Brownstone Brooklyn residents are living in fear of the roving gang of violent teenagers roaming the streets, punching anyone who gets in their way. But they can't help it! They're just high-strung!
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Don't Disrespect The High-Strung Teens Or They Will Punch You
Georgetown, The Gossip Girl Creators DC Drama, Is Shooting In NY
Do you sometimes want feel like your apartment or (wow) townhouse feels like it is right out of Washington D.C., not New York? Do you occasionally watch Gossip Girl and think "I wish my house was on this television box in front of me?" You might still have a shot! A Park Slope reader sent us a pic of this flyer which just showed up in his mail:
Brownstone Brooklyn Is Booming
For years now people have been talking about a Brooklyn renaissance and now census data is backing it up. Though the complete 2010 census has not been released yet the eagle eyes at the Brooklyn Eagle noticed that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation used data from it in the report on alternative revenue sources that they released last week and found some interesting stats. The Bronx may be blooming, but Brownstone Brooklyn is booming.
Bay Ridge Talks Trash About Brownstone Brooklyn
With recent recycling stats released by the Department of Sanitation, we now know which neighborhood gets a (100% biodegradable) gold star for cleaning up after themselves. The Daily News pits the top two, Bay Ridge and Park Slope, against each other — saying when it comes to recycling the former does it better.
Copper Capers on the Rise in Brooklyn
Silver and gold are so last season, if you're a trendsetting criminal -- you know it's all about the copper these days. And where better to find it than in brownstone Brooklyn? The Brooklyn Paper reports:
At least four heists of the once-cheap electrical conductor have been pulled off in Brownstone Brooklyn since June, and a few others were foiled when the cops caught the bad guys red-handed before they could make off with their ill-gotten orange gold.more ›
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Brooklyn Bridge, by Akinloch. Tag yours with "gothamist" if you want us to use them.
Map of the Day: Getting to Work (and more!)
Whilst surfing around on Flickr this morning we came across an amazing set of maps by Qaanaaq-- "GIS maps of stuff I think is interesting. Made mostly with ArcGIS 9 and Illustrator." The map above documents how people get to work in the five boroughs-- blue is public transit, red is cars, and green is walking. Similar data is mapped in different colors here-- it's strange how so many people use public transit in Red Hook. Related transit maps: proximity to subways (don't move to Eastern Queens and Southern Brooklyn if you want to commute by rail-- you'll definitely need a car).
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