Brooklyn’s own restaurant week, Dine in Brooklyn, starts today, and here’s a colorful PDF of all the participating restaurants. Those in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO are listed below. The restaurant week is a great deal — between today and April 2, diners pay $23 for a three-course meal, but reservations need to be made in […]
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Truths emerge about SCA and Dock St.
Turns out, the School Construction Authority may have said one thing about building a middle school in DUMBO — but internally be discussing another. A concerned DUMBO citizen filed a Freedom of Information Act with the SCA to uncover what exactly they are saying about the proposed middle school site on Dock Street in DUMBO, […]
Update2: Squadron’s BBP meeting details
We just got an email from NYS Senator Daniel Squadron’s office about his Brooklyn Bridge Park meeting in which he will unveil his vision for the park. Work in Albany calls, and he has now postponed this week’s meeting but added a second. The meetings are tonight, Friday, at 5:30 pm at Borough Hall, and […]
Is The Heights movie theater for sale?
In a bid to raise much-needed cash, Forest City Enterprises could be selling The Heights — that is, the movie theater and Barnes & Noble complex on Court Street. The news comes from the subscription-only Real Estate Alert newsletter via Atlantic Yards Report. Here’s the article’s (free) snippet: Forest City Puts Mix of Properties on […]
Stop BHoD rally Friday at 11:30 am
A judge ruled yesterday that the Brooklyn House of Detention could reopen, but that decision clearly isn’t sitting well with the Stop BHoD group. The group, and Councilmembers David Yassky and Letitia James, will host a rally on the City Hall steps at 11:30 am to call on the city to reconsider its decision. Then, […]
Update: Squadron’s BBP meeting now on Sunday
NYS Senator Daniel Squadron will hold a community meeting on Sunday at 3 pm to outline his plan for what he wants to see in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The location is TBD; check back here for updates. (The meeting was originally scheduled for tonight, but work is busy in Albany and Squadron wanted to be […]
Love Lane Work Continues
Looks like work on Love Lane Mews is continuing. Workers were busy in and around the project this afternoon.
BBP’s Pier 6 by end of year!
Swing Valley! Marsh Mallow! Benches everywhere! Such enticing park amenities are part of what’s to come at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 — and it will all be ours by the end of the year, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation President Regina Myer told a standing-room only crowd at last night’s Community Board 2 parks […]
166 Montague Moving Along
The condo conversion of 166 Montague seems to be moving along according to Brownstoner, unlike the current situation at 20 Henry Street: Brownstoner: 166 Montague…: Things appear to be going reasonably well at 166 Montague Street, the swanky condo conversion in Brooklyn Heights. Or, well enough, at least, that the developer has thus far avoided […]
Montague Street Crisis: Heights Books
Miss the old Montague Street? “Degrade your property values!” Up next is our interview with Tracy Walsch, owner of Heights Books, who recently made the decision to move to Boerum Hill (120 Smith St., between Pacific and Dean streets) from her longtime spot at 109 Montague St. (For more in the series, check out our […]
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