The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the long awaited unveiling of the Korres store on Montague Street will happen on May 15. It will be a “soft” opening a spokesperson for the natural cosmetics company tells the paper. A sign in the window of 140 Montague Street had promised that the popular chain would be opening […]
Archive | April, 2008
Lost and Found: Michael’s iPod
We started BHB for hyper-local news just like this. Won’t you help “Michael” find his lost iPod? Posters have been placed all over the neighborhood so we’re figuring he’s gotta be plotzing over this. And this being Brooklyn and us being neurotic, we understand.
Fatality at Problem Intersection.
Police say a 69-year-old woman was killed just after noon today when she was struck by a commercial vehicle at the intersection of Adams St. and Joralemon St. Her identity has not yet been released, and the NYPD is conducting an investigation into the circumstances of the accident. This intersection is notorious for being the […]
Yo Nanny, There’s a Posse After You
Our favorite vigilante site Mommy blog, I Saw Your Nanny, has this wonderful tattletale nugget today: ISYN: This afternoon, (4/23) at Cadman Plaza park in Brooklyn Heights at around 4PM. A little boy between two and a half and three, light brown hair and hazel eyes, rosy cheeks, wearing army green and navy striped t […]
Open Thread Wednesday 4/23/08
What’s on your mind this week? Lots of things to talk about on BHB including: Bye Bye Brooklyn Tattoo Montague Street Goes Green A walk through Brooklyn Heights No computers, no cell phones at Tazza Packer Student Behind Silent Rave And from around the web: The Brooklyn Literary 100 [New York Observer] Montague Lights in […]
Solar Lights at Night
Those moon-like objects are Solar Lanterns placed along Montague Street today in honor of Earth Day by Montague BID. BHB pic by Qfwfq
Bye Bye Brooklyn Tattoo – Let’s Party!
As Brooklyn Heights says goodbye to our pals at Brooklyn Tattoo, Cobble Hill welcomes them. And there’s a party! Details at Cobble Hill Blog. Read more
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30 Orange Street – Deal or No Deal?
Brownstoner ponders the per square foot cost of the townhouse for sale at 30 Orange Street: Brownstoner: House of the Day: After 10 weeks on the market, the four-story brick house at 30 Orange Street in Brooklyn Heights just had its price reduced from $3,100,000 to $2,900,000. At first glance, this appears cheap for the […]
Existential Brooklyn Heights
Not since Charlie Rose by Samuel Beckett has there been such an existential use of YouTube:
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