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According to the resident Hawthorne Street expert at Hawthorne Hardware (Nick), the target of the shooting does not live on Hawthorne (or at least not on the block at Flatbush). He was visiting his girlfriend, who lives at 45, and ran into 31 simply for cover.
 Information is sparse but there was a drive-by shooting this morning in front of the new construction between 45 and 67 Hawthorne.
Someone fired roughly six shots into the passenger side window of a white Range Rover and drove off. There don't appear to be any fatalities but one victim limped to 31 Hawthorne where you can still see blood on the stairs. One witness said that he appeared to have been shot once near his buttocks and once in the foot. The street is closed to vehicular traffic for the investigation and the areas around the car and 31 have been cordoned off.
Charles and I got take out from King of Tandoor, the new Indian restaurant on Flatbush today and are pleased to report that it takes like actual Indian food. Hurray! Taking advantage of the 50% discount, we ordered 3 entrees - mushroom shaag, vegetable jalfrezi, and reshmi kebab - as well as some chapati and papadum. (We would have ordered naan but the oven for baking it hadn't arrived yet.) The papadum was perfect. The mushroom shaag tasted like mushroom shaag, which is to say, it was good (a little less cream than Charles was used to but a stronger spinach flavor; possibly could have used a touch more salt). The chicken in the kebabs was a bit dry but the flavor of the marinade was good. The jalfrezi was a mix of pepper, potato, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower and zucchini. The vegetables still had some snap and the sauce was good with some heat. Regarding the heat of the dishes, Charles didn't find it very spicy, but he likes it spicy. Their default is a bit hotter than most Indian restaurants in New York. If you like it mild, I'd make sure to say so. As for the atmosphere, King of Tandoor isn't much to look at. The decor was plain, cheap and inoffensive but displayed by lights so bright, it was as if we'd walked into a drug store. The place wouldn't look so bad if they dimmed the lights. It took a long time to get our order but I'd chalk that up entirely to opening day. Between the first day crowds and the 1/2 price meals, the kitchen and staff were overwhelmed. (Charles is pretty sure he saw a guy leave without paying because it was ambiguous as to whether he was being comped because of a very long wait - and there was nobody to take his money anyway.) A commenter on our earlier post mentioned that the discount was for dine-in only but that wasn't the case for us. Maybe mention the discount up front? As the pace slows down, the front and back of the house should work out the kinks. We'll be back after the crowds calm down and give a follow up review. We're happy to say that the signs are good that we have a solid new restaurant in the neighborhood.
 PLG Community Supported Agriculture will be having a stoop sale this Saturday 11am to 3pm at the Maple Street School. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale will be used to help subsidize low-income shares in the CSA next year. Come check out the bargains!
This is also a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and find out more about Community Supported Agriculture!
  A new restaurant is opening in PLG on Friday. King of Tandoor, an Indian place, is located at 600 Flatbush Ave., between Midwood and Rutland. On Friday, they have an "Opening Day Special" - 50% off all menu items. For the next 6 days, all menu items will be 25% off. (Click the images above for the full menu.) Fingers crossed! UPDATE 7/24/09: The discounted prices are for dine in only.
Nostrand Avenue Merchants Association is putting on its 6th Annual Street Fair on Sunday, August 16. From 10 am to 6 pm, traffic will be blocked off from Nostrand, from Empire to Clarkson, for vendors, live music, food, and games. For booth or event info, call 718.774.5466.
Heads up! There will be another planning meeting for the Hawthorne Street block party next Wednesday, July 29, at 7 pm, at the Church of the Evangel (Bedford and Hawthorne). If you live on Hawthorne between Flatbush and Bedford, please come and get your two cents in. I was at the last meeting and there was a solid turnout, maybe 20 or so people with a lot of ideas. Unfortunately, I can't make this meeting, but please report back and let me know how it goes.
The NYC Department of Education (DOE) has scheduled a public hearing for the proposed Lefferts Gardens Charter School on Tuesday, July 21, at 5 pm. The application process is getting down to the wire now, so if you'd like to see a k-8, environmental-science school in the neighborhood, please come out and show your support. Better yet, sign up to speak about your interest in the school by coming prior to 5:30 and signing up. The DOE needs proof that the community supports this school in District 17. Here are the details: Tuesday, July 21 Speaker Sign in: 5:00-5:30 PM Presentation, Questions, Comments: 5:30-6:30 PM Community School District #17 Office Brooklyn, NY 11213
UPDATE: The office is in the Maggie Walker Campus that also houses M.S. 390
Speaker comment is welcomed, speakers must register. Written comments will also be collected on the day of the hearing and can be submitted via email to: charterschools@schools.nyc.gov.
...at 24 Lefferts, from 9 am until they run out of stuff, get tired, or both. Baby clothes, other clothing, kitchen wares, furniture, paintings, toys, etc.
 Yep, more shameless self-promotion: fellow-PLGer Daniel Wright and I will be presenting slide shows based on excerpts from our new books this Sunday:
Vox Pop
Sunday, July 19, 5 pm
1022 Cortelyou, in Ditmas Park
(20 min. walk from PLG, or Q to Cortelyou)
(Incidentally, both of us originally did these talks for our lecture series, Adult Ed.) Come on down and you'll be a few steps away from the excellent food coop on Cortelyou. Bonus!
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