Archive | June, 2013

#SaveLICH News: Judge Orders Accounting From SUNY; Mediator Appointed

According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Carolyn E. Demarest on Thursday ordered SUNY Downstate to present a full accounting of all LICH property, assets and funds transferred to Downstate, the income derived from the properties, details about the other LICH properties SUNY plans to dispose of and more, no later than […]

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Sephora May Anchor “Women’s Power Center” at Court and Joralemon

According to Lois Weiss’s “Between the Bricks” column in the New York Post, cosmetics retailer Sephora will be the anchor tenant in the retail space being developed in the Brooklyn Municipal Building at the southeast corner of Court and Joralemon streets. Weiss quotes Albert Laboz of United American Land, the developer of the site, as […]

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Caught On Film: Disability Scooter Goes Missing at 87 Hicks Street In Brooklyn Heights

A reader sends us this dispatch about an (allegedly) despicable criminal act on Hicks Street:

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

There’s more free Shakespeare on the pier this weekend, as the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy presents Random Access Theater’s production of the comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Granite Prospect, Pier 1, starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado’s wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, […]

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Rally Tomorrow Morning to Demand MTA Action For Passengers During R Train Tunnel Closure

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 27) morning at 11:00 there will be a rally on the steps of Borough Hall. Riders Alliance gives us the following details: Elected officials and community organizations from Brooklyn and Queens will rally on Thursday on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall to demand that the MTA and the City create a […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

It’s a green light weekend June 29-30, as there are no planned diversions or cancellations directly affecting service at any local subway stations. On Monday through Wednesday of the following week (July 1-3) from 11:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. there will be no Manhattan bound service at Court Street or on the R/N platform at […]

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Make a Movie: On My Block

With all the ad agencies and studios filming around the Heights, why not join the fray and aim for a little fame yourself? On My Block Films challenges its participants to: Reach out to one another, introduce yourselves, and make a movie! We make this process more approachable for those who have never done something […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 6/26/13

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Brooklyn Heights Bliss: ‘Girls’ Star Adam Driver Marries Joanne Tucker

‘Girls’ actor Adam Driver and girlfriend Joanne Tucker, who live in Brooklyn Heights, were married last weekend according to reports. Co-star and fellow BHer Lena Dunham tweeted:

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Move Over Paula Deen And Sandra Lee, Here’s Brooklyn Heights Resident And Cooking Channel Star Kelsey Nixon

The NY Post profiles Cooking Channel personality Kelsey Nixon, who lives in Brooklyn Heights. Her show, ‘Kelsey’s Essentials‘, enters its third season next month. NY Post: “The main reason they didn’t think I was a good fit for ‘Food Network Star’ is because I was too young,” says Nixon. “When they created Cooking Channel and […]

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