Every Sunday for the month of July, between 10am and 5pm, the Montague BID will transform Montague Street into a “pedestrian piazza” — which they stress will NOT be a street fair. Between Clinton Street and Montague Terrace, tables and chairs will be set up in the middle of the street, and the local merchants […]
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Tazza On Clark Opens TODAY
Neighborhood favorite Tazza opens their second location at 72 Clark Street today, at 7am. Don’t know if there are any plans for sidewalk seating, but the inside looks nice. No word yet what will be their laptop/cell phone policy, but it is assumed it will be the same as their Henry Street location. We here […]
FYI: Community Board Meeting Today
For those who are interested, Community Board 2, which serves Brooklyn Heights (and a few other neighborhoods), will have their monthly meeting at 6pm today. It will be in the basement cafeteria of the Muhlenberg Residence, a 201-unit dwelling for low income, homeless, housing needy, and community people, at 510 Atlantic Avenue (GMAP). Call (718)-596-5410 […]
Bossert On Display For House Tour
According to the Brooklyn Paper and the Brooklyn Eagle, the Bossert, that lovely former hotel turned Jehovah ‘s Witnesses hangout, will be one of the houses featured during this year’s Brooklyn Heights House Tour on Saturday, May 10th. Currently, the Bossert is up for sale, so this could be considered an “Open House” for any […]
LPC Riverside Apts Hearing: Rescheduled
Riverside Apartment residents take note: The Landmarks Preservation Commission declared today’s hearing on the Riverside Parking Garage “Laid Over”. It looks like it was rescheduled for April 22nd, and is listed as “item 26″ on their agenda. Is The Pinnacle Group reevaluating their efforts? Flickr photo by dphetteix Share this Story: Tweet
Fire at Henry Street Gristedes
p> Fire broke out late this afternoon at the Henry Street Gristedes in Brooklyn Heights. Store workers tell BHB that the blaze was caused by an electrical malfunction in the deli department. According to NYPD on scene there were no injuries but the store is "trashed". Workers add that most of the damage to the […]
BHA Annual Meeting Live Blog
Watch this space tonight starting at 7:30pm for BHB's Live Blog from the BHA's Annual Meeting. 7:41pm: meeting underway! they just finished reading off all the dignitaries attending. Mostly, its just their minions. 7:45pm: brooklyn bridge park! 7:47pm: tobacco warehouse – bha against privatization and tear-down. they are also against noise. the next few years […]
Meet Dan “The Kid” Squadron
It's a month old, but I just came across this The Albany Project interview with Dan "The Kid" Squadron. He's all for educating the kids, congestion pricing, the environment, and puppies. And he also promises: Share this Story: Tweet
LPC Approves 73 Pineapple
According to the ubiquitous Brownstoner, The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved the latest 73 Pineapple Street design: Evidently none of the commissioners shared our concern about the alignment of the facade and the size of the bulkhead because they voted 9-0 to approve the new designs last week. For what it's worth, I find that […]
Crimewave: Burglary Edition
According to this week's edition of the Brooklyn Paper, there was a slew of burglaries last week, hitting Willow and Orange Streets: Around the corner, in a building on Orange Street between Willow and Hicks streets, a renter returned from a week on Feb. 11 to discover that another “fire escape burglar” had raided her […]
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