Archive | December, 2010

There’s that Newsvan!

WABC-TV sets up shop on Montague Street this afternoon.  Hope the newsvan doesn’t get sideswiped by a sanitation vehicle! Photo: Mrs. Fink

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Montague Street Starbucks Open but No Snacks for You!

Mrs. Fink made it out of the house this morning to discover that the  Montague Street Starbucks had hot, steamy coffee but no baked goods and snacks at all.  No plowing, no deliveries means  no snacks for you!  The store has kept regular hours over the holiday despite the weather.

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Limo Bumper (?) Found on Cranberry Street

Remember the white limo spun out and blocking Middagh Street yesterday?  Looks like BHB reader Mitch has located what appears to be its bumper a block away at Cranberry and Hicks.

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Big Bird at High Street Station

BHB reader “Nancy” sends us this photo and message: My daughter took this photo of a large bird sitting on a bush outside our house by the A train High Street station. So, what is that an owl errr sumthin’? Here’s a closer look:

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Shots Fired on Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights

This just in from two BHB tipsters (photo and comment): I live at 101 Clark Street, about an hour ago, a plainclothes police officer knocked on the door to ask if I’d heard anything last night about midnight. A shot was fired through a window on Monroe Place, he said and didn’t think it had anything to […]

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Sex, Lies, and the Busted Chef

“Awesome Slut”, whose eponymous site won the “best sex blog” award from the Village Voice this year, tells all in her confessional “the mistakes we make” about an affair with Daniel Kaufman a/k/a Daniel Kay a/k/a Daniel Katze a/k/a the Busted Chef, whose true identity she discovered through a Google link to BHB. Caveat: the […]

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Cross Country Skiing in Brooklyn Heights

A CNN iReport comes from Brooklyn Heights: hispeed48, a law student in Brooklyn Heights, New York, says he was able to ski two city blocks. His girlfriend shot this video shortly after midnight Sunday. ‘I had a lot of fun. The roads were empty and I was able to make several runs down that street. […]

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Video: Fire Truck Stuck on Columbia Place

This dispatch from BHB reader @tarekp who posted a video of an NYFD truck stuck on Columbia Place.  Watch it after the jump.

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Blizzard 2010 in Brooklyn Heights: Like a Zombie Movie

BHB reader @tarekp has posted “reportage” of snow around Brooklyn Heights including this photo and a walkaround video (after the jump).

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BHB Ten 2010 – This Year’s Most Notable Brooklyn Heights Residents

This year’s BHB Ten is an interesting bunch.  Some have added “flava” to Brooklyn Heights, while other have made it more beautiful, more interesting and dare we say more fun.  Some have dedicated themselves to preserving the area’s unique historic character.  We know there will be a lively discussion about who made this year’s list… […]

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