The official communication below just came from City Council Member David Yassky. Dear friends: I am sure you know by now that the City Council voted last week to approve Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to lengthen the term limit for City officeholders from eight years to 12 years. I want you to know that after a […]
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Bloomberg: Brown Trees? Green Money!
According to the Mayor’s Office, the NYC Waterfalls brought $69 million in revenue to the city—greater than the initial estimate of $55 million—and 1.4 million people came to see them. So they say. “People didn’t buy tickets or pass through a turnstile to experience the Waterfalls, but this exhibition brought people to areas of the […]
Accident at Adams?
We have an unconfirmed report that a pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle at the Adams Street crossing near Borough Hall. More details as they become available. Update: Nothing beyond our initial report of a man, missing one shoe, being put into an ambulance as several police cars stood by, lights flashing. Possibly a […]
Secure Jobs in Economic Crunch: Bank Robber
The Citibank at 181 Montague St. is no stranger to excitement. At around 9:45 this morning, a man in his 50s, wearing a plaid jacket, displayed a firearm, passed a note to a teller, and fled with an unknown amount of currency.
Judges Will No Longer Park…in the Park
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the strip of parkland near the Adams Street courthouses will no longer be used as a driveway/parking lot of judges: Brooklyn Paper: Judges End…: Over the next two months, city workers will install an entrance into the judge’s actual parking lot so that the robed jurists can directly access the […]
Bhutanese Monks to Dance at Borough Hall
Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 17) at 12:30 P.M., in front of Borough Hall, a group of colorfully costumed Buddhist monks from the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan will perform what Mommy Poppins describes as “their mesmerizing ancient Tantric Buddhist demon subjugation dance, called Cham.” If you have any demons you think need to be subjugated, Borough […]
Statement from the Toulouse Family
Photo by M. Hermann/BHB; inset courtesy of the Toulouse family The following statement was released by Dr. Chris Toulouse, father of Alexander “Zander” Toulouse: “Zander Toulouse (2000-08) was 8 years-old and a student at PS 29 in Cobble Hill. He was killed Saturday afternoon after being hit by a Post Office van in downtown Brooklyn. […]
Young Bicyclist Struck on Livingston St.
A youth on a bicycle was hit by a U.S. Postal Service truck at the intersection of Livingston St. & Boerum Pl. around 2:20 p.m. Police and fire units initiated first aid until an ambulance arrived, which transported the child to Long Island College Hospital in critical condition. UPDATE: Police are confirming that the bicyclist, […]
Bank Rob Attempt on Montague
This just in (12:17 p.m.) – An attempted bank robbery has just occurred at the Bank of America on Montague Street. No weapons were displayed, and no money was taken. Police are looking for a white male in his mid-to-late 30s, who is 6’2″ and 220 lbs., with dirty blond hair and a mustache. He […]
What’s In HIS Wallet? YOUR Money
Police say this man entered the Capital One bank at 50 Court St. yesterday at 1:55 p.m., approached a teller, and demanded money. He scored an unspecified amount, and fled to parts unknown. He is described as a white male in his 50s, approximately 5’11” tall, 195 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a […]
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