TONIGHT! Preview of Heather Quinlan’s “If These Kniches Could Talk”

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TONIGHT! Preview of Heather Quinlan’s “If These Kniches Could Talk”

By Chuck Taylor on February 9, 2012 5:36 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, Fun, movies

Don’t forget: Tonight, February 9, The Brooklyn Bugle/Brooklyn Heights Blog is presenting a special preview of BHB contributor/filmmaker Heather Quinlan’s If These Knishes Could Talk, “The Story of the New York Accent,” at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. Knishes and egg creams will be served. (buy tickets here).

Quinlan will host a Q&A before the screening of this special 25-minute version of her work-in-progress. All ticket sale proceeds will go to the completion of the full-length film.

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I Want Candy? 20 Henry Condos At Last Hit The Market

By Chuck Taylor on February 9, 2012 3:46 pm in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Development, Landmark Preservation, Real Estate

The condo project at 20 Henry Street is at last hitting the marketplace after years of delays. Final polishes are taking place at the former Peaks Mason Mints building, known as the Candy Factory, with asking prices between $450,000 and $2.56 million for studios up to 4 bedrooms. The building includes 24 lofts (six of them penthouse units, at $2+ million), with an additional 14 units in an adjacent modern structure on Poplar Street scheduled to wrap by summer.

An article in today’s Wall Street Journal reminds us of the building’s history: The former industrial space was built in 1885 Continue Reading →

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Montague Street, Meet Your New Starbucks

By Chuck Taylor on February 8, 2012 6:10 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate

It’s been rumored for a couple months, but confirmation is now at hand: Starbucks at 112 Montague Street is moving east… to 134 Montague Street, site of the former Nine West shoes, which closed in July 2010. While the current space will lose a lot of window vistas along the front, the folks at Heights Vision next door tell BHB that the new locale is deeper and actually offers more square footage.

Reasons for the move: Apparently, the one-story building at 112 Montague was a constant source of roof leaks Continue Reading →

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Snowca-blip-se! (Don’t Get Excited; Just A Dusting)

By Chuck Taylor on February 8, 2012 5:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Weather

A flurry of snow began gently falling in the neighborhood before 5 p.m. Wednesday, as Brooklyn Heights local Devan tries his best to catch a snowflake on his tongue along Montague Street. A dusting is expected as late as midnight, while Thursday brings a high of 46 degrees. Saturday’s low temp of 18 degrees may bring “snow showers,” but in all, February 2012 continues to be more a lamb than a lion. Continue Reading →

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Damascus Bakery getting some competition

By Chris on February 8, 2012 1:54 pm in Brooklyn Heights

Apparently hookah pipes don’t pay the rent; a new middle eastern bakery is promised on Atlantic Avenue in a basement store under MOCHA, the hookah lounge / cafe / ice cream parlor in the former FOUNTAIN CAFE space.

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Open Thread Wednesday, February 8, 2012

By TK Small on February 8, 2012 1:27 pm in Brooklyn Heights

The Open Thread Wednesday might be a little late, but assuredly, the BHB community will make up for lost time. Comment away! (Photo: Chuck Taylor.)

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214/216 Hicks Street Carves Out Space For Larger Tenant

By Chuck Taylor on February 7, 2012 2:24 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Development, Shopping

The two narrow retail spaces at 214 and 216 Hicks Street—which housed the recently closed Overtures and Dara Ettinger—have been demolished inside to carve out a single larger space.

A manager at next door neighbor Heights Cafe at 84 Montague Street—which owns the retail building—tells BHB that no one has yet leased the space, but it is believed that the additional square footage will attract more potential vendors. Continue Reading →

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Morton’s Steakhouse On Adams Street Is Cooked

By Chuck Taylor on February 7, 2012 9:18 am in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Downtown Brooklyn, Food

Morton’s The Steakhouse at 339 Adams Street (next to the Brooklyn Marriott) has shuttered, due to “shifting demographics.” The national steakhouse chain was purchased by hospitality company Landry’s Feb. 1; hours later, the company closed down the high-end eatery and stripped off its signage. Continue Reading →

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Boo Hoo! White Castle On Willoughby Is Dethroned

By Chuck Taylor on February 6, 2012 8:50 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Food

Stepping outside the borders of Brooklyn Heights in search of a wickedly delicious heap of Sliders & fries—and most important, free soda refills—has led me more than once to the dirty, decadent, painfully slow-moving White Castle at 29 Willoughby Street (between Pearl and Jay streets just off Fulton Mall). Well, no more: Sadly, the joint has shuttered. Continue Reading →

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BLS graduates sue BLS

By TK Small on February 5, 2012 3:18 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Education, Legal

In a brief news item reported Sunday, February 5, 2012, WNYC radio discussed litigation brought against four law schools in New York State, one of which is Brooklyn Law School. In dispute is whether the four law schools exaggerated the salaries and employment statistics of their graduates, which enticed people to attend these institutions. Does this make an important Brooklyn Heights neighborhood institution look bad?

Another factor which makes this case noteworthy is that some of the plaintiffs are represented by attorney Jesse Strauss, former candidate for the Male District Leader of the 52nd Assembly District. Further intriguing is that Mr. Strauss is also a graduate of Brooklyn Law School. Continue Reading →

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Teresa’s Shows in Daily News Egg Race

By Claude Scales on February 5, 2012 1:12 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Food

NY Daily News

Teresa’s, the popular Polish/American eatery at 80 Montague Street (between Hicks and Montague Terrace) came in third in the paper’s citywide survey of egg breakfast offerings.

New York Daily News: Sometimes less is more, and such is the case at Teresa’s in Brooklyn Heights. The eatery has become famous in its own right, mostly for its well-executed, simple breakfast meals, like eggs any style ($4.95) or their steak and eggs with a side of Polish kielbasa for $7.95. The ambience is diner-like, the service, very friendly, and the prices — just right.

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Massage Parlor coming to Remsen Street

By Chris on February 4, 2012 3:02 pm in Brooklyn Heights

To the hair and nail salons that have opened on Remsen St btwn Court and Clinton, add a new Massage Parlor. Massage Envy is a national chain offering 1-2 hour massage packages (including “Swedish”, Sports, reflexology, and special prenatal and geriatric services) along with facials and other spa treatments. Introductory pricing appears very reasonable, with $39 charged for a one-hour service.

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Open Thread: Compare & Contrast 75 Clinton & 101 Clinton

By Chuck Taylor on February 3, 2012 8:40 am in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Development

In the BHB post a week ago about the new 80-unit building at 75 Clinton Street & Montague (on right) going rental, a healthy debate blossomed here between the architectural charms of its facade versus the new 40-unit residential building one block down at 101 Clinton Street & Joralemon (left). You guys took each building to task, with typical opinionated passion.

So let’s put up your dukes, BHB followers. We invite a full-on discussion about the merits—or not—of each property. Continue Reading →

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Heights Neighbor Björk Releases “App Album” “Biophilia”

By Chuck Taylor on February 2, 2012 8:43 am in Brooklyn Heights, Celebrity Residents, Music

Warbling Icelandic recording artist and Brooklyn Heights neighbor Björk, who bought a pad on Henry Street with filmmaker hubby Matthew Barney in 2009, has released new album “Brooklynphilia.” No, wait, that’s not right: It’s “Biophilia.” She appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” January 31 to rap about the project and perform tracks.

According to USA Today, the recording is—historically—the “first app album,” in collaboration with Apple. Continue Reading →

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Ask & You Shall Receive: Henry Street Garbage Dump Swept Clean

By Chuck Taylor on February 1, 2012 6:06 am in Brooklyn Heights, Real Estate

After reporting January 20 about the filthy dumping ground teeming with trash, glass and vermin on Henry Street behind Montague Street’s Andy’s Chinese, Dashing Diva and Heights Vision, the gods have shone down—and cleaned the backyard space.