Brooklyn Heights resident/actor Sam Gregorio’s latest film shows him “delivering” newspapers in Brooklyn Heights. Wonder if he knows that the Newsboys’ Home was once on Poplar Street.
Watch the video after the jump.
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
BHB Readers’ Endorsement Poll: NYS 52nd Assembly District
Vote now in our BHB Reader’s Poll for the 52nd AD – watch highlights of the BHB debate and read our interviews with the candidates.
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Roller Rink is not the First in Brooklyn Heights
When Brooklyn Bridge Park’s roller rink opened earlier this summer, skaters were thinking about the great view and probably not the history of the activity in Brooklyn Heights. Ephemeral New York reports on an 1880s rink located at corner of Orange and Fulton Streets (a corner that no longer exists). A collection of Victorian era […]
Brooklyn Heights Blog Open Thread: 52nd NYS Assembly District Debate
On Tuesday (9/2), Brooklyn Heights Blog will be hosting a debate between the Democratic candidates for the 52nd AD. BHB Founder/Publisher John “Homer Fink” Loscalzo will moderate and questions will be asked by our own Claude Scales, the BHA governor Marla Simpson, Ted Hamm political commentator / Chair of Journalism and New Media Studies at […]
So What Do You Think About Gothamist’s Take on Housing at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6?
Jake Dobkin, king of all Gothamist/Park Slope resident, writes about the controversy around housing at Pier 6 in his “Ask a Native New Yorker” column. It’s witty and well-informed but do you agree with what he’s saying? Here’s a sample: Gothamist: The Pierhouse Condos currently going up by Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn Bridge Park […]
It’s a Wrap for the Brooklyn Heights Cinema
As previously reported, The Brooklyn Heights Cinema is packing up and moving to a not yet announced venue in DUMBO after the sale of is current home at 70 Henry Street.
On Thursday night, cinema staff and owner Kenn Lowy left a final message for their patrons: “Thanks for all of the fish”, reminding us that things aren’t always what they seem:
Apartment Hunter Passes Up Brooklyn Heights for Crown Heights
The New York Times reports on apartment hunter Eliza Hartley and how she considered, but eventually passed up, living in Brooklyn Heights.
Now this, friends, is some controversy:
52nd Assembly Seat Candidates Talk Cuomo at Prospect Heights Debate
The three Democrats vying to succeed the retiring Joan Millman in the 52nd NYS Assembly district met for a debate in Prospect Heights last night. The New York Observer’s takaway? The candidates are a little “meh” about Governor Cuomo: RELATED: Elections Are Not Coronations: Brooklyn Heights Blog to Host 52nd Assembly Debate with Democratic Candidates […]
Open Thread Wednesday 8/27/14
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