As the BHB has been regularly following, the former Brooklyn Eagle building at 30 Henry Street & Middagh—purchased for $3.5 million in November 2011 by DUMBO-based developer Fortis Manor—was approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in December for a five-story, six-unit condo building to take its place. On May 17, the new owner filed a […]
Archive | May, 2012
Image Of The Day: A Haunting Nighttime View From Fulton’s Landing
What a world: A nighttime view of the Manhattan Bridge, Empire State Building and City skyline from Fulton’s Landing, next to Brooklyn Bridge Park (Photo: QuietStorm)
A View To Remember
It’s one flight that even the anti-helicopter caucus could support. A handful of servicemen from Charlie Company, 1st Bn.-9th Marines got this look at Brooklyn Heights today as their MV-22 Osprey, piloted by VMM-264 (“The Black Knights”), set off for a demonstration at Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island. The unit has returned from a […]
Happy Memorial Day, Brooklyn Heights!
Sunny, 84 degrees and teeming with residents, New Yorkers and tourists from all over the world. Memorial Day couldn’t be more of a pleasure in Brooklyn Heights today. Enjoy! (Photos: Chuck Taylor)
94 Hicks Street Hits The Market For $8.5 Million
A five-story, 5,500-square-foot townhouse at 94 Hicks Street in North Brooklyn Heights (between Orange and Pineapple streets) has just been listed by Corcoran for a luxe $8.5 million. The building is currently configured as five free-market apartments. Corcoran suggests: “Combine the units to create a single family masterpiece or maintain one or more of the […]
East River Ferry Service Increases Capacity; Opens New Brooklyn Bridge Park Slip
To meet demand for the East River Ferry’s pilot service, the city is adding a new fleet with more than twice the capacity on weekends. The new boats will hold 399 passengers, instead of the current 149. In addition, The New York Times reported Friday that the city opened a new ferry slip at Pier […]
Buyer Beware: Rash Of Thefts Reported At Atlantic Ave. Trader Joe’s
Trader Joe’s on Atlantic Avenue at the border of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill has reported five thefts over the past several months from unattended shopping carts. Capt. Jeffrey Schiff, who commands the 76th Precinct, recently informed the community council that the store has no surveillance cameras installed in the crowded grocery, despite pleading with […]
Quote Of The Day: Brooklyn Heights Is ‘The Most Uninspiring Place To Live’
Comedian & actor Reggie Watts, who released Comedy Central special “Reggie Watts: A Live At Central Park,” earlier this month and appears in an IFC talk show this summer, was interviewed Friday by website College Times and had plenty to say about his former residential neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. The uber-hipster, who now resides in […]
Eamonn’s in Brooklyn Heights Closing
Emmonn’s In Brooklyn, the Irish pub and restaurant at 174 Montague Street that has served the community for 17 years, will be closing its doors permanently on June 17. A manager on duty told BHB that the owner of the building is converting the space into condos. The Brooklyn Eagle is also reporting the story […]
New York Times Gives Mexican Gran Electrica A Taste Test
Gran Electrica, the Mexican restaurant that opened in March at Five Front Street on the DUMBO border, gets the full treatment in a New York Times review. Mind you, our own BHB Karl Junkersfeld has already weighed in. His verdict: “Delicioso.” The Times’ Robin Finn remarks that the restaurant “is a brick-walled, votive-lighted, tin-ceilinged amalgam […]
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