Archive | February, 2007

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Sunday’s Open House

187 Hicks Street Apt 4A (map)2br 2 bath coop$925K/$1638 maint.Broker: Corcoran Agent: Deanna Bowman Open House Today 1 PM – 3 PM     Live in this bright corner two bedroom, two bathroom apt in a classic pre-war building. The ceilings are 10' high and there are 13 windows for extra light. In addition, the Kitchen and […]

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Your Weekend Subway Clusterf..er, “Advisory”

Important subway weekend travel news for Brooklyn Heights and nearby neighborhoods: The 2: There will be no downtown service at the Clark and Hoyt Street stations in Brooklyn, and no downtown service at the Park Place, Wall and Fulton Street stations in Manhattan. The downtown 2 is running on the 4 line between 149th Street […]

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Coming Soon: “Love Lane Mews”

Via Brownstoner, Brooklyn Eagle reports that The Love Lane Garage will become the "Love Lane Mews", with 38 apartments, two townhouses, and, presumably, stables for the horses. Some "environmental cleanup" is anticipated. This all sounds very up-in-the-air, but perhaps someone should bring it up at the next Brooklyn Heights Association meeting? From the Eagle article:

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Fire at 110 Livingston

Curbed reports (via 53 Boerum) that there is a fire at 110 Livingston Street. Photo: Curbed via 53 Boerum

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Seen In Brooklyn Heights: DOT Car

A DOT car, on Montague near Hicks, in front of the Bossert. Still parked there as of 10am this morning. I dunno, it amused me. Photo provided by World's Worst Photographer in the World

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Cupid’s Nabe Offerings

Courier Life 24/7 covers Valentine's Day dining options in Brooklyn,  including Brooklyn Heights offerings:

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Open Thread Wednesday

Another week, another open thread, feel free to bring up whatever you like including: With Love Lane garage closing to make way for condos, is it time to junk your car? Escalator riders at High Street subway station — walk to the left, stand to the right. If you're going to DO A CROSSWORD PUZZLE […]

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A Look Inside Citibank Nightmare

Nabe photo journalist Marc Hermann emailed us a few shots of the scene after cops shot a robbery suspect at the Montague Street Citibank yesterday. The interior shots were not published by local newspapers. The photo above shows an NYPD officer holding the knife that suspect Andy Wilson allegedly wielded during a botched robbery attempt.

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More Cranberry Marketing Magic?

You gotta hand it to the folks behind “Corner of Cranberry” if not for anything else but sheer tenacity. Today we noticed what is either routine site maintainence or a repositioning of Food Maestro as “Maestro” and the absence (closing?) of Aficionada. Previously: At Least It’s Branded

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Fire at St. Charles Borromeo School

Fire broke out this morning at the St. Charles Borromeo School on Sidney Place. BHB News-spotter Chuck (CB Photography) snapped the photo above.

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