Both the Brooklyn Paper and Brownstoner have “first looks” at the new Arby’s location nestled inside the landmarked Gage and Tollner location at 372 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Read more at The Brooklyn Bugle.
Archive | January, 2010
Sneak Peek at 166 Montague and Some Mad Montague & Court History
The work of many great architects from the late nineteenth century has disappeared from the New York City architectural landscape. Unrelenting demolition of these age-old structures by developers and city planners in the name of progress have made the remaining survivors akin to endangered species. Brooklyn Heights has fortunately maintained landmark status protection since 1965 and as a consequence has a large stock of historically significant buildings. Continue Reading →
NY Times Gives Brooklyn Heights the “Living In” Treatment
New York Times scribe Jake Mooney covers Brooklyn Heights for the paper’s Sunday Real Estate section. After reading the piece, we’ve learned that Brooklyn Heights is a great place to live! Whew!!
NY Times: This grand-piano-shaped neighborhood is roughly 12 blocks deep, and about five blocks wide at its widest point. It is protected by the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, which was created in 1965 — the first in the city. There are also 50-foot height caps limiting development. Unlike predominantly brownstone neighborhoods like Park Slope and Fort Greene, though, Brooklyn Heights has a mixed housing stock, with smaller wood-framed dwellings and former carriage houses dotting its brownstone blocks.
“The housing quality is beautiful,” said Judy Stanton, the executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. “Every 19th-century architectural style is represented here.”
“It’s very close-knit,” she added. “It feels sort of like it’s a neighborhood that’s looked after.”
Fender Bender Shuts Remsen Street
BHB tipster “MC” lets us know that Remsen Street between Henry and Clinton is closed due to a double parked car being sideswiped by a passing vehicle. The 84th Precinct is on the scene. DEVELOPING…
Update: Some commenters below are suggesting that the accident in question was the end result of an undercover drug bust and subsequent pursuit of perps on Remsen Street. The 84th Precinct has not confirmed these assertions as of Friday night (1/22).
Second update: This Brooklyn Paper report suggests that much of the damage to the car that was blocking Remsen Street happened when it collided with a police cruiser in Red Hook. The driver evidently managed to get it as far as Remsen before it broke down. At that point, with police in pursuit, the occupants abandoned the car and fled on foot, but two were quickly apprehended.
A Hunka Hunka Burning Taxi
McBrooklyn photo
A taxicab caught fire and burned to a crisp on Cadman Plaza Plaza West and Middagh Street yesterday afternoon, McBrooklyn reports.
Coincidentally at the scene as well was the Brooklyn Eagle’s Mary Frost who reports: Continue Reading →
Peter Hedges Emcees “Hollywood in the Heights” as BHA Launches Centennial Celebration
Auster Agency photo
Multi-talented Peter Hedges–novelist, screenwriter, actor, director, and Oscar nominee–lives in Boerum Hill but works from his studio on Montague Street. Yesterday evening he was master of ceremonies for the opening event of the Brooklyn Heights Association’s year long centennial festivities, “Hollywood in the Heights”, a video presentation and panel discussion about movie-making in our neighborhood. The event was held before a capacity crowd at St. Francis College auditorium, and began with brief introductory remarks by BHA President Tom van den Bout and Borough President Marty Markowitz. Continue Reading →
Tires Stolen Near Poplar and Hicks
BHB tipster Matthew sends us this photo of a SUV that had all four of its tires stolen this morning, near the corner of Poplar and Hicks streets.
Our tipster writes in:
The car was held up by the jack earlier, but then apparently the hoodlums came back for their jack and left the car on blocks.
National Grid, Local Pols Studying Cause of Underground Explosions
Both local politicians and National Grid, the local gas supplier, are looking into the causes of Monday’s explosions on Joralemon Street and Willow Place.
YourNabe.com: While no one was hurt when three manhole covers blew their stacks and popped out of their housings Monday, residents in Brooklyn Heights want to make sure they’re not subject to another bout of underground indigestion.
Local elected officials and National Grid are reportedly reviewing exactly what sparked the afternoon fireworks in the hopes that any similar incidents can be avoided in the future.
A National Grid spokeswoman declined to identify the contractor hired by the gas company to work on a connection to a house undergoing renovation on Willow Place, and whose workers accidentally contacted an MTA power cable. However, she said the contractor had made the required inquiry concerning underground installations before starting to dig. This leaves open the question why the contractor wasn’t alerted to the MTA cable’s location.
Eagle’s Holt Goes Through Brooklyn Heights Time Tunnel
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dennis Holt kicks off a series of Brooklyn history stories culled from the 1884 edition of Lain’s City Directory with a look at Henry Street between Middagh and Cranberry Streets: Continue Reading →
Mr. Junkersfeld on Pineapple Street
BHB contributor Karl Junkersfeld delivers another report, this time on the progress at 73 Pineapple. The formerly vacant lot has made much progress in the last year, rising more than halfway towards the five-story residential property it will become.
Information is still slim on the proposed lounge next door, on the ground floor of 71 Pineapple Street. The owners of the space will make a presentation supporting their liquor license application at the February 3 meeting of CB2’s Health, Environment and Social Services Committee, which will be held at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Brooklyn Hospital (DeKalb Avenue at St. Felix Street).
Cursed Corners?
BHB photo by C. Scales
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: “Is it poor management, bad timing, or just a terrible location?” When a commercial corner location in toney Brooklyn Heights remains perpetually empty, or even when occupied it is home to short-lived
enterprises, one might ask that question.One of these unfortunate corners (photo above) is at Clark and Hicks, in the St. George Tower building. Its last occupant was Palmira’s, which closed three years ago. Last year, many BHB readers cheered when it was announced that a branch of the popular Park Slope establishment Tea Lounge might open there; however, in October the Lounge’s owner announced that lease negotiations had broken off because of “absolutely ridiculous” demands by the St. George Tower co-op board. According to the Eagle, the co-op is now using part of the space as locker rooms for building staff. Continue Reading →
Suspect Sought in Assault on Teen
NYPD
Police are asking the public’s assistance in searching for this individual, who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old female on the 3 train this past Sunday.
According to police, the suspect approached the victim on the train as it entered the Clark St. station at approximately 10:20 a.m. and demanded personal property. When the victim refused, the two became involved in a physical altercation, during which the suspect allegedly ripped the victim’s clothes and attempted to sexually assault her. The suspect fled from the station.
He is described as a black male, between 20 and 30 years of age, 5’10″, with a medium build.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto Crime Stoppers’ website or by texting their tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
Brownstone Brooklyn
Brownstoner has a neat article on the architect Frank Freeman, who has been called “Brooklyn’s finest architect” by the late Norval White.
Perhaps his most famous building is the Herman Behr Mansion, which is right on my corner. Built in 1888, it’s now apartments, but at one time was a hotel, a bordello, and a home for Franciscan monks (not all at the same time). It was sold a few years ago, and recently has undergone a cleaning that brought out some of the really beautiful details.
There are always tourists clutching AIA guidebooks and snapping photos. The bit of history I like most about the place is that the original owner’s son survived the sinking of the Titanic. Continue Reading →
P.S. 8 Helps Victims of Haiti Earthquake
P.S. 8 parents received a dispatch from Principal Seth Phillips today. The school has raised over $2000 for relief efforts in Haiti and pledges to continue helping earthquake victims. Neighborhood residents are also urged to contribute any time (enter the school via the Hicks Street entrance).
Full memo after the jump. Continue Reading →
Such Great Heights: Area Woman Pleasantly Surprised by Connecticut Muffin Music Selection
BHB pal @eleanaroth tweets today:
Connecticut Muffin has expanded their musical repertoire. The Postal Service has FINALLY arrived.
Ah! “Such Great Heights” we say! The sweet sounds of the Kings of Twee Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello is a fantastic way to start anyone’s post-post-modern day.
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