Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama lived in Brooklyn Heights as previously reported. Obama told the Brooklyn Paper:
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Welcome to the Nabe Korres, Now Take Those Banners Down
Usually when something terrible or wonderful happens in Brooklyn Heights, we’ll get an email from a member of the BHB community. Sometimes a photo of the “incident” is provided too. This Internet thing is good like that. So it surprised us to see an item in this week’s Brooklyn Paper about the “outrage” over Brooklyn […]
Tazza Second Location?
A BHB commenter mentioned a couple of weeks ago that Tazza would be opening a second location in the old Mike’s Steakhouse location on Clark Street. Today, someone has posted that rumor on Chowhound. When contacted Tazza a couple of weeks ago the barista on duty didn’t know anything about the rumored expansion. Ok, so […]
La Traviata: No Delivery for You!
After receiving a tip from “RH”, BHB has confirmed that La Traviata — arguably the nabe’s “go to” for quick Italian delivery — has suspended delivery. Reports are that they’ve lost the lease on their satellite store that handled delivery orders. This contradicts a recent report in the Brooklyn Paper which claimed the lease had […]
Condos 1, Park Defense Fund 0
Brooklyn Bridge Park will have condos, so shut your piehole the State Supreme Court says: Brooklyn Paper: Brooklyn Bridge Park Goes Forward: Brooklyn Bridge Park cleared another hurdle this week, as the State Supreme Court ruled against opponents of the open space and luxury housing development, unanimously upholding the state’s inclusion of private housing inside […]
Nabe Filmmaker Featured at Film Fest
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Brooklyn Heights filmmaker Doan Hoang’s Oh Saigon has been named Best Feature Documentary at this year’s 42nd annual Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival. The film tells the story of Hoang’s family and their journey from Vietnam to the United States. It will be screened on May 9 a the […]
Bossert On Display For House Tour
According to the Brooklyn Paper and the Brooklyn Eagle, the Bossert, that lovely former hotel turned Jehovah ‘s Witnesses hangout, will be one of the houses featured during this year’s Brooklyn Heights House Tour on Saturday, May 10th. Currently, the Bossert is up for sale, so this could be considered an “Open House” for any […]
Maybe They’ll Call It “Chateau Buttermilk Channel”
According to this Brooklyn Paper story, a California winemaker plans to open a winery in a nineteenth century warehouse building near Fairway in Red Hook. He intends to make wines from grapes grown on the North Fork of Long Island and in the Hudson Valley.
Will Marty Bully Kid Off the Ballot?
An interesting tidbit in this week's Brooklyn Paper regarding Democratic challenger Daniel Squadron's bid to win his party's nomination for the 25th District State Senate seat held for three decades by incumbent Marty Connor. In mentioning that Squadron, who Marty has called "a kid" in interviews, has received the backing of the Working Families Party […]
Morrone to Document Every Brooklyn Heights Building
As previously reported in our coverage of the Brooklyn Heights Association's annual meeting, noted historian Francis Morrone will be collecting historical information on every building in the neighborhood. The Brooklyn Paper reports on the project this week:
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