Ever-entertaining website Ephemeral New York offers a fresh reminder on the naming of Brooklyn Heights’ Cranberry, Orange and Pineapple streets, which has been long been a fruitful part of neighborhood lore. In its April post, the webbie offers: “The Columbia Heights section of Brooklyn Heights might be the most beautiful enclave in the borough. The […]
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Ephemeral New York: Brooklyn Heights’ Fruity Streets
By Chuck Taylor on April 7, 2013 8:50 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Streets
Pervasive ‘Delivery Man’ Film Shoot Hijacks The Heights
By Chuck Taylor on October 23, 2012 1:00 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking, Streets, War On Fun
Consider this the week that the “Delivery Man” took over Brooklyn Heights. Locating a street where the feature film shoot from 533 Kids Productions isn’t shooting in the neighborhood is easier than naming all those where it is. Tuesday’s scheduled filming near and along the Promenade was postponed until Wednesday because of cloudy weather—meaning that […]
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Cursed Corners?
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: “Is it poor management, bad timing, or just a terrible location?” When a commercial corner location in toney Brooklyn Heights remains perpetually empty, or even when occupied it is home to short-lived enterprises, one might ask that question.One of these unfortunate corners (photo above) is at Clark and Hicks, in the St. […]
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