Mr. J. checks out construction near the Pier 1 entry, goes to Coney Island to taste pizza, views progress on a storefront at Hicks and Middagh, and returns to Pier 1 to find what may be the landing spot of a small, rectangular UFO, which no doubt picked a place where it wouldn’t be noticed […]
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Eagle’s Holt Goes Through Brooklyn Heights Time Tunnel
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dennis Holt kicks off a series of Brooklyn history stories culled from the 1884 edition of Lain’s City Directory with a look at Henry Street between Middagh and Cranberry Streets:
Lost City Trips Down Middagh Street
Andrew Porter points us towards Lost City’s walk down Middagh Street: Lost City: I’ll wager that no stretch of pavement in New York City more completely takes you back in time than the stretch of Middagh between Henry and Willow Streets. Why? Because it is here, perhaps, that there is a greater concentration of well-preserved, […]
Never Forget; Remember with Reverence
Our own FDNY heroes, Engine Company 205 / Ladder Company 118 “Fire Under the Bridge”, lost 8 men on 9/11/01 including 6 who died together in their firetruck under the rubble. The photo of their recovered vehicle was one of the most poignant images of the attack’s aftermath. Now more than ever, as some choose […]
Wal-Pet? Local Retailer’s Reaction to NYCPet Coming to Clark Street
As we all know, NYCPet is stocking their shelves on Clark Street for an August opening. With four other pet stores within a four-block radius, I wondered if owners are nervous about the competition.
Car Thief on Middagh Picks Wrong Guy
From this week’s Brooklyn Paper Police Blotter comes a story of an Off duty corrections officer who found a skell trying to steal his car, parked at the corner of Hicks and Middagh. jailarity ensues:
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