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Spread Love Brooklyn Collecting Cold-Weather Wares for Asylum Seekers This Sunday

On Sunday, January 29th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at 101 Clinton Street Street (between Remseen and Joralemon) Spread Love Brooklyn is collecting cold weather items for asylum seekers who recently arrived in New York.  Donations are earmarked for the benefit of Gowanus Mutual Aid, CHiPS, and Team TLC. Please consider gifting any of the following: winter coats sweaters/sweatshirts hats, scarves, […]

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Lena Dunham’s Love Letter to Sammy of Pet’s Emporium

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a “People in Your Neighborhood” story. So this  adorable missive, written by our celebrity neighbor Lena Dunham is worth a re-post. Sammy at Pet’s Emporium on Montague Street appeared in the October 24th edition of New York Magazine’s The Cut. Enjoy!  

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So, How Did Lena Dunham React To The SNL ‘Girls’ Parody?

Brooklyn Heights resident/Emmy winner/’Girls’ star Lena Dunham and her hit show were parodied this weekend on Saturday Night Live. Guest host Tina Fey plays a new roommate who says, in a funny way, everything you shouted at the screen that time you checked out the show.

See Dunham’s response and watch the skit after the jump.

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Unofficial Girls Tour

Because Lena Dunham still lives in Brooklyn Heights, we are legally obligated to cover Girls-related topics. According to Jezebel, there is now an unofficial Girls tour taking place throughout Greenpoint. Whether this stop ends with a visit to Lena Dunham’s house here though, is anyone’s guess. BTW—does Lena Dunham still live here? I haven’t ever […]

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Lena Dunham Thanked Chad Lowe at the Golden Globes, What’s the Deal with That?

Brooklyn Heights resident/Girls star Lena Dunham thanked actor Chad Lowe in her Golden Globes acceptance speech last night. Odd, because Lowe has nothing to do with the HBO show or anything else Dunham has done. Why? This how it started: @ichadlowe What a day-maker you are! FYI I will probably mention you if I ever […]

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Brooklyn Heights’ Lena Dunham and “Girls” Win Golden Globes

Brooklyn Heights resident and 2012 BHB Ten honoree Lena Dunham tonight was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, and her series Girls took the Globe for Best Television Series–Musical or Comedy. Brava, Lena!

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Lena Dunham Talks to David Letterman About Brian Williams and Howard Stern

BHB Ten 2012 member/Brooklyn Heights resident/Girls star and creator Lena Dunham appeared on the David Letterman Show Thursday night. The second season of her series, which co-stars Allison Williams the daughter of NBC News anchor Brian Williams, premieres Sunday night on HBO. Letterman wondered if the elder Williams, a frequent Letterman guest, was comfortable with […]

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NY Post’s Linda Stasi and Others Weigh in on Lena Dunham’s Girls Second Season

The NY Post’s Linda Stasi is known mostly for her “opinionated” writing. As Alyssa Rosenberg of Slate notes, Stasi, let it all hang out in her review of the second season of BHB Ten 2012 member Lena Dunham’s Girls, which begins airing Sunday on HBO:

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HBO’s ‘Girls’ Filming All Over Central Brooklyn Heights Tuesday

“Girls,” the HBO comedy starring Brooklyn Heights native and resident Lena Dunham, will be filming in the Emmy-nominated creator’s home ‘hood on Tuesday, August 14, from 3-9 p.m. Cars parked in the shoot area will be towed. Good luck making sense of the affected streets and corners: both sides of Montague between Clinton and Henry; […]

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Heights’ Resident Lena Dunham’s HBO ‘Girls’ Renewed For Second Season

HBO’s sad-sack series “Girls,” created, produced, directed, written by and starring Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham, has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. The show revolves around the lives of four 20-somethings navigating love, life and careers in New York City post-college. Judd Apatow is an executive producer. “Girls” debuted April 15 on the […]

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