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Brooklyn Heights Is A Good Place For Celebrity Spotting

Oh! Internet! How you entertain us! We found this passage on Crushable today:

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Pundits A-Twitter As Lena Dunham Drops F-Bomb And Talks Gentrification At Stringer Fundraiser

Brooklyn Heights resident/actress Lena Dunham appeared at a fundraiser for NYC comptroller candidate Scott Stringer at the Maritime Hotel Tuesday night. Dunham’s friend and ‘Girls’ guest star Audrey Gelman is the spokesperson for the campaign. Dunham is also supporting Christine Quinn for mayor.

Dunham’s comment about gentrification at the event set off some interesting Twitter comments between Capital New York’s Azi Paybarah, the New York Daily News’ Josh Greenman and web producer Brian Van Nieuwenhoven.

Read the NSFW banter after the jump.

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Emmy Nominations For Brooklyn Heights Resident Lena Dunham

Brooklyn Heights resident Lena Dunham received several Emmy nominations for her work on HBO’s ‘Girls’. The actress and creator of the show got nods in the Best Actress in a Drama category, for directing the episode “On All Fours” with the show itself nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. The New York Times featured a Q […]

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Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Unofficial Girls Tour

Because Lena Dunham still lives in Brooklyn Heights, we are legally obligated to cover Girls-related topics. According to Jezebel, there is now an unofficial Girls tour taking place throughout Greenpoint. Whether this stop ends with a visit to Lena Dunham’s house here though, is anyone’s guess. BTW—does Lena Dunham still live here? I haven’t ever […]

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Lena Dunham’s Memorial Day Tweet “Outrages” Michelle Malkin, Other Right Wingers

Ah! Memorial Day! A day where we reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom by BBQing, arguing over bike share programs and other first world activities. Brooklyn Heights resident (and possible short-timer) Lena Dunham tweeted a relatively flip comment today and sparked the OUTRAGE of neocon Michelle Malkin who probably has a book or something coming out soon.

Read all about it after the jump. Then take a Silkwood shower.

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Is Lena Dunham Leaving Brooklyn Heights?

It seemed kind of curious, from the start. Lena Dunham, pop culture “It” girl; Emmy-nominated creator, writer & star of HBO’s runaway hit series “Girls”; upcoming $3.7M Random House published author (and acclaimed member of the 2012 BHB Top 10)… settled in to an 800sf, $550,000 1-bedroom apartment at Mansion House on Hicks Street last […]

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The Lena Dunham Effect: Brooklyn Heights’ Resident Fosters Boom In Greenpoint

Lena Dunham—2012 BHB Top 10 honoree and creator, star, writer, et al, of HBO’s “Girls”—may lead a quiet existence at her Mansion House digs in Brooklyn Heights, but apparently she’s having such an impact on pop culture that a boom is taking place in once-sleepy Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the setting of the hipster series. Stories have […]

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Lena Dunham Develops New HBO Series, Covers EW

Lena Dunham’s empire continues to blow the lid off pop culture, as she covers the February 8, 2013 Entertainment Weekly with the headline, “How (She) Became the Voice Of A Generation.” Add that to the news that the “Girls” creator and Brooklyn Heights rez will pen a new pilot for HBO based on the upcoming […]

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Comedy Troupe Dinner For One Offers Pithy Parody Of ‘It-Girl(s)’ Lena Dunham

And now, the video! NYC sketch comedy troupe Dinner For One (a.k.a. dfor1.com) paraded a robot along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade January 18, and revealed to BHB they were filming an other-worldly take on HBO’s “Girls,” starring Brooklyn Heights’ Lena Dunham, a member of the BHB Ten 2012. The guys, who comprise New York-based graduates […]

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“Brooklyn’s ‘Zombie Girls” : More Backlash on Dunham’s Girls

Hit series, Golden Globes, media darling and generational “it” girl… Of course you’re destined to become a target for haters. While HBO’s “Girls” continues to be a solid hit in its just-launched sophomore season (866,000 viewers), Brooklyn Heights rez and show creator, star, et al, Lena Dunham gets another feminine lashing, courtesy of Heather Wilhelm […]

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