Meeting Report?

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Lesterhead was too tired to attend last night's Society for Clinton Hill meeting after chasing down her graduate school textbooks for the second time at UPS after they've been held hostage for more than two weeks on various trucks and in various facilities. Sorry. If anyone attended and took notes, please email them to us to post!

Thanks.

Brown Betty Cafe's Prix Fixe

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So Lesterhead and I made it back to Brown Betty's Cafe for the Prix Fixe 3-course dinner for $18 offered on Friday and Saturday nights. Okay, let me cut to the chase: It's AWESOME.

You get a choice of a soup or a salad to start, whatever, and then an entree...

I got the Jerk Chicken breast.

You gotta get the Jerk Chicken breast.

(Well, if you can stand a little bit of heat that is.)

It's AWESOME.

Just the right amount of spice and sitting on top of a mound of perfectly cooked sweet potatoes in a maple syrup glaze.

The sweetness of the sweet potatoes takes the edge right off the heat of the spices.

And on the side of that some rice and beans...

Boy, was I full.

And then he brings me this blondie bar...

Oh boy.

Anyway, go.

Get the Jerk Chicken.

(It's so good it's always on the menu.)

You won't be dissapointed.

[Lesterhead's take:

Since the jerk spices are too much for me, I opted for the grilled shrimp.

They were generous with the shrimp, which came atop a cold salad of beans, corn and tomatoes seasoned with parsley. The avocado on the side was a nice touch to the already tasty medly of flavors. Portions were perfect, service was great and the place is just so damn chill. Plus, you can't beat the value!]

Email from the Society for Clinton Hill

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This just in, in my inbox: FGA News: Official Public Hearing on Atlantic Yards, Wed May 23rd - the most important event in the Atlantic Yards battle to date

Well, Fort Greene, we can't duck this one. History is knocking at our door!

The Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Proposal is one of the largest developments ever proposed for New York City, the largest ever for Brooklyn, and it is located at our doorstep in Fort Greene. We have a responsibility to ourselves and our neighbors now and in the future to respond to the Empire State Development Corporation's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the BAY proposal.

We MUST have a strong showing at the Official Public Hearing on August 23rd at New York City Technical College, 285 Jay Street, 4:30 to 8:30.

You do not need to be an expert to speak; this is about opinions from individuals who live in the community. Your personal response – limited to three minutes – is invited, and can be most effective if it is well prepared.

The Council for Brooklyn Neighborhoods has an EXCELLENT and EASY TO USE TOOLKIT. It contains a simple format for responding, as well as a more detailed version for those who can spend more time on this important task. The TOOLKIT also lists websites where you can find out information on the proposal. The categories range from land use/density, to shadows, neighborhood character, traffic, air quality, noise, etc. Go to www.cbrooklynneighborhoods.homestead.com Written comments can also be submitted until September 22, but the court of the press and public opinion will pay close attention to the quality and quantity of public response on August 23.

The Fort Greene Association has adamantly supported development over the railyards, but opposes this outsized, flawed project.

You can find much information and many links at www.dddb.net

A Second Try

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my stopAs you can see, I didn't have much luck starting this blog six months ago. I think I actually set it up while drunk.

The upsurge in neighborhood blogs has been amazing over the last several months. If I have learned anything from that, it's that I cannot claim to be "the pulse" of the neighborhood. (That was the original name of this site.) I'm not too saavy on politics, nor on the happenings at every single street corner.

However, I've got a decent grasp on what's new, what's tasty and what's aesthetically pleasing. Therefore, I give you 'clintonhillblog' -- a space for me to post photos, reviews and musings on our wonderfully interesting neighborhood.

Care to contribute? Let me know.

xo, lesterhead

Hello.

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I've lived in Clinton Hill for a year and a half now, and no one's blogging about it. Park Slope has sites, even Red Hook has a website! There are few resources for us, besides word-of-mouth, on restaurant openings, neighborhood gatherings, art galleries, bars. It's not just CH - it's Fort Greene and that mysterious area called Wallabout. I doubt we need a new name encompassing all (perhaps Clinton Hillabout Greene? Fort Wallahill?). My hope for this site is that is becomes a resource, and a place for neighbors to share neighborhood news. Good eats, good shops, good art, good beers and good neighbors.