Mieszko Kalita, the Chairman for the Public Safety Committee, ended up casting the deciding vote at this evening’s Public Safety Committee review of Studio B’s cabaret license application. Here’s how it broke down:
One in favor of recommending it with provisions.
One against.
One abstention (he arrived late)
And, well, the above photograph [...]
From the intersection of Norman and Manhattan Avenue.
Miss Heather
As many of you recall last winter was decidedly not very wintery at all. While to most of us this entailed little-to-no frolicking in the snow or grim meditations upon the effects of global warming, it also had serious ramifications for the stray cat population: a boom in kittens.
Nowhere was this more [...]
Although this has already been mentioned by a number of my colleagues I feel compelled to pass it along here. This Saturday, August 2, starting at 5:00 p.m. there will be a rally to stop the violence that has become all too common on the Southside of late. Even if you don’t live [...]
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how popular my post about women’s suffrage in Greenpoint turned out to be. Now that the dog days of summer are truly upon us, I can think of nothing better to do than wait them out in the cool confines of one’s own home [...]
Yesterday as I was walking around in the sweltering heat I saw a number of interesting modes of transportation. In fact, I liked them so much I feel compelled to share them here. Enjoy!
This Crosley hails from Kent Avenue.
Everyone has heard of Checker cabs, but did you know they also [...]
If so, there is the (certainly to be contentious) Public Safety Committee meeting at Community Board 1. You also have Biz Markie playing at Studio B (regardless of whether they secure their cabaret license or not). Neither of these is my cup of tea, you say? Well, why not head down to Greenpoint Avenue [...]
It would appear Greenpoint’s naughty potty has a friend over in Williamsburg.
Miss Heather