We’ve been quite the busy beavers at the Brooklyn Bugle. Thirsty for a new summer drink? Check out our Drink of the Week, the Lemon Basil Julep. Chuck Taylor reports in on artist John Lloyd who is known for his cityscapes of Brooklyn with some great takes on our humble neighborhood. Chuck also ponders the […]
Archive | July, 2011
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 7/20/11
The blotter had been on assignment at South of the Border cracking down on illegal fireworks, only to learn fireworks are legal there. Oops. At any rate, today we bring you a brief rundown on neighborhood nefariousness, with the blotter returning in full force next week. Until then..
Coming Soon: Hotel And Housing Proposals for Brooklyn Bridge Park
While attention has been focused on the St. Ann’s Tobacco Warehouse saga, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation announced at a meeting yesterday that they will be issuing by the end of August a “Request For Proposal” for the hotel and residential housing buildings across from Pier 1. According to the Brooklyn Eagle: Two buildings — […]
BHB to the Rescue!? Joralemon Sewer Fixed
BHB Tipster “Greg” writes to tell us that the damaged sewer and curb at Joralemon and Clinton Streets he told us last week that had gone unfixed for two years has now been repaired. Coincidence or the POWER OF BHB? Greg says: My wife pointed out that the corner was repaired today. The BHBlog is […]
St. Ann’s Warehouse: Thanks For Your Support, ‘No Winners’ In This Saga
In an email sent to their mailing list, St. Ann’s Warehouse Artistic Director Susan Feldman thanked everyone for their support during the Tobacco Warehouse saga, indicated that they would be leaving DUMBO but have several options elsewhere, and that this is all due to the ‘callousness’ of the neighborhood and preservation organizations such as the […]
Brooklyn Heights History: Urban Renewal Part 2
The postwar brought the great era of modernism and social engineering. A nation flush with victory and wealth thought it could solve any problem and enthusiastically looked forward to, and even worshipped, the future (probably because the immediate past had been so bad). A bright, modernist future beckoned. At the same time there was a […]
Karl Cruises the Nabe, Checks Out Walt Whitman Park
Our man with cam takes a morning stroll, finds litter strewn on the plaza at Whitman Close, and progress on Walt Whitman Park (thanks to an alert by reader Ann of Orange). He pauses to appreciate the restoration of the house at 58 Hicks Street. Video after the jump.
Star Cross’d Romeo and Juliet Come to Brooklyn Heights
Arguably William Shakespeare’s most famous play, “Romeo and Juliet” is currently being staged at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Sidney Place. In this version, presented by Theater 2020, the warring Capulets and Montagues are Muslim and Hindu, with the action largely occurring amid the altar and aisles; the director, David Fuller, also used the pulpit […]
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