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Plymouth Church Yankee Fair This Saturday

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims will hold its annual Yankee Fair this Saturday, November 8, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., rain or shine. The main Church entrance is located on Orange Street between Henry and Hicks. The Fair will feature shopping for clothing, handcrafted objects, antiques, toys, books, CDs and DVDs, and other things. […]

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Thugs Rob Montague Street Store

The Brooklyn Paper’s Police Blotter reports some shenanigans in Brooklyn Heights over the last few weeks including news of a store robbery on Montague Street (anyone have a clue what store it was?): Brooklyn Paper: Police Blotter: Someone robbed a Montague Street bodega on Nov. 2. The 39-year-old man working in the store, which is […]

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Busted Chef Case Still Going

Dan “Busted Chef” Kaufman’s next day in court will be December 26, 2008 as determined at his last court appearance on October 15, according to Kings County Criminal Court records.  Contrary to erroneous reports on the Internets, no decision or plea have been recorded.

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Brooklyn Women’s Exchange “Holiday Thursdays” Events

Starting next Thursday, November 6, the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, a not-for-profit, volunteer organization that provides a marketplace for locally handmade craft goods, including infants’ and children’s clothing, toys, housewares and gifts, and books by local authors or about local subjects, will host its annual “Holiday Thursdays”, during which artists, craftspeople and authors will be present […]

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Gristedes Update

This missive reportedly from Gristedes Customer Service was posted in BHB comments yesterday: Construction Update: Our crews are working fast and furious to bring you an updated, full service and modern supermarket as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience while we continue to push for the opening. Our newly renovated full service supermarket will […]

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Meat Cart on Henry Street

Anyone get the scoop on the Halal Meat Food Cart in front of the Hotel St. George tonight?

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Report: Gristedes to Have Coffee Counter

After calling Gristedes customer service last month and being passed around like a crowd surfer at a 1982 Black Flag concert, we took a stance of “surprise us” regarding the reopening of the fire ravaged Henry Street location.  McBrooklyn reports today that tipsters inside the store are saying that the new revamped store will feature […]

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Where is the Fruit Dude?

The Henry Street Fruit Dude has vanished.  Where is he? Update: Fruit Dude is back!

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Hurt Hearts Siggy’s

Our new (temporary?) neighbor, Oscar Winner William Hurt is hard at work in his bid to displace Paul Giamatti as The Most Famous Person in Brooklyn Heights. Considering this item from the NY Post’s Page Six, he’s probably  headed to shakin’ hands and kissing babies next:

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Gristedes Ready for September?

McBrooklyn went on a recon mission to the fire-gutted Gristedes, came back with a photo of its gutted and cleaned out and ready for action goodness as well as a tasty factoid we think some of you will enjoy commenting upon:

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