Commenter “Jonathan” tells us and BHB has confirmed that Spicy Pickle at 143 Montague Street has served its last tasty sammich. The store opened to much fanfare last August 15 but had begun to telegraph its demise only six weeks after it opened. Many BHB Community members had noticed that the eatery had eliminated its […]
Archive | February, 2009
BSO Show Sunday
The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will be performing a classical concert this Sunday, February 22, at 3:00 pm. The concert will take place at the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity at 157 Montague Street (corner of Clinton and Montague Streets) and there is a suggested donation of $15 (children free). Read more
Underwater Robbery Apparatus?
The Brooklyn Eagle serves up an odd story in their police blotter this week. The TD Bank on Montague Street was recently robbed of $729 by a weird bandit (perhaps his mortgage is “underwater”?): Brooklyn Eagle: Apparently the robber put more effort into his disguise than he did into his robbery. He decked himself out […]
20 Henry Developer Offers Real Estate Seminars
The developer of luxury condos at 20 Henry Street, the “candy factory” building, will be sponsoring a series of free seminars for the public on real estate topics at the building’s sales office at 114 Henry (the former Thai Grille space, just south of Clark). These will be held on the last Thursday of each […]
DOB on Scene at 194 Columbia Heights
Qfwfq reports that the DOB is on the scene at the neglected 194 Columbia Heights brownstone. DEVELOPING…
Galapagos Art Space and a Sci Fi Thriller
Sunday night I attended the premiere of TransBeMan at Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO. The cultural transformation down under the Manhattan Bridge is amazing. DUMBO is the new SOHO. Galapagos began in 1995 in Williamsburg at 70 North 6th Street. It was one of my favorite bars— it had a gorgeous reflecting pool out front, a cool local […]
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Yassky Fights Trashy News Boxes
Our man in the NYC Council/NYC Comptroller candidate/Brooklyn Heights resident/our Facebook friend David Yassky announced today that he’s had it with unkempt news boxes across his district. As newspapers continue to shuffle off this mortal coil they are leaving behind a trail of empty, unmaintained or trash filled news boxes. Yassky has set up a […]
St. Francis College & WNYC Forum Tonight – Teaching to the Testing
One of the few things that Brooklyn Heights residents will probably agree upon is the importance of a quality education. However, with the increased reliance on standardized tests, what will this mean for kids at PS 8 and private schools in the neighborhood? Does this mean that as standardized tests become a bigger part of […]
BUG Building to be Landmarked?
The Landmarks Preservation Commission will meet in the spring to discuss adding the historic and former Brooklyn Union Gas headquarters building at 180 Remsen St. to its roster of landmarked buildings. The LPC sent over a statement explaining why they consider the building to be significant:
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