Brownstoner: Who just signed the retail lease in the new building at the corner of State and Court in Brooklyn Heights? That was the question that had members of the audience scratching their heads at last week's quarterly Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable held at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
Archive | November, 2007
Monday Open Thread 11/12/07
Get the week started with another open thread. Above photo of Mailer strolling by the old Hotel Margaret got us thinking if YOU have any vintage nabe photos. If you do, scan 'em and upload them to the BHB Photo Club or email them to us: webmaster AT brooklynheightsblog.com. Comment away!
Heights History Program Wednesday Evening at BHS
This Wednesday, November 14, starting at 6:00 p.m., the Brooklyn Historical Society, located at Clinton and Pierrepont, in conjunction with the Brooklyn Heights Association and the New York Preservation Project, will present a discussion focusing on the importance of Brooklyn Heights as New York City's first historic district. Participants will be Francis Morrone, historian, journalist, […]
Heights Neighbor Norman Mailer Dies
New York Times: Norman Mailer, the combative, controversial and often outspoken novelist who loomed over American letters longer and larger than any writer of his generation, died today at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. He was 84. The cause was renal failure , said J. Michael Lennon, his literary executor. Mr. Mailer burst […]
Reading is FUNdamental at PS 8
BHB Reader Todd Glass sends in this guest blog about PS 8's Read-a-thon and their search for sponsors: The PS 8 Read-a-thon is seeking help from local residents to sponsor students who want to participate, but aren't able to find sponsors of their own. The Read-a-thon is in its second year, and is the only […]
Weekend Open Thread 11/9-12/07
Comment away. One specific item we'd like your thoughts on – the Brooklyn Heights Subway Cyrano… real or hoax? Web designer/nabe resident Patick Moberg and his found galpal Camille Hayton were on ABC's Good Morning America today talking about their meet up. We're starting to smell something fishy here ala LonelyGirl15. Some of you have […]
Ooooo That Smell!
We’ve talked about it here on BHB… that stinky smell in parts of the Heights. BHB Commenter “No One of Consequence” was first to inform us of the stinky ginko biloba trees. This week, Brooklyn Paper’s Heights Lowdown column dives deeper into the matter: Brooklyn Paper: Ginko…: You can describe it as the smell of […]
Smack Downs, Robberies in Brooklyn Heights
The New York Sun reports today on the 31% rise in assaults in the last two years in Brooklyn Heights: New York Sun: Rise in Assaults…: Amy Finnerty said she was more surprised than frightened when a group of teenagers surrounded her recently as she was leaving her apartment building on a tranquil street in […]
Bank Robbery on Montague Street
The Bank of America on Montague Street was robbed yesterday at gunpoint according to NY1 who report that the suspect is described as 5'11, about 170 pounds, and in his 50s. Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline 1-800-577-TIPS. NY1's video has images of the perp (Real […]
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