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Disco Food Cart on Columbia Heights

By on July 20, 2014 8:33 pm in Brooklyn Heights, War On Fun

First there was the rogue hot dog vendor who decided to set up shop on Montague Terrace. Now there’s a disco food cart on Columbia Heights near Squibb Park entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park. While we’re pretty sure this is a legal spot, BHB commenter Peter points out in another BBP related thread: Yes, such [...]

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Brooklyn Heights Man Featured in NY Daily News Story About Anti-Trustifarians

By on July 8, 2014 10:38 pm in War On Fun

While conservatives are voicing their fauxrage over President Obama’s birthday gift of a car to his daughter Malia, the NY Daily News posts a story about how the president and other well-to-do folks are steering their kids into a life of — work! Featured in the piece, one where we also learn that Sting will [...]

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Some Jerk Spray Painted “Scam” at the Fruit Street Citibike Station in Brooklyn Heights

By on June 10, 2014 7:23 pm in War On Fun

Our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld was on the scene today at the Fruit Street Citibike docking station as workers were cleaning up a mess left by a Citibike hating vandal. A BHB tipster informed us of this “protest” this morning: Serious vandalism occurred overnight at the northern end of the promenade on Columbia [...]

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Devastation: Karl Junkersfeld’s New Video Shows What’s Left of the Wheatpaste Mural on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade

By on May 9, 2014 2:54 pm in Arts and Entertainment, War On Fun

It was beautiful while it lasted. However, the “wheatpaste” mural painted guerilla style sometime Tuesday night on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade is no more.

Our Karl Junkersfeld, not known for his love of most “street art”, is not very happy about this development as his new video shows.

Watch after the jump.

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Citizens Defending Libraries Has One Hiss-terical Week

By on March 2, 2014 2:45 pm in News, War On Fun

Citizens Defending Libraries, the group headed by long time Brooklyn Heights resident Michael D.D. White was quite vocal at Thursday’s annual Brooklyn Heights Association meeting. When BHA president Alexandra Bowie talked about the group’s stance on the Brooklyn Heights library, White and company hissed their disagreement (no, White didn’t go to Harvard). Oh, and they [...]

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Open Letter To The Mail Stealing Dirtbag In Brooklyn Heights

By on February 10, 2014 12:25 pm in crime, War On Fun

Dear Mail Stealing Dirtbag – I’m sure you really needed that Valentine’s Day care package grandma sent my 3 year old more than she did. So I’ll forgive you for stealing it from our lobby. Oh who am I kidding? I’m not a “feelings” guy. I’m more furious than the power of a thousand suns. [...]

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Watch Your Butt at The Brooklyner and 180 Montague

By on January 17, 2014 7:51 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Real Estate, War On Fun

The Daily News reports that the Brooklyner, the Lawrence St. high-rise that looks like a cigarette, will be smoke-free as of March. Smoking will also soon be prohibited at Archstone Brooklyn Heights at 180 Montague, which like the Brooklyner is owned by Equity Residential.

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Santacon Invaded Park Plaza Diner In Brooklyn Heights

By on December 16, 2013 10:53 pm in War On Fun

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that while many of us were enjoying a civilized time at the Custom House’s Toys for Tots event on Saturday, a throng of Santaconers took over the sports bar at the Park Plaza Diner. Brooklyn Eagle: Hundreds of Santas, elves and reindeer flowed into the Park Plaza Diner’s sports bar for [...]

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Area Resident Upset Over Small Business Saturday Banners In Brooklyn Heights

By on November 25, 2013 10:38 pm in Streets, War On Fun

This Saturday (11/30) is Small Business Saturday in Brooklyn Heights and around the rest of the country. The promotion was started in 2010 by American Express to encourage people to shop at small businesses in a weekend cluttered with big box retailers shouting about Black Friday sales. This year other brands are participating and retailers [...]

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Tone Deaf: City Removes Banksy’s Twin Towers Tribute From Fruit Street Sitting Area In Brooklyn Heights

By on October 18, 2013 4:54 pm in Arts and Entertainment, War On Fun

While most of Brooklyn Heights is littered with graffiti from no talent taggers, the city was quick today to remove the Twin Towers tribute at the Fruit Street Sitting Area created by world famous street artist Banksy earlier this week. It had quickly become a beloved part of the neighborhood with many rushing to take [...]

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Ok Brooklyn Heights, Now It’s Time (Sadly) To Pour One Out For Mr. Video III

By on October 1, 2013 10:15 pm in Real Estate, War On Fun

Early last month, it looked like Clark Street’s Mr. Video III would be able to strike a deal with their landlord and continue on at that location but in a smaller space. Now comes word – via a giant sign in the store’s window – that they will cease operations there at the end of [...]

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NYC Council Member Letitia James: Bike-Share… Get Used To It

By on April 26, 2013 5:22 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Fun, Other Brooklyn, Parking, Transportation, War On Fun

Despite mounting disdain in Brooklyn Heights—and throughout the borough—Citi bike-share is here to stay. At a Town Hall meeting Wednesday in Fort Greene that the New York Times deemed “raucous,” NYC Council Member Letitia James—who helped formulate the program with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg—told 100+ neighborhood residents, “The public streets belong to all of us. [...]

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Citi Bike Share Prompting Ire—And Vandalism

By on April 24, 2013 11:05 am in Brooklyn Heights, Government, Landmark Preservation, News, Other Brooklyn, Transportation, War On Fun

WINS-AM (1010) reported this morning from Brooklyn Heights that the newly installed Citibank-sponsored bike-share stands in the neighborhood are not only irritating residents—who voiced on-air that they don’t fit in with the historic tenor of the Heights—but have become a target for anti-corporate brouhaha throughout the borough. Brooklyn.Some folks loved the idea of the city’s [...]

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Sparring Match: ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Crew Trashing The Heights—Or Not?

By on April 11, 2013 12:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, War On Fun

There’s a dynamic little sparring match taking place over in the Brownstoner forum. Heights’ Henry Street resident Dean Collins posted a comment & pic grumbling about Wednesday’s pervasive “Boardwalk Empire” shoot, insisting “Hey, ‘Empire’ producers, you left your sh*t in front of my apartment.” His comment reads: “Classless move. Came home to see that the [...]

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Community Group Continues Robust Push Against Cadman Plaza Library Closure

By on March 24, 2013 7:54 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Development, Education, Government, News, War On Fun

Citizens Defending Libraries, the Brooklyn Heights-based organization formed to oppose the sale and potential destruction of the Cadman Plaza building, continues to communicate its message in the community. On Saturday, the group was out in force in front of the branch, encouraging locals to sign its ongoing petition (8,300 signatures to date, with a goal [...]

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NY Times: ‘Saving Libraries By Giving Up Land They Sit On’

By on March 18, 2013 8:05 pm in Brooklyn Heights, News, Other Brooklyn, Real Estate, War On Fun

Monday’s New York Times published a major expose on the critical issue of Brooklyn libraries shuttering with an eye on cashing in on property real estate values—with major focus on Brooklyn Heights’ Cadman Plaza branch. The piece begins, “The Brooklyn Heights library is neither the oldest nor the most dilapidated branch of the Brooklyn Public [...]

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