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9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest, Sun. Oct 30, 1-3pm

9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest, Sun. Oct 30, 1-3pm

By on October 3, 2011 8:41 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Fun, Kids, Parents, Pets

Dog obsessed Brooklynites: You know what time it is!

The 9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Charity Doggie Costume Parade and Contest has been scheduled for Sunday, October 30th from 1-3pm on the Promenade.

If you’d like to enter your dog in the parade/costume contest, you’ll need to pre-register at Perfect Paws, 102 Hicks Street (corner of Pineapple). The cost of entry is $25/dog, all of which is a  tax deductible charitable donation and all of which will be distributed among three animal-related charities: Continue Reading →

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Councilmember Petitions for Safe Access to Pier 6

By on April 12, 2011 1:09 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Cobble Hill, Transportation

Read about it on Cobble Hill Blog.

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BQE Reconstruction: Options Narrowed; No Taking of Property in Brooklyn Heights

By on March 31, 2011 8:12 am in Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Government, News, Red Hook, Streets, Transportation

Reader epc attended last evening’s “stakeholder meeting” concerning reconstruction of the portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that passes by or through Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, and Red Hook. Here is a portion of his report (his entire comment can be read here–scroll down to bottom):

[T]hey’ve eliminated two of the potential alternatives which would have involved taking much of DUMBO and portions of Brooklyn Heights around Squibb Hill. The alternatives still on the table include: Continue Reading →

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Bicyclist Killed on BQE Ramp

By on January 20, 2011 9:05 am in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, News

A bicyclist was killed this morning on the Atlantic Avenue ramp of the BQE, according to BHB’s Weegee. Channel 7 adds a report that makes it sound like the rider was on the expressway itself:

WABC-TV: Police say the victim was hit in the westbound lanes, near Atlantic Avenue, just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

The first vehicle to hit him left the scene. A second vehicle then struck the bicyclist, and that vehicle stopped.

The victim was rushed to Long Island College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Mr. Junkersfeld’s New Year, and Morning After

Mr. Junkersfeld’s New Year, and Morning After

By on January 1, 2011 6:39 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Events, Food, Fun, Other Brooklyn, Video

Our man with cam gives us views of fireworks, festivities and food on a New Year’s Eve and following morning, spanning Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Heights, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens. Continue Reading →

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L Magazine Names Three Brooklyn Heights Blocks Among Borough’s 50 Best

By on October 27, 2010 11:58 am in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Celebrity Residents, Cobble Hill, DUMBO, History, Nightlife, Other Brooklyn

BHB photo by C. Scales


L Magazine has surveyed Brooklyn’s multitude of blocks, and named its fifty best in various categories. Two blocks completely, and one partially, in the Heights made the cut. The winner in the “Best Block for Historical Significance” class is Montague Terrace (see photo above).

It was here, way back in 1776 at the “Battle” of Brooklyn, that George Washington staged the evacuation of his army to Manhattan, allowing it to survive for another day, insuring that we’d one day drive on the right side of the road.

(Despite the snarky quotation marks, there really was a Battle of Brooklyn; indeed, it was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. What happened in the Heights was its aftermath.) If there had been a category for literary significance, Montague Terrace could have won there, too, having been home to both W.H. Auden, who wrote New Year Letter at One Montague Terrace, and Thomas Wolfe, whose novel, Of Time and the River took shape two doors away at Number Five. Also, of course, Montague Terrace has featured as the gateway to hell, a distinction L bestows on Central Avenue between Moffat and Knollwood Cemetery, in Bushwick. Continue Reading →

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Times on Barneys Co-op: “Lock ‘n’ Load”

By on October 19, 2010 10:16 pm in Cobble Hill, Shopping

Cintra Wilson, in her “Critical Shopper” piece in tomorrow’s Times about the new Barneys Co-op on Atlantic Avenue, has this to say:

New York Times: Something was rubbing me the wrong way, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then I put my finger on a prewadded NSF shirt, a garment affecting all the “realness” of a Vietnam veteran camouflage jacket, replete with a living-under-a-freeway patina ($195). On the next rack, there was another retro-camouflage jungle-jacket (Rag & Bone, $475). Among the handbags was a brass-studded Desert Storm sand-tone canvas field pack ($295). A fur-lined sleeveless Army parka in olive drab was $2,300.

Clothing is a language, and the Brooklyn Barneys seemed to have one sartorial message being recited like a mantra on virtually every rack: lock ’n’ load.

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State Approval of LICH/SUNY Merger May Come Tomorrow

By on October 13, 2010 11:18 pm in Cobble Hill, Government, Health

The long pending merger of Long Island College Hospital into SUNY Downstate Medical Center may be closer to consummation, as the State is expected to announce approval of the deal tomorrow.

Wall Street Journal: State officials are expected to announce Thursday that SUNY Downstate Medical Center will take over the financially ailing Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, aided by $40 million in state grants, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Gov. David Paterson is scheduled to announce the deal, along with the grant awarded to retire some of LICH’s debt, according to a state official who wasn’t authorized to disclose the announcement. That money is on top of $22 million in state grants given to Downstate last October.

If the deal goes through, SUNY will continue to operate LICH at its location in Cobble Hill.

Update: It’s official. Today, Thursday, October 14, Governor Paterson announced the $40 million grant to enable SUNY Downstate to acquire LICH from Continuum Health Partners. Continue Reading →

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Cop Who Denied CPR to Asthmatic Girl is from the 84th Precinct

By on September 1, 2010 9:44 am in Cobble Hill, News

Today we learn that the scoundrel who smirked, “I don’t do CPR” as 11 year old Briana Ojeda lay dying of an asthma attack Sunday in Cobble Hill, has been identified as  NYPD officer Alfonso Mendez from our very own 84th Precinct.  He has been suspended and faces termination: Continue Reading →

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Boring? New, Lengthy Tunnel Idea Proposed for BQE

By on August 25, 2010 12:36 pm in Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Government, News, Other Brooklyn, Transportation

Cobble Hill community activist Roy Sloane has proposed re-routing the BQE through what would be the longest highway tunnel in North America, taking it from the Navy Yard, under parts of Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, and Boerum Hill, to the Prospect Expressway.

YourNabe.com: The extraordinarily ambitious two-and-a-half-mile tunnel is one of several options for replacing the beleaguered highway that is being considered by the state Department of Transportation, but it is already emerging as a favorite. Continue Reading →

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Cobble Hill Towers Going Condo or If Alfred T. White Were Alive Today, He’d be Rolling Over in his Grave

By on April 27, 2010 8:58 am in Cobble Hill, Real Estate

Cobble Hill Towers, built in 1879 as an example of better housing for the poor,  will soon be converted to condominiums:

Brooklyn Paper:  Tenants in the landmark building will be offered the chance to buy their apartments at insiders price such as $230,000 for a studio and $595,000 for a three-bedroom apartment. Owners would then be free to set their own re-sale prices, though residents in the rent-stabilized apartments will not see any changes if they want to go on renting.

Still, the plan will result in the building’s transformation from moderate-income rentals to luxury condos. As a result, it has frightened residents, who are unsure whether they’ll be able to buy, even at the insider prices.

“It’s ridiculous,” said longtime resident Cindy Nurullah. “Some people are going to have to pay more money [to buy their place].”

Hudson Companies’ Principal David Kramer called the concerns misguided, as there is no plan to evict any tenants.

“I think change can be scary to a lot of people,” he said. “We are giving people the best deal in town.”

Editor’s note: Before Homer had his coffee this morning, he incorrectly identified this as a story about Riverside Apartments.  Sorry.  Now, please carry on.

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LICH OK for Oxford, Other UnitedHealthcare Plans

By on March 12, 2010 10:44 pm in Cobble Hill, Health

The contract dispute previously discussed here between Continuum Health Partners, the consortium that presently controls Long Island College Hospital, and UnitedHealthcare, the parent of the popular Oxford Health Plans as well as other plans covering unions and similar groups, has been resolved.

Crain’s New York Business: The dispute is over: Continuum Health Partners and UnitedHealthcare signed a new contract Wednesday night after months of sometimes tense negotiations. The contract is for all product lines, including commercial, Medicare and Medicaid, and is effective retroactively to March 1.

This means that persons covered under Oxford or other UnitedHealthcare plans may continue to use LICH and LICH-affiliated physicians during the time LICH remains under Continuum’s control and the new contract remains in effect. If and when the merger between LICH and SUNY Downstate Medical Center takes effect–approval by the State Department of Health is still pending–coverage should not be affected, as there is no present dispute between SUNY Downstate and UnitedHealthcare.

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Miss Brooklyn Invites You to Celebrate Women’s History Month

By on February 21, 2010 11:28 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Cobble Hill, DUMBO, Events, History

jsw_miss_brooklyn_edited-1March is Women’s History Month, and Keelie Sheridan, the reigning Miss Brooklyn, wants you to know that there are events scheduled here in the Borough to mark the occasion. Specifically, there will be a series of exhibitions, readings and discussions of artwork and writing by Brooklyn based women artists and authors. This will start with a reception, featuring artwork by several illustrators, at the restaurant Superfine, located at 126 Front Street in DUMBO, on Thursday, March 4, from 6-8 p.m. The artwork will be on display from Tuesday, March 2 through Sunday, March 14. Other events in the local area include: a panel discussion featuring several author/illustrators at BookCourt, 163 Court Street, on Sunday, March 14 starting at 11:00 a.m.; and a group story time, featuring the same group of author/illustrators, at P.S. Bookshop, 147A Front Street, DUMBO, on Sunday, March 21, from 4-6 p.m. For more details, see Miss Brooklyn’s website.

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Stanzione: LICH Adding Services; to Expand Further After Merger

By on February 18, 2010 12:52 am in Cobble Hill, Government, Health

Andy Campbell of The Brooklyn Paper this week interviewed representatives of three Brooklyn hospitals, including Long Island College Hospital along with Maimonides Medical Center and Methodist Hospital. Asked what LICH was doing to stand out among other hospitals, interim president Dominick Stanzione said:

It’s important that LICH remain a full-service hospital, serving the community. The merger [a pending one with SUNY Downstate] provides an opportunity to expand that service, rather than consolidate it. Even before that happens, we’re in the process of adding additional services.

Stanzione also described the healthcare system as “broken”, and said it “needs to be fixed”, but thinks the plan currently proposed “would not be particularly helpful to New York.”

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Nurses Protest LICH Contract Stance

By on February 3, 2010 9:07 pm in Cobble Hill, Health, News

Nurses at Long Island College Hospital today marched with placards to protest management’s attempt to modify their union contract.

The Brooklyn Paper: Nurses at Long Island College Hospital took to the street in front of the Cobble Hill medical center on Wednesday, alleging that the financially flatlining institution is tinkering with their contracts as it braces for new ownership.

The sticking point is a job security clause that management wants to eliminate, allegedly because of a demand by LICH’s prospective merger partner, SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

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