With all the ad agencies and studios filming around the Heights, why not join the fray and aim for a little fame yourself? On My Block Films challenges its participants to: Reach out to one another, introduce yourselves, and make a movie! We make this process more approachable for those who have never done something […]
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/25/13
Tempers flare with the heat, wallets go missing and lawyers get bamboozled. It’s this week’s blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
Outdoor Mystery Theater “Enigma” Debuts Saturday
Those looking for an alternative to spending mega-bucks on a Broadway show need look no further than 3 Pierrepont Place this Saturday, as Enigma, billed as “Brooklyn’s First Outdoor Mystery Theatre Adventure” makes its debut there at noon.
NY Post: The Bike Stops Here!
Today’s New York Post cover story is on the “well-heeled” NYC residents who have been able to get Citi Bike stations either completely relocated or partially removed. As of now “at least 10″ stations have been affected, nine of which are in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn Heights—specifically 60 Remsen St. The man in this […]
Tree Limb Down Between Clark and Pierrepont On Promenade
The weather may be taking a toll on the flora in the neighborhood. A reader sent a series of photos of a tree limb down between the Clark and Pierrepont entrances on the Promenade. “The worst is when you see that the limb had been recently pruned of some smaller shoots, but then the whole […]
Northern Italian Restaurant Sociale Coming to Brooklyn Heights
Sociale, a restaurant specializing in Northern Italian cuisine, will soon be opening, according to manager Fancesco Nuccitelli. Nuccitelli, a native of Modena, Italy, came to the U.S. seven years ago, and got his first job at a restaurant in the East Village. “I thought I would be a manager, but they gave me a bike […]
More Scaffolding at 25 Pierrepont Street
A reader sent this photo of more scaffolding going up at 25 Pierrepont St. “The original scaffold … was put up by the city many months ago after a piece fell off the building. They promised the scaffold would be taken down Jan 2013. Instead of that, there was a scaffold company there yesterday extending […]
Parking in Brooklyn Heights
I don’t own a car, but I imagine parking has not gotten any better around here recently? I spotted this on Henry Street yesterday. Which came first, the Minivan or the Audi? Looks like the Minivan, with the Audi trying to, literally, wedge its way in. The fact that it has one of those bumper […]
“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
For those of you who were missed last month’s screening, you have another chance to see my documentary on the New York accent called “If These Knishes Could Talk”—it will be showing at Quad Cinema in Manhattan on Friday, June 21st at 7:30 pm. Starring Penny Marshall, Alan Dershowitz, Charles Rangel, Joe Franklin, and lots […]
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