A disturbing dispatch just arrived in the BHB Inbox. Our tipster claims that there’s a mentally ill person who follows and stalks people on Hicks Street. She alleges that the 84th Precinct is familiar with this individual (he was once picked up running naked on Hicks Street) and that he supposedly robbed a neighbor at gunpoint […]
Archive | February, 2010
Torch and Tune Bearer
When Norval White, who passed away in December, was working on the latest edition of his AIA Guide to New York, he knew it was going to be the last one with which he was involved. With both the future in mind and needing assistance–in his eighties, his mobility wasn’t what it was–he enlisted the […]
Grace Church Winterfair Next Saturday
A framed vinyl LP and album cover of U2’s Under a Blood Red Sky, signed by the band’s members; a painting by award winning Heights artist Mark Crawford; and an antique sterling silver cocktail shaker are among the items that will be available at the silent auction (disclosure: your correspondent’s wife is in charge of […]
FedEx Truck Slams into 128 Willow Street
A FedEx truck ran into 128 Willow Street around 3:45 pm, according to several BHB tipsters. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that one pedestrian was injured and taken to Long Island College Hospital, however BHB has learned that the victim was actually taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. More photos after the jump.
Walking Tour: Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights
Sign up now for Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights walking tour on February 27 at 1pm. We’ll tour notorious addresses in the neighborhood and share some interesting tales of “unknown” Brooklyn Heights history. This is a test run of Homer’s first walking tour so space is very limited. Tickets for this maiden voyage are free. […]
Who Charges Less in Brooklyn Heights? Gristedes, Hans or Peas N Pickles?
Brooklyn Heights resident Tina Nole tackles the question: Who is cheaper, Gristedes or Peas N Pickles? I recently found myself without a job after the demise of Air America media, which means I have entirely too much time on my hands, and well you know what they say about idle hands (I don’t either but […]
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