Open Thread Wednesday 3/5/14

By on March 4, 2014 10:24 pm in open thread

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

Also – please feel free to post links, photos etc of any neighborhood news!

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  • Jorale-man

    Thanks so much for the suggestion! I’ll definitely look into it.

  • miriamcb

    Sure. Just asked my husband – he mentioned that a buzz is cheaper than a haircut. He can’t really remember, but he thought that the haircut with a good tip came in somewhere around or just under $40.

  • TeddyNYC

    I love the multigrain bread from Sahadi’s. Actually, I looked for it today and they were out of it.

  • PubliusBklyn

    Jessica at Van Sickel Salon on Middagh.

  • Montague Street Dad

    Yes, my wife & I subscribed for about 2 months. It got me cooking more which was good. it was expensive (vs. buying your own ingredients) but cheaper than ordering in all the time. calibre of the menus was variable – overall 8/10

  • 11201

    Agata and Valentina – 2 stores in Manhattan. The more I go there, the more I like it!

  • Jorale-man

    Great – Thank you also for the suggestion.

  • bklyn20

    I have a slight problem with one leg — I can’t use orthotics inside my shoes, and don’t want to wear “Old Lady Shoes,” either. My apologies to the old ladies out there, and to the old lady I will eventually be. After trying the top 10 shoe repair shops in NYC, including Jim’s on 59th St, etc., Jimmy’s is definitely the best.

  • ColumbiaHeightster

    Barber on Pearl in DUMBO. Reasonably priced, very clean, good haircut. Been going there for about 2 years, never been let down.

  • Moni

    Had similar experience. This guy only wants to work on high-end footwear and well-heeled customers, and anything or anyone not up to his standards will be scorned.

  • Boerum Bill

    That guy sounds like a real heel.

  • Montague Street Dad

    The rest of us go to Clinton Street Barber Shop and pay our $16. Serge and co. make us all worthwhile. Sophisticated it is not. I love it

  • Andrew Porter

    The Eagle reports that the second floor retail space at 76 Montague, above the former Design Within Reach store, will be converted to an apartment. Also, the sidewalk shed in front of the building and the apt house next door, will come down at the end of this month:

    http://tinyurl.com/mymvrsp

  • Andrew Porter

    Okay, for all you where-in-BH-is-this? sleuths, where is this scene from 1890 or so? Originally posted here:

    http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/

    and I cleaned it up, made it a little more contrasty, edited out some of the foreground. Ancient geezers want to know!

  • Prom Gal

    The shoemaker on Montague Street won’t win any Mr Congeniality prize, but he is a superb old world craftsman who used to make the shoes for the Metropolitan Opera. His work is excellent, and he knows his business.
    He regularly resoles and puts new heels on all my shoes and boots, and takes pride in his work. I’ve been going there for years, and am very satisfied with his work.

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