Of course, we would be remiss in our duties if we failed to highlight this other item from Brooklyn Paper's crime blotter: Missing money A restaurant employee who was entrusted with taking $5,000 to the bank on Feb. 14 may have followed the age-old advice, “Take the money and run.” The 35-year-old left the Henry […]
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Sobering News: Damon Leaves JtH
Jack the Horse Tavern überbartender, the talented Damon Dyer, has decided to move on. Local blogger VittlesVamp has the scoop: But as of last night, an era has come to a close. Damon is moving on. Where to, he doesn't exactly know, but he thinks its time to expand his cocktailing horizons Speaking for […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Meeting: Your Thoughts
Sounds like last night's Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy meeting turned out to be a lively discussion. According NY Metro, more than 200 people showed up, "many of whom were angry". Other than a discussion over on Brownstoner, news is scant so far. If you attended, please share your thoughts by leaving a comment. Share this […]
P.S. 8 Receives a “C” On Its Report Card
As discussed within our Open Thread post, Brooklyn Heights' very own school, P.S. 8, received a "C" on the first-ever NYC school rating "report card". As mentioned before, the criteria for grading the schools seems a little daft: That is because unlike traditional methods of judging schools, this one involves a complex calculation that assigns […]
Swingin’ Brooklyn Heights
Who says Brooklyn Heights is uptight? Bartender needed for cocktail party: Looking for handsome bartender for cocktail party in apartment on Sunday, September 23rd. Duties: serve wine and beer and occasionally pass hors d'oeurves. May require bartender to be shirtless with bow tie.Please send picture–experience–and hourly rate. Hours will be from 4-9PM. Sadly, it appears […]
BREAKING NEWS: 60 Henry Street Scaffolding Coming Down?
Looks like the scaffolding surrounding 60 Henry Street, aka "Corner of Cranberry", finally FINALLY is being taken down. Trying to track down details now. If you have any info on this, post a comment or send us an email. Thanks to "Christina" and "Jenni" for alerting us to this. The scaffolding had been around forever, […]
Coming Soon to a Promenade Near You: The Wackness
Residents along Columbia Heights received a memo from Shapiro Levine Productions, LLC, saying the are "honored to be filming scenes" for their newest production, "The Wackness", starring Ben Kingsley (who starred in "Ghandi") and directed by Jonathan Levine. Filming will take place along the Promenade at Clark Street, and on Columbia Heights between Middagh and […]
Swoon! This Saturday
Got nothing to do this Saturday? Want to watch a bunch of Aussies sway from poles 13 feet in the air for FREE? Then head down to the Brooklyn Bridge Park at 4, 6, or 8pm: Share this Story: Tweet
“Busy Chef” Busy Copying and Pasting?
Among the many oddities that we are aware of surrounding the “Corner of Cranberry” (and there are quite a few), one of the silliest is alleged “copyright and trademark infringement”. Though that’s probably not the case, we’ve actually received a couple of emails about this, and a commenter “Capulets” brought it up again: Check this […]
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