A P.S. 8 parent files this dispatch about last night’s reading event to benefit the school:
Archive | November, 2009
Le Petit Marche – DOH’d
A BHB tipster writes in: Nothing yet on the yellow Health Department signs adorning Le Petit Marche? Matthew Parker comments: Earlier this morning I walked by Le Petite Marche on Henry St. There are two Board of Health signs on the front windows ordering the restaurant closed. I saw workers inside cleaning up. NYC Department […]
Brooklyn Heights Filmmaker Sheds Light on Tainted Hero
Rezso Kasztner, a Jewish-Hungarian journalist who helped Jews escape Nazi occupied Hungary but later was wrongly accused of collaboration with the Third Reich by an Israeli court — leading to his assassination — is the subject of a biopic by Gaylen Ross of Brooklyn Heights. The Brooklyn Eagle interviews Ross this week. It notes that she […]
Haircuts for Charity This Sunday
This Sunday, the Supercuts on Montague Street will be holding a charity event to benefit The Children’s Tumor Foundation. The “Cut-A-Thon” will run from 6 to 9 p.m., haircuts will be roughly half priced—$9 for adults and $7 for children and seniors—with all proceeds going to benefit the foundation. The salon is asking patrons to […]
Willowtown’s Iris Cafe – the Photos!
BHB tipster “TF” ran out in the rain to catch opening day at Iris Cafe at 20 Columbia Place. He says, “I can’t wait to go there for lunch. It’s adorable and the people were super friendly.”
Damages Shoots Car Crash Scene on Willow and Cranberry Thursday
FX drama drama Damages will “reenact a car crash” in the vicinity of Willow and Cranberry Streets on Thursday (11/19) according to a notice distributed in the area on Wednesday. Read the entire memo after the jump.
Tipster: Iris Cafe Coming to Willowtown Thursday
BHB newshound “AW” sends us this tip: I was walking home tonight down Columbia Place and noticed that one of the formerly empty storefronts was no longer empty. I stopped and talked to the person there. Apparently it’s going to be a coffee shop and will be open this Thursday. It’s called Iris Cafe. As […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 11/17/09
A pair of gym locker robberies and two stolen laptops from a doctor’s office top this week’s police blotter.
Brooklyn’s Anti-Slavery Heroes to be Recognized
The Brooklyn Historical Society along with Weeksville Heritage Center and Irondale Ensemble Project are working to shed light upon Brooklyn’s anti-slavery past via a project called “In Pursuit of Freedom“. Among the project’s proposals – historic site markers for walking tours. NY1 has a full video report.
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