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ReBar Owner Jason Stevens Can’t Escape Long Bar of the Law

By on July 21, 2014 9:14 pm in crime, DUMBO

As announced earlier today by Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson, Jason Stevens, the notorious owner of DUMBO hangout reBar who two months ago stole wedding party deposits and stiffed his employees, was sentenced to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison for grand larceny and criminal tax fraud. “Today’s sentence sends a clear [...]

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“Frozen Zones” in the Heights and DUMBO Tonight

By on July 4, 2014 4:11 pm in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Events, Fourth of July, News

As previously reported, parking in Brooklyn Heights will be severely restricted for tonight’s fireworks as will access to some residential areas.

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Brooklyn Bridge Facade Wall Collapses

By on July 2, 2014 9:52 pm in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, News

Multiple media outlets are reporting a serious collapse of the facade wall on the walkway to the Brooklyn Bridge at Washington and Prospect Streets. From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: The collapse, which injured two pedestrians, took place in the middle of a wild storm which brought hundreds of explosive lightening (sic) strikes and flooding to [...]

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David Walentas Calls Brooklyn Heights ‘Old Guard’ Anti-Semites and Racists in New York Magazine Profile

By on June 27, 2014 12:38 pm in DUMBO

You can call David Walentas many things, but he sure knows how to get attention. In a New York Magazine profile published this week the developer and King of all DUMBO has a thing or two to say about Brooklyn Heights “old guard”:

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Calling DUMBO Residents: Can You Help Find A Kitten?

By on June 19, 2014 1:15 pm in DUMBO, Pets

Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition seeks information about a seven-week-old black and white kitten last seen on Jay and Plymouth Streets in DUMBO. From the good folks at BBAWC: This kitten’s mother and siblings (as well as two intact males) were trapped Sunday evening for spaying, neutering, and vaccinating, and he has not been seen since.  [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on June 12, 2014 10:35 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Events, Food, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Parents, Photography, Theater

We get our own Shakespeare in the Park this coming weekend (Friday, June 13 through Sunday, June 15) as Theater 2020 continues their critically praised production of King Lear with three free performances at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings starting at 7:00. It’s slated to be perfect walking weather on [...]

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reBar Owner Jason Stevens on the Lam?

By on May 12, 2014 12:17 pm in crime, DUMBO, News

Have you seen this man? EaterNY reports that reBar owner Jason Stevens has disappeared since the sudden shuttering of his bar/restaurant/movie theater last Friday. Several employees claim that the restaurateur ran into trouble with the IRS recently, and a former chef believes that Stevens made off with 27K in cash and 150K in wedding deposits [...]

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DUMBO’s ReBar Claims Bankruptcy, Leaves Staff Stranded

By on May 9, 2014 12:47 pm in DUMBO

Gothamist reports that DUMBO’s ReBar has closed and is claiming bankruptcy: Signs were put up at the restaurant sometime early this morning, and managers were sent a brief email from owner Jason Stevens early Friday morning, reading in full: “Rebar is bankrupt and closed. Please dispose of your keys and do not enter the premises. [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 8, 2014 1:44 am in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, DUMBO, Events, Food, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Nature, Parents

The highlight of the weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Landmark House and Garden Tour, to be held this Saturday, May 10 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.. Houses on display this year range from an 1820s vintage Federal style frame house (photo; by Judith Angel) to a condo in a recently converted parking garage. [...]

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Madon a Mi – Mob Wives Star Big Ang Opens Nightclub Above Grimaldi’s

By on May 5, 2014 7:16 pm in DUMBO, Nightlife

For those of you who have better things to do than watching Mob Wives on VH1, the fact that a woman from Staten Island named “Big Ang” is opening a nightclub above Grimaldi’s (1 Front Street) sounds only half-crazy. Our pals at Gothamist describe what the Drunken Monkey (there’s another one in Staten Island) will [...]

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Karl’s Video History of Brooklyn Ferry

By on April 30, 2014 10:08 pm in Brooklyn History, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Maritime

We’re approaching the 200th anniversary of the beginning of steam powered ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Karl Junkersfeld has made a video (see it after the jump) marking the occasion, and giving the history of ferry service, and of the Brooklyn neighborhood (now the Fulton Ferry Historic District and, to its north, DUMBO) that [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on April 4, 2014 1:48 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn History, DUMBO, Events, Food, movies, Music, Religion, Theater

Smorgasburg is back this Sunday, April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Pier 5 uplands, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will continue each Sunday through November 2. This (Friday, March 4) evening, starting at 7:00, Bargemusic has an interesting “Bargemix” concert featuring works by Hindemith, Yoed Nir, Jimi Hendrix, and Rachmaninov, performed by [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on March 7, 2014 1:16 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, History, movies, Music, Theater

The Brooklyn Heights Cinema is showing two new films starting this weekend: The Great Beauty, by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Toni Servillo, winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Foreign Film; and ten time Oscar nominated American Hustle. More information and showtimes are here. Don’t forget the Cinema’s campaign to raise funds to buy digital [...]

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Friends, Neighbors And Family To Celebrate The Life Of Beloved Brooklyn Heights Resident Brian McGorry Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

By on March 3, 2014 11:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, News, Obituaries

A celebration of the life of Brian McGorry, Cranberry Street resident, community activist, and beloved neighbor to many, will be held at the Superfine Restaurant, 126 Front Street in DUMBO, this coming Saturday, March 8, starting at 11:00 a.m. Mr. McGorry’s death last Thursday was announced with great sadness by Brooklyn Heights Association President Alexandra [...]

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Winter Walk Photos

By on January 25, 2014 10:42 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn History, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Photos, Red Hook, Weather

These photos were taken on walks yeterday (Friday) afternoon and this (Saturday) morning. The first was taken from Cadman Plaza East, looking west across Cadman Plaza Park, with lower Manhattan in the background. More photos and text follow the jump. Snowboarding on the slope between Washington Street and the Brooklyn Bridge on-ramp. The Manhattan Bridge [...]

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NYPD Brings Skynet Closer To Reality As It Tests ‘Robocar’ In Brooklyn Heights

By on December 27, 2013 8:08 am in Brooklyn Heights, crime, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Government, Tech

Clearly, no one has learned anything from The Terminator series or Robocop. The New York Daily News reports that the NYPD has been testing a new high tech police cruiser loaded with gadgets including a high speed license plate scanner. It’s been assigned to the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn Heights.

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