More coverage of the police shooting on Montague: New York Post: Bank Bullets: Police yesterday shot a Brooklyn bank robber who went berserk – lunging at cops menacingly with a knife – after a teller refused to give him cash, authorities said. Andy Wilson, 27, was shot in the stomach when he refused orders to […]
Archive | February, 2007
Chip Shop Owner Tightens Up
Chris Sell, owner of Brigate Bocce's official post-game hangout Chip Shop on Atlantic Avenue, is featured in today's NY Daily News. In the interview, he discusses the tough decision he recently made to close his Park Slope Curry Shop to focus on his two Chip Shop restaurants. NY Daily News: Small Fry Takes Page from […]
Today’s Open House
70 Remsen Street Apt 10HStudio$359K/Maint. $775Broker: Corcoran Agent: Tracy McLeanOpen House today 1PM – 3PM This designer showcase is a sun-drenched dream come true with breathtaking harbor views. The current owner/architect lovingly renovated his home while preserving its cherished prewar integrity. When you enter the gracious foyer, you'll encounter gorgeous high, coffered ceilings, a […]
DUMBO Seeks Landmark Status
The DUMBO Neighborhood Association is placing ads in local papers as part of their campaign to get their nabe designated as a Landmark District. DUMBO NYC: In September 2005, the chairman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission declared Dumbo “worthy of designation.” As soon as word got out, some developers and owners lobbied against designation. So […]
Heights Missed Connection
From Craigslist comes yet another romantic and/or disturbing "Missed Connection": You: wearing a coat with a sort of large checkerboard pattern. Some of the squares had what looked like an outline of Kazakhstan in them and others had… Arabic calligraphy? Red pants. The longest hair I've seen in years, revealed when you removed a cute […]
97th Tear is for “?” at Magnetic Field Benefit
Our favorite non-bocce bar, Magnetic Field, will host a benefit Saturday (2/3) for the legendary "?" (Rudy Martinez) of Question Mark and the Mysterians (96 Tears) who lost 40 years of memories and five pets in a fire that destroyed his Detroit home recently. Legendary rocker Lenny Kaye will host the event starring The A-Bones, […]
Mobile Steam Unit Meltdown
The mobile heat/hot water unit outside of 200 Cadman Plaza West seemed to be melting down this morning as this photo from TwoFones shows.
Nabe Blog Roundup
How to Get an Expensive Espresso Machine for Free [City Crab] epc: prescient to know something will happen but not smart enough to do anything about it [epc] eBoy Bable [TwoFones] The Burn that Soothes [Vittles Vamp] Get Your Lazy A** Off the Couch [New York Adventures]
BQE Repair Project Would Destroy BBP
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the proposed BQE Cantilever repair project, which won't even begin for another 10 years, would virtually wreck the soon-to-be constructed Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brooklyn Paper: One Hand Ignoring the Other…: Long-overdue renovations to a key stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway would destroy the park component of a soon-to-be-built development […]
Nabe Man’s Company Behind Boston “Terror” Alert
As Boston continues to overreact to Cartoon Network’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force stunt gone wrong, word comes that a Heights man’s marketing company is behind Beantown’s faux “day of terror”:
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