In recent times, the 15,000 folks that reside across the half-square mile of Brooklyn designated as “Downtown”—unfolding at the ends of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges—have again earned the right to call their locale a “neighborhood.” With a massive influx of new residential projects, it is no longer merely “near Brooklyn Heights” or “on the […]
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FASCINATING: Just-Released 1940 Census Data Reveals Who Lived In Your Digs
Ever wondered who was cooking pot roast on your antique stove in 1940? Who hid that stamp beneath the floorboards when you were gutting your Willow Street coop bedroom? How much that Middagh Street apartment cost to rent 70 years ago? Now’s your chance to find out. In partnership with Archives.com, the U.S. National Archives […]
Say ‘How Do’ To Your New DUMBO Neighbor: Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway seems to have a penchant for Brooklyn. The Oscar-nominated doe-eyed actress—who is starring next as Catwoman in this summer’s “The Dark Knight Rises”—has just moved from her BK Prospect Heights home to… DUMBO. Both Curbed and Gothamist are reporting a goodie bag of details: She and fiancé Adam Shulman have moved into a […]
‘Dine In Brooklyn': March 19-29… Participating Restaurants Are…
The annual “Dine in Brooklyn,” the borough’s own restaurant week, takes place Monday March 19 through Thursday March 29, offering close to 200 venues with Prix Fixe pricing: $25 for dinner and $20.12 (get it?) for lunch. In Brooklyn Heights, participating venues are: Armando’s Restaurant, 143 Montague Street; Bevacco, 60 Henry Street; Caffe Buon Gusto, […]
Spike Lee Book Signing at powerHouse Arena
On Thursday, December 16th at 7pm, Spike Lee will be stopping by powerHouse Arena to sign copies of Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing. The new book celebrates the 20th anniversary of the film’s debut. This is Lee’s first book signing in NYC. The controversial film Do the Right Thing is set in Brooklyn, and […]
Clinton Street’s Joe Dec Dies, Neighbors Searching for Family Members
This news just in from BHB reader Jim Murray: Longtime Heights neighbor and friend Joe Dec passed away on Wednesday, December 1, while walking to his home at 30 Clinton Street. Joe could often be seen sitting outside his apartment building chatting with neighbors who walked by. He was a fixture in the neigborhood. Those […]
Tornado Claims Sidney Place Tree Limb
BHB reader “Chris” sent in this photo of a tree limb downed on Sidney Place after last night’s storm.
Dorothy!!! It’s a Twister in Brooklyn Heights!!
At 5:41pm, a TORNADO WARNING was issued for Brooklyn and Queens. It was called off for Brooklyn at 5:48pm. Whatever you do, don’t do what we did — which is to go outside and take a video of the impending DEVASTATION. The report from Willow Street after the jump.
Outdoor Art Installation Coming to Dumbo
A dozen video artists from around the world will come together to collectively show their work as “The Endless Bridge” at the Dumbo Arts Festival September 24th to 26th. But this video art won’t be displayed on a traditional TV or projector screen, the work will actually be projected onto both sides of the Manhattan […]
Area Folks Read Whitman
O Brooklyn! My Brooklyn! from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo. Brooklyn Heights resident Heather Quinlan has created a short video featuring Brooklynites reading Walt Whitman’s Crossing Brooklyn Ferry. It’s great stuff. Watch and enjoy.
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