In this week's Brooklyn Papers, Tina Barry gives a positive review to Mike's Kosher Steakhouse at 72 Clark Street. The article also tells us that the restaurant is now officially Kosher, not Kosher style. Brooklyn Papers: Almost Nana's: We ordered several appetizers, and when they arrived, our table looked like a buffet in a Catskill's […]
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Lawnmower Man of Dumbo
BHB's favorite Brooklyn journo, Gersh Kuntzman, has a piece in this week's Brooklyn Papers about a Watchtower member who is dedicated to keeping a grassy hill in DUMBO manicured to perfection. Brooklyn Papers: The Lawnmower Man of DUMBO: The season is finally over for the Lawnmower Man 0f DUMBO.That’s how most people refer to Tom […]
Pols Plea For Real Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Papers: Pols Push for Priorities on Park Plan: A coalition of Brooklyn elected officials is demanding that state planners build the open space at the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront development before building the high-rise condos. “We urge you to proceed with park construction … and defer development,” the six officials demanded in a letter […]
New Neighbor: Buck’s Lodge
Brooklyn Papers' Go Brooklyn reports this week on a new Atlantic Avenue bar that opened last weekend, Buck's Lodge at 145 Atlantic Avenue. If your idea of fun is the 90s faux honky tonk documented in the film Coyote Ugly (and bar of the same name) and personified by the Meat Packing District's Hogs and […]
Not So Spooky — Joralemon Jem Renovation
Brooklyn Papers: The Real Ghost Stories of Brooklyn: Not all ghost stories have scary endings. Nestled between two brick buildings worth millions, the abandoned, 178-year-old wood-framed house on Joralemon and Sidney Place that has long haunted tony Brooklyn Heights is finally getting renovated. “I am restoring the interior and keeping the exterior that is landmarked,” […]
Oscar Winning Couple Headed to Nabe?
Brooklyn Record is deducing from local property sales records that Oscar winners Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon may be headed to Brooklyn Heights. Brooklyn Record: Tim Robbins Buying in Brooklyn Heights?: First there was Jennifer and Paul, then Michelle and Heath, and now Susan and Tim? Maybe so. According to public real estate filings, The […]
Police Blotter: Thugs Lurk on Cranberry Street
The Brooklyn Papers reports that a 22 year old man was robbed at knifepoint at the corner of Cranberry and Willow Streets on October 13 at 6:30 pm. When the man informed the three knife wielding felons that he had no cash, they forced him to a "nearby ATM" on Henry Street where he withdrew […]
Dev Board Nixes Trolleys
One man's Idea to have trolleys return to Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo, similar to the Montague Street trolleys pictured above, has beed derailed. Brooklyn Papers: Trolley Idea is Derailed: A Brooklyn man’s dream of restoring the borough’s fabled trolleys looks like it’s being derailed by planners of a waterfront development along the Brooklyn Heights and […]
BHA Weary of Promenade BBP Link
Brooklyn Papers: Planners Again Considier Park Promenade Link: A controversial connection between the famed Brooklyn Heights Promenade and a proposed development along the Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO waterfront is back on the table. Planners overseeing a $1-million transportation study are again examining the feasibility of creating a “vertical connection” between the two waterfront vistas. “This […]
Artist Talks Promenade 9/11 Memorial
Brooklyn Papers has scored an exclusive interview with reknowned British sculptor Anthony Caro regarding plans for a 9/11 memorial on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The idea was the brainstorm of local artist Phillip Ashby who approached the modernist with the concept. "I am very interested," he tells the newspaper. "I feel that [this is the […]
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