If you start seeing more grosgrain ribbon belts and madras shorts in the neighborhood, it may be because J. McLaughlin is now open for business on 218 Hicks St.—just in time for summer and the jitney. Luckily, the clothier—started by two Brooklyn brothers, Jay and Kevin McLaughin—doesn’t take itself too seriously. Yes, even preppies have […]
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Checking Out the New Lawn at Pier 1
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld checks out the new grass at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. Access was granted to the lawn for the first time this week. Oh and NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED there.
Beauty and the Heights
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld takes a look at pretty flowers and things in Brooklyn Heights.
Lookin’ at Montague Street
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld takes us through the history of Montague Street…Part 1.
Dangerous Brooklyn Bridge Park Playground Reopens
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld reports on the reopening of the playground at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1. It had been shut down due to safety concerns.
Talking 75 Clinton Street
Karl Junkersfeld ponders the conversion of 75 Clinton, in light of the news that it won’t be growing any taller.
Mr. Junkersfeld’s Brooklyn Heights is Looking Up
The laundromat on Montague Street is rebuilding! The Promenade gardens are blooming! Our Karl Junkersfeld reports from his morning walk.
Brunch in Brooklyn Heights
Brunch could be the most important meal of the week and our Karl Junkersfeld documents North Heights brunch options.
Martin Schneider, Heights Preservationist, to Premiere Short Documentary and Book on BHB Monday
BHB is honored to host the online premiere of a short documentary film, “Brooklyn Is My Neighborhood/ The Story of New York’s First Historic District” produced by Heights Hero Martin L. Schneider and our own Karl Junkersfeld. It and its companion book (in PDF format) will be available here Monday April 5. Fifty years after the battle to landmark […]
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