Many years ago, when my father worked in the Northern NJ area, he would always take me to the same place if I visited. I knew about the Hamilton Park Ale House before I really knew anything else about Jersey City. Ironically, after being priced out of Brooklyn, my husband and I wound up buying [...]
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RIP Robert Guskind
Posted in New York, park slope, tagged Brooklyn, Gowanus Lounge, park slope, Robert Guskind on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last summer I tried to jump-start my little blog. I emailed several well-known Brooklyn blogs to see if I could contribute anything. The first response I got was from Robert Guskind with www.gowanuslounge.com. He was more than happy to listen to my ideas and posted the first thing that I pitched to him, including my [...]
Summer Fun: Pedal Boating in Prospect Park
Posted in New York, park slope, Summer Fun, Uncategorized, tagged 11215, activities, New York, park slope, prospect park on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The move to NJ is upon us, so the hubby and I took this weekend to do a few of our favorite Brooklyn things. Hanging out in Prospect Park is great during the summer (and all year), but we had never gone pedal boating at the Wollman Rink. So, on Sunday we decided to give [...]
Summer Fun: Opening Fire Hydrants
Posted in New York, park slope, Summer Fun, tagged 11215, Brooklyn, fire hydrants, New York, park slope, summer on August 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I found this article in the latest issue of Time Out New York and thought it was great!! In the dog days of summer, you need to cool off and if you are in the city (and don’t have access to a pool) this is a great way to do it! It’s actually illegal, so [...]
Carroll Street Construction Zone
Posted in New York, park slope, real estate, tagged 11215, Brooklyn, park slope, real estate on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I can’t take it anymore!!! The construction in Park Slope is really getting out of control. Development for the better and for gentrification is one thing, but there is a very fine line between that and over development. On Carroll Street (my block) between 4th and 5th Avenue, on my half of the block alone [...]
The Great Mortgage Journey
Posted in New York, park slope, real estate, Uncategorized, tagged 11215, Brooklyn, jersey city, mortgage, New York, park slope, real estate on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, the hubby and I have been trying to buy our first home. It was very simple at first; we got pre-approved for a mortgage and off we went in search of a real estate broker. The long and short of it really is…it’s not that simple. It starts that way, but one must prepare [...]
You Scream, I Scream…
Posted in Gal, New York, park slope, tagged 11215, Food, Ice Cream, New York, park slope on July 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Hot summer days add up to one thing…ice cream! Lately, I’ve been craving the old school ice cream parlor feel. So many of the places around Park Slope try to be fancy and gourmet, all I want is some good old fashioned ice cream with hot fudge and peanut butter sauce. Uncle Louie G’s has [...]
Brooklyn, Why Don’t You Love Us Anymore?
Posted in New York, real estate, tagged 11215, Brooklyn, Creative Crescent, New York, park slope, Priced out, real estate on June 28, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I guess you get to a point with anything — when the love just stops. I have been thinking about it and I think Brooklyn has stopped loving me (for now). That’s not to say that we won’t eventually come back here — because we love Brooklyn, I think it’s just time to leave for [...]
Opera Under the Stars and Bats
Posted in New York, tagged 11215, Brooklyn, celebrate brooklyn, concert, first day of summer, MET, metropolitan opera, New York, opera, prospect park on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The hubby went for a bike ride/run in the park on Thursday. Something large was being set up, and not in the bandshell. The whole “Long Meadow” was being overtaken with workmen who were constructing a stage and hanging large speakers. Whatever it was, we knew we had to be there. When we found out [...]
