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Lena Dunham’s Love Letter to Sammy of Pet’s Emporium

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a “People in Your Neighborhood” story. So this  adorable missive, written by our celebrity neighbor Lena Dunham is worth a re-post. Sammy at Pet’s Emporium on Montague Street appeared in the October 24th edition of New York Magazine’s The Cut. Enjoy!  

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Six Reasons the Brooklyn Heights Area is Turning Into L.A.

Yes, friends, our cozy corner of the world is showing signs of becoming an outpost of Southern California. Don’t believe it? For starters, we have a beach. It even gets occasional bits of surf when a passing vessel raises a wake. There’s a surf shop in DUMBO. If you don’t feel like riding the wild […]

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Hillary Announces; Anti-Hill Signs Go Up on Cadman Plaza; View From the U.K.

Today’s announcement by Hillary Clinton that, yes, she’s running for President, came as little surprise, following as it did the earlier news that she had leased two floors at One Pierrepont Plaza for use as a campaign headquarters. Today signs mocking Ms. Clinton (see photo) appeared, hanging from streetlight fixtures on Cadman Plaza West and […]

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Lena Dunham Tweets Support for Save the View Now, What Happens Next Probably Won’t Surprise You

Save the View Now, the grassroots Brooklyn Heights citizens group seeking to curb the height of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pierhouse received support Monday from a high profile resident. Girls star/creator Lena Dunham tweeted out a link to Glynnis MacNicols’ NYDN editorial about the project. Reaction from the Twitterverse was…. well… interesting: The Pierhouse topped out […]

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Lena Dunham Stays in Brooklyn Heights, Buys $4.8 Million Apartment at 30 Henry Street

Lena Dunham and boyfriend/musician Jack Antonoff have decided to stay in Brooklyn Heights. Published reports say they’ve purchased one of the five apartments at the newly constructed 30 Henry Street condo for $4.8 million. All units in the building have been sold. There was some speculation last year that Dunham would be moving out of […]

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Archie Comics Taps Nabe Resident Lena Dunham For Limited Run

Just what Riverdale High needs – Lena Dunham re-imagining Betty and Veronica. It was announced this week that Archie comics has retained the ‘Girls’ creator to pen a 4 issue story arc due out next year.

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Brooklyn Heights Resident Lena Dunham Is Hosting Saturday Night Live This Weekend

“Girls” creator/star/Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham will be hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend. The National will be the musical guest, making the show quite Brooklyn-centric. Earlier this season, SNL parodied Dunham’s HBO series: Thank you for the SNL love. Dream come true. Can't wait to debut my character "girl who googled serial killers all […]

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Brooklyn Heights Resident Lena Dunham’s Full Frontal Assault On Woody Allen

Lena Dunham had some things to say about Woody Allen this week on Twitter.

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So What Is Lena Dunham’s Brooklyn Heights Apartment Really Like And Who Just Moved In With Her?

Brooklyn Heights resident/Girls creator and star Lena Dunham is the subject of the cover story in Vogue Magazine. In the piece we learn that her boyfriend, rock star Jack Antonoff of the band fun., has moved in with her. And while she spends several weeks each year in Los Angeles working on Girls post-production, she […]

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So, How Did Lena Dunham React To The SNL ‘Girls’ Parody?

Brooklyn Heights resident/Emmy winner/’Girls’ star Lena Dunham and her hit show were parodied this weekend on Saturday Night Live. Guest host Tina Fey plays a new roommate who says, in a funny way, everything you shouted at the screen that time you checked out the show.

See Dunham’s response and watch the skit after the jump.

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