tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29911261019143463982024-03-14T08:13:41.482-04:00The Progressive SouthsideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-39179880016252949592007-11-01T08:49:00.000-04:002007-11-01T08:50:38.493-04:00THE END<div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:180%;">THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTHSIDE<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">MAY 20, 2007 - OCTOBER 31, 2007</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-90455759358508563642007-10-21T01:46:00.000-04:002007-10-21T01:54:40.830-04:00The Beginning of The End: THE PROGRESSIVE SOUTHSIDE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJNUuamUbRnnUv9akMOWsVL_lX6jnPoN9-hr2im5YSCeswkcop5L7KpGQybmekM24lP6iMZn-EhRtGwnQClDl91-RYXVRUeg_I72hg772JHWEmNLpGA_0Aa1alyuEMY6k93bEJnsdcY4/s1600-h/moving_truck.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJNUuamUbRnnUv9akMOWsVL_lX6jnPoN9-hr2im5YSCeswkcop5L7KpGQybmekM24lP6iMZn-EhRtGwnQClDl91-RYXVRUeg_I72hg772JHWEmNLpGA_0Aa1alyuEMY6k93bEJnsdcY4/s400/moving_truck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123662585884337314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Faithful readers, I'm sure you've noticed we haven't posted in a couple of weeks. We hope you've miss us because we've missed you. Busy lives filled with extreme change is the only words we can use to say why we haven't posted. Which leaves us to the worst news of all - <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">we're moving. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Moving out from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">southside</span>. Moving out of Queens (and back to Brooklyn). </span><br /><br />We're behind in reporting the constant changes. Yet, we're aware of them. Are you? The new strip of stores across the street from Carmichael's Diner are getting settled in. 137<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> Avenue between <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rockaway</span> Blvd and Guy R. Brewer Blvd are getting new cemented corner curbs. And we heard of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Universoul</span> Circus, The Big Apple Circus, Circus <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">du</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Soliel</span>, but never of <a href="http://thefirehousecircus.com/">The Firehouse Circus</a>, which opened yesterday at Roy Wilkins Park. There's some sort of art gallery or some equivalent on Guy R. Brewer and Sayres, but we didn't get a chance to investigate it. We would be wrong not to point out the changing leaves around <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Baisley</span> Pond Park.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">We're concerned about this blog's future. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">We're <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">desperately</span> looking for a person or two who understand the position and the purpose for this blog. That's the hard part. Many eyeballs reading the logs, but we don't know if anyone believes in actually take over. If you live in South Jamaica, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Rochdale</span> Village or Springfield Gardens and you can see yourself reporting on the positive and interesting things of this community, please contact us at progressivesouthside@nycmail.com. This is not "our" blog. This is OUR BLOG. Do you know what we mean? We've planted the seed, but you added sun and water to make it grow. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">October 31st</span> is our last day. Don't let the tree die.<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-17749595474500871002007-10-21T01:38:00.000-04:002007-10-21T01:45:56.368-04:00Pictures from Rosedale's Idlewild Park Preserve Canoe Launch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHFOv26PwzFFJ-8zXRf71la6CAssAfuon3_jigMyNk1Kh1vMmkBBd61Nv6pNiVCWBhgtRXdxh2I1hiW_GJSa0neMynA7K9TK85akGJAidZlni3gCpco_IsnOYoe-l4FYf95qLdAviL84/s1600-h/DSC_1164_web_res.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHFOv26PwzFFJ-8zXRf71la6CAssAfuon3_jigMyNk1Kh1vMmkBBd61Nv6pNiVCWBhgtRXdxh2I1hiW_GJSa0neMynA7K9TK85akGJAidZlni3gCpco_IsnOYoe-l4FYf95qLdAviL84/s400/DSC_1164_web_res.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123661860034864258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislyfTsrk5r0kxkBecgr-_gpakntlPcxsICGiEVp2RVdavIcPNR8gsmLioIyUo7l566xGr3oMtlvwoPapcqWnkFkGackXh9FV0lHJ5_Wdmd9V3-rzzHQMwMlW444RfjMFDfIYPRETOYlY/s1600-h/DSC_1219_web_res.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislyfTsrk5r0kxkBecgr-_gpakntlPcxsICGiEVp2RVdavIcPNR8gsmLioIyUo7l566xGr3oMtlvwoPapcqWnkFkGackXh9FV0lHJ5_Wdmd9V3-rzzHQMwMlW444RfjMFDfIYPRETOYlY/s400/DSC_1219_web_res.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123661864329831570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are pictures from Rosedale's</span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Idlewild Park Preserve Canoe and Kayak launch</span></span></span></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, held last month. Special photo credit and thanks to <a href="http://zenmirror.com/sitemap.html">Mitchell R. Miller at zenmirror.com</a>.<br /><br /></span></span><span id="obmessage"><pre><br /></pre></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-64823284648124561512007-10-21T01:22:00.000-04:002007-10-21T01:35:56.839-04:00Pictures From The Banner Day Picnic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdkr6XfoeIEW7h0zyqGzHFS2sDpnQBhuQjDM2ZlFEmoF3GuRhb4Z4c9PyXJDUQpPsSJZwk9pQvhwG4-mNyqIdLkK3PKWeDIoW2PJcRnAuYXo9zjo5Gpac-i2QjMuVkwA8EszrXY6Q9iU/s1600-h/_ATW0005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdkr6XfoeIEW7h0zyqGzHFS2sDpnQBhuQjDM2ZlFEmoF3GuRhb4Z4c9PyXJDUQpPsSJZwk9pQvhwG4-mNyqIdLkK3PKWeDIoW2PJcRnAuYXo9zjo5Gpac-i2QjMuVkwA8EszrXY6Q9iU/s400/_ATW0005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123658771953378386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeW2zd4R-8kw9v9aQJg_CsiHj9HOJT-_03VqXPTcACVjBjccRUMc0NQ9J5kKjgDVM700iX33p_swOGAK-i16FZo2BMws0XRELvb-0Ns-d6ufxAHZNeUctfxUfcoY6Yojt8eVijVCHW8A/s1600-h/_ATW0008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeW2zd4R-8kw9v9aQJg_CsiHj9HOJT-_03VqXPTcACVjBjccRUMc0NQ9J5kKjgDVM700iX33p_swOGAK-i16FZo2BMws0XRELvb-0Ns-d6ufxAHZNeUctfxUfcoY6Yojt8eVijVCHW8A/s400/_ATW0008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123658832082920546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lhMqWdE3_1x_7MjwUquq-dX8t-ikrQwUmihM-LzuG8sYMAnuJZE6kZheS2VQ3hQPKUyFB14SUNu8BLt49c4eCPXMoA-Fg6so1RGly0dhgN71ppM80Hrxy3GekbqNP-SeBV5gg42ZecE/s1600-h/_ATW0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lhMqWdE3_1x_7MjwUquq-dX8t-ikrQwUmihM-LzuG8sYMAnuJZE6kZheS2VQ3hQPKUyFB14SUNu8BLt49c4eCPXMoA-Fg6so1RGly0dhgN71ppM80Hrxy3GekbqNP-SeBV5gg42ZecE/s400/_ATW0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123658875032593522" border="0" /></a><br />Here are pictures from last month's <a href="http://progressivesouthside.blogspot.com/2007/09/business-owners-big-up-yourselves-at.html">Banner Day Picnic and parade</a>, hosted by Councilman Thomas White. The parade march down <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rockaway</span> Blvd. Special photo credit and thanks to the council staff of Councilman White.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-26490373612916647682007-10-02T01:28:00.001-04:002007-10-02T02:35:39.123-04:00SEARCH AND EMPLOY - This Thursday @ Ambiance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwlLil1F5MvwYyuRnkPVpLX7l-3NxlB8Ijd4-hbJFb55kGPluX_rA-vWLTKGch2GH0wcPg0Spgq2-OoJpt7FPhw0GKP5AbKB1xW9Gn0WHghUp_h4ioNwH4EEFeW8qxId1p6PL2X8QXQM/s1600-h/searchemploy+grn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwlLil1F5MvwYyuRnkPVpLX7l-3NxlB8Ijd4-hbJFb55kGPluX_rA-vWLTKGch2GH0wcPg0Spgq2-OoJpt7FPhw0GKP5AbKB1xW9Gn0WHghUp_h4ioNwH4EEFeW8qxId1p6PL2X8QXQM/s400/searchemploy+grn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116607152973786914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >SEARCH & EMPLOY</span><br />This Thursday Evening,<br />October 4th @ Ambiance<br />133-18 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.<br />Jamaica, NY 11434</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZRWzGOkBcW75Ovg1buzoJzX2WdWl0xtPlbSwkcfHJioBoNkKTNG_p3gTqNg8tlXszj5kX8Cc4Mh1Q3B_1ZWRUMnWNpJJq3qeaIH8qbv1akfUP-m5XGA8xbl276yidFbhBg_-Ny2r5UI/s1600-h/SEARCHEMPLOYAMBIANCE2(2).jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZRWzGOkBcW75Ovg1buzoJzX2WdWl0xtPlbSwkcfHJioBoNkKTNG_p3gTqNg8tlXszj5kX8Cc4Mh1Q3B_1ZWRUMnWNpJJq3qeaIH8qbv1akfUP-m5XGA8xbl276yidFbhBg_-Ny2r5UI/s400/SEARCHEMPLOYAMBIANCE2(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116607161563721522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Alchemy is defined as "any magical power or process of transmuting a common substance, usually of little value, into a substance of great value." Those behind SEARCH & EMPLOY are musical alchemists, promoting awareness of conscious hip-hop music.<br /><br />Conscious hip-hop? "That's not to be confused with gospel music or inspirational music," says <a href="http://www.myspace.com/maombtmg">Maom</a> (pronounced <span style="font-style: italic;">May-ohm</span>), one of the featured artists on the bill this Thursday. "It's a realm in the sense of being aware of your culture, your surroundings, but you don't have to be a radical about it."<br /><br />He believes positive lyrics don't get too much of a push. Maom respects rappers like Saigon ("He's the perfect voice to make change") and Nas for giving a platform for the Queensbridge Projects in Long Island City a true voice. He says today, artists are claiming to do that, but are only creating an image for themselves. "If they don't put out music that is relevant, we're going to die out." He continued to express that songs are lacking creativity and lacking responsibility, which glorify wealth, fame and violence without any alternatives. "If you chose to speak about how they made it and how much they got out of it...but let me know it's hell in a four minute song. Give me roadblocks and let me know that I can do something else. The guy next door was just as poor as I was, but didn't choose the same path." Check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/maombtmg">Maom's Myspace page</a>. A track titled "Cake Revenge" he wrote deals with the pressures of having money and conformity.<br /><br /><a href="http://myspace.com/searchemploy">Wendell Jordan, COO of I.F.A Recordings/BlackTone Music</a> had a couple of shows, but this is their first real show. "Basically, we want to go to neighborhoods and find local talent who is pushing the envelope of true art and to have a true show." He hopes to have more shows like this in Queens and to give a clear sign that you don't have to go into Brooklyn or uptown to Harlem to hear great talent.<br /><br />Don't forget to also check out <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rawstalin">Raw Stalin</a>,<a href="http://www.myspace.com/choyce2"> Choyce</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/doomsdaymushroom">Jugga<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a> - all will be performing This Thursday. The Movement is: SEARCH AND EMPLOY.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-91294248983156570342007-09-28T07:49:00.001-04:002007-09-28T08:05:27.796-04:00That Wasn't There Last Month!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6muEqmeuN8lKyhrI1dwMNMq7yVxxBRvgQDOwaXlZ7NeZQ-1HrRWRaFzGqv-EJHSbEj7I6nvQTfobSc_WZl4LQNmjwBOb6ktxmhpnOW1ROclE1jGJZLm70y03oxdCQ-RE8FbLn-OHbt8/s1600-h/DSCI0297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6muEqmeuN8lKyhrI1dwMNMq7yVxxBRvgQDOwaXlZ7NeZQ-1HrRWRaFzGqv-EJHSbEj7I6nvQTfobSc_WZl4LQNmjwBOb6ktxmhpnOW1ROclE1jGJZLm70y03oxdCQ-RE8FbLn-OHbt8/s400/DSCI0297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115224010295717634" border="0" /></a>A new house is built on 156th Street btwn. North Conduit Ave. and 140th Street (behind Burger King and across the street from Kennedy Plaza).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPHzNkpnurHMsCj-2aDF9QWY0vS88YfllYgxDIAMiHhWHCLMFGXWkAhYkeHMVw7CIYfKfLdDzCqaAp5ZhRCW6Xcybo5siNV361VE6FBvfPMogCtHQz_7R-icIto32qvmmjI35nEA-mw8/s1600-h/DSCI0312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPHzNkpnurHMsCj-2aDF9QWY0vS88YfllYgxDIAMiHhWHCLMFGXWkAhYkeHMVw7CIYfKfLdDzCqaAp5ZhRCW6Xcybo5siNV361VE6FBvfPMogCtHQz_7R-icIto32qvmmjI35nEA-mw8/s400/DSCI0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115224203569245970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div>A house conversion (originally a ranch style home) on 144th Drive, at 175th Street.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-28466044893132459632007-09-28T07:29:00.001-04:002007-09-28T07:45:59.727-04:00Be Prepaed to Stop..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VGLLufEbz4guFqeREYUAzhUhIJ0hAzK8yPHXZ5qj3SEX86k8JyGnFuILcvK1Z0GZr5eHX5AtaBuE3_Bx6vo9rODdQKk5kdl6SbfhdPWEmuWGgkSnjqAseUSitwi0fhXd62fxH5esem4/s1600-h/DSCI0315.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VGLLufEbz4guFqeREYUAzhUhIJ0hAzK8yPHXZ5qj3SEX86k8JyGnFuILcvK1Z0GZr5eHX5AtaBuE3_Bx6vo9rODdQKk5kdl6SbfhdPWEmuWGgkSnjqAseUSitwi0fhXd62fxH5esem4/s400/DSCI0315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115216283649552050" border="0" /></a>This week, new stop signs were placed on east bound/west bound 137<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Avenue, at the 161st Street intersection. Drivers will also see the "stop ahead" warning signs several yards before they reach the intersection. Looks like it will take some time for local drivers to see this. Several drivers failed to stop. The stop signs were probably placed after a car hit corner property a couple of months ago. Notice the south <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rochdale</span> Village buildings in the distance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnq5UBbTcDb-1J6zLM_XqdHLnVJ2lKOEvLhazLInBhwX4TRTdkDeDbNhElhK5valpgeEGtduLKIFsgJ64WxZ2_zH-j0hzSaUMTZRrz5l_tH1GThl5Q_EncyE-czoQBjHE6BACs4L_UHU/s1600-h/DSCI0314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOnq5UBbTcDb-1J6zLM_XqdHLnVJ2lKOEvLhazLInBhwX4TRTdkDeDbNhElhK5valpgeEGtduLKIFsgJ64WxZ2_zH-j0hzSaUMTZRrz5l_tH1GThl5Q_EncyE-czoQBjHE6BACs4L_UHU/s400/DSCI0314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115216287944519362" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-86198995421094853092007-09-24T13:29:00.000-04:002007-09-25T00:23:05.355-04:00UPDATE: What's That Smell? It's Not Garbage!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri_VqmRPTX31vw9QoDkYjL-LCwkocH9BN8iSV2_rXombLR9o_C8utPaVtiiC-JopoKerZcD4PmxY6y-kKFasiF-BrHziJlVClLs_pCuFzFnWQLP-NnFSWdOolDuDY-AtFwL5tROCeM0w/s1600-h/x31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiri_VqmRPTX31vw9QoDkYjL-LCwkocH9BN8iSV2_rXombLR9o_C8utPaVtiiC-JopoKerZcD4PmxY6y-kKFasiF-BrHziJlVClLs_pCuFzFnWQLP-NnFSWdOolDuDY-AtFwL5tROCeM0w/s400/x31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113991073593583442" border="0" /></a>Three months ago, <a href="http://progressivesouthside.blogspot.com/2007/06/whats-that-smell.html">we posted a story about the smelly dumpsters at our local Dunkin' Donuts, </a>located at Guy R. Brewer and 137th Avenue. We have an update. Today, we received a reply from an anonymous poster who writes, "<em>that dunkin donuts has really improved a lot i don't see anymore garbage pilled up and i eat from there everyday and their food is good. also the employees are very welcoming."</em><br /><div><em></em> </div>First, whoever you are, thanks so much for posting. It's nice to have a witness in the neighborhood and it's even nicer that you took the time to express their point of view.<br /><br />We can confirm that Dunkin' Donuts really HAS cleaned up their lot, but we wanted to make sure that it wasn't by chance. We recall <span style="font-style: italic;">a couple of days after </span>we posted the alert, the rear parking lot was cleaned and the bins had lids on them! Was that by chance or is it really the power of the blog? A couple of moments as the weeks passed, where it appeared that garbage was starting to pile up again. But we concur with this anonymous poster. The garbage bins are no longer in an overflow and the awful smell is gone. Good food and welcoming employees is a bonus! I guess for starters, we can do some coffee and a bagel...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-59497187611092428822007-09-23T21:34:00.001-04:002007-09-23T21:41:53.443-04:00Sunset At A Busy Intersection, Hours Into Autumn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_moDIKeqaEXhu1TXft_TDKjjoTVnhyxKX4UCbb0sQTsWH6GTkIoYHJB3ZSfZukcUL8kve8hhjRIBc7sk344jR3eLCX8MvgR3aLDa1QAK60M_wUydMoJ5szCfupBWypQyXL3zNxOWP2U/s1600-h/DSCI0298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_moDIKeqaEXhu1TXft_TDKjjoTVnhyxKX4UCbb0sQTsWH6GTkIoYHJB3ZSfZukcUL8kve8hhjRIBc7sk344jR3eLCX8MvgR3aLDa1QAK60M_wUydMoJ5szCfupBWypQyXL3zNxOWP2U/s400/DSCI0298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113578460380424002" border="0" /></a>Capturing the sun setting at South Conduit Avenue and Rockaway Blvd.<br />(South Conduit Ave. looking west)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-69881565594517660022007-09-23T19:36:00.000-04:002007-09-23T20:06:58.239-04:00Show Some Love to Your Tot - Fridays @ 10:30am<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo_uhC6ZdMLKLMy7JL-YnXhLUfvetIkq4rJqpc9TM2r08KHvxsTD7ZoqePSmYToIQEAmfJv7XGhX5XF5sr42o7G1FX7p2TdKb_d-DqL6T9b8AuAeZu5jrrUjnnp1_NfvQu1HvPQNUHqo/s1600-h/Rochdale_Village1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixo_uhC6ZdMLKLMy7JL-YnXhLUfvetIkq4rJqpc9TM2r08KHvxsTD7ZoqePSmYToIQEAmfJv7XGhX5XF5sr42o7G1FX7p2TdKb_d-DqL6T9b8AuAeZu5jrrUjnnp1_NfvQu1HvPQNUHqo/s400/Rochdale_Village1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113553631174485810" border="0" /></a>If you're a parent, guardian or an adult caregiver with a toddler between the ages of 18-36 months, make sure you're at The Rochdale Village Public Library for the next five weeks.<br /><br />Starting this Friday, specialists will be invited to the library introduce interactive activities for the adults and tots - such as nutrition, storytime and more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Special Toddler Program</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fridays at 10:30am - September 28th and in October</span><br />Rochdale Village Branch Library<br />169-09 137th Avenue<br />Jamaica, NY 11434<br />718.723.4440Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-71981110584661504692007-09-20T12:52:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:22:38.734-04:00Springfield Gardens or Carroll Gardens? $1775 for a 1-BR Rental @ The New Yorker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Q0KUCLRyUomxBod-ajbJxHI1dV0D3eXP9E0wBrCRCDA7CL2EQ4XY2gf4h-tkc_eNcXPJ_7qXcl0AwQ7fmSvtGFJIDmvSLQnBsVsmiwRnueP02mafHXyxZjDzAWuV6qEmLqo9ULcag_g/s1600-h/new-yorker.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112331272474219650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Q0KUCLRyUomxBod-ajbJxHI1dV0D3eXP9E0wBrCRCDA7CL2EQ4XY2gf4h-tkc_eNcXPJ_7qXcl0AwQ7fmSvtGFJIDmvSLQnBsVsmiwRnueP02mafHXyxZjDzAWuV6qEmLqo9ULcag_g/s400/new-yorker.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a>A one bedroom rental is going for almost $1800 a month at the new and finished <a href="http://www.nytowerrentals.com/new-yorker.html">New Yorker building</a>. <strong>We're sorry we don't have pictures right now.</strong> But you've probably seen it already, since its grand opening around June. It's located at the intersection of South Conduit Avenue and Guy R. Brewer (177-50 South Conduit Avenue). It's the third in a series of luxury sister apartment complexes. The first building built was <a href="http://www.nytowerrentals.com/empire-house.html">The Empire House</a> several years ago, followed by <a href="http://www.nytowerrentals.com/liberty-house.html">The Liberty House</a><br /><div></div><br />The New Yorker is the first out of the three to house residential and commercial space. Look out for more pictures of the finished New Yorker building, along with its sisters Liberty Building and Empire Building in our next post.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-66089806626772595372007-09-17T02:02:00.001-04:002007-09-17T02:13:39.305-04:00The New York Times Reports: LIVING IN SPRINGFIELD GARDENS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3umSdJxuDtwFeFXEQ1YW5DcFUHGSiq1bQnGU_gBKlGSQr5qBdnGW9DBkNbBE_LItjBfucbJ_6GO5OJH1fzDNeM1slmxVW4LxuiojM1pxg-u4Fw5zzwq3pqAxswkp4HCsxrznYGDTlG08/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3umSdJxuDtwFeFXEQ1YW5DcFUHGSiq1bQnGU_gBKlGSQr5qBdnGW9DBkNbBE_LItjBfucbJ_6GO5OJH1fzDNeM1slmxVW4LxuiojM1pxg-u4Fw5zzwq3pqAxswkp4HCsxrznYGDTlG08/s400/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111049660115273618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Check out the article that ran in <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/realestate/16livi.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">this weekend's New York Times about SPRINGFIELD GARDENS.</a></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Among some of the topics discussed: the influx of new housing, population increase and environmental awareness - all topics of focus since the creation of this weblog. Accurate? Inaccurate? Please post your thoughts.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">An expanse of homes with a note of suburban calm, Springfield Gardens, like some other Queens neighborhoods, has also been the site of feverish development in recent years as investors have gobbled up and demolished single-family houses and replaced them with multiple-family dwellings. Many residents worry that the population increase ushered in by the larger buildings is more than the neighborhood’s infrastructure can accommodate.<br /><br />“People care about their homes and look out for one another,” said Yvette <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kearse</span>, an agent with Century 21 Milestone Realty. “If you want a neighborhood with manicured lawns, larger homes and not a lot of problems in this section of Queens, a favorite is Springfield Gardens.”</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-31831213393412972012007-09-16T19:23:00.000-04:002007-09-17T01:59:38.067-04:00SEARCH AND EMPLOY - A New Hip-Hop Revolution??<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADfc_TSU1GC4aN2_Fiqk7o_akaKQ4vbMjykFynyl4fcUmW0wPB1PVwfmmV7kTMQPRoz_FN8RYGiqOt2ZaXXLKG0pH_WG2BKMz3Zy-UzUYwe_ugXQf6iRxWulKwThZpt7pGFe6LbFn9M/s1600-h/Untitled-1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADfc_TSU1GC4aN2_Fiqk7o_akaKQ4vbMjykFynyl4fcUmW0wPB1PVwfmmV7kTMQPRoz_FN8RYGiqOt2ZaXXLKG0pH_WG2BKMz3Zy-UzUYwe_ugXQf6iRxWulKwThZpt7pGFe6LbFn9M/s400/Untitled-1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111032553260533634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEARCH & EMPLOY.</span><br />Photocopies were posted all over Guy R. Brewer Avenue, along the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rochdale</span> Village strip a couple of days ago.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEARCH & EMPLOY</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Support change in local hip hop and urban music</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />- Support local talent and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">originality</span></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />- Hear the music before the media gimmicks</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />- Take control over the course of your culture</span><br /><br />A <span style="font-style: italic;">change</span> in local hip hop and urban music? Take control? The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Southside</span> has birthed many rap and hip hop artists (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ie</span>: 50 Cent). We're about change, especially if it has a positive impact. If Search & Employ are spearheading a movement, then this is worth investigating.<br /><br />Now, each artist has a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">myspace</span> page and is featured at <span style="font-weight: bold;">www.myspace.com/searchemploy. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Maom</span>, Raw Stalin, Snatch, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Juggah</span>, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Choyce</span></span> will be showcased at the nightclub Ambiance on Thursday, October 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> (133-18 Guy R. Brewer Blvd). More to come. In the meantime, check out the artists myspace pages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-82995389707881356872007-09-16T04:54:00.000-04:002007-09-16T06:06:25.457-04:00SE QUEENS' FIRST CANOE/KAYAK WATERFRONT ACCESS POINT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FJ1SgPRMF6kkmEDweHuvgZ952aOonEwU_y62DC65cnTYYKsq17evzGUQ49Nm5PrKNfMFHvte7mnGShwZYpVUYgHpA1Fr9OiYqgs14DY-AlVaOiiqkiw4m30Oyw4pXCBLQcCAUttfqSE/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FJ1SgPRMF6kkmEDweHuvgZ952aOonEwU_y62DC65cnTYYKsq17evzGUQ49Nm5PrKNfMFHvte7mnGShwZYpVUYgHpA1Fr9OiYqgs14DY-AlVaOiiqkiw4m30Oyw4pXCBLQcCAUttfqSE/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110734796062803810" border="0" /></a><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For this post, we're traveling over to the farthest south and east area one can travel to in Queens - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Rosedale</span>.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.easternqueensalliance.org/">Eastern Queens Alliance</a> will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Idlewild</span> Park Preserve Canoe & Kayak launch</span> at the street end just beyond the Huxley Street and Craft Avenue intersection. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">This will be the first waterfront access point in Southeast Queens.</span> It is the result of a collaboration between the Eastern Queens Alliance and the NYC Dept. of Parks & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Recreation</span>. Commissioner <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Benepe</span> and Queens Commissioner <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lewandowski</span> will both be speaking. They've stated that if you have a canoe or kayak (even rowboat), to bring it along. They will kayak and canoe as a group after the ceremony. </span></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For further reading, check out this article released four years ago from <a href="http://www.queenspress.com/archives/features/2003/0627/feature.htm">Queens Press</a>, which talks about preserving this wetland area.</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Idlewild</span> Park Preserve Canoe & Kayak launch<br /></span>Saturday, September 22, 2007<br />11:00AM<br /></span></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">South of Huxley Street and Craft Avenue intersection<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Rosedale</span>, NY</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span id="obmessage" style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">866 372-4255 (RSVP)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The following statement is not meant to exclude any nationality or ethnic group, but BLACK PEOPLE - you have FOUR PARKS featuring fantastic (and in some cases disappearing) wildlife - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Baisley</span> Pond Park, Springfield Park, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Brookville</span> Park, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Idlewild</span> Park. Others would <span style="font-style: italic;">kill</span> to have such beautiful parks and waterfront property nearby. You're blessed to have them within steps of your front door. <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">We must do our part to help preserve them.</span> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">We are a people of nature. Or maybe once were. Let's not forget that. The green spaces in our backyards are beautiful, but we're asking you to go a little further out. Endorse the park near you. Be some sort of an advocate. </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" id="obmessage" ><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You don't have the time to get involved? Then simply visit them. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span id="obmessage" style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span family="SANSSERIF" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.easternqueensalliance.org/"></a></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-91342611888459686102007-09-16T03:32:00.000-04:002007-09-16T06:12:31.142-04:00Grown Men & Women on Mopeds: The Pleasure Cruise Ryders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzqGjWKNF63902N9gHIHAqbXkudBqN-cuI5ec5LRG3kyOu8vdGue7RMKCieRDfjrxkJvjocQpY5ny5xB2qjiVYBMXRtsgLguvREQzlLXDWsPCuuu4-Mlmwv-h0n9_zRw0AuGThaexCE0/s1600-h/pcr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzqGjWKNF63902N9gHIHAqbXkudBqN-cuI5ec5LRG3kyOu8vdGue7RMKCieRDfjrxkJvjocQpY5ny5xB2qjiVYBMXRtsgLguvREQzlLXDWsPCuuu4-Mlmwv-h0n9_zRw0AuGThaexCE0/s400/pcr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110705886637934418" border="0" /></a>Grown men and women with souped up, tricked out bikes n mopeds. Have you noticed how many adults (women!) are into them? There are black biker communities all over NYC. Are more adults taking interest into this hobby or are they the teens that were riding around 10 or 15 years ago are now adults?! Regardless, they're <span style="font-style: italic;">everywhere</span> and they LOVE their toys and the people who love them.<br /><br />We go straight into the heart of the Southside to a bikers club called The <a href="http://www.pleasurecruiseryders.com/main.htm">Pleasure Cruise Ryders</a>. A visit to their website reveals they're a full functioning club, with a new member application and monthly dues. And some serious rules as well. One rule reads, "<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" >In the event that we are on a road trip and you feel the need to break formation </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">you will be fined $10.00 for every violation by the Road Captain or the Sergeant at arms." </span>Whatever you do, don't break formation!<br /><br />The Pleasure Cruise Ryders do a little more than just ride around. They boast of positive accomplishments like food drives, Toys for Tots and raffles. </span>Next month, the gang turns three. This leads nicely into their <span style="font-weight: bold;">3rd Annual <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">"Black & Gold This Is How We Roll" </span>Trophy Party.</span> Yes, wear black and gold. They'll be giving out trophies for several categories, such as "1st through the door 10 or more" and "furthest distance 5 or more." We wish them a happy anniversary and a great turnout. For more information, contact the president - Alvin BIG WILL Wilson at 917.295.1690.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-40293274787843224892007-09-14T03:14:00.000-04:002007-09-14T03:19:42.057-04:00More New Commercial Real Estate on Rockaway Blvd.A small strip of newly constructed stores/offices for rent<br />(Rockaway Blvd. and 135th Ave.).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7AJPLx6uypYF3BXngF5O2_7h-UAJ0YlYYZ17tr_YzfWeMII4qkqTSD8Gv-c_yU6EbyUmSw9VPwL7XoFxXdJa9Nw5zb8Dg-1UlBxxiuvR5UTK00U3fuPj-YbCbWNcQd_K5A7i7Ok-HbA/s1600-h/DSCI0277.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7AJPLx6uypYF3BXngF5O2_7h-UAJ0YlYYZ17tr_YzfWeMII4qkqTSD8Gv-c_yU6EbyUmSw9VPwL7XoFxXdJa9Nw5zb8Dg-1UlBxxiuvR5UTK00U3fuPj-YbCbWNcQd_K5A7i7Ok-HbA/s400/DSCI0277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109955671815440194" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-87912370390827323622007-09-13T08:48:00.001-04:002007-09-13T14:19:47.897-04:00Business Owners - Big Up Yourselves at The Annual Bash @ Baisley Pond Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn83DMcLT8LwopQAuz-B_bVxfuUhGJbmm6eQMOTP1ffUidps4y5fSTq42vMCtWq3baL3EIWaWfCh_tiGBOG-lNCpKa3XVy5LDufSK-GePJUG_F4yjxDGTH4Q2B-QzAkOgvzV2OsuDGlxo/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109670799519598370" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn83DMcLT8LwopQAuz-B_bVxfuUhGJbmm6eQMOTP1ffUidps4y5fSTq42vMCtWq3baL3EIWaWfCh_tiGBOG-lNCpKa3XVy5LDufSK-GePJUG_F4yjxDGTH4Q2B-QzAkOgvzV2OsuDGlxo/s400/Picture+6.png" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglXCbf5iMZI9uqKqEeYt5QZZmBHDsaLUqFdTfCQrsXwpAvlumR6mn2rJ1PM7WVBISqavvAZwKmQTcG3BaMaAAj30Tef0gW7Zy7zOiJJGD2VbxA9AvuzCXyHY8K0Tr8ZJyZ_FRAVis6ps/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109670803814565682" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglXCbf5iMZI9uqKqEeYt5QZZmBHDsaLUqFdTfCQrsXwpAvlumR6mn2rJ1PM7WVBISqavvAZwKmQTcG3BaMaAAj30Tef0gW7Zy7zOiJJGD2VbxA9AvuzCXyHY8K0Tr8ZJyZ_FRAVis6ps/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://http://www.nyccouncil.info/constituent/member_details.cfm?con_id=95">Councilman Thomas White</a>, an advocate for Baisley Pond Park and a resident of Rochdale Village, will be holding the <strong>Banner Day Picnic and Parade</strong> this Saturday. He briefly talked about this event during July's <a href="http://progressivesouthside.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-than-gospelfest-baisley-pond-park.html">Gospelfest event</a>. <em><span style="color:#000000;">Their staff are calling this a special community relations day and they will be honoring New York's best businesses, organizations and agencies. </span></em>They're expecting over 3000 to attend. If you're a business owner, this is the event to really show up and show out with your banners and/or displays. A very special shout-out to <a href="http://davidmquintana.blogspot.com/">David Quintana, a political activist and blogger </a>from "the other southside" of Queens - Ozone Park! A man who is always in touch with local political and environmental affairs. Thanks for the heads up and reminder.<br /><em><strong>Annual Banner Day Picnic & Parade<br />Saturday, September 15th<br />Baisley Blvd. and 157th St (park sign-in area)<br />1:00PM - 7:00PM<br /><span style="color:#000099;">Parade starts at 11:00AM</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#000099;">at Van Wyck Service Road and Rockaway Blvd.</span></strong></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-20402693975434304022007-09-12T23:55:00.000-04:002007-09-13T01:23:29.774-04:00Progressive Southside Back in SessionAn apology because of the unexpected hiatus. We decided to celebrate the unofficial end-of-summer by taking a spontaneous break. Tried to enjoy the last days of the summer sun. Did you? Well, back to work covering the better sights and signs south of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">southside</span>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-79926749094840704782007-08-30T03:16:00.000-04:002007-08-30T04:18:38.224-04:00NEW BAR & RESTAURANT: D'noche<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQywls1CXVfWARANQe-TKEzwf9N1WzR26ir1DhX5tKPAg4iABhPhP9Bh4JKM7H_-eq7DR1z3ZzRmT3cJLTrLBB7Mr-UwXoUK_VsYKL-Tygaz0WdN1n6T9e5CCEPT_nexcK6HQlbx2HGo/s1600-h/DSCI0273.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQywls1CXVfWARANQe-TKEzwf9N1WzR26ir1DhX5tKPAg4iABhPhP9Bh4JKM7H_-eq7DR1z3ZzRmT3cJLTrLBB7Mr-UwXoUK_VsYKL-Tygaz0WdN1n6T9e5CCEPT_nexcK6HQlbx2HGo/s400/DSCI0273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104390676629038210" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>D'NOCHE<br />RESTAURANT & BAR</strong><br /></span>118-23 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.<br />Jamaica, NY 11434<br />718.712.2929<br />_____________<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Ven y disfruta la mas deliciosa variedad culinaria en un ambiente elegante y acogedor. "</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"See and enjoys the delicious culinary variety in a welcoming and elegant environment."</span><br /><br /><br />When the metallic silver awning was erected, we knew they were serious about their business. Latin flavored and Dominican-owned D'noche officially opened about a month ago. It used to be a grocery store. They must have spent tens of thousands (to say modestly) on renovations and they made it happen in a short amount of time. Management told us that there are no popular or happening Latin restaurants in this part of South Jamaica. With an attractive exterior and a romantic interior setting, which includes red and black tones, contemporary lighting and three flat screen televisions, we think they'll do just fine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRJ5ymwgIv5ygRU_N8nGYyK-HSOXEwwHcbIIrqFqpYqvaScMDdUWMqn0gxT463Fex1Ey4ptBTH4uVUtGZCjBAg7Ea0ttDZo2OYzW9hNy2_tBxlWv9kbuxwucx5cmzCg_D_tmoH2oYQUc/s1600-h/dnoche1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRJ5ymwgIv5ygRU_N8nGYyK-HSOXEwwHcbIIrqFqpYqvaScMDdUWMqn0gxT463Fex1Ey4ptBTH4uVUtGZCjBAg7Ea0ttDZo2OYzW9hNy2_tBxlWv9kbuxwucx5cmzCg_D_tmoH2oYQUc/s400/dnoche1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104396367460705442" border="0" /></a><br />"Happy Hour" Mondays through Thursdays 5-8PM. Friday night is karaoke and they say it's their biggest night. On Sundays, it's an all day buffet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Upcoming Event:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> "Salsa in Jamaica"</span><br />Satuday, September 29th - <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>9PM-3AM<br />Music by DJ Oscar de la Paz,<br />playing the best Latin, R&B and classics<br />$10 in advance, $15 at the door<br />Contact:<br />Rodrigo 646.209.3173<br />Bill 646.567.7085<br />E-Mail: mohabel@aol.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-11402440219624187242007-08-29T22:09:00.000-04:002007-08-29T22:37:14.119-04:00Q111 New Hybrid-Electric BusOne of the new MTA hybrid-electric buses picking up passengers<br />along the Q111 route (Guy R. Brewer Blvd).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs6w0T0EWgwsVLodjm46PpW-abebTO2uw-XrgntsTzfqQkm_6OQvSbkjx45zq1DqQZvtpz4m-Fok_lKxpKOoNU_87BLVD43_6Twx_UXlZYnHP7fvrgLzyesHO0xtaXYNXLFN3sOwDGeg/s1600-h/DSCI0272.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMs6w0T0EWgwsVLodjm46PpW-abebTO2uw-XrgntsTzfqQkm_6OQvSbkjx45zq1DqQZvtpz4m-Fok_lKxpKOoNU_87BLVD43_6Twx_UXlZYnHP7fvrgLzyesHO0xtaXYNXLFN3sOwDGeg/s400/DSCI0272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104311949878502498" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-65735275858311162962007-08-28T18:53:00.000-04:002007-08-30T04:20:53.510-04:00Annual Irie Jamboree This Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vkUWN26mqBHrXIvQhCrOlN6ssI4IhHUSV5vwcj4S7Zk0Sz_DLzn4Lu4o_K8UT2wNE8orvbizDiRwHATwAgV5_idkV7NOumFdcvHXIh8DuYgtmRxnWNGLVyJ39uNCZk8AxA-T1tfBUsU/s1600-h/jamboree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vkUWN26mqBHrXIvQhCrOlN6ssI4IhHUSV5vwcj4S7Zk0Sz_DLzn4Lu4o_K8UT2wNE8orvbizDiRwHATwAgV5_idkV7NOumFdcvHXIh8DuYgtmRxnWNGLVyJ39uNCZk8AxA-T1tfBUsU/s400/jamboree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103891360911074386" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">IRIE JAMBOREE 2007</span></strong><br /></span>Sunday, September 2nd<br />Gates open 12 Noon/Show starts 1PM<br />Roy Wilkins Park<br />Main Entrance - Baisley Blvd at 177th St.<br />Jamaica, NY<br />________________________________<br /><br />You probably know that the big reggae and dancehall jam is back. Right on time for Labor Day and right on target for those celebrating the <a href="http://www.wiadca.com/">West Indian Day Carnival</a>.<br /><br />Go to the Irie website at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/iriejamboree.com">iriejamboree.com</a> to view press party pics and other information. Stephan Marley is scheduled to appear, among many others. John Roleke from the about.com Queens website has a <a href="http://queens.about.com/od/thingtodo/p/Irie_Jamboree.htm">nice one-sheet of the event.</a><br /><br />Tickets are $60 general admission, $100 VIP.<br />Tickets can be purchased online at their website or at any one of these Queens vendors/locations:<br /><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" width="300"><tbody><tr><td class="outLetName">Genesis 1</td> <td class="phoneNum">718-739-8443</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">VP Records</td> <td class="phoneNum">718-297-5802</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Yard Spot Rest</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.527.2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Jamaican Flavas</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.977.4155</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Twin Thumb</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.978.0108</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Clippers Restaurant</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.738.6625</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Laten´s Restaurant</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.527.0339</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Golden Krust,<br />Far Rockaway</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.327.1261</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">GGGG SALON</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.262.9124</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="outLetName">Golden Krust,<br />Parsons Blvd.</td> <td class="phoneNum">718.658.0266</td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-71600881569479756282007-08-28T18:17:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:52:29.021-04:00The Friends of Roy Wilkins Park Needs A Helping Hand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgzBcqwta5K2h5UtYYPNWIb11uZBKojuBfUFosYd2pMwlW1IS7_UTF06N9ayJbEYUYrjnkvytBd-PLYoj4FEde03D_mSGRnGkfISrXJ9Qhyphenhyphenw_JQ3TYZibrrcgVRMDVFV_UJZhlJoZccA/s1600-h/parksdept.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgzBcqwta5K2h5UtYYPNWIb11uZBKojuBfUFosYd2pMwlW1IS7_UTF06N9ayJbEYUYrjnkvytBd-PLYoj4FEde03D_mSGRnGkfISrXJ9Qhyphenhyphenw_JQ3TYZibrrcgVRMDVFV_UJZhlJoZccA/s400/parksdept.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103887461080769602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Friends of Roy Wilkins Park </span>are looking for volunteers to assist in park fund raising events, event planning, flower gardening, and other activities. The Friends of Roy Wilkins Park is a volunteer non for profit organization whose primary focus is to assist in the preservation, maintenance and beautification of the park. According to an earlier article from <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_newsroom/daily_plants/daily_plant_main.php?id=19833">The Daily Plant at the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation website</a>, the group "formed in 2003 as a group of concerned and passionate park patrons. They decided to band together in order to beautify sections of Roy Wilkins Park and advocate on the Park’s behalf. Since its beginning, the group has planted and maintained two flower gardens, successfully advocated for the installation of Life Trail exercise equipment for the track, and hosted numerous clean-up days."<br /><br />They meet the first Monday of the month at 10AM at the Roy Wilkins Park Family Center, 177-01 Baisley Blvd. Call 718.527.5085 or 718.528.0441 for more information. Or e-mail forwp@att.net.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-58195742661265994682007-08-27T23:16:00.000-04:002007-08-28T00:40:11.311-04:00SUBPRIME EMBARRASSMENT: Jamaica-Rochdale Village Tops All of Queens with 450 Foreclosure FilingsThe media has been talking about foreclosures and the state of the current housing market for the past week. Among the many, the Metro New York paper reported this morning on <a href="http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Loan_shark_attack/9805.html">how officials are starting to step up the crackdown on predatory lenders.</a> State Sen. Jeff Klein also revealed stats on the hardest hit neighborhoods in NYC. Sad to report that <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Jamaica/Rochdale Village (predominately black neighborhoods) filed for the most foreclosures for the borough of Queens.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Unfortunately, instead of working with endangered homeowners,” (Sen. Charles) Schumer said, “unscrupulous lenders are going out of their way to push high risk loans and preventing mortgage holders from refinancing.”<br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Especially in the black and Hispanic community, we’re trying to get the so-called American Dream,” said State Sen. Ruben Diaz of the Bronx. “And in our pursuit, we are being taken and now we are living this nightmare.”</span><br /><br />To add, here are two heartbreaking foreclosure stories. Now, we may not know the whole story of <a href="http://queenscourier.com/articles/2007/08/17/news/cover_story/news01.txt">Michele McIntosh from Far Rockaway</a> and <a href="http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Loan_shark_attack/9805.html">Helen Rice-Lyles of Staten Island</a>, but after analyzing their situation, they were foreclosure cases waiting to happen. Someone lied to them. And they lied to themselves.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-57336509488938586812007-08-27T03:34:00.000-04:002007-08-27T03:47:33.451-04:00Nocturnal noises of summerObservation of note, depending on where you are in the Southside:<br />Listen to the nocturnal noises of summer.<br />A pleasant noise.<br />Late at night, sometimes all night.<br />Robins sang strong in July.<br />Crickets and other critters clicking in August.<br />Many of them are calling tonight.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Always</span> better than gunshots!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991126101914346398.post-39045444883419092212007-08-21T03:58:00.000-04:002007-08-21T04:02:18.234-04:00New Bus Shelters Near Rochdale Village South/LIRR Locust Manor StationLocated at the intersection of Bedell Street and 134th Road on the Q85 route.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2NjH8bpIQEaMrPG_x5UeA9lbL0YRkuBpxV2giXMZGp-fHgMA4rbweCDDCs8ZzkIxHsC-3YxLaDznheBTaP0XydRTOoRsYHOGbnpwm_VWIUrx03QlUGKUu_YaOLOGT8JTJB78M6HkWuM/s1600-h/DSCI0259.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2NjH8bpIQEaMrPG_x5UeA9lbL0YRkuBpxV2giXMZGp-fHgMA4rbweCDDCs8ZzkIxHsC-3YxLaDznheBTaP0XydRTOoRsYHOGbnpwm_VWIUrx03QlUGKUu_YaOLOGT8JTJB78M6HkWuM/s400/DSCI0259.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101060363282687010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pO_hDKmED6qtczpGAzlQN8ePzexa8Zio-l4NQtO_SJ1Bb5HOU53kVG3M2S-Feura1Ak3w9ueoIY4Ug0PK8E86frybZ3QnAxFIoDIMDr8yvDQexFuVMkeAEQqSPgf7MnLQ3wwi6bE5D8/s1600-h/DSCI0260.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pO_hDKmED6qtczpGAzlQN8ePzexa8Zio-l4NQtO_SJ1Bb5HOU53kVG3M2S-Feura1Ak3w9ueoIY4Ug0PK8E86frybZ3QnAxFIoDIMDr8yvDQexFuVMkeAEQqSPgf7MnLQ3wwi6bE5D8/s400/DSCI0260.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101060376167588914" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0