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Henry Street Courtyard Serves As Filthy Garbage Dump, Buffet For Vermin

An open backyard on Henry Street has become an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord for rats and other vermin, with piles of trash, discarded furniture, construction remnants, bottles, bags and broken glass overrunning the one-time manicured outdoor space. Located behind Montague Street’s Andy’s Chinese restaurant, Dashing Diva nail salon and the Heights Vision Center, and across from Corcoran […]

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Le Pain Quotidien Coming to Montague Street?

A reader was walking by the long vacant former Jennifer Convertibles space at 121 Montague between Henry and Hicks, looked in the window, and saw this: Table with some tools, a bottle of coke and a set of architectural drawings in the westmost vitrine. Title block legible enough to make out Le Pain Quotidien. The […]

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Montague BID Presents the Inaugural First Wednesday This Week

Montague Street BID is sponsoring a First Wednesdays series of events this year, kicking off this Wednesday January 4. We hope to see you there! Here’s the info: Kick-Off Party January 4 5 – 8 PM St. Ann”s Parish House at 157 Montague Street Fun for the whole family. Enjoy a photo booth; jazz performed […]

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Missed HGTV’s March 2011 Airing Of ‘Dear Genevieve’ In The Heights? Encore Thursday, December 28!

The wildly, wonderfully entertaining episode of HGTV’s “Dear Genevieve,” in which the decorator delivers a fabu bedroom redo for Brooklyn Heights’ residents Chuck & Ayhan will encore Thursday, December 28 at 3:30 p.m. on Channel 64/764.

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Holiday Concert Today (12/18) Featuring Sir Duke’s Nutcracker

The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will play a holiday concert Sunday (12/18) at 3pm at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity at Montague and Clinton Streets. The program will be conducted by Nicholas Armstrong and will feature the Duke Ellington arrangement of the Nutcracker Suite among other selections. In a press release Armstrong says. “Duke Ellington’s […]

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Promenade Tree Lighting Wednesday

The Christmas tree at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade is already ablaze with light (photo), but the official lighting, complete with carolers and local dignitaries, will happen this Wednesday evening (December 14) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. (You can catch part of the ceremony and head to Vineapple for the BHB gathering starting […]

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Another Car Crash, Hicks and Montague

This was the scene at the corner of Hicks and Montague streets at about 9:00 p.m. A witness said that a man and a woman were taken from the scene of the crash in handcuffs. There were trucks set up for a movie shoot on Hicks between Montague and Pierrepont, but we were told this […]

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Montague BID Holiday Fun 12/14

Montague Street Business Improvement District will host caroling at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade tree lighting ceremony on December 14.  After the lighting, there will be caroling along Montague Street – all are welcome to join in. Here’s the official rundown from Montague BID: In the evening, at 5:30 p.m., the BID will sponsor a performance […]

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Knit for Sailors this Saturday

There will be a community knittiing bee this coming Saturday, December 10, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. This from Carol Francescani of St. Ann: Calling all knitters and would-be knitters! Support Christmas at Sea, a program of the Seamen’s Church Institute that distributes […]

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Montague Street Featured in New Verizon Ad

BHB reader “Zach” notes the Verizon store on Montague Street and part of Brooklyn Heights is featured in the carrier’s new ad for the HTC Rezound. Can you spot our nabe in the clip? Watch it after the jump.

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