In 1974, the city received a $50,000 “City Options” grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to “produce designs that would improve city life”. Proposals for urban revitalization were created by the New York Department of City Planning for four neighborhoods – Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, Union Square and Chinatown in Manhattan, and […]
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Montague Street Crisis: Lassen & Hennigs
Lassen & Hennigs is making smaller cakes — and eating them too! Now we present our interview with Chris Calfa, owner of Lassen & Hennigs. The longtime local catering giant at 114 Montague St. also owns two Monty Q’s pizzerias (158 Montague St. and 90 Livingston St.) and Court Order, a sandwich lunch spot (52 […]
Montague Street Crisis: Housing Works
Housing Works works! Jennifer Jinks, store manager of the Brooklyn Housing Works Thrift, said people are still swarming the store, but regulars aren’t coming in as often. That said, during our interview, she was interrupted at least twice by customers bringing in their gently-used wares, and many others snatching up best-sellers (and an old baseball […]
Montague Street Crisis: Heights Books
Miss the old Montague Street? “Degrade your property values!” Up next is our interview with Tracy Walsch, owner of Heights Books, who recently made the decision to move to Boerum Hill (120 Smith St., between Pacific and Dean streets) from her longtime spot at 109 Montague St. (For more in the series, check out our […]
Is Montague Street in crisis?
What IS happening out there? Montague Street is a rapidly shifting shopping thoroughfare — in the last few weeks, at least eight “For Rent” signs have gone up in windows along the five-block stretch from Clinton Street to the Promenade, and we now have word that, nationally, Ann Taylor Loft is closing over 100 outposts. […]
Updated Rendering of Sleepy’s Montague Reno
After BHB reported on the planned expansion of 116 Montague Street, currently home to Sleepy’s, images from the owner’s original-LPC-rejected plans surfaced in online reports. BHB has obtained the updated, LPC approved elevations from John S. Newman, of Lindsay Newman Arch & Design . New, better, improved? What do you think? [Larger image via PDF […]
Expert: “Mom and Pops” May Return to Montague
According to The Brooklyn Paper, Stephen Palmese, a commercial realty expert affiliated with Massey Knakel Realty Services, thinks there may be a bright future for the Montague Street commercial strip as “mom and pop” enterprises replace chains.
WaMuuuves Down Montague Street
Apparently, there’s some sort of banking crisis happening and a bunch of them are folding into one another. Such is the case with the denim shirt wearing crew at the Washington Mutual branch on Montague Street. They’re movin’ in with the suits who work for their new daddy, Chase Bank, at Montague and Clinton Streets. […]
BHB Exclusive: Armando’s May Return to Montague Street
Breaking news! Armando’s — the legendary Montague Street restaurant — might reopen in the next few months in the spot most recently occupied by the shuttered Spicy Pickle. The restaurant, which was perhaps best known for its neon lobster sign, closed last March and was replaced in August with the Spicy Pickle sandwich chain (and […]
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