Presidential Scholar & St. Francis Political Science Professor Frank Sorrentino will lead a discussion on “The Presidency, The FBI and Martin Luther King” at the St. Francis College Founders Hall on Wednesday, February 13 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The free lecture is open to the public. To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
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
Hazy Shade Of Winter
With temperatures in the mid 50s and light rain on the way, fog has rolled in for the second morning in a row, erasing Manhattan from the landscape. Here’s the view from the Pierrepont entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade at 8 a.m. Monday, as the persistent sound of fog horns pervade the harbor. (Photo: […]
There She Is… Miss America 2013 From Brooklyn!
Mallory Hagan, a 23-year-old Brooklyn resident by way of Alabama, was crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, January 12. Miss New York, who resides in nearby Park Slope, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, and her platform issue is child sexual abuse prevention. Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog. Share this Story: Tweet
Land Sakes! 264 Henry Street Sells For $5.25 Million
Not yet two weeks into 2013, it’s already a banner year for Brooklyn Heights residential real estate. In the same week that filmmaker/writer David Schisgall & Vanity Fair writer wife Evgenia Peretz bought 16 Garden Place for $5.7 million, public records reveal that 264 Henry Street sold for $5.25 million, a mere 10% shaving off […]
Gothamist Weighs In On Atlantic Avenue’s Red Gravy Restaurant
Saul Bolton’s new eatery, Red Gravy, which opened at 151 Atlantic Avenue in December, got props from the Zagat Blog earlier this week. Now Gothamist weighs in, also offering some keen pics and the dinner menu. Gothamist: “Chef Saul Bolton, the talented toque who runs Saul, one of the first Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn, has […]
L.A. To Get A Taste Of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Grimaldi’s, New York’s legendary coal-fired pizza joint in DUMBO under the Brooklyn Bridge, is heading to Los Angeles as part of an ambitious plan to import six locations to the metropolis. Grimaldi’s was founded by former Patsy’s chef-owner and Lombardi’s descendant Frank Grimaldi, who sold the business in 1998. A 280-seat location of the restaurant […]
Roger Tapping To Appear January 18 At First Unitarian Church
Looking for some hot string action next Friday January 18, in Brooklyn Heights? This appearance is so lofty that The New Yorker is offering its recommendation: “Roger Tapping—the eminent violist who, after a decade with the Takács Quartet, will join the Juilliard String Quartet next season”—performs in violinist Carmit Zori’s series at First Unitarian Church, […]
Board of Standards & Appeals Unanimously Approves Bossert Hotel Conversion
On Tuesday January 8, the Board of Standards & Appeals unanimously ruled to approve a request for variance to change the Certificate of Occupancy at the Bossert Hotel for transient hotel use, accessory hotel use and commercial use at 98 Montague Street. That means that following its sale last year by the Jehovah’s Witnesses to […]
Confirmed: Spanish Tapas Eatery ‘Taperia’ Coming To 132 Montague Street!
Muy Bueno! The activity we noted on January 6 in the lower space at 132 Montague Street is indeed about to burgeon into locally run Spanish tapas & wine bar Taperia, as was first tipped (with high hopes) one year ago. Sure enough, Bobby Cruz, former owner of the UPS Store on Montague Street, will […]
Sen. Daniel Squadron Calls For Year-Round Pier 6 Ferry Service
Sen. Daniel Squadron established a petition on Wednesday, January 8, calling for the East River Ferry service to stop at Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue year round. This follows an official request from the New York City Economic Development Corp. that seeks proposals from ferry operators when the current contract expires in […]
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