My morning walks, these days mostly confined to Saturday mornings because of my work schedule, usually follow the same route: from Montague on to the Promenade, down one block to Remsen, across to Hicks, down to Joralemon, then down the hill, past One Brooklyn Bridge Park and on to Pier 5. I then walk around […]
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Whacky Faux Townhome @ 58 Joralemon Street Gets Another Plug
Many longtime residents of Brooklyn Heights are familiar with the wild, whacky, wondrous story of 58 Joralemon Street (also part of Homer Fink’s globally renowned Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour). The seemingly innocent Greek Revival townhome was built in the 1840s as a private residence and converted in 1908 to a giant subway ventilator, owned […]
New Condo Development 30 Henry Gets A Roofie
Before the snow came down last weekend, builders installed a new plywood roof over the pit at 30 Henry Street. Blog McBrooklyn offers an aerial view of the former Brooklyn Eagle building. DUMBO-based developer Fortis Manor purchased the homely one-story building at 30 Henry & Middagh in November 2011 for $3.5 million—$500K over its asking […]
Take A Load Off: (Odd) New Seating Appears On Montague
Can’t say we quite get this… A trio of aluminum benches has appeared along Montague Street, randomly in front of Montague Cleaners & Laundry and Ghandi Palace at 140 Montague, across from Grand Canyon. These are the type of seats typically found in front of bus stops… and curiously(?), they face the interior of the […]
Update On BBP’s Squibb Park Bridge [VIDEO]
Our Karl Junkersfeld has posted a spanking fresh video on the latest progress on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s all-wood Squibb Park Bridge, which will link the Heights to the park, just below Columbia Heights near the path that leads from Middagh Street. The final section walkways have now been installed and railings are up. Scheduled completion: […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
On Friday, Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) will begin showing Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a group of aging mobsters who get together for one last job. Throwaway factoid: Arkin was once a member, along with Erik Darling and Bob Carey, of the 1950s […]
Up Up & Away: Hallmark Store Demo Begins For Montague Street Condo Highrise
Seven months after Irish pub & restaurant Eamonn’s In Brooklyn and the Hallmark store next door at 172-174 Montague Street were shut down, gutting has begun on the two-story commercial building for what is destined to be a highrise condo development. Workers were hauling away a mass of mess inside Hallmark on Monday; Eamonn’s meanwhile, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Much music, as well as live theater, cinema, architecture, and history, is on offer this weekend. Bargemusic, at Fulton Ferry Pier, foot of Old Fulton Street, has a full program of concerts, starting Friday evening at 8:00 with one in the Here and Now series, presenting works by contemporary composers performed by the Dorian Wind […]
All-New Bossert Hotel Could Open As Soon As Summer 2013
The Bossert Hotel could begin receiving hotel guests at 98 Montague Street as early as this summer, according to a report from the Architect’s Newpaper—as long as construction remains on schedule. That includes preserving the facade, lobby and reception area, updating the rooms with new design finishes and amenities, and restoring the Marine Roof to […]
Inside The Reno At Stately Federal-Style 146 Hicks Street
After 2011’s Hurricane Irene sent a mature elm hurling from Mansion House into the two adjoining wood clapboard multi-level town-homes across the street at 146 and 148 Hicks Street, many in the nabe watched as the homes underwent some pretty major cosmetic renovations, ultimately restored to grandeur. BHB showed you the exterior results in March […]
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