The Landmarks Preservation Commission sent the owners of 70 Henry Street, home of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, back to the drawing board this week in their bid to build a mixed used structure on the site. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Robert Tierney, chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, said some “re-thinking” was needed in […]
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Krogius Talks Brooklyn Heights Promenade at BPL Wednesday (11/28)
Local historian/Brooklyn Press editor Henrik Krogius will be discussing his book The Brooklyn Heights Promenade at the Brooklyn Public Library Wednesday night (11/28) at 6:30 pm. The library’s website notes: A wine and cheese reception commences at 6:30pm, with the lecture starting at 7pm. Seating is limited to 40 people. Tickets will be given out […]
Subway Sandwiches Headed to 75 Atlantic Avenue
A banner is up at 75 Atlantic Avenue heralding the upcoming arrival of a Subway sandwich outlet. Earlier this year, the chain was thrown a high elbow by competitor Arby’s who attacked the chain for slicing its cold cuts in Iowa before shipping it out to stores. On another note, we uncovered some “hidden history” […]
VIDEO: Red Hook Fairway Determined To Come Back Better Than Ever
As BHB reported November 9, Red Hook’s Fairway Market suffered major damage from Hurricane Sandy. with the 52,000sf waterfront grocery at the base of Van Brunt taking on 5 feet of water and closed “indefinitely” as rebuilding ensues. Red Hook store General Manager Andy Zuleta has posted a video showing the destruction, cleanup efforts and […]
Nice Weather This Weekend; Anything to Do?
The weather forecast is encouraging, but with so many institutions, like Bargemisic, which is in good physical shape but still lacks Con Ed power, coping with the aftermath of the Sandy/nor’easter one-two punch, what is there to do if you’re in town? There’s the penultimate Smorgasburg of the season this Sunday, November 11 from 11:00 […]
Image Of The Day: Burgers & Franks Along Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall
This Hamburger/Frankfurter joint in Downtown Brooklyn along Fulton Mall—just across from the burgeoning City Point mixed-use project—continues to do stellar business, but as the neighborhood continues to gentrify by the week, will it soon be a memory of bygone times? Digitally enhanced a la 1960s, taken October 2012. (Photo: Chuck Taylor)
WSJ: The Long & Storied History Of Gage & Tollner At 374 Fulton Street
The storied locale that housed Gage & Tollner restaurant from 1892 through the beginning of the millennium is both an endearing and bittersweet tale of Downtown Brooklyn’s history. New York City landmarked the eatery’s exterior in 1974 and a year later, its interior. It was the first landmarked dining room and the city’s third interior […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Brooklyn Bridge Park will have its annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. There will be lots of activities and entertainment for kids and adults. Sponsors SUNY Downstate at LICH will provide health screenings, and Brownstone Pediatric Dentistry will have […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
This is another big weekend for furry friends. You can adopt a kitty at the BBAWC event in front of Pet’s Emporium, 105 Montague (between Hicks and Henry) between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Then you can take it, or your already long-standing pet, to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity […]
Heights History: Gloucester’s Remsen House @ Remsen & Clinton Streets
The well-heeled Gloucester family, who lived and worked in Brooklyn during the second half of the 19th Century, is intimately profiled on Brownstoner. The Rev. James and his wife Elizabeth, for one, operated a successful upscale boarding house on the corner of Remsen and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, known as Remsen House (and subsequently […]
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