The controversy surrounding the removal of the huge century old American elm tree at 145 Hicks Street continues with the Brooklyn Paper shedding some light on the coop board's decision: It’s the latest salvo in an ongoing battle that appeared to reach its climax on July 18, when the co-op board at Mansion House, at […]
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Power Couple Backs Barack
As previously reported, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama was in the nabe for a fundraiser this week. The Brooklyn Paper sheds a little more light on the event, held at 212 Columbia Heights of hedge fund manager Marek Fludzinski and his book agent wife Nina Collins. The brownstone was purchased for the record setting price […]
Buh Bye Big Elm Tree
"JE" writes to BHB: The board of directors at 145 Hicks is trying to take down the huge elm tree in front of the building. This is one of the most venerable and lovely of our trees, is in perfect health, and removing it would be a terrible loss to our neighborhood. lease consider doing […]
Yassky Smackskies Ratsky
Brooklyn Heights' man in the City Council, David Yassky, delivered a veritable pile driver to Bruce "A Real Nowhere Man" Ratner this week, the Brooklyn Paper reports: Brooklyn Paper: Yassky- Stop Ratner Gravy Train: Bruce Ratner will reap a whopping 50-percent profit on his Atlantic Yards investment, a prominent Brooklyn lawmaker charged this week as […]
Hizzoner Mum on Trivia, Bocce Challenge
While Mayor Bloomberg is apparently not bold enough to take on BHB publisher Homer Fink's Bocce/Trivia challenge, he and his staff are busy fressing and fussing during their stay in Brooklyn according to the Brooklyn Paper: “We stopped for breakfast at the Park Plaza diner across the street from the office. It was pretty good, […]
Pierrepont Parking Part Two
In his final "guest" column for the Brooklyn Paper, BHB publisher Homer Fink follows up on the parking problems of Pierrepont Street: Brooklyn Paper: Alternative Side of Street Parking: In my last column, I reported on the controversy surrounding alleged parking permit abuse on Pierrepont Street. The problem is so bad along the strip between […]
Pierrepont Parking Problems
In this week's Brooklyn Paper, BHB publisher Homer Fink discusses permit abuse in the nabe: Brooklyn Paper: Permits a Plague on Pierrepont: Parking is at a premium in Brooklyn Heights even when no laws are being broken. But plenty of laws are — and sometimes by the enforcers of them. It is illegal to park […]
Bandits in Cadman Park
Seems that while our law enforcement officials are busy writing parking tickets, citizens are being yoked at a fever pitch: Brooklyn Paper Police Blotter: A quintet of thugs surrounded a man sitting in Cadman Plaza Park and stole his camera at 2 pm on June 15. The man, who had been relaxing with a friend […]
Run Fink Run?
In his column in this week's Brooklyn Paper, BHB publisher Homer Fink contemplates running for "higher" office: Brooklyn Paper: I Should Run for 'Higher' Office: I’ve gotten to know the mind of the man (and gal) on the street in the Heights pretty well since I started publishing the Brooklyn Heights Blog almost a year […]
Soprano Heights
In his column in this week's Brooklyn Paper BHB publisher Homer Fink takes a flight of fancy… Sopranos style: Brooklyn Paper: Sopranos Fan Waits for Tony: Millions of fans of “The Sopranos” went to bed on Sunday night feeling a little unsatisfied. Did Tony get whacked or was he faced with a different crisis — […]
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