Calling For Local Brooklynians
Since moving to the Bed-Stuyvesant/Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn in January, I’ve mostly headed to the City for all my “needs” instead of exploring the neighborhood. I found my immediate location to be quite desolate – stores are not open late, drug stores are out of sight – I felt I can’t go out around here past 9 p.m. But during days like today (cloudy, windy and drizzly), I have no desire to take 2 trains just to get some ’specialized’ food. Today I want to buy Chinese ingredients, but the scant supplies at the local Associated supermarket do not suffice. I decided to scour online for some local Brooklyn guides, but most are for restaurants and nightlife, not for other businesses. Yet, some still proved to be useful. I found that there are a cluster of Chinese restaurants on Myrtle Ave, a center street that spans across Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill. That must mean some kind of Chinese population, of Chinese businesses perhaps? Of course! Time to explore.
- Brooklynian – Forums about Brooklyn. Popular: in less than a day, my post received over 100 views.
- Myrtle Avenue – Businesses in and around the Avenue
- Clinton Hill Blog – Clinton Hill blog
- Brooklyn on Wikitravel – Pretty comprehensive information