The driver of this big rig managed to thread the needle turning from Montague Street to Pierrepont Place, but there was little margin for error.
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Montague Wine & Spirits is Ba-a-a-ack!
Just two days ago we reported (thanks to a tip from an alert reader) that the plywood had been taken down from the front of Montague Wine & Spirits. today, your correspondent was delighted to see the door open, and the staff ready to do business.
Free Häagen-Dazs May 14th!
Though Brooklyn Heights has felt like an icebox the last few days, tomorrow’s weather forecast calls for 78 degrees with 100% chance of free ice cream. That’s right—Häagen-Dazs is celebrating its 50th birthday by giving special thanks to the customers at its first store on Montague St. Free scoops of their original flavors—chocolate, vanilla and […]
Montague Wine & Spirits on the Way Back
Thanks to a tip from BHB reader “Fritz” in his comment on today’s Open Thread Wednesday, your correspondent braved the chilly mist to walk half a block and get this shot, showing the plywood that had been in place since the fire two months ago removed and a new window and door installed at Montague […]
String Orchestra of Brooklyn in Concert May 15
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn, an institution that, in addition to making great music, has the self-confidence and good humor to refer to itself by its acronym, sends us this message: Variations for Orchestra For our final concert of the 2009–2010 season, the SOB is teaming up with our friends from Hellgate Harmonie to present […]
Montague Wines & Spirits: Back in Three Weeks?
As you may recall, shortly after the fire on March 11, a sign appeared on the boarded-up front of Montague Wines & Spirits announcing that the store would re-open “in a few days”. After that, for a week or so, the door was usually open during the day, and Jeff and other staffers could be […]
Lookin’ at Montague Street
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld takes us through the history of Montague Street…Part 1.
NY Mag Names Park Slope (Yeeesh!) Top NYC Nabe, Brooklyn Heights Ranks 6th
Oy to the vey! New York Magazine has named Park Slope New York City’s “Most Livable Neighborhood”. Their survey is based on many attributes including housing cost, safety and shopping. Brooklyn Heights ranked 6th behind Greenpoint, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Sunnyside and the Lower East Side. Here’s their “reasoning” on why those other nabes ranked […]
Whoops! Trucker Tries to Drive Onto Promenade in Brooklyn Heights
The driver of this tractor-trailer rig evidently thought Montague Street was a block longer than it is.
Swastika on a Box Spotted on Montague Street
Almost two years since Ivaylo Ivanov scrawled swastika around Brooklyn Heights another sign of hate has appeared in the neighborhood. A BHB reader sent us this photo taken today around 1:30pm in from of the Variety Mart on Montague Street.
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