This is the kind of home that seems to have “Brooklyn Heights History” stamped across its brownstone beauty in gilded gold. The garden/parlor duplex at #1 104 Pierrepont Street (between Monroe & Henry) boasts meticulous period ornamentation, which Corcoran deems: “Quintessential. Incomparable. Spectacular.” The 1856 coop’s essentials: 10 rooms, 2.5(?) bedrooms, 2.5 baths, central AC, […]
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
Willowtown’s Iris Cafe ‘Take Away’ Ready To Serve (And Deliver)
Willowtown’s beloved Iris Cafe at 20 Columbia Place, announces that its “Take Away” is now in full swing, according to owner Rachel Graville. She informed BHB today that the secondary location a couple doors down at 16 Columbia Place, is ramped up and ready to sell beer and deliver food and groceries. In addition, Iris […]
BID’s Sunday Summer Space On Montague Street
Sunday’s first of two 2012 Summer Space events, sponsored by the Montague Street Business Improvement District, not only offered idyllic weather, but drew a formidable crowd, as Brooklyn Heights’ main thoroughfare was re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis. Summer Space will also take place on Sunday, September 23, featuring the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Third Annual Dog […]
Heights History, 153 Joralemon, 1926
This vintage photo of the Brooklyn Heights residential building at 153 Joralemon Street from 1953 1926 reveals that little has changed in 85+ years, save for the current bodega on the ground level. The five-story walk-up was built in 1900, according to Streeteasy, and currently comprises eight units. It also boasts a common roofdeck. Share […]
Housing Works ‘Best Of Fall’
Housing Works’ “Best Of Fall” sales event was a smashing success in Brooklyn Heights on Saturday, as dozens & dozens of eager shoppers lined up outside, waiting their turn to browse the thrift’s new selection of fashion, furniture, artwork, books and accessories. The store was closed on Friday in preparation for the annual affair at […]
Jeffrey Stein Salon At 91 Montague Street Trims Its Losses
The Jeffrey Stein Concept Hair Salon at 91 Montague Street has closed its doors for business. The novel “Fringe” benefit concept salon opened in February 2011, and before that, housed Dimples Kids’ Spa. Stein was part of a trio of retailers in the building, with Heights Deli & Convenience (which opened in May 2010) and […]
Law & Order: Cyclists Ignore Ban On Bikes Along Promenade
Brooklyn Heights residents are roiled over bicyclists wheeling down the pedestrian-packed Promenade—which is forbidden, according to the long list of no-no’s along the picturesque walkway. The Brooklyn Paper claims that the rule-breaking cyclists frequently “weave around park-goers and ride all over the borough’s most illustrious sidewalk.” Community Board 2 district manager Rob Perris says he […]
Friday Night Lights
Publisher’s note: The following article is the sole opinion of Chuck Taylor and not of the Brooklyn Heights Blog, its publisher or Brooklyn Bugle Media. To be completely transparent, this post is NOT a “BHB Editorial” and I was as shocked as you when I read Chuck’s post. Truth is I can’t be online 24/7 […]
Is Apple Finally Gonna Take A Bite Out Of Brooklyn?
Flanking Barclays Center? 1 Hanson Place? Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall? DUMBO or Williamsburg? The Brooklyn Paper addresses the latest rumors that an Apple store is really, truly, finally coming to Brooklyn. Reports have been actively swirling since 2007, while Marty Markowitz has been making the case that Apple belongs in the newly scrubbed Downtown shopping […]
The Big Reveal: 62 Montague Street, Uh, But…
It took a week to methodically deconstruct scaffolding from the rooftop & 10th floor down to street level, but as of late Thursday afternoon, it was all good & done at 62 Montague Street, between Hicks and Montague Terrace. The 1880s’ Queen Anne coop, originally known as The Arlington, not only has the distinction of […]
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