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Video Edge: Another Casualty of Netflix?

Posted by dailyheights on Thursday 30 August 2007 at 3:36 pm

Playing a bit of catch-up here… but what happened to Video Edge, the “alternative” video store on Flatbush (you know, the one just a few blocks down from that “other” video store…). Here is an update from Asil, posted on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards:

Asil
Newbie
Joined: 15 Jul 2006
Posts: 15
Location: St. Johns & Washington

They merged with another video store, I don’t remember the name, on 7th Ave. around Carroll or Garfield. There was a sign up on the window of Video Edge a few weeks ago that said the change was “due to the changing rental climate.” That could mean both rising rent on the physical space and DVD rental competition from Netflix. I would guess that both were a factor.

All Video Edge customers are supposed to automatically have an account now at the other place.
Really sad. It was a great store.

To read more or comment, visit the what happened to Video Edge? thread on Brooklynian.com -> Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards

Waiting for the "Second Half": Coming Soon?

Posted by dailyheights on Wednesday 29 August 2007 at 8:45 am

It’s been a few months since mysteriously “energetic men in suits” were spotted in the Fermented Grapes shop, talking about the second coming of Half (the short-lived wine bar on Vanderbilt). TrautmanG, who claims he’s one of those suits, reported that the place is to be called Plan B, though they apparently liked our “Second Half” suggestion, and also considered calling it “Diet Soda” (ha, ha).

Here’s what TrautmanG had to say about the place: “The name Plan B is for Brooklyn, bar, burger etc. Also means its a casual place without pretension, and is my own personal Plan B … in addition to standard fare (burgers, wings, fries) etc will offer healthy choices and rotating specials. We will have a kids menu as well … (Read more)”

What is the latest? Apparently construction continues, and the liquor license application may take a while. Look for more updates on the “Half…hmmm” thread on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards

Why Did You Move to Prospect Heights?

Posted by dailyheights on Tuesday 28 August 2007 at 10:09 pm

Brooklynbound
Newbie

Joined: 23 May 2007
Posts: 44

Why did you choose to live in Prospect Heights?

I chose to live here because it is convenient to school and work. I am within a few blocks of six trains. I’m only 10-15 minutes from Manhattan. The rent is decent. There are a lot of shops, restaurants, bars, etc. that are convenient to me. That’s it.

No, I’m not in Mayberry anymore, but so far it’s been a good experience. I like this neighborhood for the most part. Now I only hope to meet a few neighbors. Then it’ll officially feel like home.

Why are you here? Let us know on the Why PH? thread on the Prospect Heights Forum | DailyHeights.com Message Boards

Intoxicated mrsunshine Mugged by 7th Ave Q stop

Posted by dailyheights on Monday 27 August 2007 at 4:25 pm

mrsunshine
Newbie
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Posts: 8

This last friday night (saturday am) I was mugged around 50 yards after exiting the 7th Ave Q stop and walking towards Vanderbilt on Park Place ….

I set myself up. I was very very intoxicated. I had just vomited on the street a few seconds earlier and was stumbling home. … Someone puts me in a sleeper hold from behind and I see someone running towards me in a grey hoodie …

Next thing, I’m waking up on the ground with the faint sound of someone sprinting away. Wallet + cellphone gone. Thank god they left my keys. 

Moral of the story: Don’t … get wasted and walk home alone at 3 am. Watch your back. I would have robbed me too….if that’s how I made money. I was completely defenseless.

Link: Mugged by 7th Ave Q stop (comments)

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Drive-By Shooting, St. John’s and Underhill

Posted by dailyheights on Sunday 26 August 2007 at 8:28 pm

Hexatron
Newbie

Joined: 25 Aug 2007
Posts: 1
Location: Underhill btw Sterling + St Johns

… I was at work tonight (Saturday) when my girlfriend called me around 10:30. She said she was leaving our apartment on Underhill btw Sterling and St Johns when she heard loud gunshots nearby. She knows the sound well because of the rooftop shooting last week, also on our block.

She opened the door … There was a man half-running/ limping towards St. Johns, where he met with a group of women and collapsed on the sidewalk. Bystanders saw that something was wrong and surrounded him, calling for help on their phones.

… this shooting happened directly in front of my apartment … it seems like there has been no violent crime in our little area (by the library, Grand Army Plaza, Vanderbilt) in at least a few years, though it’s remained constant a couple blocks away. What’s going on?

LINK: What happened at St. John’s and Underhill?

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