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Return of the Ospreys, and Mr. J. Views the Parade of Ships

If you thought you were truly in helicopter hell this morning, you were only partly right. Most of the racket was being made by a pair of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (we’ve seen these before) that were circling the area and occasionally touching down at the Downtown Heliport. This was part of the Fleet Week […]

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Mr. J. Takes a Stroll on Garden Place

Our man with cam shows us the sights along the storied street, and fills us in on some history. Video after the jump.

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Karl Goes Tropical at Tobacco Warehouse

Our man with cam shows up for last night’s Celebrate Brooklyn tropical dance party and catches the groove. Video after the jump.

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Maceo Wows Pier One Crowd

Karl Junkersfeld caught Maceo Parker’s show at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 last night. Catch the video of the action after the jump.

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Mr. J. Has the Dine in Brooklyn Lunch at River Cafe

Karl gets the lunch special for “Dine in Brooklyn” at River Cafe, and is pleased with what he gets for his $20.11.

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Dine in Brooklyn Week: Marty Visits “Henry Street Restaurant Row” for Seasons Opening

Saying that Brooklyn Heights is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in all of America, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz ushered in Dine in Brooklyn Week last night at the grand opening of Seasons [46 Henry Street]. Not only that the Beep declared it Seasons Grand Opening Day in the borough. Karl Junkersfeld was there. […]

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Mr. J. Samples the Fare at Seasons

Seasons, the new restaurant at the former Bread and Butter location, 46 Henry Street (between Cranberry and Middagh) officially opens tomorrow, Monday, March 21. It had a “soft opening” on Thursday evening and Karl, our man with cam (and palette) attended. He reports: “The food is tremendous. The chef definitely knows what he is doing.”

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Mr. J. Celebrates the (Slightly) Early Arrival of Spring

Spring doesn’t officially arrive for (as of the time of this posting) 48 hours and 40 minutes, but today had a lot of us fooled. Our man with cam took advantage of the balmy weather to play the flaneur and give us a visual as well as aural narrative of this balmy day in Brooklyn […]

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Mr. J. Visits St. Ann & the Holy Trinity

Our man with cam has put together a montage of historic photos of the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity (simply Church of the Holy Trinity until its merger with St. Ann’s Church in the 1970s), designed by the great 19th century church architect Minard Lafever, at Montague and Clinton streets, followed by […]

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Seasons to Open Monday, March 21

Update: Contrary to the earlier Times report, Seasons will not open this coming Monday, March 14, but rather the following Monday, March 21. Seasons, the new restaurant taking the former Bread and Butter location on Henry Street just north of Cranberry, will open Monday, March 21. New York Times: Tuhin Dutta prepares a contemporary American […]

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