Oy to the vey, folks. Lots of filming going on in Brooklyn Heights – last week’s Power shoot on Halloween got the attention of the New York Post and today we noticed signs for a shoot of Fox’s Gotham on Hicks Street on Thursday (11/6) as well as a shoot on Friday (11/7) of NBC’s […]
About Homer Fink
The moniker is the “nom de blog” of Brooklyn Bugle Media founder John Loscalzo, who took it from a novel he read while growing up in Queens, NY. It was called, naturally, The Adventures of Homer Fink by Sidney Offit.“Loscalzo” may be familiar to those who grew up during the “alternative rock” era. He spent most of the 80s and 90s on great radio stations like WNYU, WPDH, WRCN, WDRE and WXRK (K-Rock) in New York as well as KROQ in Los Angeles. Loscalzo has also held executive positions at Billboard Magazine, Sony, CBS-TV and MTV.Loscalzo and the staff of Brooklyn Heights Blog were recognized by the Brooklyn Heights Association with a Community Service Award in 2011.Author Archive | Homer Fink
As Carmen Fariña Announces Her Plan for NYC Schools, Capital New York Recounts How She Helped P.S. 8 Improve
Capital New York talks NYC public schools today as chancellor Carmen Fariña announces her plan for the system today. The piece also cites P.S. 8 as a prime example of Fariña’s mojo:
NY Post Talks to Brooklyn Heights Locals About 50 Cent’s Power Production on Halloween
The NY Post reports on Brooklyn Heights locals’ reaction regarding the 10 hour Halloween shoot here fro 50 Cent’s TV series “Power”. (Apparently they folks at the Post have been reading BHB.) The BHA’s Judy Stanton tells the paper that the production company should “know better” about shooting here on days like Yom Kippur and […]
Halloween 2014 Open Thread
What or who are you dressing up as for Halloween? Who in Brooklyn Heights has the best stoop or window display? What else in on your mind about Halloween? Comment away! Then there’s this whiner whining about kids from other neighborhoods coming to theirs to trick-or-treat. Share this Story: Tweet
50 Cent’s Power Filming in Brooklyn Heights on Halloween
50 Cent’s Power is shooting once again in Brooklyn Heights. The production is set to take place from 1PM to 11PM on Halloween. The show last shot here on Yom Kippur. Parking alert! Move your car by Friday morning at 6AM or you will be towed from these locations: Cranberry Street between Willow and Columbia […]
Brooklyn Heights Crash Report: Pedestrian Struck Friday Night, Gas Truck Flips on BQE Today
Gothamist was on the scene this afternoon when a gas truck flipped and spilled fuel on the southbound BQE. Publisher/reporter/Ask a Native New Yorker scribe Jake Dobkin snapped photos of the accident showing the vehicle perched perilously on the cantilever just below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Gothamist reported this afternoon that there was at least […]
Special Offer for BHB Readers: Free Code for The Four Seasons: A Vivaldi Storybook App
Here’s an offer from one of Homer’s pals for Brooklyn Heights parents. Note that pre-schooler Fink loves this app! Read more after the jump.
Apparently Folks Are Having Bathroom Sex at the Court Street Starbucks in Brooklyn Heights
Well, maybe this is an opportunity for the community to help the managers of one of our the Court Street Starbucks with a slight problem. According to a tweet from Crains New York writer Andrew J. Hawkins, they’re looking for ways to stop customers from having sex in the bathroom. So faster than you can […]
FDNY Responds to Small Fire at Montague Street’s Nanatori Japanese Restaurant
FDNY responded to fire Sunday morning (10/26) at the Nanatori Japanese restaurant at 162 Montague Street. BHB contributor Marc Hermann tells our Heather Quinlan, “Sounds like the fire was in the walls (thus likely electrical) and was contained within about 20 minutes.” Hermann adds that there was a fire on the top floor of 162 […]
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