Next Tuesday, February 9, City Coucil Member Steven Levin will lead a discussion about the recent underground explosions that rocked the neighborhood around Joralemon Street and Willow Place on January 18. All are invited to this meeting, which is sponsored by the Willowtown Association and begins at 6:30 p.m. at the A.T. White Community Center, […]
Archive | February, 2010
CB2 Approves River Cafe Cabaret License
Last night, a CB2 committee approved a cabaret license for Dumbo’s River Cafe without much of a battle in a 6-1 vote. The swank eatery, which earned its first Michelin Star this year, was revealed by the Post this week to only pay $5,536 a month in rent, while the restaurant’s tasting menu is $125 […]
“Mad Bomber” Ivanov Gets 18 Years
Ivaylo Ivanov, whose arsenal of guns and homemade bombs was discovered in the apartment he was sharing on Remsen Street two years ago, and who later admitted to spray-painting swastikas on synagogues and scattering hate literature around the neighborhood, today entered a guilty plea and will be sentenced to prison. YourNabe.com: The man responsible for […]
Film by Heights Resident Joachim Back Nominated for Oscar
The New Tenants trailer from Det Danske Filminstitut on Vimeo. Reader Bob posted this comment on Open Thread Wednesday: Congrats to BH resident Joachim Back on his Academy Award nomination for his short live action film The New Tenants. Joachim wrote, directed and produced and his wife Mette was an Executive Producer. They had a […]
71 Pineapple Liquor License Approved by CB2 Committee
Following a contentious meeting and several compromises, a CB2 committee unanimously approved a liquor license for a forthcoming cafe at 71 Pineapple St. Angry neighbors showed up to battle over the serving of alcohol in the cafe’s backyard space, which they said was unfit for a residential neighborhood. That fight, however, turned out to be […]
Tickets on Sale Now: Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour
Tickets on sale NOW for new additional tour added 3/7/10 at 11am. Buy tickets here! The first “official” Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour will take place on Saturday March 6, 2010 at 1pm. Tickets are SOLD OUT . We’ve taken our cue from Radiohead for this installment – pay what you want for […]
Nurses Protest LICH Contract Stance
Nurses at Long Island College Hospital today marched with placards to protest management’s attempt to modify their union contract. The Brooklyn Paper: Nurses at Long Island College Hospital took to the street in front of the Cobble Hill medical center on Wednesday, alleging that the financially flatlining institution is tinkering with their contracts as it […]
Medical Emergency at Heights Cafe
A fire truck and two ambulances are parked on Montague Street outside the Heights Cafe, at the corner of Hicks Street. Inside the Cafe’s dining room, as of a few minutes ago, EMTs were performing CPR on a person lying on the floor.
Brooklyn Heights Bagel Store is Sorry for Anti-Smoking Poster
There are times when you can’t tell if the things you read are from The Onion or The Brooklyn Eagle. Today’s item, about the owner of Montague Street Bagels posting an apology for a NYC DOH mandated anti-smoking poster displayed in the store, is real:
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