Last night, the School Construction Authority released its current renderings and plans for the new PS 8 annex at a PTA meeting last night, presenting an 18,000 square-foot, three-floor addition, with a net of seven new classrooms. The three-phase construction will take three years, and the SCA still has to bid out the job, so […]
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An inside look at Brooklyn Fare!
We just got a tour of the new Brooklyn Fare grocery store that opened yesterday at the corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn streets — and, so far, it all looks quite exciting. Share this Story: Tweet
Cupcakes for a cause
Looking for something fun to do, while supporting a good cause? The Junior League of Brooklyn — based here on Pierrepont Street — is hosting a Happy Hour and Food Drive on Thursday, April 30 at Franklin Park, in Crown Heights (which, we will note, is a very cool bar). The fundraiser is for CHIPS, […]
‘Build a better Brooklyn, block by block’
Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the eighth annual assembly of Federation of Brooklyn Block Associations, with the topic to “Build a better Brooklyn, block by block.” Per Marty’s press release: On Thursday, April 23, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will host the eighth annual assembly of the Federation of Brooklyn Block Associations, an opportunity […]
Fanfare! Brooklyn Fare opens today
There’s a yet another new grocery store in town — Brooklyn Fare opened today at the corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn streets in Downtown. We’re headed out for a full-scale tour with owner Moe Issa and chef Cesar Ramirez on Thursday, and will report back with lots of photos and how it looks inside. In […]
Avella: Dock Street is ‘absurd’
Now that the City Planning commission has passed the Dock Street rezoning proposal, the discussion heads to the City Council, where Councilman Tony Avella of Queens, who chairs the zoning and franchises committee, will oversee the first council hearing. (Update: here’s a link to the city’s full explanation of the whole process) While council members […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week last week for muggings and apartment break-ins in the area. For related crimes in Boerum Hill, check out Cobble Hill Blog. Here’s a round-up: A man tried to break into a woman’s apartment with a crowbar — but the woman came home just in time before any damage was done. […]
Update: Concord Market to open this summer
Strike that, reverse it — we just heard from Alap Vora, Concord Market’s general manager, with an update about the store’s construction schedule. “The schedule changed this morning,” Vora said. The new schedule put an opening at the store, which is at the intersection of Tillary and Jay streets, in mid-June to early July — […]
84th Precinct meeting tonight
The 84th Precinct Community Council will hold its monthly meeting tonight, at 7 pm at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon St., between Court and Adams streets). We’re still checking up on the agenda, and will update this post when we have that information. Update: And, about that agenda: Community affairs cop Fred Mitchell said the NYPD […]
Sea Asian to move to Livingston Street
The pan-Asian restaurant Sea Asian, at 78 Clark St., will move to 125 Livingston Street later this month, as a sign posted this morning indicates — but manager John Tjon told BHB that he’ll still deliver Sea’s trusty tuna rolls and pad Thai to the Heights. “The place I’m existing is pretty good, and I’m […]
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