The two following stories from the police blotter in this week's Brooklyn Paper make one wonder why police patrols — especially in the North Heights — appear to be so few and far between: Brooklyn Paper: Drugged Out Robber: The thief promised he meant no harm, but just needed enough money to buy drugs so […]
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Yassky to Spitzer: Stopsky Yards Work
After yesterday's "oops" at Ward Bakery, Brooklyn Paper reports that Brooklyn Heights' City Councilman (and the next Mayor?) David Yassky is asking Governor Spitzer to stop Bruce Ratner's preliminary demolition work for Atlantic Yards before someone loses an eye errr sumthin': Brooklyn Paper: Pols to Spitzer…: Stop Bruce Ratner — now — before he hurts […]
Clinton and Remsen Bldg Not For Sale … Yet
Last week, The Brooklyn Eagle reported that the owners of 88 – 96 Clinton Street were launching an aggressive marketing campaign to attract potential buyers. The building, while within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District is outside of the zone restricting building height to 50 feet or less. The Eagle added that a potential sale aroused […]
Cranberry Corner is Poppin’
The new coffee shop at Cranberry and Henry, Uncommon Grounds, continues its series of “invitation only” events tonight with The Groove Project, Heights Jazz on Friday and a private party on Saturday. Clearly our invitations have been lost in the mail. According to Qfwfq, last night’s event at UG, featuring comic Andy Vastola, appeared to […]
Nabe Bride Giving Away Dress
This week's Brooklyn Paper has a few stories about the Heights including a jewelery designer suing the Gap for allegedly stealing her design, the drama around the fate of the oak tree at 145 Hicks and a nabe woman who is giving away her never worn wedding dress:
BHB Gets Shoutout in B’Paper
Brooklyn Paper's always saucy Heights correspondent Christie Rizk gives BHB a mention this week on our story about the Pierrepo(i)nt Street sign (original story thanks to Heights 97): Does Pierrepont Place have a new name? That’s what the bloggers at brooklynheightsblog. com were asking themselves when they noticed a street sign with a typo calling […]
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 […]
St. Charles School to Reopen
"MB" comments to BHB that the St. Charles Borromeo School, which has been closed since a small fire is set to reopen: I’m told that the school definitely isn’t being sold, and they’re working on re-opening. There are asbestos issues that need to be addressed in the wake of the fire, among others. Brooklyn Paper's […]
Le Petit Marche Reviewed
While BHB is reserving its opinion on Le Petit Marche until we've rustled up the funds to have another meal there (our first time there was not special enough to write about), Brooklyn Paper gives the new eatery a favorable review this week: Brooklyn Paper: To Market: We loved the “jumbo lump crabmeat salad,” too, […]
Marty Entertains at Taze
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Brooklyn Beep Marty Markowitz hosted a dinner at newcomer Taze this week. Polytech Prez Jerry Hultin and BHS Prexy Deborah Schwartz joined in while BHB's fave nabe correspondent Christie Rizk gives the babaganoosh there a big thumbs up.
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