Open Thread Wednesday

I wonder why they suggest Mexican food?

Pretty sure Jim owns the building. I’ll see if I can’t get more info.

I haven’t been able to access it there, either. Was such a pleasant surprise a few weeks ago to have it at High Street, though.

Maybe cause there is no seating, so need food that can be eaten standing up and is popular for delivery? And there isn’t a Mexican restaurant in that area (other than Jalapa Jar, but that is a more limited selection.)

If it’s true that Cranberry’s is closing, it’s not the end of the world, but Brooklyn Heights without Cranberry’s will lose another vibrant personality. And, of course, many good employees will have to look for work elsewhere. (This might also mean that Jim can finally get to sleep late.) If the monthly rent moving forward is $9,500 (thousands of coffees to go), only large-pocketed folks can afford to move in. Too often, that means a corporate presence. We’ll see…..

Not a huge loss IMHO. The coffee and food there is okay but not great. The lack of a fix your own coffee station is behind the times, a PITA and slows things down. I’ll gladly walk the extra couple of blocks to Plymouth and get it exactly the way I want it.

I doubt anything “corporate” is going in that location.

I will miss Jim and Cranberry’s so much. He is a pillar of our community. So generous with the neighborhood, especially our school and the firehouse. His employees have been with him for a long time, which tells me he’s a good employer. His kids, when they’re behind the counter on occasion, are always so lovely. And, the best coffee beans anywhere, and my favorite, the coffee cake muffin. I will miss it so much.

Had a package stolen from our building foyer today on Columbia Hts and Clark. Total bummer. Yes I’ve tried to have a camera installed. Fellow neighbors don’t care about it (until they lose a package). Any chance we can find this low life in the neighborhood?

I think it’s being utilized by all the rats in those garbage bins at the end of the platform.

Completely agree! The coffee beans and the coffee cake muffins! They are both staples!

After I had a package stolen, I pressured the building mamagement HEAVILY until they installed cameras damned near everyone. We might live in a big city, but as tenants we have a right to secure buildings; with the current robberies in 11201, a secure building means camera surveillance.

A neighborhood friend of mine needs a recommendation for a good veterinary oncologist. Any suggestions and reviews would be appreciated!

No, but I can say very good things about New York Kids Club (Henry and Montague), which is a UPK. My son is in the 3’s program, not pre-k. They have fewer seats in PreK than the have current students in their 3’s program (which is the only priority group), but kids move/go to different schools, so it is worth a look.

Speaking of which, is there any chance that anyone here has actually had a child go through the Kids Club pre-k class?

A good friend of mine has a daughter in it, I hear no complaints. However, perhaps it shouldn’t go unmentioned that at the end of last [school] year there was a bit of an uproar because NYKC was unable to grant UPK seats to nearly as many of their paying 3’s kids (whose parents shelled out huge sums for tuition based on that guarantee) as they’d promised. Perhaps someone involved knows more?

That’s great news!