Archive | 2006

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Hungry Hack Hits Heights

Famous Fat Dave is a "cabbie" who gives gluttonous tours of the five boroughs and writes a food blog.  Two of the stops on his "Midnight Munchies" tour are in Brooklyn Heights. Gawker took the tour with Mr. FFD and reports on it this week: Gawker: Midnight Munchies with Famous Fat Dave: First stop was […]

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Boccelism Fells Barristers

While Homer Fink and Brigate Bocce were out caroling in the Heights Saturday night, Boccelism repeated as champs of the Floyd NY Bocce League beating number one ranked Old Dirty Barristers in the  Fall Championship Match. The day's matches were not as predictable as the final pairing. Newcomers Veni Vidi Bocce made it to the […]

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Heights Holiday Cheer

Christmas Carolers from the First Presbyterian Church spread holiday cheer throughout the nabe Saturday night including a stop at FDNY Engine Company 205 Ladder 118  "Fire Under the Bridge" (pictured). BHB joined in for a few stops and nabe blogger TwoFones has documented the jaunt on video. Speaking of holiday cheer, Mrs. Fink is happy […]

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It’s On: FloydNY Bocce Finals Today

While fans of Brigate Bocce are still crying in their Peroni, the FloydNY Fall Bocce Finals resume today at noon. Here's the schedule: Noon: Cobra Kai vs Veni Vidi Bocce 12:45: Boccelism vs Excessive Force 1:30 Coffee Flats Terrors vs Old Dirty Barristers 2:15 Sweet Meats vs If You Want My Bocce 3PM Cobra Kai/VVB […]

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Le Petit Marche Sets Opening Date

From the BHB message board:Hello my name is Daniella Silone my husband and I are the owners of Le Petit Marche. We are happy to announce that after many months of hard we will be opening our doors on Tuesday, December 26th,2006. We hope to see you all. Le Petit Marche is located at 46 […]

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Happy Heights Chanukah

Chanukah begins tonight and Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin of Congregation B'nai Avraham will light Brooklyn's official Menorah, located at Montague and Court Streets, today at 2pm. The Menorah is named in memory of Rabbi Jacob J Hecht. The Official Lighting Ceremony will take place Monday at 5PM with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and a […]

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Brooklyn Symphony’s Suite Music for Holidays

The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra has a program of festive family friendly offerings at 3pm this Sunday (12/17) at the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity on Montague and Clinton Streets (directions). The centerpiece of the program is selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, a holiday favorite.  The rest of the program includes Britten's Young […]

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Christmas Caroling in the Heights

Everyone in the Nabe is invited to join in with the folks from the First Presbyterian Church this Saturday to spread some holiday cheer. Here's the info: The Date:  Saturday, December 16The Time:  6:30 PM The Place:  The Elliot Room of  First Presbyterian Church            124 Henry Street Brooklyn Heights, NY            (Near the corner of Henry St. […]

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Driver Not Charged in Law Prof. Death

The New York Post reports today on the grizzly details of the accident that took the life of Brooklyn Law professor Sara Robbins. It adds that the driver of the private sanitation truck that struck her will not be charged with a crime.  Early online reports that the driver was using a cell phone at […]

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Pedestrian Killed on Henry Street

Brooklyn Record reports that a fatal accident occured this morning on Henry Street and Remsen Street around 7:30 6:30 am.  Unconfirmed reports News 12 Brooklyn (video) confirms that Brooklyn Law professor Sara Robbins was Comments posted on the Record claim that a mother and child were killed by a garbage truck driven by someone talking […]

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