Archive for December, 2006

Lower Standards at Retail Chains

Published by arZan December 17th, 2006 in Issues, Neighborhood and Opinion. 3 Comments

Everytime I go to retail chains here in Clinton Hill, its always a strugggle to get the customer service reps to be helpful. In most cases they could care less. I get the attitude that I am somehow disturbing them by asking them a question about something sold in their store. The biggest defaulter is […]



Email This Post Email This Post :+: :+:

Why No Credit Cards

Published by arZan December 17th, 2006 in Issues and Restaurants. Closed

I generally prefer to pay for anything and everything with plastic. Its just more convenient for me, because I don’t have to go to an ATM every so often for cash. There are times when I go for a week or two with no cash and only use my credit or debit card. Of course […]



Email This Post Email This Post :+: :+:

Ganz Discount Dry Cleaners

Published by arZan December 17th, 2006 in Neighborhood. Closed

Yesterday I went to drop off some laundry…coats, comforter etc to Ganz Cleaners and found out that it had shut down. Ganz was located close to the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Willoughby and Flushing. The laundry is now under new management. And they are not “Discount” as their awning billboard announces. Looks like they bought […]



Email This Post Email This Post :+: :+:

RSS Local News

RSS Brownstoner

  • Preserve Your Family Legacy With an ‘Archives for Black Lives’ Workshop at Weeksville Heritage Center October 18, 2018
    The capturing of memories through storytelling and treasured artifacts is crucial in the preservation of family and neighborhood histories. Weeksville Heritage Center hopes to empower area residents to save that history. Their "Archives for Black Lives" event this month is a full-day workshop with oral history and archive experts offering advice… Read More > The […]
  • Crown Heights Two-Bedroom With Walk-In Closet, Built-Ins Asks $2,300 a Month October 18, 2018
    In Crown Heights, here's a spacious two-bedroom floor-through apartment in a barrel-fronted three-story building. Located at 1599 Union Street, it’s on the parlor level and has numerous original details. For example: this unit boasts parquet flooring throughout, a built-in closet with frawers underneath, coffered ceilings, plaster picture frame wall and… Read More > The post […]
  • Untitled October 18, 2018
    … Read More > The post appeared first on Brownstoner.
  • RXR Realty’s Take on Brooklyn: 3 Community-Centric Hubs October 18, 2018
    As Brooklyn’s commercial and retail bandwidth expands in 2019, RXR’s Brooklyn portfolio continues to grow. With three community-centric hubs, the owner and developer is adding to its culture of collaboration, creativity, and work-life integration, which originated in its iconic Starrett-Lehigh building in West Chelsea. The largest of the three, where Dumbo, Williamsburg, and the Brooklyn… Read More > […]
  • A Bird’s-Eye View of Prospect Park South When It Was Young October 18, 2018
    Today it may be hard to imagine a time when the streets south of Prospect Park weren't gently shaded with the arching branches of tall trees. But this aerial shot of the neighborhood shows a time when the houses were fairly new, the streets were largely bare of trees and… Read More > The post […]



| | | |