Trying to catch a snowflake

Mister, that was last week that we had snowflakes. It’s even going to be above freezing for a few days, so let’s all be happy.

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Enough already

When are they going to take down those snowflakes on the lightpoles along Seventh Avenue? (I’m not even going to ask what’s up with those persistent small snowfalls of the last couple weeks.)

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Holiday season, North Flatbush

Now we know what the area around Atlantic Mall is called. (Few refer to it as Times Plaza; the Brooklyn Times-Union paper is long gone.) What I already knew is that the traffic around here, at the convergence of Flatbush, Atlantic, Fourth and Pacific Avenues, scares the bejesus out of me, night or day. The Atlantic Yards construction, if it happens, will mean even more cars. In the meantime, look both ways, not at the bland holiday decorations, and don’t try to beat the dollar vans when you’re crossing the street.

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