The Brooklyn Eagle covers the struggle between local businesses, real estate agents, developers and big chain stores on Montague Street: Brooklyn Eagle: Some Seek Balance…: When Archstone Smith was looking for a ground-floor tenant to fill prime retail space in its 180 Montague St. apartment tower, Bill Ross, then a principal of his own local […]
Archive | October, 2007
Barbra in Brooklyn Heights
Since movies filmed in Brooklyn Heights has been a hot topic, we thought this poster from Barbra Streisand's 1974 flick For Pete's Sake would be interesting. The trailer below gives a glimpse of a few scenes shot in and around the nabe. (For other cool Brooklyn movie posters check out Across the Bridge Posters)
NY Mag on Mailer
Brooklyn Heights' resident/King of All Literati, Norman Mailer, is featured in this week's New York Magazine: New York Magazine: The Rise of Mailerism…: In a six-decade career, Norman Mailer has written thirteen novels, nineteen works of nonfiction, two poetry collections, and one play. He’s directed four movies. He ran for mayor of New York, and […]
Amazing Mutts Recall Dem Bums
This season's spectacular collapse of the New York Mets is much like that of the 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers, the team felled by Bobby Thompson's "shot heard around the world". Today's New York Times makes the comparison, including a passage about the reaction in Brooklyn Heights to the Dodgers' loss: The New York Times: When the […]
Catch Those Creeps!
Flyers detailing the reward offered for the successful capture and conviction of the person(s) who sprayed swastikas on several neighborhood synagogues and buildings last month were left on car windshields in Brooklyn Heights Saturday night. Tipsters are urged to call the NYPD tips hotline — 1 – 800 – 577 – TIPS. The code BK […]
Giamatti Sighting at Noodle Pudding
Brooklyn Heights' King of All Thespians Paul Giamatti was spotted at Noodle Pudding Saturday night by nabe blogger Goddess in the City: Goddess in the City: We sat next to Paul Giamatti last night at Noodle Pudding here in Brooklyn Heights. He was with his wife and kid and I have to say it was […]
A Hole Bugs Nabe
BHB Newshound “Kris” writes: Here is a picture that I captured on my walk to the Clark Street subway station this morning. This hole has been there for at least 2 months, not to mention another one just like it at the intersection of Hicks and Remsen. The only thing they’ve done is put a […]
Hot Property or Sinkhole?
DumboNYC reports that the long vacant and available buildings at 11-15 Old Fulton Street are under contract but that there may be issues with the property:
This Week’s Gossip Girl All Up in the Nabe
Gothamist's recap of last night's Gossip Girl is about how all the scenes from this week's episode were shot in Brooklyn Heights: Gothamist: Gossip Girl's Field Trip to Brooklyn Heights: While last week was definitely Long Island City week on Gossip Girl, this week's version of the "exclusive" Upper East Side dropped squarely in Brooklyn […]
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