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Archive | July, 2013
#SaveLICH: Brooklyn DA and State AG Both Investigating SUNY’s Actions
PIX11 reports that both the Kings County (Brooklyn) District Attorney’s office and the New York State Attorney General are investigating possible criminal activity by SUNY Downstate’s management in its efforts to shut down Long Island College Hospital. The DA got involved at the urging of Justice Johnny Lee Baynes of the New York Supreme Court, […]
Sociale Opening July 29th On Henry Street
More news on Henry St. restaurants: Northern Italian eatery Sociale, located at 72 Henry St., will be opening its doors Monday, July 29th at 11am (after a weekend of private parties). Click the below menus to enlarge. In addition, it will be featured in a Banana Republic commercial filming this Thursday from 7am-noon; the theme […]
#SaveLICH Update: The TRO Stands
Update:According to this Eagle story the Appellate Division, to which SUNY appealed Justice Baynes’ TRO, has issued a temporary order preserving the status quo as of Friday, July 19 at 4:00 p.m. This means SUNY may take no further steps to transfer patients or shut down services. The Eagle quotes Gibson Dunn litigation partner and […]
Confirmed: Gabriele Corcos Headed To Bevacco
Update: Corcos will be Executive Chef… DEVELOPING…
@bkheightsblog @Bevacco I am already in!!! Full menu will roll out this Friday night July 26th! Very Exciting Times! Come Hungry!!!
— Gabriele Corcos (@TheTuscanGun) July 22, 2013
SaveLICH: The Warren Buffett Connection
It’s an indirect but real one, of which he is aware. It was in its inception highly beneficial, and had not Long Island College Hospital’s owners, with court acquiescence, used funds for purposes not contemplated in the terms of a gift, it could have averted the crisis LICH and the communities that depend on it […]
Is Extra Virgin’s Gabriele Corcos Headed To A Brooklyn Heights Eatery?
Twitter user Rusty Buehler spotted celebrity chef/Brooklynite/Tuscan/Debi Mazar’s husband Gabriele Corcos on Henry Street this week. Could the scrappy chef of TV’s ‘Extra Virgin’ be headed to the soon-to-be-opened Sociale? Or could he be providing a power boost to Henry Street’s other Italian eateries Bevacco or Noodle Pudding? If the spotting was closer to Montague Street that could mean Corcos could be headed to Dellaroccos, River Deli or Armando’s.
Corcos responds – after the jump.
Tree Down On Columbia Heights
A BHB reader sends us these photos of a tree down near 155 Columbia Heights on Saturday (7/20) afternoon. FDNY is on the scene.
Nate Silver Leaving New York Times For ESPN And Olbermann Show
Brooklyn Heights resident (or to be technically correct Downtown Brooklyn resident)/ writer/statistician Nate Silver will be joining ESPN according to the New York Times’ Brian Stelter:
#SaveLICH Update: Judge Issues TRO Barring SUNY From Immediate LICH Shutdown
Bill de Blasio’s trip to court today was successful. Justice Johnny Lee Baynes, who issued the original temporary restraining order barring SUNY Downstate from going ahead with its plan to close Long Island College Hospital, today issued another TRO in response to de Blasio’s petition. The order commands SUNY to appear in court on July […]
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