The Flying Lobster Wine Bar Has Soft Opening

Petite Crevette owner Neil Ganic has opened a wine bar beside his popular restaurant on the corner of Union and Hicks in the old Coffee Den space.

The bar will offer customers waiting for tables a place to sit and have a drink, though Petite Crevette will still remain BYOB. The wine bar's name is a joking reference to the infamous "lobster incident" in which a patron doubted the freshness of his food. The fiery Yugoslavian reportedly dug out a live lobster and slammed it on the table yelling, "You don't think my fish is fresh.  Look how fresh this is!"

The Flying Lobster has been painted a cozy red and decorated with old world knickknacks. There's also a nice picture window to watch the foot traffic crossing the BQE as you wait for a table to have arguably the best salmon burger in Brooklyn.

Wines start at $7 and there's a decent selection of bottled beers.  Tapas will come shortly and the occasional live band.

Netflix Names New Division After Twitter Handle of Stoner Adolescent

In what should be an interesting David vs. Goliath match, Netflix renamed their DVD mail service Qwikster before checking to see who had the twitter handle. It's currently used by Jason Castillo, a video-gaming pot enthusiast and reluctant student of English.  How long do you think it will be before they bully or bribe the handle from the kid? He has nearly 2,000 followers. Here's a sample of some recent tweets:

@Qwikster
Bored as shyt wanna blaze but at the same time I don't ugh fuck it where's the bowl at spark me up lls

@Qwikster
Don't bother telling me who my ex is now dating ! Cuzz now I feel bad for the bitch that has my sloppy seconds :)

@Qwikster
I'm about hungry as shyt but my dad doesn't want to buy me food lik wtf

@Qwikster
english about boring as shyt tryin to go to soccer already

Live Jazz Brunch at Lilla Cafe This Sunday

If you eant to hear some jazz during brunch and don't feel like hiking up to Bar Tabac and waiting for a table, Cafe Lilla will host a live band this Sunday. Hopefully it'll be a running gig. The egg sandwiches are pretty spectacular as is the spaghetti carbnonara. The fresh artisinal bread samples are nice bonus, too. It also may be one of the last weekends to eat in their garden before the cold weather sets in.

   
Lilla Cafe
126 Union St, Brooklyn
(Btwn Hicks & Columbia St)

Woman Assaulted on F Train, Bystanders Say Nothing, Cops Do Little

At 5:30 pm on a Brooklyn-bound F train, between the Bergen and Carroll St. stops, an African-American girl (16-18 years of age, about 5'6") nudged her way through a crowded car. She pushed against the back of a female Carroll Gardens resident (and neighbor of this blogger).  The woman (5'3", Caucasian, late 30s) tried her best to make room for the youth. Unhappy with the amount of space she was given, the youth she began yelling, "I asked you to get out of my way.  I will beat your ass!" The woman remained silent as the youth berated her. Then the youth swiped her fingers across the woman's face. The youth walked away but came back and hit the woman twice on the head with an open palm. She then stood at the subway doors and continued calling the woman names until the train stopped and got off at Carroll St. It happened to be the woman's stop as well, so she followed cautiously, watching the youth go into Carroll Gardens Park. The woman then proceeded to the 76th precinct on Union Street and told the desk officer of the assault. She explained that she didn't want anyone else to be assaulted in the park and requested that they send an officer there. The desk officer said they could write a report but it would take at least a half hour. The woman was upset and had to meet someone who was leaving shortly on flight, so she left.  

Color Pics of New York 1941





Lower East Side Corner of Broome St. and Baruch Pl., 1941.






Stores near the corner of Broome St. and Baruch Pl., 1941





Old Fulton Street Market, 1941



9/11 Beams of Light and an Empty Bedroom in Brooklyn

pre-9/11 Fireworks Scare the Shit Out of Brooklynites

Columbia Street Fair Wakes Hungover Residents, Compensates with Fried Foods

Graffiti Art Criticizing Israeli Occuption Brought to America so Rich Hamptonites Can Drink Wine in Front of It

It takes a lot of money (and balls) to chisel out a 2-ton piece of street art that clearly comments on who is innocent and who is guilty in the Israeli stoops' illegal (per Resolution 446) occupation of the West Bank, and then to bring it to the one country that continually vetos all further UN resolutions against the occupation. But hey, the butcher who owned the building got a few shekels for his wall, though probably no where near the $450,000 it is going for this week in Southampton. 

Representatives for Banksy (the British artist who made the pieces on view at the Keszler Gallery) have not authorized the showing, nor confirmed that any of the pieces are authentic.