New York Times National Editor Sam Sifton recalled a rough-and-tumble childhood growing up on Willow Street, learning tricks like heading down Grace Court, which would trick pursuers seeking to “yoke” him into thinking he would be trapped on a dead-end street, then going over the fence and walking above the BQE to safety on Remsen […]
Archive | February, 2012
Field for Pier 1 Hotel and Residential Structure Narrowed to Three
Three finalists have been selected from among the seven original proposals for a combined hotel and residential complex to be built on land lying between Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Furman Street, which will generate payments in lieu of taxes to help fund maintenance and operation of the Park. One of the finalists […]
Open Thread: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Talk amongst ourselves, BHB followers. What’s on your mind today? (Photo: Poplar Street, Chuck Taylor)
Baluchi’s Back In Biz Post-Health Code Violations
Baluchi’s Indian restaurant got off to a false start with its 10th NYC location in Brooklyn Heights at 46 Henry Street, when it opened at the end of January. By February 10, the joint was shuttered by the NYC Department of Health when it was whacked with 58 violation points. A tip provided today to […]
Traffic Snarl At Cadman Plaza & Pierrepont: Just In Time For Evening Rush
One nitwit driver, six fire engines… A motorist behind the wheel of a Dodge SUV apparently decided the 4 p.m. hour Tuesday would be an ideal occasion to drive over a median strip along Cadman Plaza West at the intersection of Pierrepont Street, snarling traffic just in time for the evening rush. The female driver, […]
Heights Cinema to Have Space in New Building, But Must Seek Temporary Home
The Heights Cinema will have a home in the new building to be constructed on its site: The Brooklyn Paper: Landlord Tom Caruana says he will save space for the beloved movie house on Henry Street when he tears down the old-timey theater and constructs a new apartment building at the site — succumbing to […]
Quote Of The Day: To Foster Critical Writing Acclaim, “Move To Brooklyn Heights”
Award-winning author Adrian McKinty offers a pretty amusing post on his well-traveled blog “The Psychopathology of Everyday Life” about “How to write a New York Times best-selling crime novel.” McKinty has penned 12 acclaimed crime and mystery novels, including “Dead I May Well Be,” “The Dead Yard,” “Fifty Grand” and “Falling Glass.” Depending upon your […]
Brooklyn Heights Resident Chronicles Street Life in the Bronx
The Times has a story about a Heights resident and Wall Street trader who spends his free time photographing and recording the stories of the down-and-out: New York Times “City Room”: As a foreign exchange trader for Citigroup, Chris Arnade, 46, makes a good income, and lives with his wife and three children in a […]
Flowers on the Promenade
Early bloomers in the garden between the Clark and Pineapple Street entrances. Addendum: According to reader “Baron von Montague St” these are “lenten roses, Helleborus × hybridus.”
New Wine Store at One BBP Hosts Free Tasting Event for Park Conservancy
Waterfront Wines & Spirits, the new store located on the Joralemon Street side of One Brooklyn Bridge Park, will host “Drink Local”, a tasting event featuring Brooklyn made gins, vodka, and wines, this coming Friday evening, February 24, from 6:00 to 8:00. Admission and tasting is free; proceeds from sales during the event will benefit […]
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