The Hawthorne Ribbon Cutting and Showcase

I planned an event this week .... well two events! the first was a ribbon cutting for the Hawthorne Condominium at 420 Classon Avenue. The spin off event was a designer show case. We featured two of the most awesome local designers! Repop and My Little India!

(l-r) Here is Executive Director of PACC, Deb Howard, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, HUD Exec, the lovely Peter Spina, and Ms Denise Scott, the executive director at LISC of NY!

this is a before pic of 420 Classon. Taken from the blog of one of my neighbors
(in prospect lefferts gardens) Renovating on the Cheap

Here is the after photo provided by my coworker,

and the renovation project manager
Denise Kleinman

check out some blog posts on the development:
Brownstoner

Marketing Campaign for Homes in Clinton Hill

The application process is over on January 18, 2007. The best way to get an application at this point is from the website: www.prattarea.org and it must be sent to the P.O. box provided on the application.

AuTour Du Monde

On Monday December 10th I planned and hosted two events. Both at an Ethnic/French Cuisine Restaurant in Clinton Hill called AuTour Du Monde.

Autour Du Monde is French for 'around the world'. Considering the menu, I would say 'around the world' is quite fitting. To obtain a sense of what niche the chef wanted to fulfill, he offered me his signature Duck Quesadilla smothered in Zucchini Tomato Salsa. It had a unique yet comforting taste.



Champagne glasses ready to go, YUM.



Council Member Letitia James was in attendance along with PACC to lend their support to ATDM owners.



AuTour Du Monde is located at 860 Fulton Street at the corner of Clinton Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant. They are open daily at 8 a.m. and serve breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Email me for a pdf of their menu or for media inquiries.

Corporate Holiday Invites

Opinions?

A solemn tribute to Officer Timoshenko

I am currently based in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn New York. We are a community based off of the south eastern end of Prospect Park.

As many of you may have heard, there was a brutal shooting of two of our NY police officers (Herman Yan and Russel Timoshenko). It happened about 100 yards from my home. With the passing of Officer Timoshenko, a few of my neighborhood residents and myself went to visit the 71st precinct to offer cards and kind words for the 71 and Russels family. It was a impromptu gesture and i couldn't create a decent card but did make a collage:



I was surprised when Bob Marvin of The Lefferts Manor Organization's Echo (our local newsletter) asked me to print it. I am thankful and yet still hoping that Officer T's family can find a way to deal with their grief.

View the slide show from the Daily News.
People wanting to donate to the Timoshenko Memorial Fund can deposit funds at any Chase Bank to Account No. 747518017.