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Archive | February, 2011
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 2/22/11
It’s a cruel, cruel winter. It’s also this week’s police blotter.
Park Board Meets, Receives Draft Report on Housing Alternatives
The board of directors of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation met today at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. The principal item on the agenda was receipt of the draft report of Bay Area Economics, the consultant hired by the Corporation to study alternatives to luxury housing as sources of revenue to […]
Construction on Middagh Street
Karl “Eye in the Sky” Junkersfeld checks in with the construction of a water line on Middagh Street for the new P.S. 8 extension. See video after the jump.
Squadron Hosts Community Convention at St. Francis March 13th
State Senator Daniel Squadron will host his third annual Community Convention on Sunday, March 13, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The previous two conventions were held at Borough of Manhattan Community College, but this year the Senator is moving it to the Brooklyn side of his district, and it will be held at St. Francis […]
Eric Frazier Jazz Concert at BHS Saturday
This Saturday, February 26, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) will present a concert by Brooklyn resident and renowned jazz conga player Eric Frazier. His style incorporates elements of “jazz including swing, blues, bebop and latin jazz, as well as salsa, calypso, r&b, broadway, afro-beat and […]
Spotty the Dog Found!
Spotty the Dog, who was reported missing over the weekend, has been reunited with his pet parents. BHB reader Natalie Cooper found Spotty and posted here earlier about the rescue: SPOTTY HAS BEEN FOUND. I spotted him while jogging Saturday afternoon (2/19) on the corner of Henry and Remsen. He had no collar nor microchip […]
Tobacco Warehouse Arguments Made Easy
Sure the fur is flying about the controversy surrounding the planned adaptive re-use of the Tobacco Warehouse. But thanks to our mashup cartoon featuring quotes from both sides of the issue, things just got a lot easier. We think. See it after the jump.
Sarah Jessica Parker Runs Down Hicks Street, Christina Hendricks Looks On
Sarah Jessica Parker is shooting a scene this afternoon on Hicks Street for I Don’t Know How She Does It. From what we saw, she’s chasing a pooch. Also on hand – Mad Men star Christina Hendricks. More pics after the jump.
George and Abe Both Knew the Nabe
As we’ve noted before, in late August of 1776 General George Washington spent several days and nights here in Brooklyn Heights. It can’t have been a pleasant time for him: his Continental Army fought the British for the first time, and suffered defeat. Afterward, the weather was bad, though that would prove to be a […]
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