Archive | March, 2010

Get Off the Sidewalk T-Mobile Vehicle Thing!

A BHB reader sent in the photo above with this comment: Enough with the cars in the bike lanes. I want them off my sidewalks! This photo is from March 10, 2010 and was in front of the T-Mobile store on the west side of Court Street. It, advertises, of course, T-Mobile, as if the […]

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Design Expo Coming To DUMBO in May

Designers will invade DUMBO in May for the BKLYN DESIGNS exhibition, a three-day expo of contemporary accessories and furnishings made in Brooklyn. The center for the event will be St. Ann’s Warehouse and will feature work from 40 local designers, as well as a few panel discussions. A preview of some of the featured work […]

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Brooklyn Heights People: Tom van den Bout, BHA President

As President of the Brooklyn Heights Association and a longtime resident, Tom van den Bout’s (@tvdbout) got a whole lotta BH pride. He could wax poetic about the neighborhood, its people, and its prime location for hours. So it was with some reluctance and a sly smile that he divulged his least favorite thing about the […]

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Plans to renovate 72 Poplar are on hold

Poplar Precinct Back on Market

The former site of the 84th Precinct on Poplar Street in Brooklyn Heights is for sale once again.  The Brooklyn Eagle reports that it’s now listed by Lee Odell Real Estate for $12 million. Regal Investments had grand plans for the site but has instead elected to sell the property blaming the economy and not […]

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Church Parking Flap: We See This As An Acceptable Cost

The Brooklyn Paper covers the ongoing bike-lane abuse, by houses of worship in Brooklyn Heights. The paper quotes the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church as saying their flouting of the law is made possible with the complicity of the 84th Precinct. Last week, at the precinct’s monthly community council meeting, this blogger played for […]

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First Lady Graces Grimaldi’s

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama dined at Grimaldi’s, on Old Fulton Street. Eater NY: Today, the first lady has made her choice in the crowded field of New York Pizza. Just an hour ago, Grimaldi’s in Brooklyn was surrounded by security as Mrs. Obama dineed [sic] inside. Sorry Di Fara, Motorino, Lombardi’s—maybe next time. Update: […]

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Area Folks Read Whitman

O Brooklyn! My Brooklyn! from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. Brooklyn Heights resident Heather Quinlan has created a short video featuring Brooklynites reading Walt Whitman’s Crossing Brooklyn Ferry. It’s great stuff. Watch and enjoy.

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Brooklyn Flea Won’t Return to DUMBO

Heights residents hankering for bargain goods and the best lobster rolls this side of Hyannis won’t be able to satisfy that craving this year just by taking a short Sunday hike down Squibb Hill (and a seemingly much longer one back up). Because of extensive construction activity in the vicinity, the Brooklyn Flea will not […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 3/24/10

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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What Stores Do You Want on Montague?

Picking up on a suggestion by loyal BHB reader and commenter Nabeguy, in an attempt to get away from kvetching about what’s actually coming, what are your wishes for five establishments you’d like to see go into vacant spots on Montague?

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