Monday night’s debate between six (of the seven) candidates running for City Councilman David Yassky’s seat (which may or may not be vacated) was, to be blunt, long and routine. To their credit, moderators Kenn Lowy and Lucy Koteen kept things rapid-fire, pushing the candidates to answer questions in two minutes, then one, and then […]
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PS8 meeting: strictly about the annex
The PS 8 PTA will host its monthly meeting on Wednesday night, where the city’s School Construction Authority will present its plans for the building’s future annex — but, PTA officials say, that’s where the discussion with SCA will stop. The meeting will be open to the public, but only PS 8 PTA members will […]
Concord Market to open in May
It’s been a long year without a grocery store for Concord Village residents, but by mid-May, Concord Market will finally open for business. Last July, the Associated supermarket at the corner of Tillary and Jay streets closed amid health department concerns and allegations of general mismanagement. The Concord Village Board of Directors started looking for […]
Local artist’s retrospective at Library
The Brooklyn Public Library is current exhibiting a 20-year retrospective exhibit of Brooklyn Heights resident — and BHB 10 member — Melanie Hope Greenberg’s picture books that portray the city’s urban communities. The show, “Ordinary into Extraordinary,” runs until June 13 in the Youth Wing of the library’s main branch at 10 Grand Army Plaza. […]
Renderings of the New 72 Poplar
Regal Investments, the developers behind 72 Poplar Street, have provided us with renderings from architect Andrew Friedman of their new plan for a “luxury market-rate rental” property there. Share this Story: Tweet
Neighbors react to 20 Henry’s status
After news erupted yesterday about the ill-fated 20 Henry development — AIG, its financier, is suing the developers to regain control of the property — BHB headed over to the scene to check out what neighbors have to say. We also took some photos of the building’s current state (and of the closed sales gallery), […]
Borough Hall in bloom on Sunday
This Sunday, the Borough Hall Greenmarket will transform into a one-day flower market, complete with master gardening classes, demonstrations, and, of course, dozens of kinds of plants to purchase. Per an email from the organizers, the Council on the Environment of NYC: Greenmarket kicks off its first borough-wide annual one-day Flower Market this Sunday, April […]
BHA House Tour in three weeks!
The annual Brooklyn Heights Association house tour is on May 9, and event organizers are ramping up the day’s activities. If anyone is interested in volunteering or baking items for the Plymouth Church tea during the tour, email BHA executive director Judy Stanton at 718-858-9193 or email at bkhtsassoc AT aol.com. Organizers vowed that this […]
Designs for 72 Poplar St., and other CB2 land use meeting recaps
Lots of exciting votes came out of tonight’s Community Board 2 Land Use committee meeting. For starters, there are plans to reconfigure 72 Poplar St., the former 84th Precinct station house, into 24 luxury, market-rate rental apartments. The developer — Regal Investments — has revised its 2007 plan and the building’s reconstruction now includes a […]
20 Henry Developer: We’re Working on Quick Resolution
20 Henry Street Developer Shelly Listokin of Urban Realty Partners LLC comments to BHB regarding today’s news about an action brought against them by AIG. In an email Listokin tells us, “We are working to resolve things quickly with AIG, so that we can proceed and see the project completed. It’s a very difficult environment […]
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