Last July, BHB reported that the new build rental property at 75 Clinton Street—at the corner of Montague Street (above Rite Aid)—was 90% leased, with 66 of the 74 units spoken for. Now, only three units remain, according to Curbed, with leasing agent Aptsandlofts taking the marketing reins for the lease-out. Available units include a […]
About Chuck Taylor
Journalist Chuck Taylor worked as a writer and Senior Editor at Billboard magazine for 14 years, has interviewed more than 500 entertainers and music executives, and penned front-page stories for Billboard about Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Elton John, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Tony Bennett and many more. He has been interviewed on an array of music and pop culture topics for ABC's “20/20,” “CBS Evening News,” CNN FN, VH1's “Behind the Music,” MTV, BBC and A&E's Biography"; and has been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly and numerous others. He is a voting member of NARAS (Grammy Awards).Author Archive | Chuck Taylor
Ephemeral New York: Brooklyn Heights’ Fruity Streets
Ever-entertaining website Ephemeral New York offers a fresh reminder on the naming of Brooklyn Heights’ Cranberry, Orange and Pineapple streets, which has been long been a fruitful part of neighborhood lore. In its April post, the webbie offers: “The Columbia Heights section of Brooklyn Heights might be the most beautiful enclave in the borough. The […]
ENT & Allergy Associates Opening At One Pierrepont Plaza: Aims To Serve Heights & Vicinity
ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA)—which has 38 clinics in Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Nassau & Suffolk counties, NYC, Long Island and northern New Jersey—has leased 12,000 square feet at One Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights. The facility’s new locale in the neighborhood is designed to serve adult & pediatric patients in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble […]
The Lena Dunham Effect: Brooklyn Heights’ Resident Fosters Boom In Greenpoint
Lena Dunham—2012 BHB Top 10 honoree and creator, star, writer, et al, of HBO’s “Girls”—may lead a quiet existence at her Mansion House digs in Brooklyn Heights, but apparently she’s having such an impact on pop culture that a boom is taking place in once-sleepy Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the setting of the hipster series. Stories have […]
‘Cotton Patch Gospel’ Comes To St. Ann & Holy Trinity April 21
Off-Broadway musical “The Cotton Patch Gospel”—with music by Harry Chapin—will be staged at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m. The one-man show, performed by Phillip Kaufmann, will raise money for programs to help fight hunger. Admission is $10 plus goodwill offerings at the door, with 100% of proceeds […]
Former St. Francis College Student Accused Of Beating & Robbing Woman In Brooklyn
A former student at Brooklyn Heights’ St. Francis College at 180 Remsen Street, has been nabbed for allegedly beating and robbing a 56-year-old woman last month. Aidan Folan, who was caught on video at the 18th Avenue F station in Brooklyn, was wearing a hoodie with the Greek letters of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Delta, […]
‘Boardwalk Empire’ Returns For Court Street Shoot 4/10
HBO’s fourth season of “Boardwalk Empire” will be filming along Court Street between Cadman Plaza and Remsen Street next Wednesday, April 10. Vehicles must be moved by 10 p.m. Tuesday. The Emmy award-winning series—set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era and starring Steve Buscemi—was last in the Heights in late February. In all, “Empire” […]
District 33 Participatory Budget Ballot: Here’s How To Help The Heights
Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton reminds BHB readers that this is the week to vote for four Brooklyn Heights projects that are part of the Participatory Budget Ballot for District 33. Those projects that would enhance Brooklyn Heights, according to Stanton, are: * PS8’s new Middle School (MS 8) needs funds to purchase […]
Smorgasburg Returns Sunday To BBP’s Tobacco Warehouse
Smorgasburg, an all-food market presented by the Brooklyn Flea, is back at the Tobacco Warehouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park beginning this Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. and each Sunday through the end of the month. Update: It is continuing in May, and presumably–like last year–through the summer and into fall. The weekly food showcase […]
Quote Of The Day: Joe Lhota’s Favorite NYC Destination
Joe Lhota, who departed his post as MTA chairman three months ago to launch a Republican campaign to run City Hall, is the subject of a Q&A in the New York Daily News. The Brooklyn Heights resident and BHB Ten 2012 member is the Bronx-born son of a cop and the grandson of a firefighter […]
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