Brooklyn Heights Blog

Today’s Brooklyn Paper, celebrating the publication’s thirtieth anniversary (see post below), features retrospective articles about the Borough’s neighborhoods, including Brooklyn Heights, of which it says: Read more »

Since starting BHB in 2006,  I have made it a point of expressing my admiration for Brooklyn Paper publisher Ed Weintrob whenever the subject of  ”hyperlocal” media comes up.   Visionaries like him, the late great Paul Sidney from WLNG and Dan’s Papers founder Dan Rattiner have all had an influence on my world view as a “publisher” in the 21st century.   All of them understood that being a good neighbor is the most important aspect of being in the local media business — and a little showbiz doesn’t hurt either.

Today, Ed writes about founding the Brooklyn Paper in 1979 on their website. It’s worth reading:

Brooklyn Paper: As I sat with a cadre of believers in Minsky’s Bar on Remsen Street back in 1978, envisioning a new kind of Brooklyn newspaper with the simplest of monikers, we strategized for the future — but certainly not for 30 years. We were young and somewhat reckless, and 30 years was a lifetime.

Photo by Aki Tuccu

A P.S. 8 parent  files this dispatch about last night’s reading event to benefit the school: Read more »

This Sunday, the Supercuts on Montague Street will be holding a charity event to benefit The Children’s Tumor Foundation. The “Cut-A-Thon” will run from 6 to 9 p.m., haircuts will be roughly half priced—$9 for adults and $7 for children and seniors—with all proceeds going to benefit the foundation. The salon is asking patrons to bring a check so it can be made out directly to the charity.

Thanks to BHB tipster Mitchell!

BHB tipster “TF” ran out in the rain to catch opening day at Iris Cafe at 20 Columbia Place.  He says, “I can’t wait to go there for lunch. It’s adorable and the people were super friendly.”

FX drama drama Damages will “reenact a car crash” in the vicinity of Willow and Cranberry Streets on Thursday (11/19) according to a notice distributed in the area on Wednesday.

Read the entire memo after the jump. Read more »

Flickr photo by Tom Rupolo

What’s on your mind? Comment below!

BHB newshound “AW” sends us this tip:

I was walking home tonight down Columbia Place and noticed that one of the formerly empty storefronts was no longer empty. I stopped and talked to the person there. Apparently it’s going to be a coffee shop and will be open this Thursday. It’s called Iris Cafe. As a resident of Riverside Apartments, I for one am very excited!

The Iris Cafe is one of the new restaurants revitalizing the Riverside Apartments strip.   An Italian restaurant is planning to open soon in the old River Deli space.

The Brooklyn Historical Society along with Weeksville Heritage Center and Irondale Ensemble Project are working to shed light upon Brooklyn’s anti-slavery past via a project called  ”In Pursuit of Freedom“.  Among the project’s proposals -  historic site markers for walking tours.

NY1 has a full video report.

This Thursday, PS 8 will host a big reading benefit where the actor Gabriel Byrne, Brooklyn Heights resident and Golden Globe-winning star of HBO’s In Treatment, will join more than a dozen authors reading their works.

The event, Night to Celebrate Reading, will be held from 7-9 p.m. in the Umbrage Gallery on 111 Front St., suite 208, in Dumbo. Wine and cheese will be served, and the event is a suggested $20 donation. Author list after the jump. Read more »