There’s a potentially interesting event this evening (10/21) for anyone that’s ever feared for their life while crossing the street near Atlantic Terminal and might want to know what could be done make it less potentially fatal. It will be a DOT presentation to Community Board 2’s Transportation Committee at 6 PM at St. Francis […]

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1) First, Brooklyn Heights. Then, Flatbush Avenue. The Ricky’s invasion of Brooklyn is happening quickly. There was a story about in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle last week. Now, posters over at the Park Slope Forum report: On Friday I was on my way to work and was getting off the bus at the Bergen subway […]

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We bring back our Brooklyn Back in the Day feature for a look at the old Flatbush Avenue Terminal which used to be the Long Island Railroad Station at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenue that stood where Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Terminal Mall is now located. The view, which is from a website called Arrt’s Arrchives, dedicated […]

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The quite tall Oro Condo on Flatbush Avenue a few blocks from the Manhattan Bridge is going up fast, and is so tall now that it is poking above other buildings from a distance. This photo was taken a few days ago, so it’s probably added a few floors since this shot was taken. Meantime, […]

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