The City’s takeover of development and operation of Brooklyn Bridge Park was widely hailed as a way to move the project forward and, perhaps, to find ways to fund park maintenance without relying on revenue from on-site housing and commercial operations. However, critics of these sources of funding are finding little comfort in the City’s […]
Archive | April, 2010
Heights-Based Blog Wants You (and your recipes)
Do you live in Brooklyn Heights? Do you cook? Are you going through a breakup? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then we’d love to have you as part in the Breakup Cookbook, a Heights-based blog where we teach catharsis through cooking. We’re looking for recipes, people who’d like to cook on […]
Cobble Hill Towers Going Condo or If Alfred T. White Were Alive Today, He’d be Rolling Over in his Grave
Cobble Hill Towers, built in 1879 as an example of better housing for the poor, will soon be converted to condominiums: Brooklyn Paper: Tenants in the landmark building will be offered the chance to buy their apartments at insiders price such as $230,000 for a studio and $595,000 for a three-bedroom apartment. Owners would then […]
Montague Wines & Spirits: Back in Three Weeks?
As you may recall, shortly after the fire on March 11, a sign appeared on the boarded-up front of Montague Wines & Spirits announcing that the store would re-open “in a few days”. After that, for a week or so, the door was usually open during the day, and Jeff and other staffers could be […]
A Tree (Doesn’t) Grow on Henry Street
A BHB reader sends us this missive along with photo: I’m wondering if there’s a good reason why the tree well on Henry Street facing Clark’s Restaurant, at Clark and Henry, is perpetually empty– no tree! I know why it’s always rutted with tire marks– delivery trucks find it convenient to pull up on […]
BH Wine Bar is Brownstoner’s Restaurant of the Day
Our friends at Brownstoner showed us some love by bestowing “Restaurant of the Day” status on the Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar. (A previous winner was Clark’s Restaurant.) They describe it as “[filling] a void Brooklyn Heights’ residents have felt for ages.” What do you think? Has the void been filled?
Brick Attack on Joralemon
A BHB tipster sent us this dispatch last night claiming: Someone threw a brick at a guy walking down the street around 8pm. He was waiting for his friend to come and pick him up and I guess they had just spotted each other when he got hit. Just as he was turning the corner […]
Meeting Wednesday to Discuss Atlantic Avenue BID
The Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District Steering Committee will hold a meeting this Wednesday morning, April 28, from 9:30 to 11:00, at Long Island College Hospital, 399 Hicks Street, Avram Conference Center, Rooms C and D. All interested members of the community are invited. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the formation of […]
That Was Some Party
This little fella was spotted today on Remsen and Henry Streets. Feels like a good opportunity for a caption contest, eh? Comment away!
Checking Out the New Lawn at Pier 1
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld checks out the new grass at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. Access was granted to the lawn for the first time this week. Oh and NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED there.
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