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Archive | October, 2010
The Brooklyn Heights Bike War – Promenade Edition
With the hullabaloo over church goers parking in the Henry Street bike lane on Sundays about to prove Godwin’s Law, it’s time to shine a light on the far more pernicious and rampant law breaking by bicyclists, skaters and other scofflaws in Brooklyn Heights. Yes folks, BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROMENADE. Neither are […]
Brooklyn Heights 101 Tour – This Saturday 10/23
Back by popular demand, it’s our Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour. Led by veteran tour guide Annie Fitzsimmons, the tour is a great primer for new neighbors, visiting friends and relatives, tourists or long time residents who are interested in our landmarked district. We’re offering a limited number of discounted tickets – get yours now […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 10/19/10
A guy walks into a psychiatrist’s office and walks out with 2 grand; a Schermerhorn hotel had its TVs and wiring stolen; and I lost count of the robberies at Macy’s. It’s this week’s police blotter.
Spend Halloween with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra
The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra (BSO), a 65-person music ensemble, will be performing their first show of the season on Sunday October 31st at 3pm. The Halloween performance is the first of five, stretching all the way to June. All shows take place at St. Ann’s Church on the corner of Montague and Clinton Streets. The […]
Buh-Bye: Casa Tua
From BHB tipster Chris comes this missive: Don’t know if it was the opening of Reginella that did them in (or their inconsistent ability to make a true Margherita pie), but CASA TUA, the Italian Pizza restaurant at 145 Atlantic has closed. Construction permit on the window is unclear about what might be going in […]
Cabbies Refusing Brooklyn Fares?
There’s speculation that cab drivers are refusing Manhattan to Brooklyn trips, possibly because of traffic delays caused by work on the Brooklyn Bridge. Gothamist: Have you been having trouble getting a taxi from Manhattan to Brooklyn recently? The Post has, and if the Post has a problem, them everyone must be having a problem. They […]
Bouwerie Boys Morris Dancing On the Brooklyn Heights Promenade
The Bouwerie Boys, a New York based morris dance troupe, were performing on the Promenade yesterday afternoon. Morris is a style of folk dancing that originated centuries ago–it’s mentioned in Shakespeare–in the Cotswolds region of England. Some authorities believe it originated in pre-Christian Celtic, or Druidic, fertility festivals. Morris dancing on the Promenade has become […]
How ‘Bout That Burning Smell?
We know now that the burning smell wafting over Brooklyn Heights last night came from a Jersey City junkyard fire. But that didn’t stop me and Baby Fink from thinking that the entire neighborhood was on fire during our 4am feeding (which is just an extension of the midnight feeding… can I get a witness, parents?). Apparently […]
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