There will be a screening of historic 16mm short films made in and about Brooklyn this coming Wednesday, September 24, starting at 7:00 P.M., at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, in the Brooklyn Collection Reserve Room. According to the Library’s press release: [f]ilm researcher Brett Dion will present […]
Archive | September, 2008
Nabe Author Frankel on The New Happy
The NY Daily News reports today on nabe author Valerie Frankel‘s new book Thin is the New Happy: New York Daily News: This Week’s…: She was 11, living in Short Hills, N.J., when her fat-phobic mother forced her on the scales and then burst into tears when it registered 100 pounds. The family was going […]
Can Nabe Resident Save WaMu?
Brooklyn Heights resident Alan Fishman has been tapped as the new CEO of troubled savings and loan Washington Mutual. The bank is currently taking steps to put itself up for sale according to reports. Forbes: WaMu’s New Chief…: But whether Fishman can shore up Washington Mutual (nyse: WM – news – people ) remains to […]
Runner Up? Sidekick?
Time Out New York writes about their “ideal ‘hoods” this week and Brooklyn Heights is a RUNNER UP. Sure, TONY thinks Inwood, Lower Manhattan, the West Village, Williamsburg, Park Slope (bleech!) and others outrank our HISTORIC LANDMARK neighborhood as a fine place to live. At least they were kind in their write up: Time Out […]
P.S. 8 School Report Card: Take a Look for Yourself
The 2007-2008 NYC DOE’s Progress “Report Card” for P.S. 8 can be found here. Notice the chasm of difference between PS 8’s performance relative to City-wide schools and Peer-wide schools, particularly in the School Performance section. Whereas it is an “F” school compared to it’s “peers”, it looks like around a B or a B+ […]
Crime Wave!
The Brooklyn Paper’s Police Blotter is full of Brooklyn Heights crimes this week including – thugs mugging citizens on High Street and Pinapple Street as well as burglaryapalooza in the nabe with at least 3 reported break-ins. Not to mention last night’s reported gun point robbery on Joralemon. Is it time to send the boys […]
Open Thread Wednesday 9/17/08
What’s on your mind? Comment away! BHB Photo Club of parachuting 9/11 tribute skydivers by fkuffel
Gunpoint Robbery on Joralemon
Police are investigating what was dispatched as a robbery at gunpoint that occurred on Joralemon St. near Sidney Pl. within the past hour. A neighborhood resident reports being approached by a white male who wore a Yankees cap, jeans, and a black t-shirt with red lettering. The suspect fled west on Joralemon St. and disappeared […]
No Two Buck Chuck at TJ’s
For those of you who are stoked about the Court Street Trader Joe’s Grand Opening next Friday, we hope you’re not pinning all your dreams on chugging a bottle of the chain’s famous Two Buck Chuck selection of wines. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the Brooklyn location will not be stocking alcohol including the award […]
Flash: Trader Joe’s to Open Friday, September 26
Breaking news from The Brooklyn Paper: the long-awaited Trader Joe’s at Court and Atlantic will open for business one week from this coming Friday, at 9:00 A.M. Update: BHB tipster “Stephanie” sent us a photo of the new sign!
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