The 13-unit condo integration at 177 Montague Street—the location of Chase Bank—is moving forward following its approval by Community Board 2′s Land Use Committee last December. Barry Rice Architects is the firm on the project, which calls for condos in the rear annex building at Pierrepont Street. At year-end, building owners York & Sawyer also […]
Archive | April, 2013
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 4/24/13
Another robbery at Macy’s, another sleeping straphanger loses his iPod, and Planet Fitness is now 0-4. It’s this week’s blotter.
Open Thread Wednesday, 4/24/2013
Peek-a-boo! Greetings on this Open Thread Wednesday for April 24, 2013. What’s on your mind? Feel free… Comment away! (CT)
Five Acre Farms Founder/CEO Dan Horan In The Running For SlowMoney Entrepreneur Prize
Longtime Brooklyn Heights resident Dan Horan, Founder/CEO of Five Acre Farms—who was profiled by BHB in 2011—is a finalist for Slow Money USA’s Mamma Chia Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The $50k winner will be announced at the 4th Slow Money National Gathering April 29-30 in Boulder, Colo. Slow Money is a funder of local […]
Mayoral Candidates’ Forum Monday Evening, May 6
On Monday evening, May 6, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Park Slope Civic Council, and several other neighborhood civic groups, are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Candidates’ Forum to be held at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (at Eighth Avenue), from 7:00 to 9:00. All interested voters are invited, and no RSVP is necessary. You may […]
Brooklyn Heights Resident Julie Sarkissian Celebrates Publication of First Novel
As reported by the Eagle, neighborhood resident Julie Sarkissian will celebrate the publication of her first novel, Dear Lucy, tomorrow (Tuesday, April 23) evening at BookCourt, 163 Court Street, starting at 7:00. According to the store’s website, the “Docket” includes: “Release Party”; “Reading”; “Audience Q&A”; “Book Signing”; “Live Music”; and “Food & Drinks Served.”
Montague Street’s Verizon Wireless Storefront Riling Preservationists
Preservations are raising sand that Brooklyn Heights’ Verizon Wireless storefront is parading multiple injustices to the 19th century row-house at 146 Montague Street in which it has long been housed. In a hearing last month, the Landmarks Preservation Commission refused to retroactively permit an illegal aluminum display box, according to a story in the Brooklyn […]
‘Proper: The Accessory Vault’ Opens At 110 Montague Street
A new boutique has quietly opened at 110 Montague Street, above Radio Shack. “Proper: The Accessory Vault’s” webpage is still under construction, but its wares include jewelry, silver, gold-plated, costume jewelry, body scrubs, candles, mens & womens watches, cufflinks, tie bars and other accessories. More online at Instagram. (CT)
Vigil Monday Night To #SaveLICH Psych Care
We just received this notice from the New York State Nurses Association: Hundreds of our community’s most vulnerable residents rely on inpatient psychiatric care at Long Island College Hospital. In a few days, we fear the unit will be completely closed because of Downstate’s inaction in transfering and recruiting psychiatrists. Even though, well experienced, qualified […]
Gala Benefit for Christ Church Cobble Hill at Plymouth This Saturday
There will be a gala benefit event at Plymouth Church, 75 Hicks Street, starting at 7:00 p.m. this coming Saturday evening, April 27, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Christ Church in Cobble Hill, which was severely damaged by a lightning strike last August. The benefit will feature performances from Bizet’s Carmen. […]
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