FROM: LERAN ****** 330 WEST to KENSINGTONBLOGNope! But allow ourselves to explain...ourselves. Between June 1st and August 31st,
DATE: Aug 29 (3 days ago)
SUBJ: WHERE THE UPDATES TO THIS BLOG?????
last update is july 29th...did you guys give up on the blog?
1. One of us got burgledOf all of these, the one most directly impactful on the blog was #1. It was a serious burglary, it happened while my wife (fiance at the time) was actually home, and a lot of stuff was taken. No one was hurt, thankfully, but confidence in the building and the neighborhood at large was temporarily shaken. So event #1 affected everything, including planning for event #2, and ultimately led to event #3.
2. One of us got married
3. One of us moved
As of September 1, we are in a newer, nicer, off-the-first-floorier, and altogether better place on Ocean Parkway (whose opulence is evidenced by what appears to be a solid gold front door). The wedding went off without a hitch. The trauma of home invasion is in the rear view mirror. The United States doesn't seem to be collapsing like we all thought it was going to 9 months ago. Things are far from perfect, but I think most experts will take this blog coming back in force as a positive indicator of economic recovery.
We missed a couple interesting stories (El Gavilan shut down?) but for the most part it was a pretty quiet summer in the 'hood. We'll try and post anything important-sounding that we missed as we dig for new stuff to post.
I won't over-impress this point, as I've made it many times before, but please, please send anything in, however mundane. I know at least three of you have sent stuff in over the last 4 months and not all of it got posted, but we weren't exactly posting anything ourselves at the time. But alone, there's only so much content we can squeeze out of google and our own four eyes. The more you send, the better the blog can be.
And now, for the few of you who haven't fallen asleep before getting this far, I'd better stop typing.
12 comments:
It would be interesting and edifying to see some coverage of the upcoming City Council elections - primary is Sept 15th. Learning more about local politics can foster a stronger sense of community. I don't myself even know who the incumbents are and what are their records, etc., much less who the challengers are. I do think that Kensington is District 44, though there may be overlap with another district(s).
Kensington sits in the 39th and 40th City Council districts. I know that in the 39th district (where I live), the incumbent, Bill de Blasio is running for Public Advocate, leading the seat to be open. At least 3-4 Democrats are vying for that spot and since it's a heavily Democratic district, I suspect that the winner of the primary will easily win (or even run uncontested in) the general election in November.
Glad to hear you're off the first floor Steve. As there is no mnetion of anyone but you in the two, Where was your partner in rhyme during the summer soire?
get back to work slackers.
I, for one, would like to hear more details about the first floor home invasion - location, time of day, involved parties, etc. I realize it's a private matter, but I'm sure others would appreciate your story. How about it? Names can be changed to protect the innocent.
The location was on Avenue C east of Ocean Pkwy. The time of day was 10 in the morning. The alleged perpetrator was a Mr. Rodriguez of East Second Street. The police found a print in our apartment and he had a prior record. They arrested him and he was indicted. As far as I know he is awaiting trial.
We lived on the first floor and the only window on the building that didn't have bars was our bedroom, which is back in the alley. We very stupidly left it unlocked one day and he crawled in, robbed us blind, and crawled back out before my fiance, who was dozing on the couch in the living room, realized he was there.
Steve,
Congrats on the wedding and glad to hear no one was hurt during the robbery. You know that stuff happens in Park Slope more often than it does here. In fact in some cases they have the burglars sign the lease because they're in the apartments so often.
But if you ever need a Taser, I think I still have mine from when I lived at 125 Ocean Parkway in the 80's.
I think I was robbed several times there, or maybe I just didn't clean my apartment. I could never really tell.
Ron Lopez
kensingtonstories.blogspot.com
Steve sorry to hear about your break-in, but glad to hear that your wedding went well, and you're in better digs now.
We were wondering about your absence.
Welcome back!
Glad you are back - sorry to hear about the robbery and happy to hear about the marriage and new digs.
Not sure how hearing details of the robbery would be helpful to anybody. People get broken into all the time and it sucks. Its not just first floor apartments or this neighborhood.
D
Thanks for the info, Steve. Congrats, and good luck.
Welcome back.
- i guess it's true, bloggers have real lives too.
Congratulations, Steve! I hope you and your wife have many, many happy decades together.
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