LMA Echo, Latest Edition PDF
Headlines from this issue:
Co-named Street Sign Eternalizes the Good Work of “Ebenezer 'Ben' Edwards” Way: A Community of Man - Milford Prewitt
Sandwich Specialist Brings Delicious Pastrami, Brisket and Hamburgers to PLG
Catalytic Converter Theft Breaks into PLG
Bluebird Will Be Missed: Popular Bar Falls Victim to Development
New Landmark Historic District on Parkside 1
LMA & PLGNA Partner for Fall Neighborhood Cleanup
In Memoriam in this issue:
Rose Strickland, Midwood Street Icon Who Loved Her Neighbors and Retirement, Dies at 83 - Milford Prewitt
Ansel Gayle, a 50-Year Neighbor of Fenimore St. and Mid-Life Stroke Victim Who Exercised Daily, Dies at 96
Jane Thomason, Widow of Housing Activist and PLGNA Co-Founder Robert Thomason, Departs at 84
Sydney Moshette, Jr, Who Lived Half His Life on Fenimore 2, Dies at 96
Category Archives: News
Autumn 2014 Lefferts Manor Echo Available Now
The Autumn 2014 issue of the Lefferts Manor Echo newsletter is available now for downloading. This issue covers the changes in local housing prices, the revitalized PLG dining scene, the arts scene in PLG, and stories on PLG residents. Copies … Continue reading
Carole Schaffer,
Empress of PLG’s House & Garden Tour,
Dies at 73
Carole Schaffer, who fastidiously orchestrated the annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House & Garden Tour for many years, has died. Carole died of heart failure after eight days under care in a hospital. A retired registered dietician and nutritionist and longtime … Continue reading
Affordable Housing / Historic Preservation Roundtable Sept. 16th 8PM
The affordable housing crisis in New York has impacted the entire city. As activists concerned with maintaining and nourishing NYC’s diverse neighborhoods, we ask you to join us in taking back this important public conversation about affordable housing and neighborhood … Continue reading
PLG National Night Out 2014 on Tuesday, August 5th
On Tuesday, August 5th neighborhoods across the country will rally to celebrate The National Night Out Against Crime. This year the 71st Precinct will hold the festivities for PLG on Lincoln Road between Flatbush and Bedford from 4pm until 8pm. … Continue reading
On Tour 2014
A sampling of some of this year’s tour stops… [thethe-image-slider name=”htour2014″] An 1898 transitional Romanesque Revival/Neo-Renaissance style four-story limestone and Roman brick townhouse reveals a fabulous contemporary floor-through garden level housing an extraordinary spacious kitchen/family room with projection TV, copious … Continue reading