Seems like only yesterday we were discussing the demise of Fish's Eddy… The new Housing Works store opens Friday, January 19th according to their website: "Housing Works Thrift Shops have finally come to Brooklyn! Our new [HOME] in Brooklyn marks another step in our agency-wide commitment to the borough, which has the highest rate of […]
Archive | January, 2007
Letters to BHB
Noisy Henry Hardhat Hi Homer, I love your blog and read it every day. I have a question probably not worth posting but here goes: I've been working from home the last few weeks and I live across the street from the construction site at 75 Henry St. There is a construction worker who yells […]
This Week in Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Paper's new Brooklyn Heights section features these stories: Arbor-Slide! Expert Says Park Contractor is Wounding Trees in Cadman Plaza Tetherball: The City Game is Back Heights Mystery Smell is Solved!
Monty Q’s Shut Down by Health Board
"Tom" reports in a BHB discussion that Monty Q's has reportedly been shut down by the Board of Health, racking up a whopping 56 violation points (almost 30 more than needed to close an establishment). Other BHB readers tell us that Monty Q staffers are rushing to get the restaurant back up to code. Full […]
Henry Street Traffic is Nuts
From Brooklyn Record: One reader, who resides on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, wrote in to voice his concerns about the "reckless driving of commuters and delivery trucks flying down Henry Street to the BQE." He's also contacting the Brooklyn Borough's Commissioner's Office of the DOT, as well as his local Congresswoman, State Senator, and […]
Taze: Initial Report
I may not have the refined tastes of Mrs. Fink, but I know a good or bad meal when I eat it. Craving something outside the usual burgers and fries standard I've been having lately, I and a companion decided to pop up into Taze on Montague between Henry and Clinton. I never had a […]
Fred the Gargoyle
As our trusty developer/real estate correspondent Qfwfq settles into his new digs on Columbia Heights, he's become friendly with this gargoyle he's named "Fred". More on the renovation of this facade soon.
Open Thread Wednesday
Last week's open thread was a lively discussion, so let's try it again. Anyone try Taze, the new restaurant in the Kapadokya spot? Will a national chain ever open in one of the huge spaces available on Clark Street? If you could open any kind of store in the neighborhood what would it be? Brooklyn […]
Ellis On Diners
Walter Ellis shouts out Grand Canyon Diner in his latest dispatch from the nabe in the Belfast Telegraph: Belfast Telegraph: Diners Reveal a Slice of Life in the Big Apple: My own 'home' diner is the Grand Canyon, in Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights. It has tables out front on the sidewalk, even in winter, but […]
Finance Museum Celebrates Hamilton
Brooklyn Eagle: Heights resident John Herzog, founder and chairman of the Museum of American Finance, stands with Alexander Hamilton, a/k/a actor Ian Rose, at the museum’s celebration of Hamilton’s 250th birthday last Thursday. The event opened the museum’s new home at 48 Wall St. to over 400 supporters. An official grand opening is expected later […]
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