HGTV’s “Dear Genevieve” makeover show descended upon Brooklyn Heights in January to make magic at 62 Montague Street, offering residents Chuck (that is I) and Ayhan a bedroom makeover, complete with new floors, moldings, furniture and accessories.
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Mayhem in Brooklyn Heights History
BHB pal/Brooklyn Heights resident Elon Green writes about some of Brooklyn Heights’ dark “hidden” history over at the Awl. A few of the stories he tells of murder and mayhem were part of my original idea for a Brooklyn Heights murder tour. Finding that idea to be a little too grim, Homer Fink’s Hidden […]
St. George Hotel Fire 16 Years Ago Today
BHB contributor Weegee points out to us that today is the 16th anniversary of St. George Hotel fire. The 18 alarm blaze devastated the building, which in its early days was touted as being “absolutely fire-proof“. FDNY chief Steven DeRosa wrote about the blaze on FDNewYork.com:
Washington’s Escape from Brooklyn Heights to be Commemorated Saturday
Most Americans know about Washington’s crossing of the Delaware, preparatory to the young Continental Army’s victories at Trenton and Princeton. Lesser known is his crossing of the East River four months before, done under cover of night, allowing his troops to leave their position on Brooklyn Heights where, with their backs to the water, they […]
Columbia Heights “America’s Most Literary Street”
According to Evan Hughes, in the Daily Beast’s “Book Beast”: Columbia Heights, a short street in Brooklyn, just might be the most literary street in America. Columbia Heights is the closest street to the water in the quiet, leafy Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, and the authors who have lived there, if they were lucky, enjoyed commanding […]
St. Ann’s Church to Hold 9/11 Memorial Event
Sunday, September 11 will be the tenth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, and on that day, starting at 3:00 p.m., St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, at Clinton and Montague streets, will host “a community event to honor the spirit of Brooklyn and its particular perspective on our nation’s loss, […]
The New and Approved 27 Cranberry – Still Too Big?
While the new design for 27 Cranberry Street by local starchitect Tom van den Bout has LPC approval, it still has some preservation minded Brooklynites wringing their hands. The new design substitutes brick for brownstone and zinc for bronze elements but some think the home is still too big for its humble block. However, this […]
Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves 27 Cranberry Re-Design
We received word that the Landmarks Preservation Commission Approved the redesign for 27 Cranberry Street. According to our source, They called it “inventive, harmonious with streetscape and of high quality. They agreed that the use of roman brick completely resolved the scale issue.”
“Strange History” Lectures at BHS, Starting Wednesday Evening
The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierepont Street (corner of Clinton), in conjunction with the Brooklyn Brainery, is offering a series of three lectures by historian Benjamin Feldman, each on an unusual topic in Brooklyn or New York City history. You may attend all three, or choose à la carte. The lectures will be at BHS […]
Photos: Same Sex Couples Marry at Brooklyn Borough Hall
Photographer Albert Chau sent in some photos of same sex couples getting married at Brooklyn Borough Hall today, the first day of legal Gay Marriage in New York. More after the jump.
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