There’s already one complaint on file with the NYC Department of Buildings about after hours work at 47 Hicks Street, home of Tutt Cafe. And that doesn’t include BHB readers gripes about the new giant pizza sign in front of the eatery, ostensibly part of its current renovations.
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Sawdust Memories: Mansion House Elm Ain’t Nothin’ but Mulch Now
BHB reader “Carl” shot these photos of yesterday’s clean up of the Mansion House American Elm, which met its demise early Sunday morning. Just as many of the trees felled by Hurricane Irene and its aftermath, Brooklyn Heights’ beloved elm will be ground down into mulch. “Too bad it couldn’t be turned into lumber to […]
The South Heights
Part of the south side of Brooklyn Heights–the intersection of Hicks and State streets is at the lower left–as seen from the LICH parking garage. In 1956 Robert Moses deemed this area a slum, and wanted to bulldoze it and replace it with high-rise luxury housing ($60 a room!), but, as with his initial plan […]
Halloween in Brooklyn Heights
The great jack o’ lantern collection on Grace Court Alley. (More photos and text after the jump.)
Car Hits Brownstone in Brooklyn Heights
BHB Newshound “SR” reports in with this tidbit and photos about a vehicular mishap on Remsen and Hicks Street tonight:
Fallen Tree on Hicks Now Sawdust
A BHB tipster sends us this photo of the downed tree on Hicks Street we mentioned yesterday being thrown into a woodchipper. Rest well great tree, we hardly knew ye.
ManiFooki Properties: At Least the Flowers Are Pretty
Our man with the cam, Karl Junkersfeld, inspired by AEB’s comment on today’s Open Thread Wednesday, paid a visit to the office of ManiFooki Properties, LLC, in the former ROWF space at Hicks and Middagh. The video above tells the tale.
Mr. Junkersfeld’s Observations on a Slow News Weekend
Mr. J. checks out construction near the Pier 1 entry, goes to Coney Island to taste pizza, views progress on a storefront at Hicks and Middagh, and returns to Pier 1 to find what may be the landing spot of a small, rectangular UFO, which no doubt picked a place where it wouldn’t be noticed […]
Poplar Street Community Garden Needs Help
From Poplar Street Community Garden: Poplar Street Community Garden SPRING WORK DAYS! Sat, May 8 and May 15 12 -3 PM NW Corner of Hicks and Poplar Streets Friends and Neighbors! Please join us as we plant/transplant and repair garden paths to ready the garden for summer — or just stop by to say hello […]
Grace Church Presents Haiti Relief Concert Friday
This Friday, March 19, beginning at 7:00 p.m., Grace Church will present a concert for Haiti relief. It will be …[a]n eclectic evening of music to include Broadway tunes, Opera, Traditional African Songs with percussion, as well as a Haitian Classic – arranged by a Haitian composer who will also be there performing. Grace Church […]
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