Women’s apparel boutique Ruby and Jenna, which opened in May 2012 at 130 Montague Street, is closing the location Sunday, March 10. The retailer, located above beauty salon Dashing Diva, maintains multiple locations in Manhattan (1293 Broadway), Brooklyn (1308 Kings Highway), Plainview, N.Y., Greenwich, Conn., Southampton, Hoboken, Westbury, Oceanside and Westfield, N.J. (Photos: CT) Share […]
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
Thugs Rob 12-Year-Old Kid On 2 Train As It Departs Clark Street Station
Man, this’ll hurt your feelings. Two thugs robbed a 12-year-old boy on the 3 subway train departing the Clark Street station (heading to Hoyt Street) on March 1, according to police. The victim told cops he was on the train at 7:25 p.m. when one of the thieves alleged that he had a firearm. The […]
Update: Brooklyn Bridge Park Summer Concession Round-Up
Nature is nice, but more foodie concessions are coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park this summer! In February, BHB reported on a burgeoning line-up that includes: Brooklyn Bridge Wine Bar and Blue Marble Ice Cream at Pier 1; Calexico Carne Asada at the Main & Plymouth streets entrance in DUMBO; Fornino-The Art & Science of Pizza […]
Two Units Go To Contract Sight Unseen At 30 Henry Street Condo Development
The new build condo project at 30 Henry Street, dubbed The Heights, has sold two more high-end units (now in contract) in the building—including the five-story condo’s penthouse.
Open Thread Wednesday March 6, 2013
On this day in 1912, Oreo sandwich cookies were first introduced by the National Biscuit Co., which later became Nabisco. Seems that’s a good enough reason to toast to the post on this Open Thread Wednesday for March 6, 2013. Comment away! Share this Story: Tweet
Brooklyn Heights Assn. Implores Gov. Cuomo To Reconsider LICH Closure
Brooklyn Heights Association President Jane McGroarty has sent a letter to NY Governor Cuomo and Dr. Nirav Shah, Commissioner, NYS Department of Health, urging them to take an in-depth look before allowing closure of SUNY Downstate’s Long Island College Hospital, “a hospital that is critical to the increasing population of downtown Brooklyn.” BHA notes, “In […]
‘Citizens Defending Libraries’ To Hold Public Rally At NYC City Council Offices Friday, March 8
A group calling itself Citizens Defending Libraries will host a public rally to defend New York’s public libraries on Friday, March 8 @ 250 Broadway (the base of NYC’s City Council), 10:30 a.m. The event will begin outside, before mounting public testimony inside at 1 p.m. in the New York City Council Committee Room, 14th […]
Renowned Heights’ Resident Amity Shlaes Publishes New Bio On Calvin Coolidge
Renowned author, columnist & Brooklyn Heights rez Amity Shlaes, whose 2007 book “The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression” was widely acclaimed, has just published “Coolidge,” a chronicle of the life of 30th president Calvin Coolidge. She tells webbie Woman Around Town, “Our ignorance of Coolidge hurts more than our understanding of […]
Peter Flemming: Use LICH’s Extra Floors For Private Upscale Assisted Living
Brooklyn Heights attorney Peter Flemming has penned a guest letter for the Brooklyn Eagle with his take on the potential sale of SUNY Downstate’s Long Island College Hospital (LICH). Flemming writes, “It is inexcusable not to maintain this fabulous medical facility serving over 120,000 Brooklynites every year and hundreds of Brooklynites every day (and every night). […]
NY Times Notes Impact Of Red Hook Fairway Reopening
The New York Times offers kudos to Friday’s reopening of Fairway Market in Red Hook, in an inspiring 785-word story that addresses its overall impact on the Sandy-ravaged neighborhood. CBS also covered the story, as did WFUV-FM, WNYC and News 12 Brooklyn. NYT… When the history of the hurricane is written, the reopening of a […]
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