The entryway cover of the new tower being built at 172 Montague Street has some residents concerned that it might be jutting out too far onto the sidewalk. Current construction staging looks to be creating an illusion of a larger structure than the renderings (photo) suggest.
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So How Do People Feel About Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Bouncy Bridge?
The Brooklyn Eagle took time to survey folks – tourists and Brooklynites – on their thoughts about the Squibb Bridge aka ‘Bouncy Bridge’ (and we thought preschooler Fink was the only who called it that, silly Homer!).
New Building at 172 Montague Street Starts to Rise
The Brooklyn Eagle observes that the new building at 172 Montague Street is starting to take shape: Brooklyn Eagle: he new apartment tower at 172 Montague St. sprang up into plain view seemingly overnight after demurely hiding for several months. Bonjour Capital is building the 19-story Brooklyn Heights residential tower. When can we find out […]
Brooklyn Heights Residents Sound Off About Lack Of Parking Spaces in Brooklyn Eagle Video
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dipti Kumar looks into the parking crunch in Brooklyn Heights in a new YouTube video. Many neighborhood residents are interviewed including Nando Pelusi, Ann Peloquin and Fred Kneip. The latter observes that parking is difficult, claiming that folks try to get around the rules in that you can see “a very attractive […]
Brooklyn Eagle Offshoot’s Millennial Restaurant Reviewers Chow Down At Ani Sushi
The Brooklyn Eagle’s neighborhood site, Brooklyn Street Beat, has enlisted the help of two plucky millennials to file reports on area eateries. “Sarah” and “Troy” have already tried “The Cleanser” at DUMBO Kitchen but didn’t offer an opinion opting to just let us know they were there. Hey, they’re putting the social in Social Media. […]
Eagle: Stringer Will Audit Brooklyn Public Library
Well, one development this week may keep Citizens Defending Libraries from hissing. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer plans to audit the Brooklyn Public Library. The paper adds that the group had asked former Comptroller John Liu to do the same but he did not act.
Brooklyn Eagle Video Asks: Which Brooklyn Heights Properties Will The Watchtower Sell Next?
The Brooklyn Eagle posted a video today exploring the fate of the remaining Watchtower properties in the Brookyn Heights area. Jared Kushner acquired a chunk of their portfolio last year and reporter Dipti Kumar ponders what the future holds.
Video after the jump.
Looks Like The Owners Of Gallito’s Kitchen On Montague Street Are In It To Win It
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Lore Croghan sat with with Giovanni Ventura and Yovany Quisquina, the owners of Gallito’s Kitchen, the newest eatery on Montague Street. In the profile, they discuss how they’re sourcing local ingredients, sunk their savings into opening the restaurant and how they’re striving to make “really, really good” margaritas. Brooklyn Eagle: The duo […]
The Brooklyn Eagle Reports On The Watchtower’s Underground Tunnels
The Brooklyn Eagle did a little digging around and filed a report on what could happen to the Watchtower’s infamous underground tunnels once they finish selling off their properties in Brooklyn Heights. The organization currently has a deal with the NYC DOT to operate the passageways under Orange Street, Columbia Heights and Willow Street. Brooklyn […]
BHA, Other Community Groups And De Blasio Now #SaveLICH ‘Intervenors’
The Brooklyn Eagle reports on the latest round in the SaveLICH saga. Kings County Supreme Court Justice Carolyn Demarest granted Public Advocate/ mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio a seat at the “intervenor” table in determining the next operator of Long Island College Hospital. He joins the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Cobble Hill Association, the Riverside […]
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