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Dispute about elliptical machine ends in murder at Church Avenue gym

December 17, 2009 • Jon • 1 comment

From The Daily News, Thugs slay Brooklyn social worker Douglas Smith in fight over exercise equipment: A Brooklyn social worker described as “the picture of health” was slain at his neighborhood gym in a feud over exercise equipment. Douglas Smith, 50, was knifed and clobbered with a hammer by a pair of muscleheads who attacked [...]

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Valentine’s Day(ish) Happy Hour Fundraiser for the Cortelyou Library Friends Group
The Cortelyou Library Friends Group is having a fundraiser at Sycamore on Sunday, February 12 to celebrate the library’s reopening in March. Stop by for a book-themed drink, and get in on a great raffle. More raffle items are coming in, but so far they’ve got: Toy Space – $25 gift certificate Cafe Tibet – $25 gift certificate TB Ackerson – nice bottle of win […]
Ditmas Detective: Soap
Not the TV show that led to the spin-off Benson, but the lathering bars. Think you’ve seen this soap in the neighborhood? Leave a guess to its location in the comments, and I’ll reveal the answer later.… Read the rest […]
Catskill Bagel Closed by the DOH…Again
This afternoon, Ben noticed this scene at Catskill Bagel–seems the Cortelyou Road shop has been closed by the Department of Health, almost exactly seven months after being shut down for violations last summer. The DOH website (you’ll have to search by name) shows that they were inspected yesterday, February 3, and had 45 violation points (they had 69 at the […]
Justin Long’s ‘A Case of You’ Filming Near Cortelyou Monday
A sign near the Tot Lot on Argyle at Cortelyou says you’ll have to move your cars by Sunday at 6am (which might make parking extra difficult tomorrow, with the Greenmarket right there, too). This parking restriction is because of a film shoot for something called A Case of You, which looks like it’s a feature film by Justin Long’s new production company, due […]

STATE SENATOR ERIC ADAMS WILL TRY TO MAKE HISTORY NEXT YEAR; WATCH OUT, SINCE HE PROBABLY WILL.
Come September 2013, state senator Eric Adams (20SD/Brooklyn) will be a candidate in the primary election, seeking the democrat’s nomination for Brooklyn’s Borough Presidency. A win in the primary will give him at least a ninety-nine per cent chance of winning the general election; since in Brooklyn, democrats have a minimum five to one edge in registration, […]
JUMPING INTO NEW YORK’S REAPPORTIONMENT (REDISDTRICTING) DEBATE.
Every new decade, we are forced by various constitutions (federal and state), court decisions, legal frameworks, local charters, and other socio-economic-cultural-political precedents, to do a census count. This is essentially a precursor to reapportioning lines for legislative (and election/EDs) districts: on all levels of government (federal/state/local). […]
FIDLER ON THE MOVE.
New York’s city council member Lew Fidler (D/46th council district/Brooklyn), stood on City Hall’s steps today (MLK Day), to announce that he will be accepting the nomination of both the Democrats and the Independence political party, to contest the upcoming special election for Brooklyn’s 27th senatorial district. This vacancy was recently created when the […]