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Archive | January, 2008
Pundit Discovers Beauty in the Heights
Law professor/blogger/nabe resident Ann Althouse took a walk down Pierrepont Street this week and took some lovely photos and comments: Althouse: That there are always details that you've never noticed, even on your most familiar walk. Here I was, walking down Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights, and I'd never really seen that before. So I […]
Three Cunard “Queens” Due Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be a first in history: three Cunard "Queen" ships: Queen Mary 2 (shown in photo), which makes Pier 17 in Red Hook its home port; Queen Elizabeth 2, on her final visit to New York after forty years of service before being retired to serve as a floating hotel in Dubai; and Queen […]
Oh No! Not This Sh*t Again
The Brooklyn Paper covers parking placard abuse in Downtown Brooklyn and the Bloomberg administration's promise to crack down on it in this week's issue. Also in the mix – similar abuses in Brooklyn Heights. It's deja vu all over again!: Brooklyn Paper: Placard Crackdown…: Downtown isn’t the only neighborhood crying out for relief. Judy Stanton, […]
It’s a Jail AND Middle School
From Cobble Hill Blog: The Brooklyn Paper reports this week that City Councilman David Yassky (D- Brooklyn Heights) is supporting a plan to add a middle school to the Brooklyn House of Detention development plan. UPDATE: Yassky's office responds to the report at CHB
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Coming Soon: In Treatment with Gabriel Byrne
Nabe thesp/Hillary Clinton supporter Gabriel Byrne's new drama In Treatment makes its debut on HBO on January 28. The series, which is based upon an Israeli TV show, will air a new half hour each week day for nine weeks (a total of 45 episodes). Each day of the week will feature a different set […]
Preschool Drama Continues
Since The Brooklyn Children’s Academy Preschool moved its operation out of Brooklyn Heights and into 25 Dean Street, there's been nothing but trouble. Join the discussion at Cobble Hill Blog.
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Open Thread Wednesday 1/9/08
What's on your mind this week, huh? Bartender Damon leaves Jack the Horse, giant ice cubes stay. The Busy Chef empire expands! Brooklyn Heights real estate up 19%!! … and whatever else you'd like to discuss. Comment below! Flickr photo by fwmj
Sobering News: Damon Leaves JtH
Jack the Horse Tavern überbartender, the talented Damon Dyer, has decided to move on. Local blogger VittlesVamp has the scoop: But as of last night, an era has come to a close. Damon is moving on. Where to, he doesn't exactly know, but he thinks its time to expand his cocktailing horizons Speaking for […]
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