Open Thread Wednesday 6/5/13

Looks like there are two new buoys out in the harbor. There’s a green one off South Ferry and a red one a little further out into the harbor. Are they new or have I just missed seeing them before?

We’re
moving away and our nanny, Althea, who has been with us since our
18-month-old was just four months old, will be available to work either
full time or part time for another family starting
on July 8th.

Our daughter has become such a delightful, energetic, smart and happy
child, and we owe much of that to Althea. Althea came highly recommended
to us and her previous work as a baby nurse gave us confidence that she
would not only be a nanny, but also have some
wisdom for us since it was our first child. Althea has been
instrumental in helping Bea through many milestones, from transitioning
from the bottle to solid foods to getting on a great nap schedule. She
was integral to Bea’s learning how to crawl, walk, talk,
interact and understand. With 15 years baby nursing experience and
many more years babysitting/nannying in both Brooklyn and Manhattan, she
certainly has the know-how to help raise a child.

Althea has been particularly great with fostering Bea’s love of books,
and through reading to her daily, little Bea now has the vocabulary of a
three-year-old. Althea also took the time to get to know the other
nannies in our building so if she ever wanted
a playdate, she could just make a few calls. She has given us many
helpful tips and really shaped Bea into a social, smart child. Feel
free to contact her at 917-226-6843 or me at acedmb at hotmail dot com

Typically in the area id say the average is $15 an hour for full time work. i hope that helps!

I have been riding to work in the city and they are pretty good – a bit too slow though compared to my own bike, but I guess the trade off is worth the peace of mind that my bike won’t get stolen when it’s locked up outside my office all day (3 times to date!). I am also only patronizing the citibike stations that did not steal alternate side parking spots as my form of resistance. Hopefully if enough people to do that, the stations with the worst usage stats will be moved elsewhere.

Can anyone recommend a groomer in the area who does hand-stripping for dogs with double coats?

Good to know – thanks!

Yes because anecdotal information is always more informative than actual facts and statistics.

Peter, Joe… contrary to MonroeOrange above I appreciate the links to the stats — keep them coming. (BTW, those graphs are put together by a neighborhood resident — Greg. Thanks Greg!)

I had been using my own bike to midtown save for January. But I can’t bring it in to my office building and had to lock it up outside. When the handlebars got stolen (yes handlebars- who knew?) I decided to give Citibike a spin (pun intended).

Friends of mine love the people on corner of Hicks St and Pineapple!

like i said, it’s about average

http://www.nanny.org/document.doc?id=80

Oh no That’s terrible. How dare they ruin our beautiful historical harbor without any notice or community input.

Thank you. :) I’m sorry you posting this was a source of controversy.

If anyone has any questions about the graph methodologies, please let me know.

Height’s cafe Changes

I have been a big fan of the Heights Cafe
on Montague Street ever since it opened. The chef there makes the best
seafood dishes around. However, lately I have been very disappointed
with changes in the restaurant:

1. They have eliminated a
specials card in the menu window outside. I already know what is on
their regular menu, and it was often the specials menu posted outside
that drew me into the restaurant on a particular evening, Now there is
no way to know if any of the nightly specials will appeal to you until
you are already seated, and it is too late to get up and leave if you
don’t want their regular fare.

2. They have pretty much cut their
menu in half and eliminated some good stuff, including all pizzas. My
only guess would be that they did not want to compete with their sister
restaurant around the corner, and strangely enough their pizza was
better and less expensive.

While I still like the cafe, now I go
in only when I want something from the reduced menu rather than whenever
a posted specials list entices me on the spur of the moment.

Heights Cafe is the prototypical lackluster Bk Heights restaurant – if you thought it was good, try… anything else.