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Shops Not Accepting Credit Cards


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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


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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


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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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    A reader has moved to a new apartment and the electricity bill for the new unit is more than double the old one. Yet most of the appliances are the same. What could be the culprit? Please chime in with your advice. Related Stories Get Advice on Home Renovation and All… Read More > The […]
  • Ditmas Park West Edwardian With Garage, Porch, Windows All Around Asks $1.795 Million June 17, 2019
    In Ditmas Park West, this circa 1917 standalone wood-frame house looks extremely spacious and has a garage and driveway, not to mention a porch and original details. It also looks to be in very good condition, at least in the photos. The house at 484 Rugby Road preserves lots of original… Read More > The […]
  • Daily Links: Weeksville Becomes First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution in Brooklyn June 17, 2019
    In the News Montague Street’s Empty Storefront Crisis [NYT] A Williamsburg Drag Show Celebrates Arab Queens [NYT] Weeksville First Black City-Funded Cultural Institution in Brooklyn [Eagle] City Task Force to Take Fresh Look at Feared Foreclosure Program [The City] City Pressing Ahead With Willoughby Square Amid Legal Challenge [Crain’s] BAM Staffers Vote to Unionize [Bklyner] […]
  • From Nourishing the Soul to Feeding the Appetite: The Former Pilgrim Chapel of Carroll Gardens June 17, 2019
    Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. I love a good architectural mystery, and I hate bad repurposing of a great building, and here we have a case of both. The Pilgrim Chapel began as the Columbia Mission, organized as early… Read More > The […]
  • ‘Affordable’ Housing Lottery Opens in Bushwick, Starting at $1,885 a Month for a Studio June 17, 2019
    An affordable housing lottery has opened for 10 newly constructed units in a nine-story building at 1127 Willoughby Avenue in Bushwick, called the Gloria Willoughby Apartments. Of the affordable apartments, there is one studio, four one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units. Monthly rents start at $1,885 and top out at $2,436. The… Read More > […]



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