We kid the Brooklyn Paper’s Gersh Kuntzman, because we love the Brooklyn Paper’s Gersh Kuntzman. There we said it. He may think we bloggers are a bunch of nudnicks but such is life. But seriously, you think anyone at Courier-Life or the Brooklyn Eagle is this much fun? (Hmmm… that Krogius guy might be a […]
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The Other BHA House Tour
Everyone who read the BHA Spring newsletter a couple of weeks ago was buzzing about the “abandoned house” article. Today, Brownstoner covers each of the decaying Heights Horrors and provides a little detail: Brownstoner: Dereliction of Duty: The “majestic brownstone” at 194 Columbia Heights, “vacant and padlocked for decades,” is owned by a psychiatrist with […]
What’s Up at Our Lady of Lebanon? (Explained)
Something’s going on (at 10PM Thursday night) at Our Lady of Lebanon Church [113 Remsen Street] says BHB Newhound “Jay” but we don’t know what it is: Any idea what is going on there? Heavy undercover police presence, 4 uniformed, a big limo… Anyone know? BHB commenter Cyrus ate his Wheaties and read his Brooklyn […]
Fireworks Coming for Brooklyn Bridge Birthday Party
New York City will spend 5 days this month celebrating the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th Anniversary. The Brooklyn Eagle reports: In the spirit of “The People’s Day” celebration held on the occasion of the Bridge’s opening in 1883, this fest will kick off with a public birthday party on Thursday, May 22 at the Empire-Fulton Ferry […]
This Year’s BHA House Tour Featured Architectural Hot Potato, Bossert Lobby
This year’s Brooklyn Heights House Tour featured many great properties and provided guests with a peek inside the exquisite lobby of the Bossert Hotel. If you were on the tour, please post your comments below.
Open Thread Wednesday 5/7/08
What’s on your mind this week? La Traviata – No Delivery for You! Magic Waterfalls!! And BHB reader Sean T. Conrad wants to know – what cell phone provider has the best Brooklyn Heights coverage? …and whatever else is on your mind! P.S. Watchtower denies sale of Bossert to Robert Levine, despite the fact that […]
Eagle on Capote
The Brooklyn Eagle has an in depth piece about Truman Capote, former resident of the basement apartment at 70 Willow Street. Of interest: The New York Times reported that a manuscript for Summer’s Crossing was retrieved by the author’s housesitter from a box of documents he left on the curb when he moved away in […]
Montague Florist in Same Location Since WWII Moving Across the Street
Qfwfq told us about this the other day and now the Brooklyn Eagle makes it official: Brooklyn Eagle: Montague’s Oldest Store…: James Weir Floral Co. is vacating 160 Montague where it has been since at least before World War II. The date of its founding is obscure, but it may well be a century old […]
Law and Order Takes a Holiday
Reading the 84 Precinct Police Blotter in today’s Brooklyn Eagle, it’s not hard to think we’re in the middle of another mini crime wave in Brooklyn Heights. The topline: a hold up on Hicks and Joralemon, car theft on Pierrepont, petty thefts at Thai Kitchen and La Traviata, burglary on Remsen Street, and a gang […]
Happy 60th Birthday Sahadi’s
Sahadi’s on [187-189 Atlantic Avenue] is celebrating its 60th birthday. The Brooklyn Eagle has a great retrospective. Flickr photo by Rachael Ash
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