BHB photo by C. Scales
Archive | November, 2009
As seen from the east tower of the Brooklyn Bridge this morning (Monday, November 30), Pier 1′s western side is almost completely sodded. What is that crater near the lower left of the photo, just above the truck? The maps posted on the Promenade don’t give a clue. More photos and text after the jump. (more…)
The parade of foreign warships visiting Brooklyn continues. As seen from the Promenade this morning, the German air defense frigate Hessen, accompanied by a Moran tug, approaches her berth at Pier 7, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. Her sister ship, Sachsen, docked at the same pier in May. (more…)
Park Progress: Thirty-Fourth Report
Who Should be on the 2009 BHB Ten List?
Here’s your chance to chime in and help us determine this year’s BHB Ten – a list of Brooklyn Heights residents who deserve a shout-out for contributing to the outside world in a positive way.
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Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 11/30/09
Here are some of last week’s headlines, in case you missed ‘em:
Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights
Le Petit Marche Back In Business
Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 11/24/09
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Barricaded Subject on Pierrepont
Photo by M. Hermann/BHB
There is police activity on Pierrepont Street tonight. According to Gothamist newsmap, the call is for a “barricaded subject”. DEVELOPING….
Update: This just in from BHB’s Weegee via Mama Weegee:
It seems the “EDP” is a woman who has been acting erratically, eg, playing very loud jazz, burning incense, and claiming to be a “9/11 widow,” and has barricaded herself in her apartment. (Of course, none of that sounds terribly unstable to me….) Anyway, there is a full response, and it seems that PD has just cut the power to her apartment in an effort to get her to come out.
Update 8:25pm: Weegee reports that building in question is 58 Pierrepont.
Update 8:43pm: Weegee reports that ESU from Bklyn, Qns, Manhattan North and Manhattan South here…Hostage Negotiation Team and TARU(Technical Assistance Response Unit).
Update 9:11 pm: Weegee reports that the subject has been taken into custody.
Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights
A sign posted on Columbia Heights near Pierrepont advises drivers to move their cars by 10PM Monday night to clear way for Tuesday’s Law & Order:SVU shoot on the street.
First Unitarian Church Gets New Roof
The Brooklyn Eagle has the details on a new roof at the First Unitarian Church [50 Monroe Place]. The church is the oldest in Brooklyn Heights, opening as the Church of the Saviour in 1842. Minard Lafever designed the church as well as the Packer Collegiate Institute:
Brooklyn Eagle: The scaffolding and the plywood panels protecting the five Tiffany stained glass windows facing Monroe Place at Pierrepont Street will be removed, the church hopes, before the annual Unifair event on December 5.
A 10-year, low-interest loan of $300,000 from the Landmark Conservancy financed the replacement of a shingle roof erected almost 50 years ago, said Nancy A. Wolf, chair of the building and grounds council of the board of trustees.
The structure is the oldest of the 10 church buildings in Brooklyn Heights, Wolf noted. Replacing the leaky roof was recommended by Vincent Benic, an architect specializing in historic preservation.
German Navy Re-visits Pier 7
BHB photo by C. Scales
Open Thread Wednesday 11/25/09
BHB PHoto Club pic by mopostal
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Le Petit Marche Back In Business
After passing their re-inspection today “with flying colors,” Le Petit Marche will be re-opened for business beginning tonight, owner Daniella Silone told BHB.
“It’s a little nerve-wracking,” she said. “I’m happy to be re-opened.”
Silone said she didn’t know how the restaurant will be received, but she “hopes people will give us a chance.” (more…)
Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street
Wi-Pie, a new pizza joint, has set up shop on the otherwise deserted stretch of Remsen Street across from St. Francis College.
The new eatery will strive to be the cheapest lunch option in the area, said owner Solomon Solomonov. Almost all of the menu items are under $5, and allow for maximum customization. For example, a small salad is $4.49 and includes your unlimited choice of 32 different toss-ins, he said. (more…)
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