Archive | September, 2013

BHB At Montague Street Summer Space – So What Do People Think Of CrumbNuts And Vito Lopez?

By on September 16, 2013 10:52 pm in Brooklyn Heights

The BHB/Brooklyn Bugle gang pulled out their dusty tent and held court at the Montague Street Summer Space on Sunday. We met many regular readers for the first time as well as catching up with some of our all time favorites.

But what did we do all day? Well for starters, BHB’s Heather Quinlan handed out DVDs of her FANTASTIC documentary ‘If These Knishes Could Talk’ to anyone we thought had a good Brooklyn accent.

Things got really nutty when Homer decided to have passersby taste the new “CrumbNut” from Crumbs Bake Shop. Find out what they thought of the new treats as well as how many actually know who Vito Lopez is in the videos after the jump.

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30 Henry Street Facade Revealed With 80% Of Units In Contract [VIDEO]

By on September 16, 2013 9:59 pm in Real Estate

The scaffolding, or as the pros call it “staging”, around 30 Henry Street came down today and our Karl Junkersfeld was there. He notes that according to Streeteasy, 4 out of the 5 units in the building are under contract. One apartment is still available at $4.5 million which he notes is a valuation of […]

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‘Job Site Head’ In Brooklyn Heights

By on September 16, 2013 9:46 pm in Fun

Road crews working on Henry Street in the North Heights this week won’t have far to get to get relief as evidenced by this porta-potty perched on Pineapple Orange Street. However, if one were to read the signs just a little differently, you’d think that the former customers of Blue Diamond have just found a […]

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Concerned Physicians of LICH Ask For Donations To Continue Fight

By on September 16, 2013 9:38 pm in Cobble Hill, Health, News

As the fight to #SaveLICH continues, the Concerned Physicians of LICH are asking supporters for donations so that they may contnue their legal battle to save the hospital.

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Kite Festival on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on September 15, 2013 10:56 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun

On Saturday, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy sponsored a Kite Festival on Pier 1. Based on the weather forecast as of Thursday, I predicted that there would be a good breeze blowing for the event. When I arrived, the air was almost dead calm. More photos and text after the jump. People were trying hard […]

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Colorful Greenmarket Bounty

By on September 15, 2013 10:24 pm in Downtown Brooklyn, Food, Shopping

Your correspondent visited the Borough Hall Greenmarket on Saturday, and his eye was caught by this array of tomatoes, green beans, and other colorful vegetables at the Central Valley Farm stand. More photos and text after the jump. Flowers and herbs were for sale one stand over. For the adventurous, there’s Bad Seed Hard Cider, […]

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Italians Pay Tribute To Engine Company 205 Ladder 118 In Song

By on September 14, 2013 9:41 am in News

YouTube user Peter Aaron posted a video this week of what appears to be an Italian tour group paying tribute to the members of Engine Company 205 Ladder 118. Our Middagh Street firehouse lost 8 men on 9/11/01.

Guarda il video alla pagina seguente.

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WSJ Talks To Joe Lhota About Visiting Ground Zero

By on September 13, 2013 10:02 pm in Election 13

The Wall Street Journal interviewed GOP Mayoral candidate/Brooklyn Heights resident Joe Lhota earlier this week. In the piece he discusses returning to Ground Zero. Lhota was a deputy mayor in the Giulani administration on 9/11/01 and he tells the paper he was nearly killed “two or three times” as fled the destruction. As for revisiting the location he says:

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After Renovation, Tazza On Clark Street Reopens

By on September 13, 2013 9:24 pm in News

Tazza on Clark Street has been closed for a few weeks for renovations. Our Heather Quinlan reports that they’re back and open for business. Anyone check out the new decor?

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SummerSpace on Montague This Sunday and Next

By on September 13, 2013 11:28 am in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, Fun, Kids, Pets, Shopping, Streets

This Sunday, September 15 and the following Sunday, September 22, from noon to 5:00 p.m., the Montague Street BID will present its fifth annual SummerSpace event. The street will be closed to traffic between Clinton and Henry streets and between Henry and Hicks, to accommodate a number of free outdoor events (see more info here). […]

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