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Brooklyn TKTS - Short Line, BK ‘tude

By maclaren • Jul 13th, 2008 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


The third branch of Broadway barker “TKTS” is up and running at Metrotech. From Crain’s:
The Brooklyn booth, which opened Thursday at 1 MetroTech Center at Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue, sold around 150 tickets during its first day.
But Victoria Bailey, executive director of the Theatre Development Fund, which operates TKTS, hopes the Brooklyn spot will […]



Lower East Side Cool in W.T.

By maclaren • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


Per Brownstoner, the Universal store on PPW finally gets a tenant - and a cool one, too:
Is quiet Windsor Terrace going to become Brooklyn’s Lower East Side? No, but the owners of two LES shops are joining forces to open a bar and restaurant on 16th Street and Prospect Park West. One of the guys […]



Boing! Goes the South Slope

By maclaren • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


Today we were strolling through the South Slope and ran across a new outpost of Boing Boing called simply Boing. We met Karen, the owner, who welcomed us into the store and showed us around, even though she hadn’t even finished setting the place up.



Dice Rocks!

By maclaren • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


I noticed last week while on the way back from Terrace Dance Studio that the Thai restaurant has changed names, so when a friend wanted to take me some place close for my birthday lunch, naturally I suggested the new Thai place, Dice. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The place […]



Enzo’s Opens on PPW

By maclaren • Mar 30th, 2008 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


Every time we have been there, we’ve waited over 15 minutes just to get a menu, and then even longer to order.



DUB Opening in Windsor Terrace!

By admin • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


The newest location of DUB (Down Under Bakery) is opening in Windsor Terrace this month. As residents of the area, we can’t tell you how excited we are to have some good food in our area. The restaurant scene has been a little bland.
According to the New York Sun, the owners, New Zealand […]



Poop on the Stoop

By admin • Oct 14th, 2007 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


Neighbors beware, someone is pooping on stoops in our neighborhood again. It happened to a neighbor of ours, who was shocked to find the pile as she went to work one morning this week. Apparently tree leaves were used as a fill in for toilet paper. GROSS! What is wrong with […]



Bugaboos Spotted in Windsor Terrace

By admin • Jul 31st, 2007 • Category: Spotted in the Hood


Not enough signs of gentrification in the WT for you? Well, over the weekend, we spotted 3 Bugaboos roaming Windsor Terrace. At $899 a pop for a stroller, Bugaboos are a well-known status symbol among the yuppie parent set. Whether or not you are in the pro-Bugaboo camp, it does indicate a […]