Prospect Park, with over 8 million users a year, has always been a big selling point for buyers and sellers of Brooklyn real estate. That even more true now that Mort Zuckerman, the publisher of the NY Daily News  is underwriting a beautiful installation of lights at four of the Park's maikn entrances. The largest of these, Grand Army Plaza, was the site of the "turning on the switch" festivities the other night. Even Mayor Bloomberg was there, although our usually ubiquitos Borough President, Marty Markowitz, was elsewhere.  See the full story here The arch, which looks like the Arc de Triomphe to me, wws festooned with lights and a christmas tree light installation sits inside. Furth down the plaza, there is a fountain featuring a statue of Neptune, in which light "waves" were created.  11/29/2006

 Hello everyone-A lot of us on ActiveRain have wirtten posts about where we live now, this one is about where I'm from - and will probably go back to!This was sent to me today by some old friends from NY.  Now, I'm from Far Rockaway, so I do take a bit of offense to number 56, but hey, fuggedabboudit!Do these ring a bell withanyone out there?If you ain't from Brooklyn , just forget this; you wouldn't understand.  You're truly from Brooklyn if you can relate to any of the following:1. Alternate side of the street parking.2. Ate at Kishke King (10 inch hot dogs).3. Ate dinner every Sunday night at Lee's Chinese Restaurant (or a reasonable facsimile).4. Ate Italian food at (fill in your choice).5. Bought bobka at the original Ebinger's. 6. Bought Ebinger's Black-Out Cake (and didn't count ... 11/19/2006