Linda Collins reports on the discussion at Monday’s Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on the design of the building proposed to replace the old Eagle headquarters at 30 Henry Street, corner of Middagh, which is the first Brooklyn Heights building many people see after taking the exit from the Brooklyn Bridge (see a rendering of the […]
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Caesar Stabbed, Buried in Brooklyn Heights Coffee Shop
“Tazza” sounds like it could be the name of a character in Two Gentlemen of Verona, so perhaps it’s not odd that the Clark Street location of this shop has become the venue for a weekly reading of Shakespeare. Eagle writer Mary Frost was present for Julius Caesar last week, and found out how this […]
“Bo” Rodgers Responds to BHA on Tobacco Warehouse
Brooklyn Heights Association member Robert “Bo” Rodgers has once again written a letter to the BHA, with a copy to the Eagle, expressing his and his wife’s opposition to the lawsuit, in which BHA is a plaintiff, that seeks to enjoin the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse site to St. Ann’s Warehouse. In his letter, […]
Brooklyn Eagle Offices May Go to “Trendier” Gowanus
We noted earlier that the building housing the home offices of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and allied papers, including the Brooklyn Heights Press, at 60 Henry Street, has been listed for sale. McBrooklyn now reports a rumor that the paper’s owners are looking at space in “trendier (and less expensive) Gowanus”, and may open a […]
Brooklyn Eagle Building For Sale
The building that houses the offices of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as well as two apartments has been listed for sale.
“Magic” Johnson: Savior of 20 Henry?
According to this Brooklyn Daily Eagle article, it’s reported that a joint real estate venture in which basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson is a major participant, acting through a real estate investment service firm, has closed on a deal to take out troubled insurance giant AIG’s equity interest in the former Peak’s Mason Mint factory […]
Eagle Remembers Frank Spano
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Frank Spano of Brooklyn Heights, known for several blocks around as the unofficial “mayor,” died September 23 at the age of 66. The cause was cancer, said his sister Donnie Militello. According to the Eagle, Spano was, at various times in his life, an altar boy at Assumption Church, an athlete, a […]
Promenade is 60 Tomorrow
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, or at least the portion of it from Remsen to Clark Streets, was first opened to the public on October 7, 1950, sixty years ago tomorrow. Henrik Krogius, Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Heights wouldn’t be the same without the Promenade; yet it’s really only by chance that it ever got built. […]
P.S. 8’s Ratings Roller Coaster Continues: From “F” to “A” to “C”
The Progress Reports issued by the City Department of Education for the past three years have given P.S. 8 very different ratings over that period. For the 2007-08 year, the school received an “F”, to the consternation of many local parents. However, the report for the 2008-09 year, released a year ago, gave it an […]
Park Committee to Hire Consultants on Housing Alternatives
At its meeting today the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s Committee on Housing Alternatives decided to seek outside help. Brooklyn Daily Eagle: The Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s Committee on Alternatives to Housing [Wednesday] got things off the ground by voting to approve the issuing of a Request for Proposals for a consultant to explore alternate funding […]
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