Bay Ridge congressman Rep. Mike McMahon got an earful on health care at a Town Hall meeting last night in his district. Among those in attendance, Brooklyn Heights resident and former NYC Council Candidate Doug Biviano: Brooklyn Paper: Perhaps the most climatic moment came when failed City Council candidate Doug Biviano — who recently lost his […]
Archive | October, 2009
Matt Damon Films on Fulton Landing
Matt Damon is filming The Adjustment Bureau – based on the short story by Phillip K. Dick – on Fulton Landing today. A BHB tipster sent in a photo (hey that’s the closest he could get, aight?) and this description: It’s hardly a good photo, but it’s the best I got from my phone. The […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 10/20/09
This week was filled with robberies, including a unusually high number committed with handguns.
“Brooklyn Utopias” Roundtable at BHS Sunday
The “Brooklyn Utopias” art exhibit at the Brooklyn Historical Society, or at least one of the works included, inspired a lively discussion here. This Sunday, October 25, from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., the Society, located at 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton), will hold a roundtable discussion in which artists whose works are in the […]
Mr. Junkersfeld Talks Brooklyn Bridge Park Finance
Karl Junkersfeld writes about his latest opus:
Branch Down on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights
BHB tipster “Jason” sent in this photo of FDNY cleaning up a downed tree branch (“half a tree” he says) at Hicks and Cranberry around 10pm last night. Update: The scene this morning shows many tree branches down, but neatly stacked for Sanitation Department removal.
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 10/19/09
Here are some of last week’s headlines: Mr. Junkersfeld is in a Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier One) State of Mind Mr. Junkersfeld’s Pier One, Part Two Time Warner Offering Faster Web Access Next Month Park Progress: Thirtieth Report Lawsuit Filed to Halt Dock Street CB2 Meeting Recap Pumpkin Day on Montague Street Brooklyn Heights Landmark […]
Brooklyn Heights Native, Once Tainted by Hollywood Flops, Enjoys a Turnaround
The Los Angeles Times profiles writer-director and Brooklyn Heights native Akiva Goldsman today. Goldsman, who grew up on State Street, was the writer behind landmark Hollywood flops Lost in Space and Batman and Robin. What a difference a decade makes for this former neighbor: he’s now riding a wave of success that began with A Beautiful […]
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