Picking up on a suggestion by loyal BHB reader and commenter Nabeguy, in an attempt to get away from kvetching about what’s actually coming, what are your wishes for five establishments you’d like to see go into vacant spots on Montague?
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Crumbs Bakery Opening on Montague?
BHB Headquarters just received this tip: My son has just reported that in the old Heights Books space, the cupcake bakery “Crumbs” is opening! I say YES!! We are assuming this is the “Crumbs” Bakery chain that originated in NYC some years ago. Their Store Locations page doesn’t yet list a Montague Street address yet. […]
Montague Wine and Liquors Re-Opening Soon
God bless Montague Liquors, which suffered a devastating fire Thursday morning. Within 12 hours, as I walked home from din-din that night, the retailer, alongside the dry cleaner that was decimated by flames, was boarded up, the plywood painted white and a sweet, neighborly sign posted upfront. Optimistic, I’d say, but a peak inside Friday […]
Montague Street Fire: Aftermath Video
Karl Junkersfeld surveys the aftermath of today’s fire on Montague Street. There are conflicting reports in Brooklyn’s newspapers as to where the blaze began.
Peter Hedges’ Novel, The Heights, Set For March Debut
Novelist, screenwriter, director and actor Peter Hedges, whose studio is on Montague Street, has completed a new novel, The Heights, set in–where else?–Brooklyn Heights. Publishers Weekly reviewer Sandrea Talarico calls it “spellbinding”:
Brooklyn Independent TV on Joe Coleman, Whitney Ward, and the Odditorium
Brooklyn Independent Television recently interviewed artist and Heights resident Joe Coleman and his wife, Whitney Ward, and toured their Montague Street apartment, the “Odditorium”, with lots of views of Coleman’s paintings and the couple’s collection of bizarre curios. BIT recently did short pieces on several other Heights people and institutions; we’ll be posting them over […]
Medical Emergency at Heights Cafe
A fire truck and two ambulances are parked on Montague Street outside the Heights Cafe, at the corner of Hicks Street. Inside the Cafe’s dining room, as of a few minutes ago, EMTs were performing CPR on a person lying on the floor.
Is it spring, already?
Lounging on a ledge, this feline resident of Montague Street enjoys an all-too-brief (according to the forecasts) spell of nice weather.
Brooklyn Heights Promenade Christmas Tree is Lit!
BHB contributor Karl Junkersfeld braved the icy cold temperatures to bring us this video of Montague Street holiday cheer and the annual lighting of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade Christmas Tree.
The Tree is Up
After an aborted attempt to set it up in gale force winds a few days ago, a Parks Department crew successfully installed the Heights Christmas tree next to the Menorah at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade this morning. The tree lighting will take place this Wednesday evening at 5:30.
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