tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post7160965029791142150..comments2024-02-19T05:18:27.849-05:00Comments on <center>the Q at Parkside</center>: Pssst...New Coffee Shop to Open on RogersClarkson FlatBedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13463744536115119388noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-65433632992862696232013-12-04T10:44:55.477-05:002013-12-04T10:44:55.477-05:00Of course PLG is part of Flatbush, but Flatbush, u...Of course PLG is part of Flatbush, but Flatbush, until its 1894 annexation by the City of Brooklyn, was the second largest town in Kings County. It has never been a neighborhood.<br /><br />Some of the Flatbush neighborhood names go back over 100 years [i.e. Prospect Park South, Ditmas Park, Fisk Terrace, South Midwood, Caton Park, etc. The name Lefferts Manor wasn't coined until 1918 (when residents started thinking about taking on the covenant enforcement role of the departing Lefferts family, leading to the 1919 founding of the Lefferts Manor Association) but it had existed as a distinct neighborhood since 1893. The Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood name "only" goes back to 1968, but that's well before many present residents were born. There's nothing "bogus" about it.Bob Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734112800580467028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-37795897396319835782013-12-04T10:23:33.597-05:002013-12-04T10:23:33.597-05:00We live in an ever more specific culture. It's...We live in an ever more specific culture. It's not just real estate. Back when The Snob was a coffee jock (the term barista not yet invented), Brooklynites ordered a "coffee regular" or "light 'n' sweet." It didn't even come in a cup, it was a container. And yes, once upon a time Flatbush was an undifferentiated mass of central Brooklyn, remnant of a Dutch town by that name. The Snobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651104992931398542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-4974261417598223732013-12-04T07:34:41.090-05:002013-12-04T07:34:41.090-05:00http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bogus-brands-br...http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bogus-brands-brooklyn-article-1.1536677<br /><br /><i>The bogus brands of Brooklyn<br />Siegel: I was in an apartment in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, talking with Kwame, who lived there and grew up close by, about Ditmas Park, the neighborhood a few blocks away that I grew up in. He looked at me blankly. Cortelyou Rd., I said, off Ocean Ave. “Oh, Flatbush.”</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-5203823652197934362013-12-03T22:01:24.441-05:002013-12-03T22:01:24.441-05:00Alex, no horse shoes? I feel like you're missi...Alex, no horse shoes? I feel like you're missing an opportunity with the stables at the other end of the park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-91028605177930496552013-12-03T11:35:39.212-05:002013-12-03T11:35:39.212-05:00There's some really beautiful stuff on your we...There's some really beautiful stuff on your website Alex. Thanks for posting it, and for opening in our neighborhood!<br /><br />Bob Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734112800580467028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-11195737362176687052013-12-02T20:52:51.319-05:002013-12-02T20:52:51.319-05:00I'm the blacksmith!! A friend just sent me you...I'm the blacksmith!! A friend just sent me your blog. Nice job!<br /><br />The business is called (wait for it...) Brooklyn Blacksmith. I do mostly custom work for the home. Everything from hooks to chef knives. My studio is on Rogers between Fennimore and Hawthorne(right near the hornsmith). I'm not there all the time so call or email to see the studio and the gallery. I am offering lessons as well.<br /><br />www.brooklynblacksmith.com <br />info@brooklynblacksmith.com<br /><br />I'm going to be improving the site and adding new items all the time. Thanks for the plug.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Alex Himmelbaum<br />Brooklynblacksmith.com<br />(718)930-8343Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849753436077258186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-11968780535808566122013-12-02T10:33:15.847-05:002013-12-02T10:33:15.847-05:00Absolutely, Bob. The guy who fixes washing machine...Absolutely, Bob. The guy who fixes washing machines and sells gemstones is also a hornsmith. <br /><br />In related Rogers news: I saw a sign for this wine business go up recently, between Hawthorne & Fenimore. Does anyone know what brings them to PLG?<br />http://www.leduwines.com/<br />The Snobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651104992931398542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-88038458732685945222013-12-02T10:25:07.023-05:002013-12-02T10:25:07.023-05:00Are you serious Snob?
The only definition I can f...Are you serious Snob?<br /><br />The only definition I can find for "hornsmith" is someone who practices a colonial-era trade that involved working with animal horns. That's even more bizarre than the mayonnaise store in Prospect Heights :-)Bob Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734112800580467028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-36204215020705607702013-12-02T09:52:58.301-05:002013-12-02T09:52:58.301-05:00The dude on Rogers is a hornsmith. Which is actual...The dude on Rogers is a hornsmith. Which is actually even more outlandish than a blacksmith.The Snobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651104992931398542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-74561662252395045252013-12-02T09:07:11.608-05:002013-12-02T09:07:11.608-05:00The existence of the Pigstown Seven is purely apoc...The existence of the Pigstown Seven is purely apocryphal. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365488181982105888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-78745090247908759072013-12-02T02:11:58.887-05:002013-12-02T02:11:58.887-05:00Coffee is my favorite beverage. Black and without ...Coffee is my favorite beverage. Black and without sugar is my favorite coffee. With the cup of coffee we can spend lots of time with happiness. <br /><br />Regards,<br /><a href="http://cluwak.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Kopi Luwak</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755018592747896726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1541468051247516447.post-75768736367124306142013-12-02T00:34:49.586-05:002013-12-02T00:34:49.586-05:00I'm so glad I found this blog, just moved to t...I'm so glad I found this blog, just moved to the neighb and happen to be right where this coffee shop is set to open...things are happening!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412877582794187118noreply@blogger.com