In a rare defeat for NYC Mayor Bloomberg and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Manhattan Supreme Court Justice ruled Friday that the popular initiative to allow 18,000 livery cabs to take street hails from Manhattan to the outer boroughs and the upper reaches of the city is a no go. No doubt, this should […]
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Heights History: Cadman Plaza Public Library Branch, 1966
The Brooklyn Heights Public Library at 280 Cadman Plaza West & Tillary Street was full of book-smart promise when it opened May 31, 1962, offering modern technology and a streamlined system for checking out and returning books. The series of pics (below), taken in February 1966, in fact, reveal a clever conveyor belt that sent […]
Construction On Hicks Progresses, Serenity On Remsen Regresses
The sidewalk reconstruction bedlam in front of 200 Hicks Street at Montague is rapidly easing, as progress moves forward at a nice clip. Over the weekend, a hole in front of the residential building was getting wider and deeper, but as of Thursday, fresh white cement curbs have been poured and reshaped at the corner, […]
Birthplace of Whitman’s ‘Leaves Of Grass,’ Cranberry & Fulton, 1949
This sketch of the “Birthplace of Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’” depicts the corner of Cranberry & Fulton streets (which is now along Cadman Plaza West heading to Old Fulton Street) dated September 11, 1949. It is signed by Josephine Barry. Legend has it that the red brick print shop in Brooklyn Heights where Walt […]
Pierrepont’s Beloved Herman Behr Mansion Shrouded In Netting
One of Brooklyn Heights’ mightiest architectural triumphs, the Romanesque Revival Herman Behr Mansion at 82 Pierrepont Street—which changed hands in 2008 for $10.98 million—has been covered in netting, as it undergoes a mass of restoration to its facade. It was built in 1888 by architect Frank Freeman for $80,000, and named after the mining industrialist […]
Heights History: 70 Clark Street At Henry, 1948
The six-story apartment building at 70 Clark Street and Henry is photographed here September 15, 1948. Note the three towering TV antennas along the roofline. The street-level retail gave us Parker Drugs, offering a lunch counter and soda fountain; with “Soda and Lunch,” “Cosmetics and Cigars” advertised along the front signage. (See details below.) Today, […]
The Latest On 172-174 Montague’s Street Future Residential Highrise
So we were apparently a little tardy in our weekend post about the closing of Montague Street’s Hallmark store. Let’s make good by sharing the latest on the building planned for 172-174 Montague, which will replace the two-story structure that once held Eammon’s and Hallmark. First, the Brooklyn Eagle reveals that new owner “BH 1 […]
Brooklyn Heights History Quiz #2
So you think the first quiz was easy? Tackle our second quiz now. Note: Now with answers after completion!
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Bargemusic, where you can enjoy music on the water in air conditioned comfort, at Fulton Ferry Pier, foot of Old Fulton Street, is presenting three concerts in its Masterworks series this weekend. Tonight’s (Friday, August 10) and Saturday’s concerts, both starting at 8:00 p.m., feature the Avalon String Quartet. Tonight’s program includes quartets by Mozart […]
In The Pink: 29 Grace Court Finally Finds A Buyer
The 25-foot wide, four-family brownstone at 29 Grace Court, which has been on the market for nearly two years, has at last found a buyer. Originally listed for $6.2 million in September 2010, followed by a price drop to $5.95 million in January 2011, Brownstoner reports that its sale has been recorded for $5.25 million—not […]
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