Archive for the 'Opinion' Category

Shops Not Accepting Credit Cards

Published by arZan January 22nd, 2007 in Issues, Neighborhood, Opinion and Restaurants. 5 Comments

I have come across this trend more and more in recent times. Shops in our neighborhood dont accept debit or credit cards. On the other hand they install ATM machines in their shops. A case in point is Conneticut Muffins on the corner of Myrtle and Clinton. They dont accept credit cards, and there is […]



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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 […]



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Village Voice Archives: Clinton Hill

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Neighborhood and Opinion. 1 Comment

The Village Voice featured an article in their August 13th, 2003 issue that takes a close-up view on Clinton Hill. A lot has changed in three years, including the cost of living here !!! For a look at how Brooklyn’s rich used to live, take a stroll down the mansion rows of Washington Avenue and […]



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  • Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Co-op in Flatbush, an Italianate in Gowanus April 18, 2021
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    Would You Rent This Park Slope Two-Bedroom With Mantels, Built-ins for $2,600 a Month? While this Park Slope rental has a few quirks, it also has enough on the plus side of the column to perhaps outweigh them, including mantels, closet space and a location near Prospect Park. -- Flatbush Co-op With Arched… Read More […]
  • A Prospect Park South Standalone With a Driveway and Three More to See, Starting at $975K April 16, 2021
    Our picks for open houses this weekend are all move-in-ready and two include off-street parking. Found in Cobble Hill, Prospect Park South, Bed Stuy and Dyker Heights, they range in price from $975,000 to $3.995 million. First up, in Cobble Hill, this four-story townhouse on Butler Street might look familiar to… Read More > The […]
  • Fort Greene Park Redesign Will Include Tree Removal and Replanting April 16, 2021
    Parks Department lumberjacks will be chopping down trees in Fort Greene Park as part of a recently-relaunched $24 million makeover of the lawn’s Myrtle Avenue side -- but they promise they’ll plant at least 200 new ones when it’s finished, according to an agency spokesperson. “The project will more than double… Read More > The […]
  • Historic Hotel With Artsy Interiors and a Perch Along Catskill Creek Can Be Yours for $569K April 16, 2021
    Restored back to its original use as a guest house, this circa 1860s Greene County property offers up a more design-focused aesthetic than the modest woodframe may have originally sported thanks to the duo behind its transformation. The eclectically-styled property now on the market at 7803 State Route 81 in Durham,… Read More > The […]



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