This news just in from a BHB tipster who claims there’s trouble at Great Wall Kitchen [60 Henry Street]: FYI – Just passed by Great Wall – they’re closed by the Dept of Health and looks like they’re fumigating inside… DEVELOPING… See update here.
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Coming Jewish New Year Makes Brooklyn Beekeepers Busy
Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, the celebration of which begins this coming Sunday evening, September 16, and ends the following Tuesday, is a time to enjoy honey. Today’s Daily News quotes a Brooklyn Heights beekeper: “I sell half of my supply in the weeks leading up to Rosh HaShana,” said David Glick, 27, who […]
Willowtown’s Iris Cafe ‘Take Away’ Ready To Serve (And Deliver)
Willowtown’s beloved Iris Cafe at 20 Columbia Place, announces that its “Take Away” is now in full swing, according to owner Rachel Graville. She informed BHB today that the secondary location a couple doors down at 16 Columbia Place, is ramped up and ready to sell beer and deliver food and groceries. In addition, Iris […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
There’s a lot going on this first weekend after Labor Day. Don’t forget Smorgasburg is coming to the Tobacco Warehouse this Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and will return for succeeding Sundays through November 18. Summer isn’t officially over yet–the autumnal equinox comes on September 22–so it’s still time this Sunday for the […]
Custom House: Brooklyn Heights At Last Has A Hang
It appears that Brooklyn Heights at last has a reliable neighborhood hang. While Jack the Horse Tavern draws a consistent crowd and Eammon’s of Brooklyn had its day, arguably there hasn’t been a true pub to stop by (and/or stay) for a beer or a splash of booze in the nabe for a decade-plus. A […]
2012 Montague Street ‘Summer Space’ Launches Sunday, 9/09
Reminder: This Sunday, September 9th, the Montague Street BID launches its annual Summer Space, with a fun-filled day of freebies. Brooklyn Heights’ main thoroughfare will be closed to traffic and re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis from noon to 5 p.m., as restaurants expand outdoor seating, retailers offer special promotions and services, and hundreds of tables […]
Italian Eatery Red Gravy (Finally) Coming To Atlantic Avenue This Fall
In The New York Times’ extensive Tuesday preview of new restaurants opening throughout New York City this fall, Italian eatery Red Gravy—coming to 151 Atlantic Avenue at Clinton (after what appears to be a year’s delay)—gets a thumbs up from writer “Florence Fabricant.” Regarding the menu: “Saul Bolton’s take on Italian gives a serious nod […]
Park Plaza Diner Reopens Thursday After August Blaze
Following a fire August 4 that decimated the kitchen and HVAC system at Park Plaza Diner, the long-lived eatery at 220 Cadman Plaza West is scheduled to reopen for business Thursday, September 6. Dimitri Likourentzos, a member of the family-owned diner and its chef, tells BHB that the blaze caused extensive damage, requiring gutting of […]
Avenue Ardor: 38th-Annual Atlantic Antic, Sunday, 9/30
The ever-entertaining end-of-summer Atlantic Antic—which brings madness, music and playful mayhem to a 10-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue, bordering Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill—will convene Sunday, September 30, noon to 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation (AALDC), it offers 500+ retailers and pop-up shops pawning goodies, food, dancing, family fun and […]
Smorgasburg Comes to Brooklyn Bridge Park Starting Sunday
Smorgasburg, the popular food fest that has attracted crowds to the Williamsburg waterfront on Saturdays will start having Sunday sessions at the Tobacco Warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park, at Water and Dock streets in the Fulton Ferry Historic District, starting this Sunday, September 9.
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