Design for the 115,000-square-foot cycling & recreational Fieldhouse planned near Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 has been tweaked, with additional space for sports other than cycling and fewer spectator seats for cycling events, but critics still want to apply the brakes to the controversial project. Greg Brooks, executive director of New York City Fieldhouse Inc., […]
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
A Bonanza Of Film Shoots In Brooklyn Heights Friday
Leonardo DiCaprio was suited up for an overnight film shoot in Brooklyn Heights for upcoming crime drama “The Wolf of Wall Street” on Friday. Just Jared reports that the 37-year-old actor filmed scenes with co-star Margot Robbie. The movie—about a New York stockbroker that refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corporate […]
Theater 2020’s ‘Lady Susan’ Hosts New Reading On Sidney Place Oct. 4
Playwright Lynn Marie Macy’s “Lady Susan Or The Captive Heart, a Jane Austen Bodice Ripper,” has been moving forward with workshops in Brooklyn Heights throughout 2012. (BHB correspondent Claude Scales previously reported on February and July stagings). Theater 2020 now presents another semi-staged reading of the new play Thursday, October 4, at 7 p.m. at […]
Montague Street’s ‘Summer Space’ 2012 Part II Is This Sunday, 9/23
Along with so many weekend goodies below, Sunday marks the Montague Street Business Improvement District’s second Summer Space event, following Part 1 on September 9. If the weather is as beautiful this weekend, enjoy activities from noon-5 p.m. that include: craft-making demos with Etsy New York; chess tables from New York Chess & Games (courtesy […]
Open Thread Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Good Wednesday and Happy Open Thread Day. What’s got your fingers ready to roar across the keys? Comment away. (BHB Photo Club/Flickr: Quartley) Share this Story: Tweet
City Modern Brooklyn Home Tour Sweeps Through Heights Sunday, 10/7
New York magazine and design periodical Dwell are co-sponsoring the City Modern Brooklyn Home Tour, with five renovated homes in Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill, on Sunday, October 7. The starting point is Heights’ modular design retailer Module R, 141 Atlantic Avenue (between Clinton and Henry). Architects will be on hand during the tour to […]
City Chemist Welcomes Estee Lauder With Ribbon Cutting & Champagne, 10/5
Brooklyn Heights beauty and wellness boutique City Chemist, at 129 Montague Street and Henry, is launching inclusion of the Estee Lauder brand in its store with the tagline: “Classic Neighborhood, Classic Beauty.” That has a nice ring to it. The retailer will celebrate the brand’s arrival with a Pink Ribbon cutting ceremony & champagne on […]
Open Thread: The Best Burger In Brooklyn Heights
Here’s a juicy Open Thread for your consideration. As BHB continues its “Best of the Heights” weekly surveys, we fire up Post No. 6 with a hot one: “Best Burger.” What’s your favorite local joint for a satisfying patty? Oh so many choices… Jack the Horse Tavern or Siggy’s Salmon burger? Henry Street Ale? How […]
Adams Street’s American BBQ And Beer Beefs Up For March Opening
American BBQ and Beer Co., is prepping an April 2013 launch, alongside Panera Bread and Potbelly Sandwich Shop on the Downtown Brooklyn border in the Adams Street Municipal Building at 345 Adams and Willoughby. The high-end eatery will include a wood-burning oven, smoke pit, seafood station with live lobster tanks, deep-fried turkey station, full bakery […]
UPDATE: Bloomberg’s Sugar Soda Ban Sails Through NYC Board Of Health
As expected, the New York City Board of Health has approved a ban on the sale of sugar sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts, movie theaters and arenas, the first such restriction in the nation. The measure was championed by NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a means to fight obesity. […]
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