BHB contributor/reader Peter Kaufman caught a gang of alleged Citibike thieves red handed Friday night as they returned to retrieve their stolen booty from the service entrance of 62 Pierrepont Street. And he has the video to prove it. Kaufman recounts to us what happened (via Twitter): Last night some kids stole 4 Citibikes and […]
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 Reader: Our Long Clark Street Subway Elevator Nightmare is Over
BHB reader @leland alerts us to an AMAZING development in Brooklyn Heights. Around midnight on Friday (8/8) MTA workers delivered what appears to be an elevator motor to the Clark Street station. As those who take the 2/3 from there know, elevator #2 have been out for quite some time. Share this Story: Tweet
The Brooklyn Eagle Finds the Smoking Gun in the #SaveLICH Battle
When the residents of whatever condo opens on the site of Long Island College Hospital move in, they’ll at least have a comprehensive epitaph to read about the storied institution that preceded them. But when ambulances are replaced with Fresh Direct trucks and they make their first delivery to the One Percenter living in the […]
Here are the Proposed Designs for the Towers at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6
The proposed designs are in for the towers at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6. We’ve posted the full presentation below. For the most part we will reserve comment and let our readers weigh in on each one.
See the proposals after the jump.
Conflict in the Middle East Causes Tighter Security at Local Synagogue
As we wake up to news of a truce in Gaza, the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas caused Congregation Mount Sinai in Brooklyn Heights as well as other Jewish institutions in New York to beef up security. For now, the synagogue is only allowing authorized people entrance. “We’ve maintained a higher lever of security […]
This Week at the Brooklyn Bugle: Noise the Column, Tell the Bartender and More
Things are cookin’ over at the Brooklyn Bugle. Check out stories on music, lifestyle and more including:
Blogger Outraged as Brooklyn Bridge ‘Love Locks’ Replaced by Love Garbage
Back in May, the city let it be known to tourists and others inclined to leave “love locks” on the Brooklyn Bridge to cut it out. While the totally ridiculous practice of leaving a gym lock fastened to a public place as a sign of a couple’s devotion has roots going back 100 years, it’s […]
CVS Will Move into Former Rite Aid Location on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights
Meet the new boss – same as the old boss! The Brooklyn Eagle reports that CVS will be moving into the Rite Aid space at 168 Montague Street. The latter relocated to 101 Clinton Street last month. So what about those TWO other CVS stores in the area? Brooklyn Eagle: CVS top brass clearly doesn’t […]
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