Brooklyn Heights Blog

The Brooklyn Historical Society will host a series of roundtables featuring Brooklyn professionals from many areas.  It will begin with a discussion of Real Estate on March 7. "At a moment when Brooklyn’s history and future is so much a focus of public debate and discussion we look forward to many inspiring discussions as we explore issues that are relevant to our borough,” said BHS President Deborah Schwartz in a press release. “We’re pleased to be a part of this kind of civic engagement and the developer community is providing BHS with critical support through these dialogues.”

Speakers at the first roundtable, which will focus on property taxes, include Martha E Stark, New York City Commissioner of Finance and Steven Spinola, President of the Real Estate Board of New York. Boymelgreen Developers, Toll Brothers, Hudson Companies and The Brody Group will provide up-to-date sales data on projects in the market.

For more information, call 718-222-4111.

Tonight at 7:30pm at the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, the  Brooklyn Heights Association will hold its Annual Meeting.  The event, with guest speaker NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, is open to the general public.

Today's OTW is dedicated to issues you'd like to see discussed at tonight's meeting.  More importantly, what issues in our community do you think the BHA is ignoring?  Is the organization effective and operating in your best interest? Why/why not?

MetroNY: A Dream Disowned: A crowd turned out at St. Francis College last night to rally against the state’s plan for Brooklyn Bridge Park, the 70-acre waterfront development that will include luxury high-rises and a hotel as well as retail, restaurants and offices — all meant to pay for the park’s upkeep.

At the front of the auditorium was Tony Manheim. He’s often referred to as the founder of the proposed park. Almost 23 years ago, Manheim began to work on a plan to transform the 1.3-mile stretch of piers, storage sheds and parking lots along the East River. But now he has disowned what’s left of his dream.

In 1984, Manheim was the president of the Brooklyn Heights Association, a neighborhood group. The Port Authority was soliciting ideas for piers 1 though 6. Residents wanted a public park.

Nabe blogger epc posted this photo on Flickr this morning of workers modifying the facade of Le Petite Marche on Henry Street.  Could this be this be the renovation mentioned by "Don Fanucci" on January 10 under "Henry Street Woes" on BHB?

Don Fanucci said: "P.S. Petit Marche has gone the extra mile and will be installing a turn of the century storefront that will be the toast of the neighborhood."

Brigate Bocce scored its first win of the Winter 2007 season on Sunday, beating Bourbon Balls in two straight sets 7 - 6, 7 - 3. 

The Brigates fielded their most fierce lineup of the season — the saucy Mrs. Fink, Dr. Mark, Qfwfq and Homer Fink. Naked Idiot's Dan switched with Mrs. Fink in the second set, rolling brilliantly.

A euphoric Homer Fink met with reporters at the Chinese New Year celebration at nearby Porchetta.

Fink looked over crowd while chomping on a spare rib, waving it around to punctuate his sentences.  "L'unica cosa migliore della vittoria è lotti di porco squisito. Pancetta affumicata, prosciutto, spuntature tutte da un animale. quella è allineare una cosa stupefacente. Qualcosa di simile li incita a credere in un'più alta alimentazione. La nostra vittoria oggi mi ha reso il tatto che ci potrebbe realmente essere un uomo invisibile nel cielo."

Brigate Bocce faces the Mamalukes at 4pm on Sunday 3/4. 

62 Montague Street #7D (map)
1 BR, 1 bath coop
$559K/$817 maint.
Broker: Corcoran Agents: Michael Rauschenberg, Michael Raab 

 

This sunny 1 bedroom pre-war apartment has southern exposure and wonderful views — the Hudson River, the Verazzano Bridge and the Statue of Liberty. It has beautiful hard wood floors, restored pre-war details, a fireplace, built-in bookcase, and a huge, handsome customized walk-in closet. On desirable Montague Street, it's in a prime pre-war, boutique building, steps from the Promenade, dining, shops and trains. Only 1 stop to Manhattan. There's a live-in super, spectacular roof deck, new elevator, storage and laundry facilities, and renovated marble lobby interior. Pets are welcome.

BHB Note: Arthur Miller once lived in this building. 

Brought to you by the MTA Subway Weekend Service Advisory, which I could describe as byzantine if it wasn't so unfair to the Byzantines. Read more »

Christie Rizk unveils the identity of the mysterious Cranberry Corner “partners” as well as their plans for the shuttered Aficionada space in this week’s Brooklyn Paper: Read more »

The Sublet Experiment, a play that takes place in an real-life apartment to audiences of 12, is coming to Brooklyn Heights.

According to Playbill, performances will run from April 12 - 29 in an apartment on Willow Street between Pierrepont and Clark Streets.

The show's website describes the play as featuring, "a serial sublettor, a reality show reject and the worst bank robbers in history collide. It is a comic thriller about love, identity and identity theft as two young people try to find themselves but end up finding each other."

The play is presented by Ethan Youngerman and Michelle Tattenbaum.

Tickets are $20 and are available at theatermania.com . 

Nabe pooch "Nigel" a Chihuahua/Jack Russell mix, who hails from Willow Street and frolics at Hillside Dog Park,  is featured in a unique photo exhibit, "Brooklyn Rescues", at Willie's Dawgs in Park Slope.

The recently opened swank new hot doggery (of the edible kind) is an homage to owners Ellen Lutter and Tom Anderson's beloved late black lab Willie, who according to exhibit photog K.C. Bailey, loved tasty dawgs.  Willie and all the pups featured in the displays are dogs who have been rescued in and around Brooklyn.

Bailey tells us via e-mail, "I  will be photographing pups who need adoption in the future, and  rotating the dioramas. Hopefully we can get some animals adopted. About those dioramas — I looked around at other restaurants with art on the walls, and they were all black frames with white mats, not that interesting. I wanted to have people look at animals as unique individuals. So I thought of stuffing the frames with doggie and hot dog things plus the story of each dog in a way that was accessible to kids as well as adults."

As for Nigel (and his owner Scott), Bailey adds, "Nigel is a special little pup. All spunk and the attitude of a big dog. His parents are fabulous, and work with him well. I am thrilled to see him get the attention he deserves after being found on the streets with no home." 

Willie’s Dawgs
351 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.832.2941

K.C. Bailey Photography 

NY Magazine article on Willie's Dawgs

Gothamist on Willie's