The Brooklyn Eagle has published a photo by its nonagenarian photographer, Don Evans, of a youngster riding his bike on the Promenade. This following copy accompanied the picture: CUTE BUT PROHIBITED: A youngster wheels along the Heights Promenade, which is officially reserved for strolling. Ouch. See the photo here.
Archive | May, 2009
Twitter Comics
Check out Homer Fink’s comic strip Sweet Tweets an existential look at absurd and sublime wisdom from the Twitter-verse.
Heights resident gives Hoops for Hope
Here’s a happy story for your Wednesday afternoon: By day, nine-year Heights resident Brian Shahum, 30, is an insurance claims manager at AIG’s international wing — but, two years ago, he realized he wanted to do something more. So, utilizing the insurance giant’s corporate matching charity program, he has raised nearly $7,500 in the last […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter 5/27/09
Crime wasn’t too bad last week — here’s a roundup: Someone broke into a man’s Mitsubishi sedan in the early morning on May 23, after he parked it along Columbia Heights, near Cranberry Street. The perp smashed the passenger side front window and stole the man’s $700 GPS unit, iPod, and stereo. The victim lives […]
Jobless of Brooklyn Heights Unite…and Network!
In these times of unprecedented unemployment, networking groups have been popping up across the tri-state area, as a means of expanding personal contacts in hopes of landing a permanent position. Many people have been using conventional means to find employment – job sites, recruiters, The New York Times – to no avail. Like most, I […]
Brooklyn Young Republican Meetup Tonight in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn is not just home to bleeding heart, lilly livered, namby pamby LIBERALS – it’s also home to the Brooklyn Young Republicans. We’re not sure if the BYR is your grandfather’s GOP, but you can judge for yourself by reading their mission statement. They’ll be hosting a coffee meetup tonight at Heights Cafe [84 Montague […]
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar to open in 3 weeks!
The owners of the new Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar were out this morning putting final touches on their new space at 50 Henry St., and owner Mark Lahm said the spot will be open within the next three weeks. “We wished we could have opened earlier, but there were things out of our control,” Lahm […]
Demolition derby at old Busy Chef spot
We spotted a full-time demolition derby going on inside the former Busy Chef, Blue Pig, and Oven spots along Henry Street, at Cranberry Street, this morning. One worker said he they’re gutting everything in the place and that they’ll be done by the end of the day. The owner of Sweet Melissa Patisserie, Melissa Murphy, […]
Wubba Wander You
The Chuck-it balls I use aren’t cheap so I keep a running tally of where they are in the park. When a ball-thief gets hold of one, I have two options. The first is to ask the owner for help. If the owner tries to get the ball back and can’t, I laugh, sympathize, shrug my shoulders and get on with my life.
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