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We have a secondhand report that a knifepoint robbery occurred sometime earlier today, the victim someone who’s a regular visitor to our building – 1110 Caton Avenue (Stratford & Westminster). Unfortunately, this is a reasonable predictor of increased risk of additional robberies. We’ll try to obtain additional information and post it as soon as possible. [...]
From Deputy Dog, drainage systems just got interesting: A house’s exterior drainage system in dresden, germany. Link to drainage systems just got interesting on Deputy Dog.
We have first-hand sightings of DEP personnel making repairs to storm drains on Caton (at, we think, Marlborough, and East 10th) on at least three occasions. [singlepic=6,320,240,,right] This may be a good thing. But not, we think, a reason to cease concern about flood risk. And – the next time you hear a government official [...]
NYC resistor reports on SensorWiki, a great collection of different sensors. From Inclinometers, Rotary potentiometers, Force-sensitive resistors (FSR) and other kinds of ‘ometers’. Link to post. [singlepic=5,320,240,,left] For the technophobes amongst our readership – an “Om” meter has nothing – well, very little – to do with transcendental meditation, yoga, or chanting. Nor has it [...]
Nadia, godmother to our two dogs, has started offering dogwalking services in the neighborhood. Limited tothe workweek (Monday through Friday, afternoon and early evening), in all other respects reasonably priced and reasonable – even if your dog isn’t. She can be reached on (347) 563-3733 – or via nrohrs at earthlink dot net – JS
John Strausbaugh (Wikipedia entry here) has a great article, “(Weekend Explorer) On the Trail of Brooklyn’s Underground Railroad,” … [L]ong before Brooklyn was veined with subway lines, it was a hub of the Underground Railroad: the network of sympathizers and safe houses throughout the North that helped as many as 100,000 slaves flee the South [...]