Ok, yesterday was really Bastille Day but Bar Tabac's annual fest took place today on Smith Street. Folks scarfed down merquez and played in the largest Petanque tournament in the United States. Flickr photo by dietrich
Archive | July, 2007
Yassky Smackskies Ratsky
Brooklyn Heights' man in the City Council, David Yassky, delivered a veritable pile driver to Bruce "A Real Nowhere Man" Ratner this week, the Brooklyn Paper reports: Brooklyn Paper: Yassky- Stop Ratner Gravy Train: Bruce Ratner will reap a whopping 50-percent profit on his Atlantic Yards investment, a prominent Brooklyn lawmaker charged this week as […]
Storm the One Night of Fire!
As reported here, tonight marked the "One Night of Fire" on the Brooklyn Bridge. It kinda sorta had a tie in to Bastille Day. Flickr Photo by lukeawol BHB Photo Club Flickr photo by Dietrich
Hizzoner Mum on Trivia, Bocce Challenge
While Mayor Bloomberg is apparently not bold enough to take on BHB publisher Homer Fink's Bocce/Trivia challenge, he and his staff are busy fressing and fussing during their stay in Brooklyn according to the Brooklyn Paper: “We stopped for breakfast at the Park Plaza diner across the street from the office. It was pretty good, […]
Life in the Bike Lane
The Great Green Bike Lane Experiment yielded its first clinical evidence of its effectiveness yesterday as a livery cab was standing in it for several minutes, obstructing both 2 and 4 wheel traffic. Photo by Homer "Fish Needs a Bike" Fink
Swoon! This Saturday
Got nothing to do this Saturday? Want to watch a bunch of Aussies sway from poles 13 feet in the air for FREE? Then head down to the Brooklyn Bridge Park at 4, 6, or 8pm:
Pierrepont Parking Part Two
In his final "guest" column for the Brooklyn Paper, BHB publisher Homer Fink follows up on the parking problems of Pierrepont Street: Brooklyn Paper: Alternative Side of Street Parking: In my last column, I reported on the controversy surrounding alleged parking permit abuse on Pierrepont Street. The problem is so bad along the strip between […]
Trader Joe Parade
Yesterday, as Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights residents prepare themselves for the arrival of Trader Joe's on Court and Atlantic, TJ brass and Brooklyn Borough President/the next Mayor of NYC Marty Markowitz held a parade to officially announce the chain's arrival. In other TJ news, their famous "Two Buck Chuck" chardonnay has won a gold […]
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