Letitia James, who represents District 35 (includes Clinton Hill, Fort
Greene, parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Bedford
Stuyvesant) on the New York City Council, on life, politics, education, affordable housing, Bruce Ratner and Atlantic Yards, and the best place to get red velvet cake.
to The Brian Lehrer Show.
Thanks to DDDB for the link. UPDATE: no, the link doesn’t appear to be working right now (noon Wednesday).
DAILY NEWS reported today what Bruce Ratner said yesterday: "We still can get there by 2007-08, but I think ’08-09 is more likely." The original plan was to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn in time for the 2007-08 season.
Manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli Hershey's
Brand LINDOR Liliput-Eier Solid Milk Chocolate Eggs
Cost 3.90 Euros for 150g $2.99 for 260g
Appearance Smooth Rabbit poop
Consistency Hard shell, Rabbit poop
creamy center
Taste Like chocolate Byproduct of
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[Found on Sterling Place]
During a recent visit to INDIA PLACE on Vanderbilt Ave., we discovered the Mixed Traditional Indian Salad w/House Dressing (SOUP & SALAD course, $2.50). Though there are no guarantees that you’ll be able to reproduce this dish in your own kitchen, we offer this as a rough guide to the ingredients:
-Iceberg Lettuce
-Sliced Tomato, ripe
-Sliced Cucumber, also fairly ripe
-Italian dressing (Kraft? Wish-Bone? The waiter wasn’t specific)
A lot of questions remain. On what part of the subcontinent can you find "traditional Indian salad" consisting of iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber and Italian dressing? And how far back does this tradition date? We may need to do a follow-up on this.
INDIA PLACE | Finest Indian Cuisine | 655 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238; 718-398-7776. Open daily. Take-out available.
Your neighbor Colleen checked in from her Prospect Heights kid bunker: "The Salon interview with the author of the new mommy book "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in an Age of Anxiety" irritated me so much I wrote them a letter:"
www.salon.com/mwt/letters/2005/02/28/warner/index.html
"When I think of my
grandmother, who raised nine children on a fireman’s salary — in the
days before disposable diapers! — I find it impossible to take the
whining of ‘Perfect Madness’ seriously."
"I am the mother of
a 4-month-old boy, and while we have not signed him up for lessons in
jiujitsu, conversational French or advanced beekeeping, we are having
an absolutely wonderful time. It can be done! — Colleen"
Josh gives details on last Wednesday’s Adult Novelty Spelling Bee at Freddy’s: "There were three rounds all won by three different people and there
were 23 people in the first round which was a monster turnout … I got to shower the winner with the cash … Thank
goodness Heather was there to help me pronounce some words such as
"leptocercal" … the crowd gets ugly when things are mispronounced." If you missed it, don’t despair, because it’s happening again March 30 at 8 pm.
Jose says he made it to the opening of Beast this past weekend: "The place is decked out fancy, with gargoyles, dragons and lions–oh my–scattered about as decorations. The space is big, with a back dining room and an open kitchen. The bar, however, is tiny: less than a foot deep. This means you have to spread out your book, food, paper, whatever. Not good."
Apparently the service left a bit to be desired ("First night jitters, I was told. Things would be ironed out") but the beer was free and the food was cheap (nothing over $13). "I got a lot of promises, too. Brunch. A bunch of beer on tap. Sidewalk cafe. Concerts. A liquor license by Thursday … It’s the wait-and-see game. I’m going back this weekend to see the progress."
Beast | 638 Bergen St. at Vanderbilt Ave.; 718-399-6855.
Question: Are there enough hours in a day to lead a normal life AND continually update Daily Heights?
Answer: No. As it turns out, there’s not.
With your help, however, Daily Heights can be even more exciting tomorrow than it is today. If you have a digital camera and you happen to work, live or walk near any of the following buildings, could you send in a picture or two?
1. 460 Prospect Pl. btw Grand and Classon
2. 829 Dean St. btw Washington and Grand3. 628 Bergen St. btw Vanderbilt and Carlton4. 977 Bergen St. btw Franklin and Bedford
1. Click on this Google Maps search.
2. Double-click on Grand Army Plaza (or Flatbush Ave).
3. Say, "Whoa."
4. Delete Yahoo! Maps bookmark, create Google Maps bookmark.