Comments on: Open Thread Wednesday

By: Ebenezer

Ebenezer — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 23:22:00 +0000

I can call you tomorrow – what’s convenient for you?

Michael

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:45:00 +0000

hi, I’m a reporter for Brooklyn Paper. We’re working on a story about this. Would be great to chat with you, can please give me a call at 718 260 2511? Or email at lgill@cnglocal.com? Thanks!

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:22:00 +0000

Gosh, look at the street names on this list of churches there:

http://www.dunlapia.com/dunlap_churches.html

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:18:00 +0000

The fire hydrant in front of 151 Montague Street was knocked over. I’ve reported it to 311. The complaint number is C1-1-1462364681.

By: Ebenezer

Ebenezer — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 04:15:00 +0000

In the little town of Dunlap, Iowa, pop. 1,100, you will find these streets in close proximity: Clinton, Montague, Jerolemon (sp), Remsen, Court and Pierepont (sp.). A friend looking for his family’s roots in that town told me about those streets. I spoke briefly with someone in their city office who told me that they would contact their local historian. Haven’t heard back yet.

By: Karl Junkersfeld

Karl Junkersfeld — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 20:43:00 +0000

I am going to the soft opening at Sugarcane tonite. The interior is incredible and the raw fish bar is huge.

By: Jorale-man

Jorale-man — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:25:00 +0000

Good to know – thank you!

By: StevoNYC

StevoNYC — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:06:00 +0000

I totally agree with you on McConnell’s, it is unreal. I never thought I would pay $10 for a pint…but it is worth it!

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:46:00 +0000

Here’s a brand new Old BH postcard. Plymouth Church, showing Claude Scales’s brand new car in front:

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c74bdaf2de158514e73f0bda489d1dd981860218ebae9bdfcaa5b11887d8b320.jpg

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:43:00 +0000

Oops, sorry, posted this in August…

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:40:00 +0000

If it was a Gingko, you’d have known in the fall…

By: BKFoodie

BKFoodie — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 12:45:00 +0000

I went for lunch a few weeks ago and sat outside. Can’t beat the view. It was incredibly plesasant. Shared a pizza and a tuna appetizer. The pizza was good but not great. The tuna was spectacular. I’d return!

By: Eddyde

Eddyde — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:33:00 +0000

Try McConnell’s Ice Cream from Key Food. You’ll forget Hagen Daaz ever existed. Worth every cent at $10 a pint!

By: ykwthis...

ykwthis... — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 06:26:00 +0000

Er, perhaps the terms most gross (or most without thought)
contest apply….

Hey, perhaps ex Sen. Squadron is at this moment writing a long tome on his public career, Hillary style, in which he attributes the end of his political life and decision to resign to the NRA or to Breitbart or myself…..

By: Jorale-man

Jorale-man — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:58:00 +0000

Has anyone tried the new restaurant on the Dumbo waterfront, Cecconi’s? If so, how is it? The outdoor terrace looks nice, though it seems pricey.

By: Reggie

Reggie — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:47:00 +0000

“Race” is a metaphor in the first place, because Squadron’s successor will not be whomever is “the fastest in covering a set course.” Even so, it seems to me that if the county leaders are going to decide who fills the vacancy, “race” is the wrong word altogether. What is the right metaphor? Beauty contest?

By: Chris Bastian

Chris Bastian — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:03:00 +0000

If you haven’t heard, BH neighbor David Yassky (former City Councilman, former TLC Commissioner) has joined the race to replace Daniel Squadron as State Senator, I wouldn’t say the odds are good because it’s an internal Party Committee choice weighted towards the Manhattan part of the Districts, but I’ll keep hoping..

By: JDF

JDF — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:29:00 +0000

Closed by the Health Dept. because employees were not sterilizing utensils or properly washing hands (including no facilities to do so). Info from Patch.com.
Yes, when I walked by the store a day or so ago, they removed the signage of the closure (probably another violation).

By: StudioBrooklyn

StudioBrooklyn — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000

To be precise it was an educated guess: planting female trees might yield fruit, as we’ve seen from this guy’s gingko peers, and all that comes with it.

By: Grace Court Jester

Grace Court Jester — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:59:00 +0000

He must have been impressed by Gangi’s stump speech!

By: DIBS

DIBS — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:52:00 +0000

Let’s get to the root of your issues.

By: ColumbiaHeightster

ColumbiaHeightster — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:24:00 +0000

Hello? Hello? Anybody home? Huh? Think, McFly! Think!

By: bpelle

bpelle — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:33:00 +0000

Always the smart alack. Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here.

By: Andrew Porter

Andrew Porter — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:19:00 +0000

Time for more old postcard views of the Heights. Here’s the Old Hicks Residence, which I suspect isn’t there any more:

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/be41e5018cb74808d0ca248d899783f86f146fb00fd9b71833bcc43fdb1e6f27.jpg

By: DIBS

DIBS — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:05:00 +0000

I find it offensive that you assumed the tree’s gender.

By: JaneonOrange

JaneonOrange — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:04:00 +0000

Does anyone know why Hagen Daaz has been ‘closed temporarily’? It is making me worried!

By: StudioBrooklyn

StudioBrooklyn — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:21:00 +0000

I met this handsome tree on Montague yesterday, sporting an “I Voted” sticker. When I inquired as to how a tree like him might cast a vote he proudly told me he supported Robert Gangi for mayor. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c83a9751763d33694f5d44b1bce10e162d485e9131e87fe4a1c350803f144f35.jpg