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Ivaylo the Terrible Hits Court Today

Accused pipe bomb maker/swastika painter Ivaylo Ivanov will appear in Brooklyn Supreme Court for a pre-trial hearing today according to the Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn Eagle: Ivaylo….: Nearly two dozen swastikas were found painted on Remsen Street and Columbia Place and their adjoining streets, some of which were accompanied with words of hate – “Kill All […]

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Eagle: 20 Henry Sales Office Open

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that a sales office for new apartments at 20 Henry Street has opened for business at 114 Henry Street the former site of Thai Grille.  Apartments start at $580K up to $2.6 million.  Seven units have been sold so far the paper says.

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Eagle: New Contracts for 166 Montague

At least four contracts have been signed up for residence at 166 Montague Street, aka the historic Franklin Trust Company building, according to the Brooklyn Eagle.  Remsen Street’s Kiddie Korner will be opening a second location there soon, the paper adds.

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Brooklyn Book Festival Sunday

The Brooklyn Book Festival happens tomorrow (9/14) starting at 10am at the Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza. For a full listing of confirmed authors appearing check out the festivals website.  The Brooklyn Eagle reports on a couple of highlights:

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Eamonn’s Seamus O’Toole Dies

The Brooklyn Eagle reported earlier this week that restaurateur Seamus O’Toole died after falling down a flight of stairs on September 6.   The freak accident occurred at Eamonn’s 41 Murray Street location.  The beloved entrepreneur will be laid to rest today beginning with a mass at St. Bernadette’s Church at 10:45 a.m. The Eagle reports […]

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Eagle on Fulton Ferry Landing

The Brooklyn Eagle reports on how the Fulton Ferry Landing area has become a tourist destination.  The piece includesand interview with the owner of the hot dog stand in a parking lot guy: Brooklyn Eagle: Fulton Ferry Landing…: One person who has seen the change, Richard Mauro, moved to DUMBO 40 years ago, and has […]

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Middle School Mania

The Brooklyn Eagle’s Mary Frost writes about parents freaking out about the lack of middle school space in our area and Brooklyn in general: Brooklyn Eagle: Middle School Situation…: Brooklyn parents can feel a terrible sense of anxiety as the middle school years approach. Some even consider moving. The lure of a middle school is […]

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State & Hicks Empty Lot Begets $10.5M in Real Estate

The Corcoran Group posted listings and a rendering (above) today for a renovated townhouse at 45 State Street and a new home to be built on a vacant lot at the corner of State and Hicks that is listed as 314 Hicks Street.  While the homes are being sold separately, they are being marketed in […]

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Can Alfalfa Stop the War on Trees?

Friends, there clearly is a war on trees happening in Brookyn Heights and DUMBO.  Today’s reports from the Brooklyn Eagle regarding two evergreens put in “cement shoes” on Remsen Street and from the Brooklyn Paper of “artist” Olafur Eliasson’s continued NYC Waterfall attack on trees lining the Brooklyn Heights Promenade as well as trees at […]

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Tree Murder in Progress on Remsen Street

View Larger Map First “artist” Olafur Eliasson’s NYC Waterfalls project was unmasked as a secret plot to kill trees in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights with its salt water spray.  Now the intrepid reporters at the Brooklyn Eagle have uncovered a scheme to murder two innocent evergreen trees at 222 Hicks Street.  The dying twins (seen […]

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