According to The Brooklyn Paper, Stephen Palmese, a commercial realty expert affiliated with Massey Knakel Realty Services, thinks there may be a bright future for the Montague Street commercial strip as “mom and pop” enterprises replace chains.
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75 Clinton Crumbling?
It appears that the townhouse at 194 Columbia Heights wasn’t the only neighborhood building to sustain damage in Thursday’s windstorm. According to The Brooklyn Paper, 75 Clinton Street, the office building that fronts on the east side of Clinton between Montague and Remsen, also suffered a mishap: Brooklyn Paper: The mini-hurricane that blew through Brooklyn […]
“Unbiased” B’Paper Gives Thumbs Up to Dock Street DUMBO
The Brooklyn Paper’s editorial board is saying “yes” to Two Trees’ controversial Dock Street DUMBO Project. In giving approval for the plan in this week’s edition they write: What is often forgotten when passions run high is that David Walentas is not a drive-by developer who wants to destroy DUMBO while grabbing a few quick […]
Rumor Killer: No Five Guys On Henry
In response to a comment by “ABC” claiming that a Five Guys Burgers and Fries outlet would be moving into the old Busy Chef space at Henry and Cranberry (as opposed to Court Street as previously rumored), Craig Cohen, owner of Brooklyn Five Guys franchises, tells BHB that there is no truth to the Henry […]
Brooklyn Heights Torah Swiped
The folks at Congregation B’nai Avraham thought they were doing a mitzvah when they lent one of their unique handwritten Torahs to a couple who wanted to have a “kosher vacation” in Turks and Caicos. Unfortunately, the borrowers thought it would be safe to leave the holy scroll overnight last Sunday in the back seat of their […]
Eagle: BBP Topper Sanguine About Park; B’Paper: It’s Gonna Cost Ya
Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation President Regina Meyer tells the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Bridge Park will become reality: Citing updated construction costs and actual data, Ms. Myer said the funds are in hand for the development of Pier 1 (off Fulton Ferry Landing) and Pier 6 (off Atlantic Avenue), as well as part of Pier […]
Full House at Dock Street DUMBO Hearing
BHB Tipster “MP” tells us that it’s a “full house” at the Brooklyn Borough President’s hearing on the Dock Street DUMBO Project. He adds that there seems to be a “few more people/groups” speaking against the project. The Brooklyn Paper’s Gersh “Nude Model” Kuntzman reports:
Five Guys to Take Busy Chef Space on Court Street…NOT!
Brownstoner is reporting that Five Guys Burgers and Fries will be moving into the vacated Busy Chef space on Court Street. No word if this is an additional outlet or if the chain would be vacating its Montague Street location. Update: The Brooklyn Paper follows up on Brownstoner’s report and finds that Five Guys will […]
ClusterPark: No Condos, No Hotel
The Brooklyn Paper reported this week that the hotel and condos planned as part of Brooklyn Bridge Park have been put on hold indefinetly. And while that’s good news for folks who wanted an actual PARK, no one seems to have a straight answer on what’s going to happen next. The New York Post reports […]
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