Beverly Road Subway Station - Anyone Know a Good Tile Guy? - Part 2

10/30/07 4:30pm

So I am walking down the stairs to the Beverly Q stop on the Sunday afternoon heading into Manhattan. I walk down and see a ten man construction crew wearing bright orange Contractor vests. I hear drills and then see ladders with painters repairing the worn ceiling, chipped paint, and rusted pipes. I could not believe it, I thought that the subway station was finally going to be renovated. "The blog works," I said to myself...Holy crap!

I remember seeing the condition of subway stop in the early 90's when I would come down to Brooklyn for the holidays. Graffiti all over the place, trash blowing around not exactly a tourist attraction. I have seen pictures of the subway station in the 80's and I think most people prefer to block it from memory. In my mind the station is in the same shape now as it was back then, in addition to a couple poorly applied patches of paint that are chipping away. For all the work that has been done in the neighborhood over the years the subway station has yet to reflect any of that. I was picturing a new subway station on Beverly Road and was amazed the MTA was finally doing something about it.

Then reality sets in....I live in New York City

After talking to a few of the workers I found out that the only reason they were working on a Sunday was to run two white pipes the length of the station which will hold fiber optic cables for Homeland Security cameras. I thought he was joking. Then told me that they were only going to be there for a couple hours and then move along to Cortelyou, the next station to the south. They were packing up in the next hour or so and were not doing any other repairs to the station, I didn't know what to make of it.

The contractor told me to write my local councilman because he was the only one who could move a station to a higher priority. He said, "These conditions would not happen in Park Slope. Those stations are in much better shape. You need everyone to write letters the old fashion way to get to the councilmen. These paint chips are not safe for kids. This station must be on the list for repair."

So I invite everyone to write (call and/or fax) our new councilmen Matthieu Eugene if they would like the Beverly Road subway station to be renovated. My sources tell me he is aware of the problem and it is on his list on things to do.

Matthieu Eugene - District Office
123 Linden Boulevard New York 11226
Phone: (718) 287-8762 Fax: (718) 287-8917

Legislative Office Address, City Hall New York 10007
Phone: (212) 788-7352 Fax: (212) 788-8087

Matthieu Eugene [Council Member- District: 40]
Anyone Know a Good Tile Guy [Archives 8/30/07]
Call Councilman Eugene... [Ditmas Park Blog]

-Chris Gallagher
Chris@MaryKayG.com

Inaugural Concert at The Victorian Place Cultural Center

Sunday October 21, 2007 3:30pm

featuring
The World Renowned
Harlem Blues and Jazz Band

(photos by Daniel Newman)

Tickets can be purchased at site on day of the event (cash preferred) or send money order to: Victorian Place Cultural Center / Temple Beth Emeth.

• Two 45 minute sets with intermission

• Adults $25 - Seniors $20 - Children $15

• Not for profit event dedicated to bringing the arts to Flatbush
  

Brought to you by Marjorie Belson and Wendy Weller Jones at The Victorian Place Cultural Center. For more information call 917-846-7386. Tickets can be picked up prior to event or held at ticket office. Wheelchair Accessible.

The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band
Temple Beth Emeth v"Ohr Progressive Shaari Zedek
Victorian Place Cultural Center [Ditmas Park Blog]
Do You Want to see a Performing Arts Center in Victorian Flatbush? [LIVF Archives 1/4/07]

Send local Ditmas Park event news to admin@livinginvictorianflatbush.com

Ditmas Park Local Links - Autumn Heat

Mt Hope Bridge - Bristol, Rhode Island

Dice-K to make postseason debut [Red Sox]
Pettitte assumes familiar Game 2 role [Yankees]
Yankees Decline Wild Card [Onion Sports]

Ditmas Test [The Brooklyn Paper]
Homes for under $1 million dollars in Manhattan [New York Times]
Homes for under $1 million dollars in Westchester [New York Times]
Residential Sales Around The Region [NY Times]
Residential Sales in Brooklyn [Brownstoner]

The State of Flatbush/Midwood [Flatbush Gardener]

Q & A: Sounding off on the health of the market [The Real Deal]
The Ultimate Warm and Cozy [New York Times - Escapes]
The New Yorker Festival in Brooklyn [The New Yorker]
Weekend Events [Brownstoner]
Tainted Lavender: Apathy and dreams along the Gowanus Canal [Scienceline] via Gowanus Lounge

2007 Green Buildings Open House [Sustainable Flatbush]
Q&A With Ladybug Transistor's Gary Olson [Village Voice]
Victorian Place Cultural Center [Ditmas Park Blog]
Newkirk Ghost Buildings [Ditmas Park Blog]
Farmers' market ISO musicians [Ditmas Park Blog]
Makeover in Ditmas [Crazy Stable]
Parks Department looks to go ‘Dutch’ in the neighborhood - City makes bid to acquire pre-Revolutionary homestead [Flatbush Life]
Neighborhoods, Names, and Shocking Revelations [Icky in Brooklyn]

Weekend Links - Which Brooklyn Neighborhood is Apple Store Worthy?

Apple to Submerge New Store in the Gowaus? [RackedWire]
Update 9/17 An Apple Store Grows in Brooklyn [Gothamist]

Where The Deals Are [NY Times]
Condos That Sell Themselves [NY Times]
Greenspan: I didn't grasp subprime threat [CNN]

Toxically Challenged? Domino Sugar Part 1 [Brownstoner]
WNYC Worst Building Contest [Brownstoner]
To C of O, on not C of O [Brownstoner Forum]
Gowanus Whole Foods Delayed Until '09, Park Slopers Still Pushing for Changes [Gowanus Lounge]
Coney's "Unofficial Mayor" Speaks Out in an Open Letter [Gowanus Lounge]
The G Effect [Greenpointers]
Farmers Market [Ditmas Park Blog]
Pickect Fence re-opens today [Ditmas Park Blog]
The Brooklyn Headhunter [McBrooklyn]

Does New York Need a New 'Moses'? [Streetsblog]
Bowling Comes Back to Brooklyn with The Gutter [Gothamist]
Manhattan Bridge construction done after 20+ years [NYC DOT]
Brooklyn Book Festival [Borough President]
Who needs and F Express [Brooklyn Paper]
Brooklyn Paper blasts F Express [Kensington Blog]
Brennan Supports F Express w 'Conditions' [Kensington Blog]
Marley Family’s Vitriol Leads Verizon to Bite Back [NY Times]

Labor Day Weekend Links

Brooklyn Navy Yard, a Roomy Haven for Industry, Once Again Is Booming [NY Times]
Furnishing From Afar [NY Times]
Preparing the Lawn for Its Winter Nap [NY Times]
Residential Sales Around the Region [NY Times]
The Next… [New York Magazine]
Wake up, Manhattan: New York’s skyline is one of the most distinctive in the world. But the city should stop trading on past glories [Times of London]
70th Precinct reports big drop in crime [Flatbush Life] (link broken check print edition)
Salvage Fest Just Ten Days Away [Brownstoner]
Car Free(r) Park [Ditmas Park Blog]
Signs of life at Cornerstone [Ditmas Park Blog]

We are getting Married! [Farm on Adderly]

Brownstoner House of the Day - 500 Marlborough Road

This new listing at 500 Marlborough Road in Ditmas Park West looks like a lay-up at $1,350,000. The three-story Victorian woodie is in excellent shape as far as the original architectural elements go. (Love those parquet floors!) The bathroom and kitchen also look like they've been recently redone in a way that fits with the overall vibe of the house. There's also a shared driveway, to boot. Other than the heating bills, what's not to like? Is there anything negative we've glossed over?
-Brownstoner

500 Marlborough Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: 500 Marlborough Road [Browstoner]

The Day After - More Brooklyn Tornado News

The Big Hitters:
That Wind That Left Part of Brooklyn Upside Down? It Was a Tornado, All Right [NY Times]
Brooklyn Storm is Considered a Tornado [NY Times City Room]
Storms kill one, disrupt travel around New York City [CNN]
Rare Tornado Hits New York City [AOL]
NWS: Tornadoes Slam Brooklyn, Staten Island [WCBS]
It's Hard Out Here for a Mascot [Daily Intel]
A Mighty Wind in Brooklyn [Village Voice]
BROOKLYN CYCLONE FREAK TORNADO RIPS UP HOUSES & TREES AS DEADLY FLOODING ADDS TO CITY WOE [NY POST]

Video: 25million

Local Knowledge:
Wednesday PM Storm Linkage: Brooklyn Laid Waste [Curbed]
Brooklinks: Special Brooklyn Tornado Edition [Gowanus Lounge]
A CRAZY MORNING IN BROOKLYN [OTBKB]
Storm Video [Ditmas Park Blog]
Our Brooklyn tornado, one block away [Crazy Stable]
Storm Damage in Prospect Park South, Caton Park and Beverley Square West [Flatbush Gardener]
A tornado in Brooklyn?!? [CaroLINES]
A tornado in Brooklyn? [Park Soap]

Overnight Storms Hit Victorian Flatbush Hard!

Overnight storms hit the area hard overnight. Here is a preliminary list of impact to the neighborhood:

- B/Q Train service suspended due to a downed tree between Beverley and Church Avenue Stations.
- F Train service stopped at 9am due to congestion. (I managed to get on this train at 8am and got to 42nd street at 10am).
- Trees reported down on houses, cars, streets, and train tracks in pretty much every neighborhood.

Here are some pictures of the damage as seen walking up Rugby Road from Newkirk Ave. to Church Ave. It appears that the 100 year old trees in the neighborhood got the worst of it and whatever they hit on the ground, Car, House, or the entire Street.


If you have any pictures from the other parts of Victorian Flatbush, please e-mail them to:
jreddish70 at yahoo dot com.

Kensington Blog has some pictures posted of the damage in their neighborhood, here.