This is another in Brooklyn Independent Television’s series of short pieces about Heights people, institutions, and businesses. This one takes us into the popular Henry Street restaurant Noodle Pudding, where we meet owner Antonio Migliaccio and some diners, then to the kitchen, where chef Alfredo Musico Miccoli shows us how he prepares some dishes from […]
Archive | February, 2010
No Parking on Willow Place
BHB commenter bklyn20 issued this warning about the new temporary parking regulations on Willow Place that start immediately. Attention anyone who’s parked on Willow Place: The MTA has put “All Cars Will Be Towed” signs up and down the block starting 2/18 — which I believe is today. Don’t know hour when towing begins. I […]
Toll Brothers to Build in DUMBO?
Toll Brothers, whose plans for development along the Gowanus Canal may be stymied if the Canal is declared a superfund site, has purchased a vacant lot bounded by Water, Jay, Bridge and Plymouth streets, in DUMBO, and may seek to build a high rise residential building there. The Brooklyn Paper: The mammoth suburban developers — […]
BHS to Exhibit Historic Prints of Heights
This event is STILL ON for tonight! From Saturday, February 27 through Sunday, March 14, the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) will exhibit historic prints depicting Brooklyn Heights and nearby areas. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Association, as part of BHA’s centennial celebration, and is curated by the […]
Rabid Raccoon Is “Isolated Incident”
The Courier Life reports that Brooklyn’s first rabid raccoon incident occurred last week near the corner of State and Nevins streets. The Health Department caught and euthanized the raccoon on February 12 after it had displayed odd behavior by interacting with someone’s dog. The agency is planning to enhance its raccoon surveillance in Brooklyn, looking […]
Meeting Tuesday to Discuss Atlantic Avenue BID
The Atlantic Avenue BID Steering Committee has scheduled a community meeting next Tuesday evening, February 23, to discuss the proposal to create a Business Improvement District for Atlantic Avenue. The BID would seek to improve conditions for businesses on the Avenue through, among other things, preservation of historic lights, marketing and promotion, streetscape improvements and […]
Choice Market Opens in DUMBO
Beginning this morning, a new restaurant in DUMBO will be serving up breakfast and lunch right next to the York Street F station. Choice Market, located at 108 Jay Street, opens at 6 a.m. and stays open until lunch before expanding into dinner service in about two weeks. The space features a ceiling decorated by […]
Stanzione: LICH Adding Services; to Expand Further After Merger
Andy Campbell of The Brooklyn Paper this week interviewed representatives of three Brooklyn hospitals, including Long Island College Hospital along with Maimonides Medical Center and Methodist Hospital. Asked what LICH was doing to stand out among other hospitals, interim president Dominick Stanzione said: It’s important that LICH remain a full-service hospital, serving the community. The […]
Eagle: Cutting Den Dudes Give Thumbs Down to Play Based on Shop
Tommy and Rocky of the Cutting Den in the Hotel St. George subway station are giving a play based on their shop a big thumbs down, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. The Cutting Den, now playing at the Soho Playhouse and written by long time Brooklyn Heights resident and former NYS Athletic Commission honcho Ron […]
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