lisa's Profile
- Lisa
- 1993
- 2005
- Brooklyn
- Park Slope
- Rental
- writer
- Female
- http://www.lisaselindavis.com
Author's Posts
June 22, 2009
Where to find a welder?
Where would I find someone to weld a metal sculpture or other small welding projects--both locally and in general?
Thanks.
June 10, 2009
eco alternative to formica?
we need a new countertop, but my landlord's countertop guy only does formica on pressboard. is there a fume-free alternative that someone like him can easily install and that doesn't cost much more (not talking about ice stone or the like--not an option)?
January 28, 2009
help: venue needed, party of 125
off topic, i know, but can anyone help? looking for a space, preferably in brooklyn, to have a party with 125 seated, room for music-playing and dancing, where we're not forced to use somebody's overpriced caterers. preferably a non-swanky place, but cool. example of the preferred aesthetic is bargemusic, but it's way too small. already ruled out Galapagos ($18,000 for a night!), SmackMellon, Waterfront museum, Powerhouse, Boathouse, Picnic House, Friends Meeting House (so many houses!), etc. Help! Event is supposed to be April 4th.
January 6, 2009
Creative Office Space Coming to President Street
The popularity of shared office space is on the rise, thanks in part to the latest round of layoffs: more folks need a spot to work, or maybe look for work, now that they don't have offices. Enter Brooklyn Creative League, a "workspace and a community of simpatico colleagues for freelancers, independent workers, and small-shop companies." The space, still being rehabbed (as evidenced by the photo), is at 540 President, between 3rd and 4th Avenues, and the theme is green: low-VOC paint, FSC-certified molding, reclaimed church pews for seating, local vendors, etc. Sounds like a good place to work, no? Estimated opening date: February 15th or so. GMAP
January 2, 2009
What's Up at 113 Prospect Place?
A tipster sent in this review of the construction at 113 Prospect Place: "The owners of a horribly neglected corner building, instead of pointing the very worn facade, are covering it with STYROFOAM...prelude to ALUMINUM SIDING?????!!!! Shoddy scaffolding...no permits....piles of garbage...truly shocking!!!" That's a lot of exclamation points for one building, but he's not the only one with his knickers in a knot over the building. In November, the Brooklynian boards were hopping with complaints about the project, claiming bits of debris were falling and no permits were posted on the site. There's only one recent permit on file with the DOB, to install a sidewalk shed for "remedial repairs." Maybe those remedial repairs include the falling debris? GMAP
December 30, 2008
Going for the Gold on 9th Street
The folks at this 9th Street brownstone in Park Slope aren't letting the recession, or the sudden cultural distaste for gilt and glamour, get in the way of their renovation. They're restoring their bracketed cornice to all its gold leafed glory. Such attention to detail!
December 29, 2008
Bedford Building Boom
Looks like the firm responsible for the stalled project at 357 15th Street in the South Slope has also been hard at work on some big ole buildings on Bedford Avenue, in the northern hemisphere of Bed-Stuy. Sandor Weiss has also designed this six-story, 12-unit building (there are two matching buildings next door, to the north). The big news about the building, in a heavily Jewish area, is that a swastika was spray painted on it in September. GMAP
December 23, 2008
Streetlevel: New Restaurant for Prospect Heights?
Though it looked pretty boarded up when we swung by, it seems a business called Washington Tavern is opening up at 434 Park Place, between Underhill and Washington. They applied for a liquor license on December 10th. According to the New York State Liquor Authority, the application is still pending. Anybody got more news? GMAP
Sinning on 14th Street
This apartment building, at 340 14th Street, is entirely vacant except for the apartment on the first floor, left. (The building to the left is also entirely vacant). Perhaps the sign in the window gives a clue to why this one unit was salvaged; apparently the tenant's soul was salvaged as well. Per Property Shark, the owner is contractor Henry Azcue, also responsible for the work that finally started on 132 2nd Place. Guess that means it's due for a fixin... eventually. GMAP
December 22, 2008
Neergard Goes Toy Shopping
We've gotten used to drug stores selling just about everything, from tissues to milk to photo developing (remember that?). Well, now Neergard, rumored to be the oldest business in Park Slope, has expanded into the toy biz. Their second floor is now fully stuffed with all things kiddie, just in time for holiday spending. GMAP
Author's Comments
I wish I could come. Hopefully I'll be at the next. Have fun!
Posted by: lisa at June 17, 2009 2:18 PM in response to Friends of Brownstoner Gathering
i think it's great--those $325 allow the rest of us to pay $3, just like first class passengers subsidize the rest of us in coach. without the big spenders, we'd get no music at all. how else would you propose paying for such an amazing and wonderful offering?
Posted by: lisa at June 10, 2009 2:37 PM in response to Pay Concerts in Prospect Park
they really put the kitchen/living room in the wrong place. the front bedroom should be the living/eating part, with bedrooms in the back, otherwise you're hanging out in teh cramped, dark part and sleeping in the prime spots. wish it were reversed--i'd be interested.
Posted by: lisa at June 10, 2009 2:28 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 707 Carroll Street
wish i could be there. see you guys at the next one.
Posted by: lisa at March 13, 2009 1:40 PM in response to Friends of Brownstoner Gathering
irondale looks perfect. i just sent them a note--hope it's available. thanks for the tip. if anyone knows of more in that vain--funky, brooklyn-y, cool--please let me know. a million thanks.
Posted by: lisa at January 28, 2009 9:40 PM in response to help: venue needed, party of 125
Bubby's is actually resonable-ish, but not available when we want it. ReBar wasn't big enough, and I don't think Superfine is, either, but I will ask them. I do like it there.
Problem with Bay Ridge banquet hall is we don't want the banquet--we want to escape catering if we can, unless it is so delicious and reasonably priced that it will dissuade us from our potluck vision. Thanks both of you for your ideas. Keep 'em coming.
Posted by: lisa at January 28, 2009 8:43 PM in response to help: venue needed, party of 125
true--while a school might be less distasteful than condos to some, the demolition probably hurts just as much.
Posted by: lisa at December 15, 2008 10:22 AM in response to Green Church Goes Educational
no copy editing needed in comments. i defend my misuse of apostrophe: coffee has worn off.
Posted by: lisa at December 9, 2008 4:32 PM in response to Closing Bell: Dinner in Park Slope
I didn't mis-identify the turkey, it's photographer did!
Posted by: lisa at December 9, 2008 4:11 PM in response to Closing Bell: Dinner in Park Slope
how about intended-to-be-sleek?
Posted by: lisa at December 9, 2008 9:46 AM in response to Buying Only What they Build
wow, that christmas spirit must have made its way all the way to brownstoner. thanks, rob. what a nice pitbull you are.
Posted by: lisa at December 9, 2008 9:37 AM in response to Music, Everywhere in Sunset Park
lisa wrote a review about Hanco's on December 8, 2008 12:11 PM
I find this to be one of the most delicious and most affordable meals in our great borough. Takes a little longer than one might expect, and the atmosphere is what you'd expect for a four dollar sandwich. Yum.
typos fixed, folks!
Posted by: lisa at December 5, 2008 10:09 AM in response to Brooklyn Bargains? This Week's Condo Price Cuts
hey, this is a great shop: brooklynbuttons.etsy.com
guess i should point out that it's mine.
and here's my pal's: honeybeeproductions.etsy.com
Posted by: lisa at December 5, 2008 9:51 AM in response to Brownstoner on Etsy.com. Help!
thanks, dave. fixed.
Posted by: lisa at December 4, 2008 10:25 AM in response to 392 3rd Street Goes Condo
Photo taken in Coney Island, btw.
Posted by: lisa at December 3, 2008 8:55 AM in response to Wednesday Links
That price is also for the fixed-up ones. She didn't disclose "jaw-dropping" but it must have been much less.
Posted by: lisa at December 2, 2008 11:30 AM in response to Co-op Success Story in Bushwick
Thank god you guys double as copy editors. Still drunk on cranberry sauce over here.
Posted by: lisa at December 1, 2008 11:35 AM in response to Update on 20 Henry
hey, congratulations!
Posted by: lisa at November 25, 2008 1:02 PM in response to The Final Day Arrives, Phase One Complete!
lisa wrote a review about The Farm on Adderley on November 24, 2008 12:04 PM
huge fan.
ok, ok, south slope. i'll change it!
Posted by: lisa at November 21, 2008 11:15 AM in response to Yes, Virginia, There Are Parrots in South Slope
Thanks, Slices. The folks we spoke to at CPEX said it went through to Pacific. We'll double check and make sure.
Posted by: lisa at November 20, 2008 2:51 PM in response to Development Watch: 240 Atlantic Avenue Rising
Go to the meeting and tell them to call it the Kensington rezoning!
Posted by: lisa at November 19, 2008 11:53 AM in response to The Rezoning of Windsor Terrace
well, you'd be wrong to take it that way, cause it ain't him!
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 3:22 PM in response to LPC Approves Underground Garage at Riverside Apartments
you're right--last part should have been edited out. my apologies.
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 3:10 PM in response to LPC Approves Underground Garage at Riverside Apartments
ok, pete. we'll keep this in mind in the future. thanks for your diligence!
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 10:46 AM in response to Newest Residents of Desirable Nabes Have Tails
But DIBS is an Obama republican!
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 10:45 AM in response to Union-Free One Hanson Place: the Web Site
Dave, it says right there that they don't have what they deem affordable health care for their families; they say it's a raw deal compared to union workers (any union workers out there, please weigh in!). Many of us, it's true, pay a lot more than they will have to.
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 10:27 AM in response to Union-Free One Hanson Place: the Web Site
You're lucky, cobblehiller. Mr. B made the rat smaller. Pete, how is more crime in South Brooklyn and less in North Brooklyn different from what we have here?
Posted by: lisa at November 18, 2008 10:17 AM in response to Newest Residents of Desirable Nabes Have Tails
Thanks, Action Jackson. We did call. Response will be posted momentarily.
Posted by: lisa at November 17, 2008 12:31 PM in response to Don't Blame the DOB: It's Architects, Not Archetects
you're right, pete--some reports say crime is down. others say crime was up in south brooklyn. http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/10/north_brooklyn_1.php. several articles described the administration's attitude/actions as a reversal. hope that helps.
Posted by: lisa at November 17, 2008 11:23 AM in response to HOD Re-Opens for Business
Thanks for the typo alert! Readers perhaps more alert than bloggers...
Posted by: lisa at November 17, 2008 9:37 AM in response to Park Slope Can't Measure Up to Marine Park
that does seem to be the case. balcony-ettes.
Posted by: lisa at November 14, 2008 10:12 AM in response to 375 and 377 Baltic All Filled Up
benson, per pmfa: they met in the Old First Reformed Church in Park Slope.
Posted by: lisa at November 13, 2008 10:33 AM in response to CB6 Says Full-on Yes to Toll Brothers Rezoning
we do love our commenters, even grumps. keep 'em coming.
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 4:46 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
Biff, I'm glad you asked for my views on comments. I would like it if you were all really nice to each other, never said anything unkind about me (or anything at all), gently corrected me when I was wrong, sent a thousand fantastic tips and story ideas every day and had long, worthwhile discussions with one another. Or, you know, 50 posts that have nothing whatsoever to do with the story--that'll do, too. Also, I'd like Dr. Wayne Dyer to tell me how to attract anything I want in 30 days. Oh, that last thing is actually possible!
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 4:22 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
oh my lordy. you guys gonna make a blogger blush. fyi, i have the power to delete comments if they concern my undergarments. or my sweat.
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 3:45 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
And the lord sayeth: "Erecteth thou a brick building on Smith street, that it might sport offices for those dedicated to my teachings. Also, giveth it big windows on one side, and little tiny ones on the other."
I nominate this for second QOTD.
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 3:36 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
can't be freudian slip if i didn't know what it meant, fellas. on the other hand, i have been educated and will no longer refer to erect buildings as sporting--especially those with devout spiritual businesses inside them.
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 2:51 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
i don't see what's so risque about "sporting"... but maybe i've been shacked up too long. dave, thanks for not revealing all those incredibly juicy details. phew.
Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 2:24 PM in response to Streetlevel: Center of Light on Smith
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Posted by: lisa at November 12, 2008 9:28 AM in response to Closing Bell: Late Bloomers
don't blame it on Mr. B. I'm still new-ish here. I do appreciate your schooling me, DIBS.
Posted by: lisa at November 7, 2008 5:39 PM in response to Development Watch: 277 19th Street
My mother the gardener says it's Pandora's Vine. I'm still not convinced.
Posted by: lisa at November 7, 2008 9:23 AM in response to Closing Bell: Late Bloomers
Hey, Shoots and Leaves--if you get a chance, send us a photo of the day care center. Thanks.
Posted by: lisa at November 6, 2008 3:33 PM in response to Streetlevel: New Café on Smith Street
Thanks for the correction, prodigal son.
Posted by: lisa at November 5, 2008 9:47 AM in response to Fourth Avenue: Gentrification or Ghettoization?
I was at John Jay by 6:20 (so as to get back in time for Brownstoner-ing). We waited an hour, and it must be worse now. Anybody hear reports from other lands? Red states? Purple states? Let us know.
Posted by: lisa at November 4, 2008 9:43 AM in response to Long Lines, Everywhere
Patience, troll. A reblog of that article is on its way.
Posted by: lisa at November 3, 2008 8:58 AM in response to Monday Links
we'd love a photo if anyone goes by there...
Posted by: lisa at October 30, 2008 1:47 PM in response to TOH House Revealed
i have this little problem where sometimes i forget how to read. 400 it is.
Posted by: lisa at October 30, 2008 12:42 PM in response to TOH House Revealed
I wrote a story about these bungalows in 2003 for Preservation--a whole bunch were torn down to put that big building up behind them, even though it was illegal (because the path to the beach was supposed to be protected). They were so lovely, and could really be fantastic beach getaways if they were treated properly. It's a certifiable shame.
Posted by: lisa at June 19, 2009 12:10 PM in response to The Last of the Bungalows