The sales office of 20 Henry Street, located at 114 Henry Street, will host an opening event this Thursday, November 20 from 6-9pm. Guests will be entertained with live jazz courtesy of Chris Washburn and the SYOTOS Band as well as a “winter whites” tasting from Michael Towne Liquors. The event is free and open […]
Archive | November, 2008
Marty: State DOH Denies Application to Close LICH Obstetrics, Pediatrics
According to a press release late today from the office of Borough President Marty Markowitz, the New York State Department of Health has denied the application of Continuum Health Partners to close the obstetrics and pediatrics practices at Long Island College Hospital.
Jail Open For Biz
From CHB: The NY Daily News reports that 50 prisoners bunked at the Brooklyn House of Detention last night. Those 50, according to the report, will be painting and getting the place ready for 1,500 of their closest friends. Read more. Update: Rally Tuesday to close jail. [Brooklyn Eagle]
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Deconstructing Art
This morning, workers were busy disassembling the tower that supported Olafur Eliasson’s “Waterfall” near the foot of Remsen Street.
An “Eternal Flame” Relit Over Brooklyn
Yesterday evening, despite heavy rain during the day and still threatening skies, 200 or so people gathered in Fort Greene Park to attend the rededication of the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, which honors the approximately 11,500 Revolutionary War combatants captured by the British who died aboard old warships anchored in Wallabout Bay (adjacent to the […]
Filming on Cranberry and Willow Monday
Signs posted along Cranberry and Willow Streets inform us of a “film shoot” happening on Monday (11/17) from 6 AM to 6 PM. The phone number for more information 212-206-0737 belongs to a Manhattan photo agency.
Rocco Scali and Thomas LaMarca: The Cutting Den
The small barber shop inside the Clark St. station has been patronized by many famous customers throughout its long, rich history. The Cutting Den is now owned by Tommy LaMarca, a Brooklyn native, whose grandfather originally opened the shop in 1926. Rocco Scali has worked at the cutting den since 1958. He found the barber position […]
Tragic Loss on Promenade
Sign taped to trash can near Montague Street entrance to Promenade. The phone number at the bottom of the sign is 347-512-8216.
Bell House Benefit Helps a Friend
The Groinstrong Benefit at The Bell House on Thursday night to help Jonah Eller-Isaacs defray some of his cancer-related medical costs was a smashing success. The Brooklyn born musician/former Magnetic Field bartender and honest-to-goodness altruist is more accustomed to being on the other side of helping others. However, when he needed the help of his […]
Judy Stanton of BHA Named One of 50 “Most Influential”
Judy Stanton, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, was recently named one of the fifty most influential people “who have shaped Brooklyn neighborhoods” by Brownstoner, which noted: Judy Stanton, head of the Brooklyn Heights Association, has been particularly effective in her role guarding the tony neighborhood. As one insider put it, Stanton “does change things when […]
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