Archive | August, 2013

This Online Video Backing Stephen Pierson Will Have You Shaking Your Head

Political ads are not exactly known for their subtleness, accuracy or artistic quality. Sure, you communications majors will shoutback – GOLDWATER DAISY AD MAAAN!

While some of you may utter the phrase “in your heart you know he’s right” while watching this “viral” video for NYC Council D33 Democratic candidate Stephen Pierson, you have to agree that it’s pretty darn wacky.

Watch the video after the jump.

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Stevie Wonders: Tale Of The Tweets From The NYC Council D 33 Democratic Debate

The Democratic candidates for the 33rd NYC Council district 33 faced off Wednesday night in Greenpoint. You might be surprised to learn what one of the candidates hasn’t done in over a decade.

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Open Thread Wednesday 8/21/13

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

Just like last weekend and the following week, apart from the lack of R train service to and from Manhattan that will continue until at least October of 2014, there are no planned diversions or cancellations that directly affect service at any local stations this weekend (Friday night, August 23 to Monday morning, August 26) […]

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Watch Senator Schumer’s Ad Backing Daniel Squadron For Public Advocate

Our man in the NYS Senate, Daniel Squadron, is running for Public Advocate. This week TV ads for his campaign began running on local television featuring his old boss U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer. In the spot, the senator praises Squadron for his gun control advocacy. The race has not generated much attention as it’s been […]

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Guest Post: Stephen Pierson, Democratic Candidate NYC Council District 33

Proactive measures rarely make for a rousing stump speech. As a result, New York City’s elected officials have an unfortunate habit of not addressing problems until they reach a crisis point. But without proactive measures, our district will continue staggering from crisis to crisis. As we’ve seen with our libraries, hospitals, flood preparedness, and environmental issues (e.g., Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal), ignoring simmering problems doesn’t prevent them from boiling.

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Judge Lays The Smackdown On SUNY, Ownership Reverts To Continuum #SaveLICH

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest laid a veritable bodyslam on SUNY this afternoon when she ruled that ownership of Long Island College Hospital should revert to its previous owner Continuum or another operator willing to take it.  After the ruling, Continuum issued a statement that they cannot takeover the facility. This comes on the […]

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VIDEO: A Visit To Della Pietra’s On Atlantic Avenue In Brooklyn Heights

Our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld visited Della Pietra’s Prime Meats, which is now open for business at 193 Atlantic Avenue. Karl, just like Oprah or Charlie Rose, gets the skinny on why the meat at this new butcher is different than others in the area. Also, BHB pals EJ and Beth visited Della […]

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Cousteau’s Grandson Trains in Brooklyn Heights for Underwater Living

Jacques Cousteau was as much a part of my childhood as Marlin Perkins and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom. So I was heartened to hear Cousteau’s grandson, Fabien, is carrying on the family’s oceanographic tradition. Namely, he will try and beat his grandfather’s record of living underwater for several consecutive days—with part of his training […]

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Watch This New Version Of The Beastie Boys’ Sabotage Video Not Only Does It Have A Brooklyn Heights Connection But It May Save Libraries Everywhere

The Mike and Duane Show, based out of a co-ed private school in Chicago, is known for their annual wacky takeoffs of video classics. Their latest release is a version of the Beastie Boys’ legendary video ‘Sabotage’ featuring librarians.

Talk about citizens saving libraries – this video is already going viral and it makes librarians look AWESOME.

Of course there’s the obvious Brooklyn Heights connection – the late Adam “MCA” Yauch grew up here and Mike D. attended St. Ann’s School.

However, there’s one more very subtle Brooklyn Heights connection in the video – can you name what it is?

Watch the video after the jump.

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