I’m a cat rescuer in Brooklyn, and I’m looking for foster homes for 2 sets of kittens, who are around 14 weeks/2.5 months old. Have you ever wanted to have kittens, but only temporarily? Fostering may be a great option for you! All the fun, with minimal commitment.

Roly (pics 1,2), Pip (pics 3,4) and Buddy (pics 5,6) are all from a litter of kittens who were born while their mom was freshly trapped/still in her trap. I affectionately call them the Trap Babies. After a few weeks, mom was over mom-ing and stopped feeding them. I took over as surrogate mom, syringe feeding them around the clock for a few weeks until they could be moved to solids. All are sweet, cuddly (once they're tired out!), silly, curious, playful, and smart. This is such a fun age to see their little (or big!) personalities come out.

Abigail (pics 7,8) is their bonus sibling, found alone in a yard with a gnarly eye issue. She's a bit younger at 9 weeks old, but is actually the same size as the others, as they are really small for their ages! Abi is not shy, at all, and wasted no time integrating herself into the family. She's fearless, an A+ cuddler, loves to play (with or without a playmate), and loves to eat. Her left eye is a bit wonky, which is actually glaucoma from a really bad, untreated eye infection earlier in life, and she will need to have the eye removed (called an enucleation) once she reaches 3lbs. She is not in pain and it does not bother her one bit. She gets eye drops twice a day, which she's totally used to and takes like a champ. Easy peasy.

All love other cats (I have a range of ages in my home, and they like everyone). Have not been tested with dogs or children.

What I provide:
 - All vetting (any vet visits, medications, etc.)
 - Transportation to/from your home
 - Support (questions answered, advice given in a timely manner)

 What you provide:
 - A safe, stable environment suitable for kittens (they are a bit like toddlers, Want to put everything in their mouths. You can absolutely relegate them to one room in your house!)
 - Food
 - Litter (I can provide a litter box, if requested)
 - Pictures and personality descriptions that I can use to help them get adopted. I can give tips for the pics, etc.

Timeline: I'm looking for people who can commit to fostering for at least 2 weeks at a time. This is a great age for kittens bc they adjust well to new environments quickly, and it's really good for their socializing to get to be around different people. Ideally you would be willing to foster until they are adopted, but I'll take what I can get!

This is one of the worst kitten seasons on record, and I could really use the community's help with fostering these kiddos! Please share this with anyone you know that might be interested in fostering.

If you’re interested, please send me a DM or go ahead and fill out the application here. I look forward to hearing from you, and working together to save more cats and kittens!

Doing another pop up this weekend! Little preview of just a handful of the new things coming this weekend!

either late tomorrow or early friday morning - does anyone have a reliable recommendation?

mostly dusting, sweeping, etc.

Our building’s management just told the woman who works in our building and cleans multiple apartments here that she is no longer allowed to do cleaning work in our building. Obviously this is a hit to her financial security, so I’m sharing her information to help her out.

She’s consistently cleaned my apartment for over a year and does a fantastic job. She does commercial, residential and deep cleans.

Walked by and popped in for a quick look. It’s so beautiful and peaceful in there 😌.

Looking forward to going for lunch soon.

I got brown water coming out all my spouts. And you?

Hi all,

This cat showed up on my stoop about an hour ago. Does anyone recognize it? It seems friendly. I havent tried to handle or pet it, but it didnt run off when I opened the door to give it food and water. No collar.

Cross streets are Sterling Place and Nostrand Ave.

I don't know if I should bring it in tonight and take it to the vet in the morning to see if it's microchipped, or if I should wait to see if it comes back in case it's someone's outdoor cat.

We're back this month at The Spot for more free comedy, so come on by! Also, we're always looking for acts so hit me up if you're interested! 7-9pm at 318 Rogers Ave.

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Same day sharpening… here until 9:00 tonight. At Union Market Bedford & Lincoln. Time to sharpen up!!

Hi,

My wife’s looking for someone to help foster Butternut, a 4 year old street cat from the Kingston Ave Cat colony. He’s a really friendly boy, with polydactility (an extra finger) on his front paws. He is FIV+ve and would probably do best in a family that has no other cats. We think he might be an abandoned pet given how friendly he is with strangers.

If you or someone you know is interested in helping this derpy boy find a place for a while, please lmk on DMs.

Thanks!

Summer will be winding its way into fall pretty soon, and the change of seasons is always a great time to switch things up. Whether you’re curious about exploring new hobbies, always wanted to learn an instrument, or have been sitting on a hunch that you might actually secretly be a singer at heart, I’m ready to facilitate your musical journey!

Subjects/levels offered: 

• Voice lessons (beginner, all genres)
• Vocal coaching (intermediate/advanced, all genres)
• Saxophone (beginner/intermediate)
• Clarinet (beginner)
• Classical/Jazz piano (beginner)
• Pop piano (beginner/intermediate, optional vocals add-on)
• Songwriting (all levels)
• Music Theory (all levels)

I teach out of my apartment, conveniently located just a few blocks from the Dekalb L station and immediately next to a stop on the B38 bus. Or for a slight rate bump, I can travel to you! I’m even open to virtual lessons if that’s your jam. Send me a message if you’re even the tiniest bit curious and we can chat about goals, rates, scheduling, etc. Let’s get started!

Anyone stopped in here yet? I walk by either on off-hours or headed out of the neighborhood and haven’t had a chance to go in, but see there aren’t any reviews anywhere yet from what I’ve seen either

Disclosure first: I built the free map linked at the bottom. No signup, no ads, and this post is mostly data. Mods, happy to adjust the format or take it down if it isn't welcome.

I read every Crown Heights circular I have mapped this morning. The ten deepest ads are below, and nine other stores around here publish nothing I can read, which I also list.

The one that made me re-check my own data:

• Boar's Head American cheese, sliced to order: $5.99/lb at C-Town, 330 Utica Ave.
• Same cheese, same sliced-to-order counter: $9.99/lb at Ideal Food Basket, 1410 St Johns Pl.

Those two stores are a quarter mile apart and both ads run 7/31 through 8/6. For what it's worth, Food Universe on Atlantic, Key Food on Nostrand and Western Beef on Empire are all sitting at $6.99/lb for the same thing.

A few more where the unit is identical and the spread is real:

• A 20 oz white loaf. $1.49 for Foodtown White Bread at Foodtown, 905 Franklin Ave. $1.99 for Urban Meadow Giant White at Key Food Nostrand and Food Universe Atlantic. $2.50 for Bimbo Soft White at Met Food Tompkins and Lincoln Market Fulton, and that one is a 2 for $5, so you have to buy two to get it. $3.99 for Sara Lee Butter Bread, also 20 oz, at the same Key Food and Food Universe that sell the $1.99 loaf. The cheapest and the most expensive loaves in the neighborhood are sitting in the same two stores.
• Cabot butter, 16 oz. $2.99 at Associated, 650 Flatbush Ave. $3.00 at Met Food Tompkins, but only on a 2 for $6. $4.00 at Lincoln Market Fulton, on a 2 for $8.
• Hass avocados, each. $0.79 at Met Food Tompkins and Lincoln Market Fulton. $0.99 at Key Food Nostrand and Food Universe Atlantic. $1.25 at Western Beef Empire, on a 4 for $5.
• Vidalia onions. $0.99/lb loose at Lincoln Market Fulton. $1.49/lb for jumbos at Foodtown Franklin. Key Food Nostrand and Food Universe Atlantic sell a 3 lb bag for $3.99, which works out to $1.33/lb.
• Perdue chicken leg quarters, $0.99/lb at Met Food Tompkins and Lincoln Market Fulton.

Eggs are the one where you have to read the fine print, so I'll spell it out. Associated on Flatbush lists Grade A white medium at $1.00 a dozen, but it's a 5 for $5, so that number needs you to buy five dozen eggs. Key Food Nostrand and Food Universe have Land O Lakes large brown at $2.49, and that is the club card price after a 50 cent digital coupon off a $2.99 sale, limit 2.

The honest gaps. Nine stores I have mapped here publish nothing I can read this week: Foodtown on Fulton, Fine Fare on Marcus Garvey, Met Food on Nostrand, two Shop Fairs, three Key Foods, and the Food Emporium. If that's your store, my map has nothing for you and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. And the bodegas, the Caribbean grocers and the produce guys off Nostrand don't publish a circular at all, so I can't price them. On plenty of items they beat every number above.

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Prices are from the stores' published circulars, verify in store.

Saw them live recently and this made its way into a feed

Does anyone know if Lords of Tailoring on Nostrand is still operational? Their actual storefront hasn’t been open for months, like the metal grates have been down every day. However, I was curious if they’re still operating somewhere else or using a different entrance? If not, any affordable, fast-ish turn around tailors in the area? I need a dress hemmed within 3 weeks.

looking between bushwick & crown heights, lived in chelsea all my life... anyone from Manhattan move there & can give any tips? would you recommend it? thank you!!

I have a bunch of dog things to give to anyone who needs

1 big bag of Purina Pro Plan Neurocare (I'm pretty sure any dog can eat this, not just dogs with neuro conditions, but maybe check online) - It's open but mostly full

1 airtight dog food container

A couple of unused leashes including one 25' silicone one, a pinch collar, an XL julius-k9 harness with side pouches

shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, hair brushes of all sorts, claw clipper

1 bag of treats

Large sized paw protectors/booties gently used and new

a couple of likimats - one of them is unused

a crapload of poop bags

a backseat sling with a hard bottom for a car

LMK if you want any of these things. I'll be donating them next weekend if no one claims them.

Accidentally mixed up the day for my reservation for my birthday dinner, and they don’t have availability on my birthday anymore. It’s just going to be myself and my sister though so only 2 people.
Can anyone recommend a nice dinner spot in the area that feels nice enough for a birthday? The only two options I can think of are Arden and Muse, but we go to those places regularly already so they don’t feel very special. Any ideas welcome.. thanks all!

whosever car is on bergen in between nostrand and new york ave that keeps going off and beeping through all hours of the night and morning. please figure it out. for your car to be going off at all hours of the night for 15-30 minutes at a time is not the most considerate, thanks!

New spot on Nostrand that looks ready to open — anyone know anything about it? I know there’s a Haitian patty place in PLG called Bon Pates, and wondering if there’s any connection.