The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

For me I'm east of Graham, so the Lorimer area is within reasonable walking distance but the Bedford area is kinda not.

I guess one thing is 3rd Ward. I sort of want to take some kind of carpentry/woodworking class.

my studio is very far east. Morgan Ave and Division, which is also relatively north, near the BQE. I just want something really quick I can grab after getting off the train, even walking down to grand is a schlep in the wrong direction. I've seen the middle easter/gyro place, Manna, but that's even a 20 minute walk. I'll get a menu for delivery though.

What I want is for that burrito place right near the train not to be so totally terrible. Looking at a map, I may as well walk north to Nassau and just buy pickles.

If I lived over there I wouldn't be complaining, we drive down and eat in greenpoint, and grand and various places around the WB, I just need a quick meal when I'm working.

you should pack a sandwich and save yourself money

I'm governmentng to TJ's soon and will be in downtown Brooklyn. I also need 2lbs of lamb stew meat for ragout later today. Where do you recommend I go? Should I just assume that any halal meat store on Atlantic will do? Don't want to spend a ton, so hand-fed artisinal is probably out.

Hmm, I remember having a weird experience with lamb from that Halal store. I'd go to one of the Italian butchers instead -- Staubitz on Court or Paisanos on Smith. Both are a short walk from TJ's.

Dan, what train are you coming from, Graham? If you detour slightly and walk north on Graham instead of walking the most direct way, there are a couple of things before you hit the BQE -- e.g. there's an Italian panini shop that looks really good (I think it says panini shop in big letters on the sign) and there's also this mexican/spanish place right before the BQE that looks good to me.

Also you can see the crazy opera man and his office/thrift store/art center/disaster in progress.

no panini...I want gluten-free!

I guess the new waffles place is out too. Some of the Italian delis have good prepared food -- I got some sick-ass veal-stuffed-zucchinis at one, and maybe they could heat something like that up for you and give you utencils.

btw dan check yr e-mail

There's also Sakura (Japanese) right by the train. Maybe one of the nicer restaurants has a cheap lunch option as well, IDK.

Stew lamb at Staubitz was $13 a pound, sorry. Went to halal place by necessity.

Dang, that's expensive. I guess they know their crowd.

Anyway I think the lamb experience might partly have been how we cooked it -- way too much yogurt in the yogurt sauce.

That's okay, because I'm going to braise it in red wine. Got some nice sliced roast beef for sandwiches from the fancy butcher, looking forward to that.

Hey, what's the most used site for writing reviews of your building? Shit is breaking down in my building like every other day. Today the electric lock on the front door stopped working so basically no one can get in unless someone lets them in.

hay dudes im looking for a SUBLET for the month of DECEMBER help a guy out

i am gonna be in ny for ten or eleven days at the end of this week, pls lemme know if there is anything happening i should be attending or if anyone wants to get coffee + hear my british accent, etc. i have few plans.

good luck w/yr sublet ice cr?m, hope you find somewhere w/heating.

ummm i think there is the flying nun 30th anniversary thing this weekend?

oh cool, ty. i googled & couldn't find a lot (cakeshop, maybe?). i think the clean are only doing NZ shows (that is maybe a dilettantish approach, it could be fun)

E.P.A. Announces Proposals to Clean Gowanus Canal

http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2012/01/caught-red-handed-on-video-atlantic.html

i thought the gowanus already had a major cleanup effort like 10 years ago??

not a downtown question, but the Slope burrito place next to the 7th Ave F station closed after 20 years. Where do I go when I'm in a hurry now?

i guess upstairs in barnes & noble but sometimes they close it for cleaning & you have to used the disabled stall

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taqueria on 7th isn't that far and pretty quick but not quite.

You mean this one that's been "donski" for awhile?

i guess so!

what about TOFU ON 7th?

I can't believe u r failing me on a food topic!

i haven't lived anywhere near park slope for 4+ years!!

smiling pizza.

is there good Mexican near you?

http://www.indiescreen.us/?p=7014

Battle for Brooklyn showing this weekend in Williamsburg. Thinking about going Sunday.

I had tacos in b hill. They were good.

Oaxaca on Smith St. makes a reasonably good taco.

I used to go to fast and fresh deli on Hoyt just north of Atlantic for tacos weekly.

oh yeah that place is good

At one point I sort of thought of it as a best kept secret. don't know if it was really as slept on as I though though.

Hey anyone need or know someone who needs a roommate? I have a full-time job, know how dishes are washed, own and operate a pair of headphones, etc.

Purim party at Sharlene's bar tonight 8pm. Costumes, cookies, He'brew beer specials (?). I'll be busy looks like.

http://www.shipoffools.com/gadgets/food_drink/media/messiah_bold.jpg

think I have had one of those but can't remember

anyone been to bar corvo yet?

chuko has gotten pretty good, at least their appetizers/specials. still annoyed that its basically manhattan prices.

pretty nice day today

tried to go to Bar Corvo twice and it was too crowded both times. tried to go this past Sunday for dinner and got there at 5 minutes to 6 (their website said they open at 6), notice it's already packed, "oh, yeah on Sunday we open at 5, it'll be an hour wait at least."

kale salad at chuko is the business. if that place was more kid-friendly we'd be there constantly, as it is I've only gone twice.

chuko and bar corvo both crazy frustrating b/c theyre both obviously going for a "good neighborhood joint" vibe and both always have wait times -- bar corvo especially. (hopefully that calms down)

instead of Bar Corvo we went to Cheryl's Global Soul which was actually really good, dunno why we never go there

jamaican jerk wings yall

guess I assumed Cheryl's is always crowded too but that night it wasnt

Does anyone know a good source for bk neighborhood police blotters/crime news given that the Brooklyn Paper's website seems to be all kinds of screwed up? Very strange shit has been going on at my building. First two nights ago my buzzer rang and I saw two dudes on my intercom and one immediately put his hand over the camera (I threatened to call police, video went dark, nothing else happened). Then last night, police rang my buzzer wanting entry to the building but not for my apartment (normally I'd hesitate to do this without more info, but given what had happened the night prior I was willing to let them in). Then today the brand new security door is broken (although last night well after the police arrived it was still fine).