Grocery stores in Brooklyn Heights were restocking perishable items as of Friday morning, as trucks began making their way back to the neighborhood at 7 a.m. Key Food management at 102 Montague Street told BHB early this morning that fresh fruits, milk, bread and meat are returning to the shelves, with night crews working overtime […]
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Montague Street: We Made It Through The Rain
A walk along Montague Street from end to end around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning revealed no broken windows or fallen limbs. The worst damage was a busted lighted sign at TD Bank at the corner of Court Street; and a large overturned planter in front of Teresa’s. All along the corridor, newspaper boxes were tossed […]
Few Doors Open Monday Along Montague Street Retail Corridor
At noon Monday, a vast majority of restaurants and retailers along Brooklyn Heights’ Montague Street corridor were shuttered for the day. Among those open: Custom House, Connecticut Muffin, Subway, Lassen & Hennig, Heights Deli & Convenience, Le Pain Quotidien, Montague Street Bagels and, uh, Verizon Wireless(?). Key Food was also open, with lines out the […]
Calm Before The Storm: Key Food Aisles Virtually Cleared As Residents Prepare
UPDATE: Key Food will close at 6 p.m. Sunday. As one might expect, hundreds are rushing to neighborhood groceries to scoop up what appears to be enough staples for the remainder of the year. A stop by Key Food on Montague Street around 1 p.m. Sunday revealed a checkout line that more closely resembled the […]
St. Ann’s & The Holy Trinity Hosts ‘Spirits Of Heights’ Restoration Gala
A celebration of “neighborhood greats” will take place Friday, October 19, 2012, from 6-9:30 p.m., at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague Street. Featured at the “Spirits of Brooklyn Heights” gala are composer/lyricist Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Harry Chapin’s daughter, urban/folk/soul singer Jen Chapin, who will perform […]
Former Starbucks Locale @ 112 Montague Street: What’s The Deal?
Back in May, we wrote about Montague Street’s “resurrection, revitalization, renaissance or recovery,” pointing to the fact that the retail corridor is healthier than it’s been in three-plus years, with a dozen new businesses opening their doors in the past year or so. In all, Montague has seen the coming of: Custom House, Dellarocco’s on […]
Want Olympic Squash? Join Flash Mob on Promenade Monday
Brooklyn Heights is a hotbed of squash–not the kind you eat, but the kind you play. As this Eagle article notes, the Heights Casino “might well be called the squash center of the universe.” Despite the sport’s international popularity, it is as yet not recognized for the Olympics. To boost its chances of being added […]
BHA’s Third-Annual Dog Show: And The Nine Winners Are…
The third-annual Brooklyn Heights Association Dog Show Sunday, held during the Montague Street Business Improvement District’s Summer Space event, certainly demonstrated the passion neighborhood residents have for their pooches. Before hundreds on onlookers, 63 dogs participated, with nine dogs crowned the 2012 victors in the following categories… Finn, Best Treat Catcher; human companion: Rachel Epson […]
Sunday’s Summer Space (Bow) Wows With Annual BHA Dog Show
While Sunday’s second Montague Street BID Summer Space event included plenty of recreational activities, with music, games, dance, restaurant & retailer goodies, the main event was without a doubt the annual Brooklyn Heights Association-sponsored Dog Show, which offered prizes for: Best Treat Catcher, Best Tail Wagger, Best Hairdo, Coolest Ears, Best Trick, Cutest Medium-Big Dog, […]
To Walk, or Not to Walk?
Update: It’s been fixed. OK, here I am at the corner of Montague and Hicks, about to cross Hicks as I head for the Promenade, and the light shows the little figure that says “Walk.” So, I walk. Wait! Why are these cars coming at me? I look up, and see that the traffic light […]
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