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Archive | August, 2006
Today’s Open Houses
145 Hicks Street apt A55$375,000Beautiful and spacious classic 2.5 room studio that feels like a one bedroom apartment. The unique layout, with its sunken living room and two raised areas, offers many options for furniture arrangement and room design, providing separate areas for dining, sleeping, office or den. Located within one of Brooklyn Heights' most […]
Heights Engine Company Heart of New Play
The New York Times writes about New York State Athletic Commissioner Ron Scott Steven's foray into playwriting. His play, about a fictional firehouse, is set in Brooklyn Heights. "Ron Scott Stevens sat at a white table in a rehearsal room on Eighth Avenue one night last week, pages from his new play spread out before […]
Scotsman Newspaper Tours NYC, the Nabe
The foreign tourist trend to explore NYC beyond Manhattan is featured in this travel piece from Scotland. Scotsman.com: We proceeded upwards to Brooklyn Heights, admiring the district's historic brick buildings. From there we took in the spectacular view across the water to Manhattan, its famed skyline glistening in the afternoon sun, while the ferries below […]
Paping Soap Box Derby’s John Meijas
The cars have wacky names like "Birch Beetle" and "Flying Armoire" but this year's fourth annual Paping Soap Box Derby (held on July 15) was serious business — serious fun that is! We have to say it's the most natural use of the nabe's notorious "Suicide Hill". (Watch highlights) BHB got a chance to have […]
Hillary Bashes BBP Condos
BrooklynPapers.com Senator Hillary Clinton criticized Brooklyn Bridge Park as “yet another luxury condo project” — and in doing so, became the highest-profile elected official to speak out against the housing, commercial and open-space development that’s being promoted as a park. Leaders of the Empire State Development Corporation — the state agency that owns the “park” […]
New Mamet Film Hits Heights
William H. Macy stars along with David Mamet regular Joe Mantegna in an adaptation of the playwright's 1982 one act play, "Edmund". Stephen Holden of the New York Times writes: “Edmond,” adapted by Mr. Mamet, still wields a verbal tire iron. Its taunting insistence that everyone is racist, voiced in abrasive, staccato Mamet-speak, leaves you […]
BHB Photo Makes Brooklyn Papers
Thanks to Brooklyn Papers' Gersh Kuntzman for running our photo of the "artsy" car on Henry and Middagh. Download a PDF file of this week's BP here.
CB2 Hears More Atlantic Yards Jibba Jabba
Thursday's CB2 meeting brought no new arguments for or against the Atlantic Yards project according to local reports. Brooklyn Papers: Only two community members spoke in support of the project. Surrounded by four fellow supporters in hard hats and orange vests, both said they supported the project because it would bring construction jobs. Brooklyn Downtown […]
We Wear it Both Ways in Brooklyn Heights
Spotted this morning… 9:25 AM Clark Street – Seersucker Suit, no irony 9:27 AM Clark Street subway stop – Straw Hat, loads of irony Both spot on fashionable. Thanks for keeping it sexy …
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