The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the St. Charles Borromeo School property is not currently up for sale as recently speculated in Brooklyn Paper: In spite of the many rumors swirling about the fate of the now-empty St. Charles Borromeo School building in Brooklyn Heights, the Diocese of Brooklyn said the desirable property at 23 […]
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Cobble Hill Roundup
Some Cobble Hill headlines from around the web including a new eatery, kids movie festival, a thug caught on camera and are Heath and Michelle on the rocks?:
St. Charles Borromeo Condos?
Christie Rizk writes in this week's Brooklyn Paper that it's possible the recently closed St. Charles Borromeo School is a prime target for condo conversion: Given the value of the building — and given how the so-called Borough of Churches is quickly becoming the Borough of Church Condos — it’s clear how easily the Diocese […]
Trouble at the Nail Salon
Patrons of the nail salon on Henry and Pineapple Streets had a brush with crime recently according to this week's Brooklyn Paper: Patrons of one Brooklyn Heights nail salon had plenty to chit-chat about while waiting to dry on Feb. 23. Police nabbed a 60-year-old man after he became a nuisance at the Henry Street […]
Cranberry Comedy Continues
Christie Rizk unveils the identity of the mysterious Cranberry Corner “partners” as well as their plans for the shuttered Aficionada space in this week’s Brooklyn Paper:
BHA Sour on Nabe Filming?
While Bay Ridge Councilman Vince Gentile pursues his bizarre plan to force film companies and the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to seek community board approvals for film shoots, he seems to have the tacit backing of the Brooklyn Heights Association. BHA exec director Judy Stanton tells Brooklyn Paper, "it becomes very […]
Nabe Crime Wave More of a Ripple?
From this week's Brooklyn Heights Courier comes some mixed news regarding crime in the 'hood: The number of burglaries in Brooklyn Heights has dropped considerably since the beginning of the year, recently published statistics show. Officials said that between January 1 and February 11, nine burglaries have been reported to cops at the Gold Street […]
Brooklyn Paper Jumps into Barber Fray
Brooklyn Paper's nabe correspondent Christie Rizk writes about the controversy over the Clinton Street Barbershop's sign first covered by BHB earlier this week:
BQE Repair Project Would Destroy BBP
The Brooklyn Paper reports that the proposed BQE Cantilever repair project, which won't even begin for another 10 years, would virtually wreck the soon-to-be constructed Brooklyn Bridge Park. Brooklyn Paper: One Hand Ignoring the Other…: Long-overdue renovations to a key stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway would destroy the park component of a soon-to-be-built development […]
Open Thread Wednesday
We know you've been waiting for this all week your chance to whip out your ….errr… opinion and share with the BHB community. Some thoughts for this week: Some Watchtower members believe "Brooklyn Bethel" will completely migrate out of the nabe within the next 10 years. Good or bad for the Heights? Is the Brooklyn […]
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