While taking a stroll to Häagen-Dazs, I saw that there was great activity in the City Chemist shop on the corner of Henry and Montague. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a sneak peek, so I dropped Homer Fink’s name and was promptly led inside. City Chemist was nothing like I’d imagined; it was […]
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Con Ed Called: We’re Back In Business
Con Edison just made a friendly automated phone call alerting Heights residents that the full power has been restored. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming in the A/C. Share this Story: Tweet
Power Reductions Continue
This just in from Con Edison via the BHA: CON EDISON REDUCES VOLTAGE IN ADDITIONAL BROOKLYN NEIGHBORHOODS NEW YORK – Because of problems on electrical cables supplying power to eight Brooklyn neighborhoods, Con Edison has reduced voltage by 8 percent to that area. The neighborhoods are Vinegar Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Red […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 7/6/10
A man is mugged while putting on cologne in a phone booth; a thief is aided and abetted by a tree; and no Newports are safe under the new cigarette tax hike. It’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
Levin: Hey Macy’s Bring the Fireworks Back to East River!
Bring the Fireworks Back! from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. Last year, Macy’s had their 4th of July fireworks on the Hudson to commemorate Henry Hudson’s voyage. Unfortunately, they liked it so much they decided to keep them there. So for the second 4th in a row, a large number of New Yorkers will only be […]
The Hole in the Ground Gets Gussied Up
The Hole in the Ground from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. I was chatting with Harry from the Clark Street Restaurant about the continuing saga of the hole in the ground. To recap: a hole where a tree should go on Clark and Henry is instead treeless, due to the number of trucks that round the […]
Pier 6 Mentioned as “Hot Spot” in the NY Times
Our very own Mr. Junkersfeld pointed us toward this article in today’s New York Times—”10 New Hot Spots if Summer Needs Sizzle.” Along with rooftop bars and indie concerts comes Pier 6: So feverish was the anticipation of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 playground, at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, that parents watched its installation […]
Brooklyn Filmmakers Debut at Cinema Under the Stars
On July 7th, 189 Schermerhorn will be the site of “Cinema Under the Stars”: I wanted to let you know about “Cinema Under the Stars,” taking place July 7 at 189 Schermerhorn Street (a.k.a. be@schermerhorn). It is a short film festival that will feature films by Brooklyn filmmakers Robbie Norris, Jessica Burstein, Jacob LaMendola, and […]
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar: A Place for Kids?
Park Slope has a reputation as a neighborhood that’s almost too family friendly, to the extent that some “grown-up” restaurants have been asked to add a kids’ menu, and parents and their children are now welcome into bars. CNN.com even did a story on it back in March: [A] 14-month-old toddler is the sort of […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/29/10
A fare steals $50 from a cabbie; a shooting leaves three wounded on Sands St.; and a woman leaves a $10K diamond ring in her car. It’s this week’s police blotter. Share this Story: Tweet
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