The Brooklyn Eagle follows up on last year’s War on Trees waged in part by the NYC Waterfalls “art” installation. Brooklyn Eagle: Anxious eyes are looking for green buds on the honey locust trees and other plants along the south end of the Promenade. Leaves were turned brown last summer by a windblown salty spray […]
Archive | March, 2009
Heights History: Montague Street Revitalization 1976
In 1974, the city received a $50,000 “City Options” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to “produce designs that would improve city life”. Proposals for urban revitalization were created by the New York Department of City Planning for four neighborhoods – Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, Union Square and Chinatown in Manhattan, and […]
Busy Chef evicted at Henry St. corner
Eviction notices went up today at the former Busy Chef spot at 60 Henry St., at the corner of Cranberry Street. The four signs are addressed to “John or Jane Doe” and several shell names that the partners behind the Busy Chef empire have long used, including The Busy Chef Oven, Julia’s Blue Pig, Rue […]
Update: Robberies in Brooklyn Heights
More details have come to light about the recent attacks on in the middle of the afternoon in the neighborhood. In this week’s crime files, police released information about two other incidents, and cops are still investigating whether the three crimes are related.
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week in crime, plus we’ve got some updates on last week’s big crime stories. Update: Bank heist A would-be bank robber tried to steal money from the Citibank on Montague Street on March 20. The incident happened around 4 pm when the man walked in the Pierrepont Street entrance, wrote out […]
The Brooklyn Bugle is Twitteriffic
In just a couple of weeks, The Brooklyn Bugle has been “followed” on Twitter by 650 people and growing. While the Bugle development team is hard at work building the site, you can keep up with headlines from Brooklyn Heights Blog and Cobble Hill Blog as well as insider updates from our staff. Check it […]
St. Francis Hosts “Community Day” This Sunday
St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, will host its annual Community Day this Sunday, March 29, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. All are invited, and there is no charge for admission. The event will feature song, dance, and written word performances that showcase the diverse ethnic heritages of the College’s community, and will conclude with a […]
Channel 7 Visits Atlantic Chip Shop for Brooklyn Restaurant Week
It’s Brooklyn Restaurant Week aka Dine in Brooklyn. WABC-TV’s Kemberly Richardson stopped by the Atlantic Chip Shop to kick things off. [Watch video]
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