapacitated.)

What my landlord's daughter is looking for:

Someone who has decent credit or a guarantor and can pay their rent on time
Someone not on any programs

What the tenants (especially me) are looking for :

Someone who understands that this is Crown Heights, not Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights. People hang out on their stoops, sometimes we like to hang out in front of the building (not being noisy or anything).
Someone who isn't afraid of dogs, especially big scary pitbulls. Mine is so vicious she will run away and hide if you scare her, or lick your face clean off if she likes you.
Occasional noise should not bother you, Franklin Ave is surprisingly quiet here but sometimes people play music or yell. My dogs are convinced that they can scare thunder off by barking at it but I do my best to make them stop. I've also been told that you can't really hear them from the other apartments.
A nice person! We are all nice people so it will be awesome if you are too.

Ok, I'll be really serious now. I love my building, it's pretty quiet, the tenants give a crap and the space you get for the money is good. My next door neighbors (the handyman and his wife) have become good friends of mine, she even cooks for me! We all look out for each other and try to help each other out. Have something heavy to carry up? One of us will probably give you a hand and if we aren't able to do it, there are a few guys in the neighborhood who would be willing to help out for a few bucks. If I haven't scared anyone off and you're interested, PM me and I'll give you more info/set up a time to see the place/get you in touch with my landlord's daughter.

P.S. My landlord passed away recently and his 24 year old daughter is the one taking care of the building. She's a good person and has been really great to me so I wanted to help her find a good tenant.
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The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Calculate your Obama Tax Cut

Carnivore — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:55:18 GMT

Author: Carnivore
Subject: Calculate your Obama Tax Cut
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 9:55 pm (GMT -4)

http://alchemytoday.com/obamataxcut/

I suspect most people here will do quite well under his tax plan.

Prospect Heights | DailyHeights.com Forum :: Thurs at the museum

thisone — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:13:14 GMT

Author: thisone
Subject: Thurs at the museum
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 7:13 pm (GMT -4)

Anyone know what's happening there tonight? There's a stage set up in the parking lot, police barricades and whatnot.

Brooklyn Politics :: History is Made!

JAH — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:37:48 GMT

Author: JAH
Subject: History is Made!
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 6:37 pm (GMT -4)

Obama accepts the nomination on the 45th anniversary of MLK's I Have a Dream speech. How appropriate

MLK wrote:

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

We cannot walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their self-hood and robbed of their dignity by a sign stating: "For Whites Only." We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until "justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest -- quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."

This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,

From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that:

Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last!

Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy :: Police posted at Monroe and Nostrand

JAH — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:55:04 GMT

Author: JAH
Subject: Police posted at Monroe and Nostrand
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 5:55 pm (GMT -4)

Did anyone notice the two cops who were standing on the corner of Monroe and Nostrand today and kept moving from the mailbox to hide in the trees? I noticed them and when I left they were still there. Apparantly this type of thing is a threadworthy thing here so I decided to post it.

The Lounge/Random Stuff :: Israelites Speak on Patriotism and America

JAH — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:25:38 GMT

Author: JAH
Subject: Israelites Speak on Patriotism and America
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 4:25 pm (GMT -4)

Part 1:

Part 2:

Park Slope | DailySlope.com Message Board :: Safe Haven Review (Old Bar BQ spot) -and new blog promo

Mamacita — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:17:07 GMT

Author: Mamacita
Subject: Safe Haven Review (Old Bar BQ spot) -and new blog promo
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 4:17 pm (GMT -4)

Well, maybe if I throw this out there I'll force myself to write more on it to save face

Check out my first port about the Safe Haven opening. Sweet Tea will be adding recipes and foodie stuff too!

http://brooklynfoodbitch.blogspot.com/

Park Slope | DailySlope.com Message Board :: Parking Lot Legality

shacked26 — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:00:46 GMT

Author: shacked26
Subject: Parking Lot Legality
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 4:00 pm (GMT -4)

I need some advice on an issue that is going to start affecting myself and my neighbors here in the next few weeks. I live in an apt with a backyard and it opens up to another larger yard that is owned by Cabbad (same guy that owns the bike shop on 5th that everyone hates). This area has been shared between myself and my neighbors for the past few years as a place to hang out, throw horseshoes etc... This lot is located in the middle of buildings and has access to the road by an alley between two buildings. Now he has been threatening to turn this into a parking lot for awhile and it seems as though that time has come. Now I have some questions as to whether the zoning on my block would legally allow him to do this. Does anyone have any advice where I can find out about zoning laws on my block and if it is indeed illegal, how do I go about stoping this? Much thanks in advance for any and all advice.

Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bed-Stuy :: Putnam and Grand - Question

MaxHunter — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:30:13 GMT

Author: MaxHunter
Subject: Putnam and Grand - Question
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 08 3:30 pm (GMT -4)

I'm relocating from Florida (playwright) and found a place located on Putnam and Grand. So of course I go searching for the safety factor - first thing that comes up is a link to Brooklynian and the shootings. *L* oi vey! I'm no stranger to the big city (Detroit, Los Angeles, Tampa, Miami) I know there's places to walk and places not to walk... So with that being said

Would anyone like to add too their karma and tell me what they think of the area. Is it safe for a thirty seven year old white guy? *L*

Thanks.