What Happens To Obsolete Street Signs on Hicks Street

When street signs become weathered and unreadable, do they get absorbed by the trees that served as posts? That would seem to be the case with this tree on Hicks Street.
The bark of the tree has already grown over the top edge of what seems to be a "Curb your dog sign." Strange, no?

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A Perfect Day For Carroll Park's Flea Market

What a day for a flea market, dear reader.
Blue skies, a gentle wind and great folks
Yesterday in Brooklyn's third oldest park,
Carroll Park.


It seemed like the whole neighborhood came.
Where you there, too?
I had so much fun catching up with friends I had not seen for a while.
And guess what?
I actually sold quite a few things sitting at my sales table.

Now that's what I call a perfect day.

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Reminiscing About The Corner Of Union And Hoyt

I love it when readers reminisce about their childhood in Carroll Gardens. Yesterday's post on the proposed bar at the corner of Union and Hoyt prompted a reader to leave this wonderful story about going to school at St. Agnes and the stores that once occupied the corner.

Many, many, many years ago, when I was a student at St. Agnes elementary school, those three storefronts were occupied (from left to right)by a dry cleaner, a small grocery, and a pharmacy on the corner. I specifically remember the dry cleaner. The nuns would have their habits cleaned there because the "French" dry cleaning method was required for the fabric. The grocery store was owned by a man named Jimmy whom I remember as never cracking a smile over anything. Not once. The pharmacy was owned by Max Margolis. Max's German Shepard dog would often go to Jimmy's and carry an ice cream cone back to Max. I don't know if Max ate it or his dog....
I attended St Agnes between 1959-1967, so that's going WAY back! Sadly, the school & convent were converted to residential apartments quite a while ago.

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Spring Shoe Collection Has Arrived...In Carroll Gardens

The new collection of spring shoes has arrived
Right by the F train station on Smith.
Oh, I simply must have the white sandals,
Yes, those with the lotus flower.
Who needs to go into Manhattan,
When such a selection is available right here in C.G.

[where: Carroll Gardens, 11231]
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Wish You Had A Little Garden To Plant This Spring?

(photo by melevision on flikr)

Feel like sticking your hands in the dirt to plant flowers,
but don't have a garden of your own?
No problem.
You can help plant in Carroll Park.
Join The Committee To Improve Carroll Park
Here is how:

COME AND VOLUNTEER IN CARROLL PARK
JOIN THE COMMITTEE TO IMPROVE CARROLL PARK
AT THEIR SPRING PLANNING MEETING:
FRIDAY APRIL 4 AT 5 PM IN THE PARKHOUSE
COME AND FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP WITH GARDENING,
ORGANIZING SPECIAL EVENTS AND FUND RAISING.
HELP MAKE THIS SPRING THE BEST EVER AT ONE OF BROOKLYN'S OLDEST PARKS!

contact information: friendsofcarrollpark@yahoo.com

[where:Carroll Park, Carroll Gardens]
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Gowanus Toll Kiddies Zoned For P.S.32 ?

P.S.32 zone map from insideschools.org

Just a reminder: Today is the scoping meeting regarding the Toll Brothers' Gowanus development.
During this meeting, Carroll Gardens residents and neighbors of the Toll Brothers' project get to raise their concerns and ask questions about how the development will affect them and the community as a whole. One of these concerns, other than the pollution along the canal, is of course the strain such a development would put on the infrastructure of Carroll Gardens.
Out of curiosity, I decided to look into which neighborhood school the children living in the Toll Brother's complex would attend. According to Inside Schools Organization, P.S. 32 is the zoned school for the area along most of the Gowanus canal.
Considering that the city wants to rezone the entire area for residential use and taking into account that this will mean many more school aged children, it may be time to build a new school.
You see, judging by the (5) trailers in P.S. 32's schoolyard, the school cannot absorb too many more students.
Of course that is just one of the many concerns. I am sure my fellow Carroll Gardeners will bring up many more at today's scoping meeting.


You will find the information about the meeting on the Friends Of Bond's blog site here: http://friendsofbond.blogspot.com/


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From Carroll Gardens, Happy New Year (In March)

Found On President Street


Happy New Year, folks!
May it be a happy and healthy one.
What?
It's March already?
No Kidding!

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