Archive | January, 2011

Iris Cafe Owner Rachel Graville Judges “Jerk Off”

Rachel Graville, an owner of Iris Cafe on Columbia Place in Willowtown, loves her beef jerky. Stephanie Klose, writing for NY Serious Eats, also loves Graville’s Gerald Jerky. So, its no surprise that Graville has been chosen to be one of the judges at the perhaps inevitably named “World’s Biggest Jerk Off”, to be held […]

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First Presbyterian to Install New Senior Pastor

First Presbyterian Church, located at 124 Henry Street, between Clark and Love Lane, has concluded its search for a new senior pastor.

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BHS to Display Rare Map Today, Next Week

If you want to take a look at the rare 1770 map of New York City, which includes Brooklyn, discovered by the Brooklyn Historical Society among items that had been held in storage, you’ll need to go to the Society’s Othmer Library, located in their building at Clinton and Pierrepont Streets, this afternoon or next […]

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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tomorrow

This from Notify NYC: Alternate Side of the Street Parking Regulations are suspended for Fri, 1/21/11. Parking meters will remain in effect Citywide. Yes, more snow is on the way, starting tonight. Update: Via the BHA, no garbage pickup tomorrow.

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Bicyclist Killed on BQE Ramp

A bicyclist was killed this morning on the Atlantic Avenue ramp of the BQE, according to BHB’s Weegee. Channel 7 adds a report that makes it sound like the rider was on the expressway itself: WABC-TV: Police say the victim was hit in the westbound lanes, near Atlantic Avenue, just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The […]

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Is Giamatti Charging Five Bucks to Take a Photo with Him?

My pal/entertainment reporter guy/Star Wars maven Steve Iervolino once told me a story about asking Billy Dee Williams for an autograph at a movie junket. Steve’s a huge fan of the franchise, so getting Lando Calrissian to sign something for him was a big deal and totally not something he was looking to resell for […]

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HGTV’s Genevieve Works Her Magic on Montague Street

As previously reported, BHB pal/Celine Dion fan/Montague Street resident/author Chuck Taylor and his partner Ayhan Sahin were the lucky recipients of a bedroom make over from HGTV’s Dear Genevieve. While Chuck is still under a “gag” order from the show (it will air in March) he shared just a lil’ bit more about last week’s […]

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Ragtime Author E.L. Doctorow to Speak at St. Francis

E.L. Doctorow, one of the most accalimed writers of contemporary American fiction, whose novels include Ragtime (1976 National Book Critics Circle Award; a 1981 movie version starred James Cagney as a police commissioner and Norman Mailer as the architect Stanford White), World’s Fair (1986 National Book Award), and, most recently, Homer & Langley (2009), a […]

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Silent Movie Night in Dumbo

Longing for the silent movies of the past? Attend “Silent Movie Night” at Galapagos Art Space on January 25th. They’ll be screening the original “Metropolis,” a classic German-Expressionist silent film released in 1927. The film explores the social crisis between workers and owners in capitalism, and is the most expensive silent film ever made. No need […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 1/19/11

Hey! It’s Wednesday! Comment away!

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