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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Giamatti Moves On Up in Brooklyn Heights
Real Estalker reports that Brooklyn Heights resident Paul Giamatti has closed on a new $1.3 million coop in the neighborhood. It’s not too far from his current celebrity crib. Which is good news as it’s always exciting to see Paul walking around the Heights contemplating his next big role. Giamatti currently holds the “title” of […]
Medical Emergency at Heights Cafe
A fire truck and two ambulances are parked on Montague Street outside the Heights Cafe, at the corner of Hicks Street. Inside the Cafe’s dining room, as of a few minutes ago, EMTs were performing CPR on a person lying on the floor.
Is There a Stalker on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights?
A disturbing dispatch just arrived in the BHB Inbox. Our tipster claims that there’s a mentally ill person who follows and stalks people on Hicks Street. She alleges that the 84th Precinct is familiar with this individual (he was once picked up running naked on Hicks Street) and that he supposedly robbed a neighbor at gunpoint […]
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. […]
Hicks Street Closed for Repair Work
Today, Hicks Street between Orange and Pineapple was closed for what appears to be repair work on either water or sewer pipes.
Branch Down on Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights
BHB tipster “Jason” sent in this photo of FDNY cleaning up a downed tree branch (“half a tree” he says) at Hicks and Cranberry around 10pm last night. Update: The scene this morning shows many tree branches down, but neatly stacked for Sanitation Department removal.
Rowf on Hicks Street Moving
There’s movement afoot at Rowf, the specialty pet store located on Hicks and Middagh streets. The store is having a moving sale, touting savings of 20-60 % off. Where the store is moving, however, is still a mystery– even to the owners. “We just found out a couple of weeks ago,” said Yuning Chiu, co-owner […]
Midday at the Oasis
From frequent commenter Karl Junkersfeld comes this BHB guest post via the BHB Inbox: I’m sure you have seen this beautiful garden oasis on Poplar and Hicks but possibly many aren’t aware of its existence. It is open to the public for 10 hours per week on Monday and Wednesday 6:00PM to 8:30PM plus other […]
Brooklyn Heights Tire Slasher on the Loose?
This just in from the BHB Inbox: I am curious to see if anyone else has reported a string of tires being slashed in the past 48 hours. 2 of our tires were slashed on Joralemon Street (between Hicks and Willow) between Monday and Tuesday nights. My husband said a woman stopped him last night […]
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