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Cranberry Street Fest – Fun!

BHB pal Meg sent us these photos of yesterday’s Cranberry Street Festival.  Pictured above is Fest organizer Richanda Rhoden (her late husband was world reknown sculptor John Rhoden.  One of his sculptures, that of a family being supported by giant hands, is part of the facade of Harlem Hospital in Manhattan.) Photo gallery of the […]

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Cranberry Street Fair Saturday

Don’t forget the Cranberry Street Fair tomorrow (10/4) starting at 11AM.  All the details here.  There will be live jazz from BHB pal Eric Loffswold and other fun activities.

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Botched Break In at Browning Frames and Prints

Someone tried to break into Browning Frames and Prints on Cranberry Street around 4am, owner Katie Browning tells BHB.  An eyewitness account claims that a caucasian male about 6 feet tall hurled a huge rock at the store’s glass door, damaging but not breaking through it.  He also kicked in the lower portion of the […]

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Mystery Sign On Cranberry Street: Road To Be Closed Next Wednesday

A tipster sent us this photo of a sign posted at the corner of Cranberry Street and Hicks Street. There doesn’t appear any attribution on it, and the tipster noted with sarcasm that it’s “professional looking”. So, be warned: Cranberry Street will be closed next Wednesday from 9am to 3pm, for unknown reasons. Any readers […]

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Man with Injured Dog in North Heights

From the BHB Inbox comes this dispatch from a regular at the Hillside Dog Park. Is it really a case of a man with a sick dog or something else? You decide: Just a heads-up to everyone: I spotted a young man hanging around outside the vet’s office at Cranberry and Hicks after hours this […]

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Wine Bar at 50 Henry Shut Down

The Brooklyn Eagle reports today that The Wine Bar at 50 Henry has shut down for good in the wake of the Busted Chef scandal.  As former manager/co-owner Dan Kaufman awaits indictments from a grand jury that is meeting this week, employees at the Wine Bar were told today that they were out of work […]

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Cheops Update – 80 Cranberry

Following up on my earlier Cheops Award post, I noted this morning that substantial progress has been made on the entryway at 80 Cranberry. The plywood is gone, and a new revolving door is in place. Now I eagerly await the restoration of the lovely faux marble columns that flank the door.

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What Was Up on Cranberry Street?

FDNY was out on Cranberry Street tonight around 8PM.  Anyone know what was up?

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Cranberry Warning Vanishes

Was it the heavy rain on Sunday night that caused the sign warning the dog poo leaving “tall blonde man” [sic] to disappear from Cranberry Street?  Or was it an act of retailliation from said TBM?  We may never know.

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Pooch Poo Showdown on Cranberry

BHB snapped this photo of a sign on Cranberry Street between Hicks and Henry on Sunday afternoon. Seems that a “tall blonde young man” has at least one resident miffed as he’s allegedly not cleaning up after his two pooches – a “peke mix and one lhasa mix” according to the angry neighbor.

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