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A Tree (Doesn’t) Grow in Brooklyn Part 3: The Evidence

From ClarknHenry: Just last night, I was awakened at 4am by a delivery truck… blowing its horn to get another vehicle out of that space right by the hole! The truck then climbed onto the sidewalk and right into the hole, making it even deeper. I would LOVE to see a tree in that spot, […]

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A Tree (Doesn’t) Grow in Brooklyn Part 2

This just in from a BHB tipster… more on the Clark/Henry tree controversy: Alas, another reason why a tree (or two) can’t grow near the Clark Restaurant on Henry Street– this time, a Shop Rite truck protruding quite far onto the sidewalk (at around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday). Would it be worthwhile to let our […]

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A Tree (Doesn’t) Grow on Henry Street

A BHB reader sends us this missive along with photo: I’m wondering if there’s a good reason why the tree well on Henry Street facing Clark’s Restaurant, at Clark and Henry, is perpetually empty– no tree!   I know why it’s always rutted with tire marks– delivery trucks find it convenient to pull up on […]

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Renaissance Street Singers Perform on Henry

This afternoon, The Renaissance Street Singers were performing on the sidewalk by the St. George Hotel on Henry Street.

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Brooklyn Independent TV Samples Noodle Pudding

This is another in Brooklyn Independent Television’s series of short pieces about Heights people, institutions, and businesses. This one takes us into the popular Henry Street restaurant Noodle Pudding, where we meet owner Antonio Migliaccio and some diners, then to the kitchen, where chef Alfredo Musico Miccoli shows us how he prepares some dishes from […]

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Eagle’s Holt Goes Through Brooklyn Heights Time Tunnel

The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dennis Holt kicks off a series of Brooklyn history stories culled from the 1884 edition of Lain’s City Directory with a look at Henry Street between Middagh and Cranberry Streets:

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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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First Look at Bread and Butter

Many BHB commenters have checked out the new incarnation of  Le Petit Marche called Bread and Butter [46 Henry Street].  Our Karl Junkersfeld, who has taken a peek at the menu, taken photos but has not tried the food yet, comments:

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Church Irks Blogger by Blocking Bike Lane on Sundays

Brooklyn Heights based blog Ink Lake is irked about parishioners of the First Presbyterian Church blocking the Henry Street bike lane every Sunday.  He claims that church brass told him that they have an “understanding” with the 84th Precinct:

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Le Petit Marche to Re-open Tomorrow?

Your correspondent has learned from a friend, who had made a reservation for Thanksgiving dinner at Le Petit Marche, that she has received a phone call from one of the owners of the restaurant, assuring her that the closure was indeed the result of a clerical error, claiming that it has now been rectified, and […]

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