The Bridge Harbor Tenants Association posted this notice today. It says that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has "hastily" added 20 Henry Street to its agenda Tuesday (10/31) morning. The issue at hand is the destruction of the historic garden on the site by its owners the Praedium Group. Without regard for the character of the […]
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Dev Board Nixes Trolleys
One man's Idea to have trolleys return to Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo, similar to the Montague Street trolleys pictured above, has beed derailed. Brooklyn Papers: Trolley Idea is Derailed: A Brooklyn man’s dream of restoring the borough’s fabled trolleys looks like it’s being derailed by planners of a waterfront development along the Brooklyn Heights and […]
110 Livingston: Brooklyn Heights Players New Digs?
Well, not so fast. Developer David Walentas is offering the chance to move into a new space at his 110 Livingston Street condos to one theater group, but not for free. The New York Times reports that any troupe planning to take up residence there would have to spend at least $500k in renovations. New […]
BHA Weary of Promenade BBP Link
Brooklyn Papers: Planners Again Considier Park Promenade Link: A controversial connection between the famed Brooklyn Heights Promenade and a proposed development along the Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO waterfront is back on the table. Planners overseeing a $1-million transportation study are again examining the feasibility of creating a “vertical connection” between the two waterfront vistas. “This […]
BHA, Others Seek Middle Ground on Yards
The Brooklyn Heights Association and other neighborhood organizations including groups from Boerum Hill, Prospect Heights and Park Slope have started a website advocating a middle ground position on the Atlantic Yards project. Most of the groups had been aligned with Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn but now seem to be seeking their own path via their […]
New Neighbor: Le Petit Marche
The "historic" location of 46 Henry Street, where Brooklyn Heights Video store owner Marty Arno once received a $6000 fine for having an ashtray on the premises, is slated to become a French themed restaurant. While all we have to go on is a cute little sign in the window (caught on a cell phone […]
Heights History: Nabe vs Robert Moses
To some Robert Moses was the most brilliant urban planner who ever lived. Others will argue that Moses’ cold and wreckless vision stymied beauty and fostered the urban blight of the mid-twentieth century. Among his accomplishments, Moses built the Belt Parkway and replaced Brooklyn’s shorefront towns with horrific high-rise apartments worthy of the Eastern Bloc. […]
Robert, Why Does It Have To Be So Big?
After being dissed by David Yassky (at the last minute) we wondered, who is this Robert Scarano and why are his buildings so big? Is he the Jose Canseco of architecture, "juicing" up his buildings and breaking the rules? This NY Times piece from April sheds some light on the man who some say is destroying not […]
Nabe Photog Reveals Gargantuan Nature of Yards Project
Brooklyn Heights resident and photographer Jonathan Barkey has created a website showing what he claims are the true proportions of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project. He tells Brooklyn Papers, “I was bothered by the fact that Ratner’s renderings make the impact look less because the photos were from so far away…But when you show his […]
New Neighbor – Food Maestro
The sign heralds the opening of Food Maestro at the spot formerly known as Chez Henry. Is this venture destined for success or doomed to failure? Discuss. We received this cell phone photo of the restaurant's interior from a reader earlier this week. The interior suggests a French country theme, but isn't "Maestro" more Italian? […]
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