“There’s neighborly, and then there’s neighborly. Apparently, someone’s assumption that ‘your hydrangea is my hydrangea’ was a little presumptuous. The note reads ‘To the ‘Neighborly-type’ person who came up my stoop and cut SIXTEEN STEMS off my Hydrangea: This plant is in memory of my deceased mother. I hope you sleep well at night.’”–Brooklynometry

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[Photo courtesy of Alex Richman Photography] There’s a new summer treats option in Windsor Terrace. Per photographer Alex Richman, who sent his photo and this info: “New ice/gelato place went up on 16th street off of Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace. Its called Lia’s. It is next to Brooklyn-Real real estate and liquor store. […]

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Every now and then, a storefront shows itself as a space is making a transition from one thing to another. This is one of them. The kind reader who sent this photo from Windsor Terrace writes: I came out of the subway today and saw this storefront on Prospect Park West between 16th and Windsor […]

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There is hopeful news from Windsor Terrace and Eden Cleaners, which was the site of the murder of a beloved neighborhood business person last week. A memorial tree has been quietly planted, the slain owner’s son reopened the store yesterday morning and says he intends to carry on the business. A memorial fund has been […]

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There is already a large memorial to Kyong-Sook Woo, the murdered Windsor Terrace Dry Cleaner, outside her store. Next week, residents are planting a blossoming tree in her memory on the corner outside the store where she worked and died.–NYDN

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There’s a little street corner memorial service tonight in Windsor Terrace for Kyong-Sook Woo, the woman who was murdered a week ago in her dry cleaning store. It takes place at Tenth Avenue and Windsor Place tonight at 7PM.

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The Windsor Terrace Alliance passes along word of an “emergency meeting” taking place tonight on neighborhood safety issues in Windsor Terrace, which is still in shock over the robbery and murder neighborhood dry cleaner Kyung-Sook Woo. Here’s a bit from the email that is in circulation: Councilmember Bill de Blasio and Assembly member Jim Brennan […]

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Some things manage to press a button that goes directly to one’s reserves of anger. So it is with this tale on writer Felicia Sullivan’s blog, which is ostensibly about why someone is fed up with Park Slope (yes, taking off on the theme of that New York Times article again), but is really about […]

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[Photo courtesy of Lauren Collins] Windsor Terrace is mourning Kyung-Sook Woo, the beloved owner of the dry cleaning store who was murdered in a robbery on Friday. (A suspect was arrested yesterday.) Lauren Collins of the Windsor Terrace Alliance sent of photos of the very sad and moving memorial that has grown outside the store. […]

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An arrest has been made in the murder of Kyong Sook-Woo inside the dry cleaning store she operated in Windsor Terrace. The suspect, Jamal Winter, was arrested at his home in Park Slope. He has been charged with murder and robbery. The beloved 63-year-old grandmother, who routinely worked 12 hours days in the shop, was […]

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Here is a report from Channel 2 last night, updating the sad murder of a dry cleaner on Tenth Avenue in Windsor Terrace.

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“The owner of a longtime Windsor Terrace dry cleaners was discovered dead in the store this morning. She victim has been identified as 52-year-old Kyung-Sook Woo, was found by an employee opening Eden Dry Cleaners at 1623 10th Avenue sometime after 7 a.m. She was pronounced dead at the scene…The NYPD is asking the public’s […]

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Everybody knows that movie theaters can be challenging places to see a film, particularly if it’s a movie that draw running commentary from the audience or involves a lot of children. We present this self-identified “rant” on Brooklynian about the Pavilion on the Park Slope/Windsor Terrace border, which comes from a showing of Iron Man: […]

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The Windsor Terrace Alliance is having its next meeting on Tuesday (May 13) at Lonelyville Coffee from 6:30PM-8:30PM. It’s located at 154 Prospect Park Southwest. From the email: “Topics on the agenda for the May meeting include graffiti, local crime concerns, need for neighborhood community center, possible community event(s), and continuing traffic issues. We also […]

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] Here’s a little taste of spring from Windsor Terrace courtesy of GL Photo Contributor Gary Mirabelle.

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[Photo courtesy of Hamilton/Brooklynian.com] Anyone who knows Bartel Pritchard Square in Windsor Terrace also knows some of the regulars there. A poster at Brooklynian is perturbed that a neighborhood liquor store is helping some of them get lit up and pass out on the sidewalk. Here’s the post: Windsor Liquors, the newly named liquor store […]

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Seen an interesting FSBO (For Sale by Owner) posted somewhere? Send a photo and any relevant info along to us at thegowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com. Everyone loves a nicely taped up FSBO. This FSBO flier comes to us from Flatbush Avenue (and from Prospect Park West) where this $495K 2BR number on Prospect Park […]

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Just another beautiful spring evening in Windsor Terrace. This shot comes from the far end of Prospect Park West.

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The Windsor Terrace Alliance posted pics of the aftermath of a hit-and-run accident (no injuries) on Prospect Park SW in Windsor Terrace yesterday around 12:30 in the morning. They write: Fortunately, no one was injured but residents have had many complaints about this street, from speeding cars and motorcycles to excessive truck noise. Something must […]

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Among the things that came up at Wednesday night’s community session in Windsor Terrace on the Mayor’s Resident Parking Permit Program was congestion pricing. One of the points of contention, according to GL Correspondent Anna Lewis was the fate of the money that would be raised by fees: Many residents expressed cynicism about the fate […]

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[Photo courtesy of Anna Lewis] Almost 80 people attended a community forum on Residential Parking Permits (RPP) last night in Windsor Terrace at Holy Name Church. The forum was co-sponsored by Councilmember Bill de Blasio, Community Board 7, the Windsor Terrace Alliance, Friends of Church Avenue and Kensington-Windsor Terrace Neighbors. Mr. de Blasio opened and […]

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As we reported yesterday, PS 154 in Windsor Terrace became the first school in New York City to ban the use of styrofoam trays and substitute eco-friendly trays made from a sugar cane fiber known as Bagasse. Whereas styrofoam is a petroleum-based product that takes tens of thousands of years to break down, the cane […]

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PS 154 in Windsor Terrace officially became the first school in New York City to ban styrofoam lunch trays and replace them with environmentally friendly trays made from sugar fiber. Council Member Bill de Blasio appeared at a press event this morning with parents and students to make the announcement. City school currently use 850,000 […]

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PS 154 in Windsor Terrace is becoming the first school in New York City to jettison styrofoam trays and Council Member Bill de Blasio is holding a press event at the school today with students and parents. The trays are being replaced with ones made from sugar cane fiber. Per an email: The new environmentally […]

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] This is a photo of dusk at Tenth Avenue and 18th Street in Windsor Terrace from sculptor, artist and photographer Gary Mirabelle, who is a regular photo contributor to GL.

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