In a press release today, Ken Thompson, a former federal prosecutor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Kings County District Attorney, declared his intention to establish an environmental crimes unit in the DA’s office if elected. In his discussion of environmental problems in Brooklyn, he notes that Brooklyn Heights is one of five borough [...]
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DA Candidate Ken Thompson Identifies Brooklyn Heights as High Asthma Zone
Brooklyn Heights’ CitiBike Share Foes Aren’t Alone, Sorta
In case you missed it, there are other Brooklynites besides a few (gasp!) NIMBY’s in Brooklyn Heights and other brownstone neighborhoods who are not only against Citi Bike Share (which launches this Monday) but have managed to keep the kiosks out of their neighborhood completely. Bike foes meet your new friends in the “Black Hat [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The premier event this weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual House Tour, to be held on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00. More information is here. The photo is by Heights resident and interior designer Judith Angel. On Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a lecture and book signing [...]
Is Lena Dunham Leaving Brooklyn Heights?
It seemed kind of curious, from the start. Lena Dunham, pop culture “It” girl; Emmy-nominated creator, writer & star of HBO’s runaway hit series “Girls”; upcoming $3.7M Random House published author (and acclaimed member of the 2012 BHB Top 10)… settled in to an 800sf, $550,000 1-bedroom apartment at Mansion House on Hicks Street last [...]
City Comptroller John Liu: Library Properties Should Not Be Sold
Citizens Defending Libraries, the Brooklyn Heights-based organization aiming to protect city libraries “from sale, shrinkage and deliberate underfunding,” had an active week, including a story in The New York Times, coverage in The Nation and a sanctioned appearance at City Hall from City Comptroller John C. Liu. In a video posted by Liu’s office, he [...]
NYC Council Member Letitia James: Bike-Share… Get Used To It
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. [...]
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts ‘Bike The Branches’ Fundraiser
The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting “Bike the Branches,” a day-long bike tour through BPL’s network of 60 neighborhood libraries, on Saturday, May 11 (rain date: May 18). Proceeds will support Brooklyn library services, including programming, technology and collections. Riders set their own route and pace, although BPL will offer suggested routes that focus on [...]
Citi Bike Share Prompting Ire—And Vandalism
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 [...]
Mayoral Candidates’ Forum Monday Evening, May 6
On Monday evening, May 6, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Park Slope Civic Council, and several other neighborhood civic groups, are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Candidates’ Forum to be held at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (at Eighth Avenue), from 7:00 to 9:00. All interested voters are invited, and no RSVP is necessary. You may [...]
Brooklyn Historical Society Logging Superstorm Sandy Stories
The Brooklyn Historical Society is looking to collect “survivor stories” from Superstorm Sandy as part of a permanent collection at the Brooklyn Heights destination. Historians are searching for residents of diverse ages, ethnicities and occupations from shoreline neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island to talk about their experiences during and after the hurricane. The [...]
Results In From Councilman Steve Levin’s Participatory Budget Ballot: MS 8 Gets Tech Funds
The ballots have been counted from last week’s poll on project funding conducted by City Councilman Steve Levin, who represents Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and North Park Slope. The only winning project to have immediate impact on our neighborhood is funding for technology equipment for MS 8, the middle school [...]
Celebs Aren’t Just Digging The Heights: Making Moves To South Brooklyn
While Brooklyn Heights may boast the likes of residents Paul Giamati, Björk, Lena Dunham, Nate Silver and a boatload of writers & artists, more celebs are setting up house in South Brooklyn—Cobble Hill, Park Slope, and Boerum Hill.
Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog.
NY Times: ‘Saving Libraries By Giving Up Land They Sit On’
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 [...]
Dine In Brooklyn: A Guide To Participating Brooklyn Heights’ Eateries
The 10th anniversary of Dine in Brooklyn week launches Monday through the 21st, with 200 area restaurants serving prix-fixe dinner for $28, lunch for $20.13 and 2-4-1 deals. Among Brooklyn Heights destinations, the following are on the menu… It is recommended you call and mention “Dine In” to find out specials and make reservations. Bon [...]
Your Correspondent Grazes at Dine in Brooklyn Presser
Who could resist an invitation from Borough President Marty Markowitz to sample offerings from many of Brooklyn’s best eateries at Borough Hall as a promotion of the Dine in Brooklyn event taking place from March 11 through 21? Not me. As the opening speeches ended, I found myself near the Chip Shop’s space (photo above). [...]
Shake Shack’s Downtown Brooklyn Success Inspires Second BK Locale
Downtown Brooklyn’s Shake Shake inarguably changed the face & fortunes of the once-sagging Fulton Mall, convincing many Heights residents to cross Court Street for the first time in years (decades?). Since its December 2011 opening, the burger joint has led to a renaissance, bringing the likes of Starbucks, Brooklyn Industries, H&M, Century 21, Gap, Seattle’s [...]
Compare & Contrast: Heights’ PS 8 & Vinegar Hill’s PS 307
DNAInfo.com offers an intriguing comparison today between P.S. 8 at 37 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights and P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill: “Despite academic struggles in the past, P.S. 8 has long been admired for its active parent groups, partnerships with local art organizations and innovative after-school programming… P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill, meanwhile, has [...]
Cops To Brooklyn Heights: Don’t Be Daft… Lock Your Front Door!
At a community council meeting Tuesday night, Capt. Maximo Tolentino, commanding officer of the 84th Precinct, pleaded with residents of Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill to keep their front doors locked. He noted that of 141 burglaries in the precinct in 2012, 48 occurred when residents were daft enough to leave front doors and windows [...]
No Surprise: Luxury Sales Are Booming In Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights’ luxury residential sales market is booming. Surprised? Didn’t think so. A new PropertyShark report tracks residential sales in the borough above $1 million from 2007 to 2012. The top three nabes: Williamsburg, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights. For the latter, there were 112 luxury sales in 2012, up 26% from 2011 and up [...]
There She Is… Miss America 2013 From Brooklyn!
Mallory Hagan, a 23-year-old Brooklyn resident by way of Alabama, was crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, January 12. Miss New York, who resides in nearby Park Slope, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, and her platform issue is child sexual abuse prevention. Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog.
From Grace Church: Help Sought for Sandy Victim
A reader sends us this info: Grace Church is helping to defray costs of a local contractor who has been generously providing labor and materials to rebuild the home of a local UPS driver who has given caring, personal service along his route for years. The home was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy and requires [...]
G Subway Train Returns With Limited Service
The MTA reported Wednesday morning that G train service has returned, albeit with “with extended waits between trains due to ongoing signal repairs,” according to Curbed. The train will have eight cars, up from its usual four, so it’s actually the size of a regular train. It’s running between Court Square and Church Avenue. The [...]
Councilman Steve Levin Demands Restoration Of G/L Subway Lines
City Council Member Steve Levin, whose district includes Brooklyn Heights, is fuming that MTA has not yet restored G and L subway service following Hurricane Sandy. He tells The New York Observer, “Commuters along the G-train deserve the same service and respect that other lines get. And the same goes for the L-train.” MTA has [...]
How You Can Help Brooklynites Impacted By Hurricane Sandy
As we know at this point, residents of Brooklyn Heights were fortunate as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc over many other regions of the borough. If you’d like to help out those in neighborhoods that suffered great impact, info is below: (Note: Weekend updates added) Monday: The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and its Real Estate and [...]
Sunday’s New York City Marathon Is On… So Far
New York City Marathon officials continue to check damage caused by Hurricane Sandy before deciding what impact the storm will have on the race, scheduled this Sunday, November 4. Mayor Bloomberg said Tuesday the race will “go on as normal, as of now,” although he will continue to discuss logistics with city & marathon officials [...]
Is Apple Finally Gonna Take A Bite Out Of Brooklyn?
Flanking Barclays Center? 1 Hanson Place? Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Mall? DUMBO or Williamsburg? The Brooklyn Paper addresses the latest rumors that an Apple store is really, truly, finally coming to Brooklyn. Reports have been actively swirling since 2007, while Marty Markowitz has been making the case that Apple belongs in the newly scrubbed Downtown shopping [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park In A Magical Time-Lapse Vignette!
Fantastic fun! A tilt-shift film shot in Brooklyn by German filmmaker Joerg Daiber. Below the jump, check out locations in Brooklyn Bridge Park (heavily featured), Downtown, DUMBO, Brooklyn’s Main Public Library, Grand Army Plaza and Coney Island. Read details of the “making of” here.
Barclays Center: What Does It Mean For 21st-Century Brooklyn?
While reporting on the ever-controversial Barclays Center across from Atlantic Terminal, is typically outside of Brooklyn Heights Blog’s purview, a lengthy essay in New York magazine is worth exploring, with its analysis of the impact of the arena on the future of the borough as a whole. Barclays “is now part of the new Brooklyn [...]
84th Precinct: Crime Down 78% In Past Two Decades, 10% Over Past Year
Crime has caved 78% in the 84th Precinct over the last two decades and 10% over the past year, according to the 84th Precinct Community Council—comprising the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, DUMBO and Vinegar Hill. An all-out celebration of safety was held Tuesday at Borough Hall for the 29th-annual “National Night [...]
Quote Of The Day: ‘Brooklyn Is More Major, More Important And More Historical Than You Realize’
Just as a good lot of us damn Yankees might associate New Zealand with kiwis and koalas, it appears folks down south—way down south—have an equally simplified, if not tarnished view of Brooklyn. A rallying post on that nation’s leading news website Stuff.co.nz, explains the bounty of Manhattan’s borough to the east in a fawning [...]
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Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
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Della Pietra’s: New Butcher on the Block
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Environmental Assessment For Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse Released; Public Hearing Next Thursday
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
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More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District
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Tree Limb Down on Clark and Pierrepont Near Promenade
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Brooklyn Heights Profile: Andy Brown
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“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening
June 17, 2013
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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park
June 17, 2013
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Poplar Street “Open Garden” Next Saturday
June 14, 2013
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Professional Cleanup Guy Geo Friend-Lee Sweeps Up In Brooklyn Heights, Posts Wacky Video
June 16, 2013
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Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening
June 13, 2013
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Actor Fisher Stevens Loves Jack The Horse, Henry’s End In Brooklyn Heights
June 18, 2013
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Photoville Fence Unveiling Thursday
June 10, 2013
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Erin Boyle Finds Things Rosy in Brooklyn Heights
June 11, 2013
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Landmarks President Peg Breen to Speak at CB2 Meeting Wednesday
June 9, 2013
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Update Meeting on Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
June 10, 2013
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More Scaffolding at 25 Pierrepont Street
June 18, 2013
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E!Online Fashion Blog Features Willowtown Resident
June 18, 2013
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Theater 2020 Presents Free Reading of Romantic French Comedy Saturday
June 12, 2013
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BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
June 12, 2013
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“Kids for Libraries” Rally Saturday
June 12, 2013
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
June 13, 2013
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The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
June 14, 2013
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Brooklyn Eagle Profiles Noodle Pudding Owner And Answers One Of Brooklyn Heights’ Most Burning Questions
June 14, 2013
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
June 13, 2013
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“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
June 13, 2013
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Actor Fisher Stevens Loves Jack The Horse, Henry’s End In Brooklyn Heights
June 18, 2013
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Tree Limb Down on Clark and Pierrepont Near Promenade
June 18, 2013
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Northern Italian Restaurant Sociale Coming to Brooklyn Heights
June 18, 2013
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More Scaffolding at 25 Pierrepont Street
June 18, 2013
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E!Online Fashion Blog Features Willowtown Resident
June 18, 2013
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“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening
June 17, 2013
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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park
June 17, 2013
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‘Don’t Dent My Car’ Visits Brooklyn Heights
June 16, 2013
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Professional Cleanup Guy Geo Friend-Lee Sweeps Up In Brooklyn Heights, Posts Wacky Video
June 16, 2013
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Brooklyn Heights Blogger Coins A Phrase For Captain Cleanup’s Work In Neighborhood
June 15, 2013
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Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights to be “Milled” Thursday and Friday
June 15, 2013
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The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
June 14, 2013
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Brooklyn Eagle Profiles Noodle Pudding Owner And Answers One Of Brooklyn Heights’ Most Burning Questions
June 14, 2013
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Parking in Brooklyn Heights
June 14, 2013
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Poplar Street “Open Garden” Next Saturday
June 14, 2013
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Environmental Assessment For Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse Released; Public Hearing Next Thursday
June 14, 2013
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Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening
June 13, 2013
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
June 13, 2013
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“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
June 13, 2013
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
June 13, 2013
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“Kids for Libraries” Rally Saturday
June 12, 2013
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BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
June 12, 2013
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DA Candidate Ken Thompson Identifies Brooklyn Heights as High Asthma Zone
June 12, 2013
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Theater 2020 Presents Free Reading of Romantic French Comedy Saturday
June 12, 2013
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Open Thread Wednesday 6/12/13
June 12, 2013
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Erin Boyle Finds Things Rosy in Brooklyn Heights
June 11, 2013
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Former Brooklyn Heights Resident Moves To Harlem To “Escape Multi-Million Dollar Mansions And Unfriendly Neighbors”
June 11, 2013
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Brooklyn Heights Profile: Andy Brown
June 11, 2013
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
June 11, 2013
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The U.S. Post Office Paints Over The Work Of Brooklyn Heights’ “Captain Cleanup”
June 11, 2013
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Photoville Fence Unveiling Thursday
June 10, 2013
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Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
June 10, 2013
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Della Pietra’s: New Butcher on the Block
June 10, 2013
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Update Meeting on Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
June 10, 2013
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Landmarks President Peg Breen to Speak at CB2 Meeting Wednesday
June 9, 2013
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Will Brooklyn Heights Resident Stephen Pierson Take Out Steve Levin In NYC Council District 33?
June 9, 2013
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More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District
June 9, 2013
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A Close Encounter With “Captain Cleanup” The Post Box Repainter Of Brooklyn Heights
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