Brownstoner riffs on the newly listed 265 Hick Street today: Brownstoner: 265 Hicks Street: Hicks and Joralemon is a great location, that's for sure, but this four-story house at 265 Hicks is definitely sub-par for the neighborhood. The victim of a stoop castration and a not-so-hot re-bricking of the facade, the building was also divided […]
Archive | March, 2008
Eagle: Blogs are Gossipy
John Manbeck writes about finding information about Brooklyn online in the Brooklyn Eagle. We found this passage interesting: Brooklyn Eagle: To me, most of the material I encountered in blogs has been gossipy and unreliable. While the Web sites are more substantial, information there must be further researched in, say, a book.
Riverside Residents Speak Out on Parking Plan
The NY Daily News continues the drama that is the Riverside Apartments Courtyard Parking Lot Plan with comments from residents. The bottom line – not many own cars as many BHB commenters mentioned earlier this week:
Open Thread Wednesday 3/26/08
Since everyone is commenting on individual stories regularly, we can use OTW for what we originally intended it to be: an open forum. What would you like us to cover? Any issues you'd like the BHB Community to discuss? Comment away! Flickr photo by amysahba
What’s Going on at Riverside Apartments?
The Brooklyn Eagle reports today that the Pinnacle Group have a new plan for the courtyard at Riverside Apartments on Joralemon Street.
Times Talks Brooklyn Bridge Park
Today's NY Times covers the continuing drama of Brooklyn Bridge Park or something we like to call – Condos or Don'ts. We pick up the story at the part where the BBPDF will fight the "good fight":
Now Open: New Busy Chef on Court Street
A few days ago, the papers came down in the windows and Busy Chef officially opened its new location on Court Street. The front of the store serves as a coffee bar, while the back room has refrigerated units for their prepared foods, and a handful of tables for downtown workers to sit and enjoy […]
At Least Paul Still Has His Fans
Sure Heather Mills just walked away with something like 1/8 of Paul McCartney's net worth but hey at least he and his old band still have fans as Nick of nabe flack firm Shore Fire Media points out: Suite16: Like nearly every music-aware human on planet earth I'm a big fan of the Beatles, and […]
Corcoran: Try Brooklyn Heights!
Here's a nugget from Barbara Corcoran's column in today's NY Daily News: Q. I am looking to buy an apartment in New York within an hour's commute of Manhattan. I'm 25, make about $50,000 a year and want to be in a neighborhood with other young people. What can I afford and where should I […]
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