Some thoughts for this week: Has 9/11 debris been dealt with properly by government agencies in Brooklyn Heights? Pace reducing student population at St. George Hotel and Clark Hall. What's next? The wacky footbridge to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Worth the time to get worked up over? The Brooklyn Eagle reports on some "unofficial" opening […]
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100 Clark Street For Sale
The Brooklyn Eagle reports today that 100 Clark Street (aka 1 Monroe Place) is among the buildings for sale in a nine property portfolio recently placed on the market. Eastern Consolidated is representing the seller. The paper adds that the building has Landmarks approval to increase total square footage from 1,950 to 9,750 square feet. […]
Eagle: Fake Turf Toxic?
The Brooklyn Eagle reports in today's edition that the tiny pellets used to give the fake grass that the City is rolling out into hundreds of parks, including Cadman Plaza Park, could be toxic to humans and pets: Brooklyn Eagle: Turf…: The city recently announced plans to carpet nearly 100 more fields with synthetic turf, […]
Eagle: Big Building in Our Backyard?
Brooklyn Eagle: Local Heights Group Fears High Rise Encroachment of Historic District: An alleged aggressive marketing campaign to interest potential buyers in the two-story building at 88-96 Clinton St. in Brooklyn Heights, currently housing medical offices, has raised concerns at the Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA). Although the building, on the northwest corner of Clinton and […]
Murrow Contemporary to Speak to Seniors
Brooklyn Eagle: Joseph T. Dembo, a former correspondent, executive producer and vice president of CBS, will trace the career and contributions to broadcast journalism of Edward R. Murrow, one of America’s foremost reporters. Dembo will illuminate Murrow, whom he knew personally, from his remarkable accounts of London under German bombing attacks to his documentary work […]
Open Thread Wednesday
Lots of things to talk about this week and I'm expecting lots of chatter from the BHB community on: Moxie Spot? Does that sound like a "family friendly" restaurant? We know you're ready for Busy Chef and Oven to open on Henry, but a cigar bar? Is that true? Anyone here on the coop board […]
More on the Heartbreak on Remsen
The Brooklyn Eagle story on the fire Tuesday night at 42 Remsen is now online. At the time of the blaze, renovations were underway to repair damage done by Thanksgiving fire. According to reports from the scene, a "Collyer's Mansion" condition in the third floor apartment of Carolyn Rogers was the likely source of the […]
Watchtower to Sell Standish Arms
The Brooklyn Eagle reports today that the Watchtower will soon announce plans to sell the Standish Arms Hotel on Columbia Heights: The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society —the Jehovah’s Witnesses — will be offering for sale the large property it owns at 169-171 Columbia Heights, formerly the Standish Arms Hotel, this newspaper has learned […]
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Eagle: Fake Bomber Fesses Up
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that Fake Bomber Michael Contreni has reportedly confessed to authorities: Then, when Contreni was shown security camera photos from each of these three banks, according to the official complaint, he circled the photo of the person robbing or attempting to rob the bank, and wrote “It’s me.” When police showed […]
Proposed Connection to BBP is Wack
The Brooklyn Eagle printed the above rendering of one of the proposed connections from the nabe to Brooklyn Bridge Park. What is this crap? Was this designed by the same person who did the sets for Woody Allen's Sleeper? Actually it's Sam Schwartz PLLC. Brooklyn Eagle: Bridge Park Planners Stress Bikes, Buses, Ferries — […]
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