A BHB tipster sent us this photo of a NYC Department of Health notice closing Bubby’s [1 Main Street] in DUMBO. The eatery racked up a whopping 56 violation points during its last inspection on June 27. From the DOH website:
Archive | July, 2011
BHA Takes a Tobacco Warehouse Victory Lap
A dispatch was sent out earlier today by Brooklyn Heights Association president Jane McGroarty in response to Judge Eric Vitaliano of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York reaffirming his injunction against the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse in the Fulton Ferry Historic to St. Ann’s Warehouse. Planners had hoped that […]
Solo Art Installation Cleans Up On Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Don’t ask me… In fact, don’t even ask artist Antonio Alonso, who made clear that his self-installed art exhibit along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Thursday morning, is up to you to interpret.
NYT Food Critic Waxes Nostalgic About Brooklyn Heights Chinese Eatery
The New York Times’ food critic Sam Sifton mentions a late lamented Brooklyn Heights Chinese restaurant in his Q&A column today: NYT: Ah, the great bad Chinese food of our youth! For the younger Mr. Critic there was China Chili on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, where a dish called Chicken Yunan reigned supreme: all […]
String Orchestra at Fort Greene Park
This Saturday, the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, which normally holds concerts at St. Ann’s Church, will be branching out to Fort Greene Park—so mosey on over for a free concert starting at 6 p.m., featuring Beethoven’s Symphony #6, aka the “Pastoral Symphony.” Also, information on upcoming concerts is here.
Not So Magic, Johnson: Carpenters Protest Wages at 20 Henry Street
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America are miffed about how the developers of 20 Henry Street, Magic Johnson’s Canyon Johnson Funds, is compensating its workers. Our man in the NYC Council Steve Levin pointed out the firm’s questionable hiring practices earlier this year.
Band Promotes Album Recorded in Brooklyn Heights Apartment
WNYC has posted a feature about The Wooden Birds, who recorded their entire debut album in a Brooklyn Heights apartment. They’ll be appearing at Rock Shop tonight.
Weekend Subway Diversions
Manhattan bound A and C trains will be re-routed over the F line from Jay Street/Metro Tech to West 4th Street, so no Manhattan bound service at High Street. To get to Fulton, Chambers, Canal, or Spring streets, take the 2, 3, 4, or R to nearby stations. Brooklyn bound R trains will be re-routed […]
Skippy in the Hizzy? Kangaroo on Montague Street
BHB reader Rick Elkins sends us this photo of a kangaroo of the stuffed variety hanging in a tree outside of location formerly known as Jennifer Convertibles.
Cops Hunt Downtown Child Groper
Police say that this man, 22-year-old Michael Lewis, approached a 5-year-old girl on DeKalb Ave. near Flatbush Ave. Extension yesterday around 5:00 p.m., reaching under her skirt and biting her ear. Lewis, of no known fixed address, then fled the scene, according to the NYPD report. He is described as being 5’10”, 165 pounds, and […]
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