Many new businesses opened in the Heights in the last year: Five Guys Burgers and Fries (pictured) Area Kids, Busy Chef, Ricky's, Housing Works to name just a few. Who are the best? The worst? Discuss below… thanks!
Archive | September, 2007
Report: Urban Outfitters Coming
Racked reports that Urban Outfitters has signed a lease at 164 Atlantic Avenue. The store will occupy the first floor and basement of the property creating a 9,900 square foot outlet. The building was renovated and converted to apartments and retail units last year by Two Trees Management. Google Streetview image
Cyclones are Bridesmaids Again
The Brooklyn Cyclones have continued their unfortunate "often a bridesmaid" tradition, losing this year's championship series two games to none to the Auburn Doubledays (named for Abner Doubleday, a Civil War general controversially credited with having invented the game of baseball). In their maiden year, 2001, the Cyclones advanced to the New York-Penn League championship […]
Soccer Scribe Hits Floyd
Goal.com writer Noah Davis is writing a series of stories about soccer bars in the United States. One of the first stops he'll make is at FloydNY on Saturday. While we're still smartin' from our dissing re: bocce, Floyd is still a great place to watch a big game: Goal.com: Pub Crawling: At 8 a.m. […]
Brooklyn Book Fest Sunday
This year's Brooklyn Book Festival will be held this Sunday, September 16, on the plaza and park adjoining Borough Hall. Our Fearless Leader says: Greetings, The second annual Brooklyn Book Festival on September 16, 2007 is a book lover's dream come true! The festival presents exciting and innovative fiction and non-fiction programs with author discussions […]
Brigate Bocce Snubbed
In a shocking development, Brigate Bocce has been denied a place in the Fall Season of FloydNY's Bocce League. The team had been part of the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 seasons but elected to take the summer off and return to play this Fall. For some reason, capo Homer Fink was never notified […]
Behr Mansion Up for Grabs
The Herman Behr Mansion, which at some point in its long life was used as a brothel, is up for sale the Brooklyn Eagle reports: A Brooklyn Heights mansion with a somewhat checkered past is available for sale. Known as the Herman Behr Mansion (named after the industrialist who built it for his family), and […]
Facing the Fists of Fury
I never in my wildest flights of fancy envisioned being on a team representing Clark University. Last night my wife had a prior social commitment, so I showed up at Magnetic Field solo for the debut of Homer Fink's Family Fists of Fury. Having no family along, I thought I would take in the action […]
Ricky’s Move to Nabe is Historic
The New York Sun has a great piece in today's edition about the opening of Ricky's NYC on Montague Street: New York Sun: In Symbolic Move…:Two weeks after opening his first store in Brooklyn, the founder of the costume and cosmetics store Ricky's NYC said he is planning to open three more in the borough […]
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