Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, who have been on top of the wretched energy scams being run all over Brooklyn (and the whole city for that matter), went to CB7 to give “a brief overview as to what the scams IDT Energy (and other ESCOS) have been perpetrating on our communities, how not to get […]
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GL Day Ender: How to Avoid Being Energy Scammed
November 20th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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GL Day Ender: A Hole in a Fence on DVD
November 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: A Hole in a Fence on DVD
For those of you who never got to see D.W. Young’s documentary about Red Hook, A Hole in a Fence, fret not. The DVD will be available just in time for the holiday gift giving!) on December 9th for $19.95. In addition to the documentary -which chronicles the evolution of the off-the-beaten-path neighborhood from a […]
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GL Day Ender: Clinton Hill “Foreclosure Porn”
November 18th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Clinton Hill “Foreclosure Porn”
[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Chase Bank is interested in helping Clinton Hill homeowners refinance and “keep” their homes. To prove it they’re having a session at (drum roll) a local evangelical church and there will be refreshments and a raffle. We suppose having a higher power on one’s side couldn’t hurt.
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GL Day Ender: IDT Energy Scammers Still All Over the Place
November 17th, 2008 · 11 Comments
Per an email from Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, who were among the first to sound the alarm about the scam-like practices which IDT energy is engaging all over Brooklyn: “our ever vigilante crew on 23rd St. (don’t mess with us man!) was on the tip as the boys and girls of IDT Energy (most […]
Tags: GL Day Ender · Greenwood Heights
GL Day Ender: Sexy, Sexy Moustache Time
November 13th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Sexy, Sexy Moustache Time
Alright boys, get that upper lip nice and clean and sign up for the Mustache for Kids! From 11/13 to 12/13 we wanna see our borough filled with the sexiest, thickest, longest mustaches you boys can muster to help the kids in our underfunded public school system. For those of you who’s always wanted a […]
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GL Day Ender: Abraham Lincoln Castro in the Burg
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We have no idea, but it was on Bedford Avenue and we found it oddly compelling enough to photograph and post.
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GL Day Ender: Giving Thanks Under Da Big Thanksgiving Tipi
November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It’s time to talk turkey. On Saturday (11/15) from 11am to 4pm, head on down the PS 15 in Red Hook (on Van Brunt between Sullivan and Wilcott) to join the Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy and associates for a fall day of learning and fun before the big Thanksgiving holiday. Dear God, did we just […]
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GL Day Ender: CUE Tour of Green-Wood Cemetery
November 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: CUE Tour of Green-Wood Cemetery
Here’s this weekend’s tour from our friends at the Center for the Urban Environment: Written in Stone: Tales of Green-Wood. Sunday, November 9, 1 – 3:30 pm – with Ruth Edebohls. The monuments and mausoleums of Green-Wood have many fascinating stories—and not just about the many famous figures buried there. Visit final resting places and […]
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GL Day Ender: “My First Vote (Brooklyn)”
November 4th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: “My First Vote (Brooklyn)”
This comes to us via valued correspondent Vaduz Uvunt from Craiglist about voting for the first time today in Brooklyn: My First Vote (Brooklyn) In 1992, I had turned 18 and was to have my first time voting be the Presidential Elections. Bush (Sr.) v. Clinton. I was quite excited and studied up on both […]
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GL Day Ender: Halloween Mania, of Course
October 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Halloween Mania, of Course
[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] This is today’s Williamsburg entry. It’s from South Second Street.
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GL Day Ender: 360 Smith Goes Back to the BSA Tomorrow
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
It’s back to the mysterious and obscure, yet powerful, Board of Standards and Appeals for the controversy-plagued 360 Smith Building in Carroll Gardens. First, the issue was its Heavy Metal Look designed by Robert Scarano. Subsequently the sticking point was the building’s height. In the meantime, there was a zoning changing on the block on […]
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GL Day Ender: Whip Out Your Cell for Obama in the Slope
October 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Whip Out Your Cell for Obama in the Slope
A bunch of Park Slope businesses are holding phone banks for the Obama-Biden campaign. A GL Correspondent hit us up with a photo of the sign for the cell phone bank Al Di La is hosting on Carroll Street. The Lyceum and Proteus Gowanus are also welcoming people to bring in their cells and ring […]
Tags: GL Day Ender · Park Slope · Politics
GL Day Ender: Red Hook & Bushwick CUE Tours
October 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Red Hook & Bushwick CUE Tours
Here’s one of our regular posts from the Center for the Urban Environment about the great tours they run: Last Exit to Brooklyn: Red Hook. Saturday, October 18 – 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm – with Dan Wiley. Red Hook’s tough reputation has been depicted in literature, plays and movies. This isolated neighborhood of low-rise […]
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GL Day Ender: Ride a Bicycle Built for Two
October 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Ride a Bicycle Built for Two
What with yellow leaves flying in the wind, school kids sporting new backpacks, and TV reporters developing sudden obsessions with Ohio, it’s hard to deny fall is here. Nights are cool and some rain is coming, but Sunday looks to be clear. You can’t bottle sunlight, so enjoy it while it lasts. One option: take […]
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Meet the Latest Carroll Gardens Newcomer
October 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments
On item that we’ve had, but failed to post during our hiatus was one of our favorites about the Smith Street parrots. Our Special Correspondent explains: “The parrot pic is (street name deleted to protect the parrot) and smith’s newest resident. Looks like looks like a baby of a bigger parrot that has been hanging […]
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GL Day Ender: From Matamoros to Ricky’s
September 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Last week’s big Bedford Avenue retail news was a story that Ricky’s is opening up. One of the storefronts that was mentioned (191 and 193 Beford) was that of the “now defunct” Tasti D-Lite frozen yogurt shop. Well, Tasti is still very open, but the Ricky’s sign for a costume store is in the doorway […]
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GL Day Ender: Toxic Bedford Ave. Site is Still a Mess
September 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Day Ender: Toxic Bedford Ave. Site is Still a Mess
The development site at 95 Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg–the former parking lot and paint factory–whose toxicity has attained the status of urban legend still appears to be a mixed bag in terms of public safety. Some piles of dirt and rubble are covered and some are not. This is the current scene. The best we […]
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GL Day Ender: Cyclone and the Pig-Faced Lady
September 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
With all the bad and indifferent news about Coney Island, here’s one to induce a bit of a chuckle. There’s a new play called Cyclone and the Pig-Faced Lady that will be having its world premiere soon as part of the New York Musical Theater Festival. It’s playing, starting September 23, at the TBG Theater. […]
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