The 15th Eileen C. Dugan Memorial 5K Fun Run will be held at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Saturday, April 6 beginning at 9 a.m. The 3.1-mile course spans Brooklyn Bridge Park, with start and finish lines at Pier 6 (Atlantic Avenue & Furman Street). Registration, through April 5, is available online at a cost […]
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
‘Citizens Defending Libraries’ Rallies In Manhattan To Protect Cadman Plaza Branch
Brooklyn Heights-based organization Citizens Defending Libraries rallied Friday during a hearing in Manhattan addressing the New York City Council’s Fiscal Year 2014 Preliminary Budget, and the Mayor’s Fiscal Year ‘13 Preliminary Management Report and Agency Oversight. The hearing was run by James G. Van Bramer, Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations. Testimony from […]
Hill Country Barbecue Slated To Bring Down-Home Country To Adams Street
Hill Country Barbecue is slated to open this fall at 345 Adams Street, alongside the Downtown Brooklyn border’s other recently opened eateries: Shake Shack, Potbelly and Panera Bread. Muss Development is converting the former government offices into new retail and condo space. According to developer Joshua L. Muss: “Adding a restaurant of this caliber to […]
Mmm Mmm Good: Dellcarocco’s Of Brooklyn Updates Pizzeria Menu
Locally owned brick-oven pizzeria Dellcarocco’s Of Brooklyn at 214 Hicks Street has updated its menu with two new appetizers and three entre items. The restaurant has enjoyed consistent success since it opened in July 2012—just take a walk through the Heights before trash pick-up and its signature pizza boxes are lovingly laid to rest by […]
Wowsah: Winter Persists With White Wet Blanket
Spring may officially begin on Wednesday, March 20, but 12 days prior you’d never know it. The snowstorm that’s been promised since Wednesday actually delivered formidable accumulation in Brooklyn Heights Friday morning. It’s a beautiful wintry blanket of white, but man, wet and slush-filled. (CT) Share this Story: Tweet
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, 3/10
Make sure you’re standing by every clock in your Brooklyn Heights home Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m. We lose an hour, but… let the sun shine! Daylight Saving Time returns, a sure sign that Spring might actually really truly return once more. (Damn the detractors.) (CT) Share this Story: Tweet
Community Board 2: General Meeting Wednesday, March 13
Community Board 2 (CB2) will hold its next general meeting Wednesday, March 13, at 6 p.m. The place: St. Francis College in Founders Hall (the auditorium), 180 Remsen Street, between Clinton and Court streets. Among agenda items: * Ruth Saunders, chairperson of the Health and Social Services Committee, will present the committee’s recommendation on city […]
Sweet Pea CSA Accepting Members For 2013 Vege Season
Brooklyn Heights-based CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) The Sweet Pea is accepting members for the upcoming season, with options for a full or half vegetable share, fruit, egg, flower, meat or cheese share. A typical vegetable share includes 7-8 items per week, with more in the summer and autumn than spring. The organization’s pricing is online, […]
One Brooklyn Bridge Park Triplex Penthouse Back On The Market: $5.5M
A 4,638 square foot Triplex Penthouse on the 14th floor of One Brooklyn Bridge Park is back on the market with a new price tag: $5.5 million. The unit has been listed, delisted and relisted several times since 2007, MNS broker Penelope Stipanovich tells the New York Observer. The 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath unit at […]
Meet Gregory, Key Food’s Main Meat Man
A tall handsome fellow, uh, mannequin named Gregory is greeting (frightening?) shoppers at the Montague Street Key Food, decked in full-on meat manager garb, a black cap and coolio shades. We inquired of a manager there, “Wha? Huh? Why?” regarding the dude’s presence, and were informed that he is a promotional “tool” for a beef […]
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