The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

Two for the Teapot or whatever it's called, UK style tea supplies and crisps and crap, on Clinton off of Atlantic.

hmmmm

i went to target on xmas eve last year -- it was like lord of the flies

yow that sounds terrible

fyi never wear a red shirt to the place

mook, did you oversleep til the 24th?

yeah, pretty much

hi. i love going to target at like 8:30 am. peaceful.

btw was anyone else upset about the Home and Garden place closing? It was in the mall next to where the Jewelery store is

just goto buffalo wild wings instead

^^ that place suxx

lol whaaaat

haha sanskrit did you go there omg i went there once omg

its like the death start of shitty chain restaurants

Fulton Mall redevelopment -- thoughts? It may be a mixed blessing, I feel.

according to this times article http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/nyregion/23fulton.html one of the reasons theres not more chains there is cause the mom n pops are actually willing to pay more

anyway i say leave it as it is!

which is amazing since rent ain't exactly cheap there...

the deli next door to sahadi's was the ONLY place i could find figs a few weeks back when i was making a tart (whole foods, dean and deluca, fairway and sahadi's itself turned up nothing). definitely going to damascus at some point next month

I got some great figs at that DNY natural land grocery on flatbush in early december (but kinda $$$)

target's figs are decent this time of year

target has fresh figs?
as opposed to, you know, dried ones?

lol no

JOSHIN

i was like WAHT U MAD but then i though "hey, i haven't been to target in ages.. mmmmmaaaaaybbbeee"

i can't remember the last time i had a fresh fig :(
wrap dem boys in prosciutto and a sliver of goat cheese nom nom nom

http://www.oswegotea.com/images/figskewers0001.jpg

that (obv) uses bacon instead and seems to slightly roast the figs. i want.

yeah, all the other places i mentioned in that post carried dried figs aplenty

xpost WANT

http://eternallycool.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/figs-marinated.jpg

WOW to the 1st pic

my parents just bought some fresh figs when i was visiting in st. louis. didn't have any, stupidly, but i did have some yummy fig preserves.

http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/img/jaic42-01-006-ch6fg1.jpg

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/realestate/commercial/05bam.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1457/images/1457_MEDIUM.jpg

that's just cruel =P

http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/3667/1536/1600/449971/OFinnToilet.gif

^^ (sort of) back on topic?

Favorite Neighborhood, anyone?

Biased - but Fort Greene for me.

the 1 neighborhood accidentally left out from the originaly thread post!

yes. ft. greene. but i hear dumbo has the views.

i'm still not quite sure if my neighborhood qualifies as "downtown" or not. i live below prospect park tho so i say yes

What is that, Prospect Park South or Kensington or Windsor Terrace?

ditmas park/victorian flatbush

fresh fig offa tree in california omg !

im ruling that ditmas park is def not downtown (it is quite lovely tho)

yeah, according to someone's description upthread, it ain't. i guess we're more "central"?

I might look in Ditmas Park, cuz I really don't want to stay in the Kensington basement.

its nice there morbs!

yeah, i love it to pieces. i might be leaving my place after our lease is up but i'd love to stay in the area if i can

There's an interesting article on Ditmas Park in the book: The World in a City by Joseph Berger. The author was also featured on WNYC this morning.

Does anyone live in flatbush/lefferts by the Parkside Ave Q train?
I'm looking at apartments there but I don't know anyone who lives there.
It seems okay, a little scruffy I guess.
Would love to hear if anyone knows much about it.

who wants to play tennis? i'm in ft. greene near BAM.

or if you don't wanna play, maybe you can tell me where there's a wall where i can go hit some balls.

walk down through Boerum Hill on Nevins st untill you're in Gowanus and behind the housing projects next to the municipal pool are several paddle-ball courts that are often deserted. And around dusk, crack and/or trannie hookers show up and truckers park their for the night, so it's usually a good idea to leave before that.

omgosh ha

thx

dude its 33 degrees out

i know but i don't give a flying fig. i play with my friend Ryan over at Pratt on those indoor courts which is nice, but he's like not around. he's SO FUCKING LUCKY cuz he can just go there anytime and hit on one of the walls. i should get a fake Pratt ID.