CB2 Land Use Committee member/DUMBO resident Andrew Stengel has written an open letter regarding Dock Street DUMBO. It’s posted on DumboNYC.com: Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandies wrote that “sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Unfortunately, much of the process around Dock Street Dumbo has proceeded mostly when the only light is that of the moon. Read […]
Archive | May, 2009
Docs Tell Flu-ish to Mask Up Before Entering
Mc Brooklyn snapped a photo of this warning at a doctor’s office on Henry Street: “To all patients: If you have the following symptoms: fever; coughing; headache; body aches; sneezing; sore throat — Please wait in the vestibule and wait to receive a mask.”
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper: 5/26/09
Welcome to the Working Week – we know it don’t thrill you, we hope it don’t kill you. Here are some of last week’s headlines you may have missed: Only on BHB: Park Progress: Pier 1 (Twelfth Report) Jacques Torres launches ice cream next week Listen to the New Homer Fink Show P.S. 8, Like […]
Catch up on The Homer Fink Show
Hear this week’s episode featuring David Yassky as well as all of last season’s shows now!
Cadman Plaza Park Soccer – Pretty Mellow
Saturday morning, we checked out the controversial soccer players at Cadman Plaza Park. Overall the group of players, mostly men and over 30, seemed downright mellow. While they did take up most of the turf field, there didn’t seem to be much competition for using it. One family played frisbee on the turf while the […]
Reading at Bookcourt on June 1st, Because I Love Her
It is probably one of our most complicated relationships; fraught with love, fear, jealousy and joy. No other bond is as strong or as long-lasting. We read about it in Greek mythology, Freudian psychology and literature. Yet we still for the most part have to navigate it alone— our relationship with our own mother. We love […]
NYT on Dock Street
The New York Times ran a story on the opposition to Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO project in its online edition on Friday (it ran in print yesterday), along with a nifty Flash graphic showing before and after views from the Brooklyn Bridge: New York Times: Mr. Walentas maintains that the opposition is being driven […]
The Defibulators Cool Ride on Columbia Heights
“Whackabilly” rockers The Defibulators have parked their van on Columbia Heights this holiday weekend. The Brooklyn based combo (do any of them live in Brooklyn Heights?) have a new album, Corn Money, and will be playing Rodeo Bar in NYC on June 5. Their van has been seen before in the neighborhood, most notably in […]
Violin Concerto Tonight (5/23) in Brooklyn Heights
Better late than never comes this String Orchestra of Brooklyn Event from the BHB Inbox: Saturday, May 23 at 8pm St. Ann and Holy 3 Church 157 Montague Street Brooklyn Heights Tickets: $10 Beethoven Violin Concerto, Elizabeth Chang violin Schubert, Unfinished Symphony
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