It was mentioned in the comments of a previous post, and I can personally confirm it: A Ricky's "beauty shop" will be taking over the space formerly occupied by Tapestry on Montague. Yes, no longer will you have to trek all the way to Manhattan for some glitter and your favorite flavored lube. They have […]
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Getting TAZEd on Montague?
A reader brings to our attention the recent employment of "barkers" to get more people up into TAZE: It's most annoying to have to walk home everyday and get hounded by being asked, "Do you like Turkish food? Why don't you eat here?" They try to interrupt you even when you're on the phone. It's […]
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
BHB's very own Homer Fink waxes philosophical on the local homemade sign phenomena in the latest Heights Lowdown in the Brooklyn Paper: As revealed by The Brooklyn Paper in January, Roslyn Beck began posting her homemade placards to be “helpful.” And her signs were the cleanest, clearest way of directing pedestrians to the bridge entrance. […]
Toll Bros Bidding On JW Properties
The NY Post's Rich Calder brings us this news: The Toll Brothers, developers of crappy luxury homes and several luxury high rises in Manhattan and Williamsburg, are bidding on the Columbia Heights buildings currently owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses: David Von Spreckelsen, a vice president for Toll Brothers, confirmed the company is going to make […]
Blue Pig Opening In Manhattan
According to the Midtown Lunch site (via Eater) Blue Pig Ice Cream is poised to open an outpost on East 43rd Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues: 2. The sandwich place T.A.O.S. has closed, and will be replaced by a Blue Pig Ice Cream Parlor. They already have two locations, one in Brooklyn Heights, and […]
Free Event: (not so) Extreme Makeover
Your old home feeling a bit boring and cluttered? Just bought a new apartment and have no idea what to do with it? Want some free wine? Tonight, and the first Thursday of every month, from 6pm to 8pm the Design Within Reach store on Montague Street teams up with interior decorators Pret-a-Habiter for "Design […]
Your Weekend Subway Clusterf… er, “Advisory”
Relax, the only major Brooklyn-related problems will be on the blue line this week, but if you've been following along, you knew that already. This would be a good weekend to check the status of the cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden! Share this Story: Tweet
Your Easter Weekend Subway Clusterf… er, “Advisory”
The Official MTA Service Advisory. The A: You get a brief reprieve from the blue line chaos this weekend, however Manhattan-bound trains running on the F line between Jay Street in Brooklyn and West 4th Street in Manhattan. Got that? NO MANHATTAN-BOUND SERVICE FROM THE HIGH STREET STATION. In addition to that, all A […]
World’s Tiniest Renoblog, Day 2-3:
The Lofting of Columbia Heights
Lots of work done over the weekend. Lowered the floor of the "standing area" for the loft portion, put in the rafters for the bed platform and the ceiling for the room aka The Study aka The Batcave. Share this Story: Tweet
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