The Brooklyn Heights Association writes in its recent newsletter that a lack of landlord creativity in tenant searches is the main reason for the abundance of redundant and uninspiring restaurants on Henry Street. It also draws a comparison to Smith Street's Restaurant Row saying that the strip is now saturated with eateries with many of […]
Archive | 2006
Not Kosher on Clark Street
Some disturbing news from Mike's Kosher Steakhouse as reported in today's New York Post: NY Post: Unkosher Sex Rap vs. Deli Man: A well-known Brooklyn kosher deli owner was busted for allegedly forcing himself on an 18-year-old waitress in the basement of his new eatery – and then calling to harass her after she quit, […]
The Little House that Could
Built in 1833, the wood frame house at 135 Joralemon Street has been in disrepair since being damaged by fire in 2005. This week, the Brooklyn Heights Association writes in its newsletter that the home has been purchased and will be restored. Its new owner is general contractor and nabe resident Howard Haimes (property records […]
Brigate Bocce Out of Playoffs
The Mamalukes defeated Brigate Bocce in the first round of the Floyd NY Fall Bocce Playoffs on Sunday, 7-3, 7-3. Capo Homer Fink, after requesting his favorite holiday tune from some Christmas carolers who crashed the playoffs, told reporters, "Gradisco questi mamalukes, gioco il bocce con l'ironia. abbiamo messo in su una buona lotta, ma […]
Open House Open Thread
No Nabe open houses really moved us this week. If we're missing a good one or you have something in general to say about the current market, please post here.
Heights History with Pratt Professor
via Brownstoner: Some enterprising Pratt student had the presence of mind to bring a video recorder along when architecture prof Bob Pelosi gave a walking tour of Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope. Among other things we learn that the St. George Hotel was considered “one of the wonders of New York” in its time. Taking […]
Gibson’s Apocalypto Comes to BHC
Apocalypto (trailer) rated R, director Mel Gibson's epic set in the Mayan civilization, opens today at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema I & II. William Arnold writes in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: To say that the movie is over the top is a vast understatement. Gibson creates a world of almost unimaginable cruelty, brutality and inhumanity, and […]
NY Post Picks Up on BBP Subway Scheme
As previously reported, one of the access paths being proposed by city planners to Brooklyn Bridge Park is an underground access tunnel leading from the Clark Street subway station. With a pricetag of up to $50 million, one can only hope that the project would include major aesthetic improvements to the station's Clark Street arcade. […]
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