Citibike Rate Hike May Become Reality

By on March 9, 2014 4:43 pm in Transportation

While a judge laid the smackdown on 150 Joralemon Street’s suit against Citibike this week, two wheelers only had a few nanoseconds of schadenfreude to enjoy. Seems a rate hike may be in the cards for the service:

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Shot In Brooklyn Heights, The Bombtastic ‘Winter’s Tale’ Gets The ‘How Did This Get Made Treatment’

By on March 8, 2014 7:27 pm in Arts and Entertainment

Winter’s Tale, the movie that shut down many streets when shooting here last year, has not met with many favorable reviews. The popular podcast ‘How Did This Get Made’ makes the flick’s failure official by dedicating an entire episode to ponder its awfulness. You’ll actually be thankful that this podcast is chock full of spoilers. [...]

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Archie Comics Taps Nabe Resident Lena Dunham For Limited Run

By on March 8, 2014 6:21 pm in Celebrity Residents

Just what Riverdale High needs – Lena Dunham re-imagining Betty and Veronica. It was announced this week that Archie comics has retained the ‘Girls’ creator to pen a 4 issue story arc due out next year.

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Judge Throws Out 150 Joralemon’s Citibike Lawsuit

By on March 7, 2014 6:43 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Legal, News

We reported last year that the co-op board of 150 Joralemon Street had filed a lawsuit against the City and its Department of Transportation, claiming that the installation of a Citibike rack on the Clinton Street side of the building (photo) was interfering with garbage pickup (building residents expressd displeasure by dumping garbage on the [...]

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Little Pluto Wants Your World to Revolve Around Him!

By on March 7, 2014 3:30 pm in Pets

Like his namesake planetary body, our Pluto is a little guy, but his heart and his spirit belie his physical stature. Rescued from a hoarder house with two other cats, he had stopped eating and developed a type of anorexia, but in the care and comfort of his Brooklyn Heights foster mother’s home, he’s become [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on March 7, 2014 1:16 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, History, movies, Music, Theater

The Brooklyn Heights Cinema is showing two new films starting this weekend: The Great Beauty, by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Toni Servillo, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Film; and ten time Oscar nominated American Hustle. More information and showtimes are here. Don’t forget the Cinema’s campaign to raise funds to buy digital [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on March 6, 2014 11:51 am in Transportation

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 7 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 10, Brooklyn bound F trains will run on the A/C line from West 4th Street in Manhattan to Jay Street-MetroTech in Brooklyn, so there will be no direct service from Manhattan to York Street in DUMBO. Those traveling from Manhattan to DUMBO may use [...]

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50 Cent Produced Show ‘Power’ Shoots On Hicks, Cranberry Streets On Thursday

By on March 5, 2014 10:26 pm in Movie shoots

The 50 Cent produced drama, ‘Power’, scheduled to debut on Starz this year will be shooting in Brooklyn Heights on Thursday (3/6). If you’re parked in the vicinity of Hicks and Cranberry your car may be towed to a nearby location if not moved by 6AM. Shooting is scheduled to go from noon to midnight. [...]

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Montague Street Tunnel Will Reopen In October, MTA Says

By on March 5, 2014 10:11 pm in Transportation

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the Montague Street tunnel will reopen in October. The passage had closed for repairs last year to fix damage done during superstorm Sandy. Service changes were made for the duration on the R line. The MTA shared an update, the paper reports, at a meeting of CB10 recently. Brooklyn Eagle: [...]

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Work Begins At 153 Remsen Street In Brooklyn Heights, Apartment Tower Coming

By on March 5, 2014 10:03 pm in Real Estate

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that initial work has begun at 153 Remsen Street. The “eyesore” of a building will be replaced with apartments:

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Brooklyn Heights Resident Lena Dunham Is Hosting Saturday Night Live This Weekend

By on March 5, 2014 12:35 am in Celebrity Residents

“Girls” creator/star/Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. The National will be the musical guest, making the show quite Brooklyn-centric. Earlier this season, SNL parodied Dunham’s HBO series: Thank you for the SNL love. Dream come true. Can't wait to debut my character "girl who googled serial killers all [...]

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