The group of concerned residents who reside at 200 Hicks Street and voiced their concerns to BHB last Friday about the Bossert Hotel’s conversion back to a hotel have now shared their grievances with the New York Daily News. Brooklyn Heights rez Elizabeth Bailey and her comrades believe the plan before the Bureau of Standard […]
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HBO’s ‘Girls’ Filming All Over Central Brooklyn Heights Tuesday
“Girls,” the HBO comedy starring Brooklyn Heights native and resident Lena Dunham, will be filming in the Emmy-nominated creator’s home ‘hood on Tuesday, August 14, from 3-9 p.m. Cars parked in the shoot area will be towed. Good luck making sense of the affected streets and corners: both sides of Montague between Clinton and Henry; […]
More Morning, and Some Evening, Walk Pix
Your correspondent had just walked out the door Saturday morning when he spotted these late summer blossoms in the garden outside his building (corner of Montague and Pierrepont Place). More photos and text after the jump.
Brooklyn Heights’ Starbucks Features Fancy ‘Clover’ Brewer
Fans of Starbucks in Brooklyn Heights may be interested to know that you’ve got the fanciest java in the borough. According to Gothamist, the store at 134 Montague Street has been employing the ooh la la “Clover” brewing system since May. The machine is described as an upside-down French press, with coffee brewed one cup […]
Clamorous Construction Continues Messing Up Montague
After crews spent a month widening the corners of Montague Street at Henry Street and another few weeks digging a sizable hole for telephone work in front of the Bossert Hotel—and separately replacing pipes & cables there—now the cacophonous construction mayhem has moved across the street in front of 200 Hicks Street. You can’t escape […]
Residents Of 200 Hicks Street Concerned Bossert Hotel Conversion Will Create Noise, Safety Issues
A group of concerned residents who reside at 200 Hicks Street are taking to task the new owners of the Bossert Hotel at 98 Montague Street. Brooklyn Heights rez Elizabeth Bailey and her comrades believe the conversion plan currently before the Bureau of Standard and Appeals could create serious noise, traffic and safety issues in […]
Downtown’s Starbucks Booming; Seattle’s Best A Bust?
Have you ever met a Starbucks that didn’t do boffo business? The recent move of the Brooklyn Heights’ locale from the open & airy 134 Montague Street to the long & narrow 112 Montague doesn’t appear to have cut down on the number of Caffè Vanilla Frappuccino Blendeds being served in the neighborhood. (More photos […]
Heights History: A Room At The Hotel St. George, $10 A Week… In 1880
After going back in time to 1902 last month, we’ve given the Brooklyn Daily Eagle archives another spin into the past. This time we transport back to July 10, 1880, 132 years ago today… What a deal! The Hotel St. George is offering special summer rates, for $10 a week. Your offer includes a bedroom, […]
Bang! Bang! Another Weekend Of Montague Street Mayhem
Last weekend, Montague was blocked as crews work on the street’s subterranean infrastructure. Ditto this weekend, as vehicles were re-routed from motoring down Montague between Hicks and Henry streets. The predominant construction is taking place in front of the Bossert Hotel at 97 Montague, where a peek inward reveals a cavalcade of wires, pipes and […]
Heights History: Heights Casino, 75 Montague Street
As part of its regular series “Brooklyn One Building At A Time,” Brownstoner’s Montrose Morris offers a detailed history of the Heights Casino at 75 Montague Street. The Flemish Revival building was constructed in 1905, designed to accommodate sports and club activities, as well as a reference to Brooklyn’s Dutch heritage. For its entire life, […]
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