The Friends of the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library is presenting “Dedicated To Hart Crane” Wednesday, January 9 at 6:30 p.m. at 280 Cadman Plaza West. The Chief Librarian of the BPL will introduce Prof. Langdon Hammer, Chairman of the Department of English at Yale University, who will give a short talk about Hart Crane, one […]
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
Something’s Brewing At Long-Deserted Downstairs Space At 132 Montague Street
Activity is burgeoning at the long-empty retail space at 132 Montague Street, below Heights Vision Center, which housed a combo car service/cigar shop several years ago. A blue tarp is covering much of the area, while new cement has been laid in place beneath the stairs. Might this be the long-promised tapas & wine bar […]
Massage Envy Spa On Remsen Really, Truly Open For Biz
It’s almost comical to report that Massage Envy Spa at 147 Remsen Street opened for business over the last month, considering that it has been “Opening Soon” for more than a year via its window signage. In September, paper came off the windows and the interior showed signs of life… but it was yet another […]
Downtown Brooklyn Sprouts Another New Hotel Property
A Hampton Inn is coming to 125 Flatbush Avenue Extension, according to a sign posted on the construction fence there.
‘My Brooklyn’ Premiers Friday January 4 At DUMBO’s reRun Theater
Opening Friday, January 4 at the reRun Theater in DUMBO (147 Front Street), IFP & Filmwax will premiere “My Brooklyn,” which follows director Kelly Anderson’s journey as a Brooklyn gentrifier to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, “a bustling African-American and Caribbean commercial district that is maligned […]
Markowitz Not Amused By House Of Rep’s Lack Of Sandy Relief Action
Brooklyn Borough Prez Marty Markowitz is mighty irritated with the U.S. House of Representatives for its ongoing inertia in passing relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which impacted so many in our surrounding neighborhoods. He writes: “Thousands of families—not just in our beloved Brooklyn but across New York City, Long Island, New Jersey and beyond—are […]
Happy New Year From BHB!
Welcome to 2013 from your friends at Brooklyn Heights Blog. May you have a spirited opening to the new year, filled with wine & roses. Cheers! (Photo: CT) Share this Story: Tweet
Patsy Grimaldi Gets OK To Open Juliana’s Next To DUMBO’s Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
Looks like Mr. Grimaldi is nobody’s patsy. A Queens judge has ruled that Patsy Grimaldi, founder of iconic Grimaldi’s Pizza, can open a competing pie joint next door to the flagship DUMBO location he sold to Frank Ciolli in 1998. In September, Ciolli sued the “coal oven legend,” charging he violated a non-compete clause by […]
Historian & ‘Brooklyn Heights Press’ Editor Henrik Krogius To Retire
Emmy-award winning news producer & 22-year editor of the Brooklyn Heights Press Henrik Krogius has announced his retirement, reports the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At the helm of the 75-year-old Brooklyn Heights Press and Cobble Hill News weekly, “Krogius chronicled the neighborhood’s change from a insular, Manhattan-oriented world to its present day as part of a […]
East River Ferry To Keep Chugging Until At Least 2019
The East River Ferry, originally started as a three-year pilot project, will continue servicing the Brooklyn waterfront into Manhattan until at least 2019, city officials say. The city’s Economic Development Corp. is now searching for an operator to run the popular service for five more years, according to DNAIfo.com. More than 1.6 million passengers have […]
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