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Landmark the Lobster!

If the reports are true as BHB commenter Since47 suggests then Armando’s on Montague is soon to be history:

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The Supermodel is a Drummer

Nabe resident/supermodel and now /drummer Shalom Harlow talks about pounding the skins in Sunday’s New York Times: New York Times: Bang the Drums Softly: More than 10 years after giving the guitar the heave-ho, Ms. Harlow finally picked up another instrument: a pair of drumsticks. And almost instantly, the eureka moment she had had with […]

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Man Found with Pipe Bombs on Remsen

WNBC-TV reports a disturbing item this morning: WNBC-TV: Man with Pipe Bombs…: Police and the bomb squad rushed to an apartment in Brooklyn Heights early Sunday after a man is discovered with pipe bombs in his apartment. According to police, the man called 911 saying he had a gunshot wound to the hand.When police arrived […]

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Drats! Rats!

Sure it may be the holiday season and time for cheer, but this week’s Heights Lowdown in the Brooklyn Paper takes a stab at our neighborhood’s rats: Brooklyn Paper: Brooklyn’s Rat…: “The rats are getting more brave every year,” said Javier Quintana, a nine-year resident. “I’ve seen some the size of small dogs cruising down […]

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Freegans Forage in Heights

ABC News: One Man’s Trash: Madeline Nelson is hosting a dinner party for a dozen friends. She is serving four courses, including mixed green salad and stuffed peppers. The grocery bill for such an elaborate feast? Zero. That’s because this food doesn’t come from inside a store, but outside of it. The night before the […]

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Oven: Celeb Hotspot

According to this press release, Oven on Henry Street has become a hotspot for celebs: Marketwire: Tanner Spree arrives at work every morning at 7:30 a.m. and watches in scientific fascination as the yeast rises on his handmade dough. Spree has a double degree in biochemistry and business. He has applied his creative and biochemistry […]

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Scandal! Sahadi’s Dumps Glass Jars

This week’s Brooklyn Paper sheds light on what can only be seen as a conspiracy against tradition: Brooklyn Paper: Jarring Change…: Customers at Sahadi’s, Brooklyn’s primary stop on the Near Eastern spice route, are still fuming that the grocer has replaced the classic glass jars with generic plastic containers in the nuts, dried fruits and […]

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Saucy XMas On Montague

The new Ricky’s store on Montague Street lives up to its edgy reputation with this sexy Christmas window display.

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Ooooo That Smell!

We’ve talked about it here on BHB… that stinky smell in parts of the Heights.  BHB Commenter “No One of Consequence” was first to inform us of the stinky ginko biloba trees. This week, Brooklyn Paper’s Heights Lowdown column dives deeper into the matter: Brooklyn Paper: Ginko…: You can describe it as the smell of […]

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Nabe Web Geek Finds Love

The New York Post reported this morning about nabe web designer Patrick Moberg and his quest of the girl of his dreams, whom he spotted on the number 5 train Sunday night. He created a website dedicated to finding her. BHB is happy to report that Moberg has found his princess. 

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