The former Brooklyn Daily Eagle location at 30 Henry Street has placed its five new condo units on the market—before the structure has even reached ground level. “The Heights At 30 Henry Street” are listed by Corcoran with a range from $3.395 million for a 2,418sf 3BR to $4.95 million for a 2,861sf 3BR, 2.5BA […]
Archive | December, 2012
Atlantic Avenue ‘Funderpass’ To Link BQE & BBP
Crossing Atlantic Avenue to enter Brooklyn Bridge Park has never been a particularly easy—or scenic—route. But that’s about to change with news that the the Atlantic Avenue BID is transforming the tunnel beneath the BQE… into a FUNderpass. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the BID has been awarded a $75,000 city grant to remake the […]
R Train Service To Be Restored This Friday
According to the Daily News, the MTA has announced that service on the R line between Brooklyn and Manhattan will resume this Friday, December 21 (unless, of course, the world ends first). We have no time yet for the service to begin, but presume it will be running in time for the morning rush. We’ll […]
Open Thread: Who Should Make the BHB Ten 2012?
Each year, we look to you the BHB Reader to help us create a list of the top 10 most influential and interesting people in Brooklyn Heights. While we focus on residents of our neighborhood, folks who have had a strong influence on the area may also be considered. So, who would you like to […]
MODULE R Founder Donald Rattner Talks Modern Design
Donald Rattner, founder of MODULE R—which opened a year ago at 141 Atlantic Avenue—is profiled in the latest issue of Brooklyn’s The L Magazine. Writer Kristin Iversen offers, “How can we exert some control over our spaces in the absence of oneiric home renovation? Enter MODULE R, a high-concept, modern design store.”
O Come All Ye Faithful: Montague Street Caroling December 19
Following the annual Christmas tree lighting at the Montague Street entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, the Grace & Spiritus Chorale of Brooklyn—which will perform at the 63rd annual event—will walk up Montague Street, singing carols and spreading holiday cheer. Residents and visitors are invited to join in […]
Karl at Pier 5 Opening
Mr. J. and his cam were busy this past week. In addition to his visit to Julianna’s, Karl attended the grand opening of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 Thursday morning. In his video, Karl begins with a retrospective of some of his favorite BBP events from the past few years. He then shows the dignitaries gathering, Mayor Bloomberg’s speech, and the pier’s athletic field in use.
Karl Visits Julianna’s
When I lived across the great water, on that island to our west, there were pizza places called Ray’s, Original Ray’s, Real Ray’s, Honest-to-God Ray’s, etc. Here in Brooklyn Patsy Grimaldi had Patsy’s, then Grimaldi’s, and now Julianna’s, named for Patsy’s mom. Julianna’s occupies the former Grimaldi’s space on Old Fulton Street in the Fulton Ferry Historic District and a new Grimaldi’s (Patsy sold the name) is at the corner of Front and Old Fulton streets, that once was a bank, then an upscale restaurant, then a Latin themed night club. Mr, J. was at Julianna’s with his cam, saw Patsy and his wife, and got video of them teaching some tourists how to eat pizza the Brooklyn way.
Squibb Park Footbridge Pieces Put In Place
We’ve got fresh pics of the soon-to-be-opened Squibb Park footbridge that will provide new access to Brooklyn Bridge Park. The first comes from BHB contributor Maureen Lynch, with more from Brownstoner. That webbie describes “cranes, scissor lifts and an army of riggers and engineer/construction workers against a winter daylight cerulean sky” as the already assembled […]
Heights Local To Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Enough Wit Da Helicopter Noise!’
At Thursday’s public celebration of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 opening, NYC Mayor Bloomberg took questions from press—and area residents. One local took the opportunity to raise the issue of Brooklyn Heights’ perpetual helicopter noise from tourist whirlybirds. Gothamist reports that Bloomberg acknowledged that helicopters taking off from lower Manhattan do fly within the vicinity […]
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