If you’re looking out your window or gazing up from the promenade towards Manhattan on Saturday night, you’ll notice that the Empire State Building is black. That’s because between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, the iconic building will go black — that is, no lights — to celebrate “Earth Hour” as part of the World Wildlife […]
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Millman: pass April 1 budget, MTA is next
We spoke with Assemblywoman Joan Millman this afternoon about her thoughts on the MTA fare hikes and what she’s doing to fix the situation. Here are her responses, verbatim: Share this Story: Tweet
Update2 on Promenade trees
How long will it be until we know the fate of the trees on the Promenade and at River Cafe, following last summer’s aborcidal salty spray from the NYC Waterfalls? The Eagle published a story yesterday, and we spoke with Parks Department spokesman Phil Abramson today about what the city is doing to monitor the […]
Squadron and Millman on the fare hike
So, the MTA board voted yesterday for subway, bus and train fares to go up, on average, 23% by this summer, but there’s still time to reverse those changes if the New York State legislature pulls through and comes up with an alternate solution. What are our representatives doing up in Albany to make sure […]
MTA passes fare hikes
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has just passed its “doomsday budget” that will include fare hikes, toll increases and service cutbacks. The changes headed our way are: Starting May 31, subway and bus fares will be $2.50 and the 30-day cards will be $103, up from $81. As for service cuts, 35 bus routes will be […]
Busy Chef evicted at Henry St. corner
Eviction notices went up today at the former Busy Chef spot at 60 Henry St., at the corner of Cranberry Street. The four signs are addressed to “John or Jane Doe” and several shell names that the partners behind the Busy Chef empire have long used, including The Busy Chef Oven, Julia’s Blue Pig, Rue […]
Update: Robberies in Brooklyn Heights
More details have come to light about the recent attacks on in the middle of the afternoon in the neighborhood. In this week’s crime files, police released information about two other incidents, and cops are still investigating whether the three crimes are related. Share this Story: Tweet
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week in crime, plus we’ve got some updates on last week’s big crime stories. Update: Bank heist A would-be bank robber tried to steal money from the Citibank on Montague Street on March 20. The incident happened around 4 pm when the man walked in the Pierrepont Street entrance, wrote out […]
Mamma Mia! Ignazio’s opens next week
When Ignazio’s pizzeria opens next week beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, many Brooklynites envision some sort of smackdown with its neighbor, the legendary Grimaldi’s, which is right around the corner. But Ignazio’s owner, Louis Termini, won’t have any of it. “I’m not a rival — I’m a friendly neighbor,” Termini said, smiling through his thick, long […]
Sweet news! New Sweet Melissa’s in Busy Chef Spot on Henry?
Sweet Melissa’s Patisserie may be moving into the neighborhood by early summer — and taking over the former Busy Chef and Blue Pig spots at 60 Henry St. Owner Melissa Murphy told the Brooklyn Heights Blog today that she’s always wanted to open in Brooklyn Heights, and that she’s had her eye on that corner […]
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