Laura Albert aka JT Leroy talks to the NY Post’s Andrea Peyser in today’s edition. It’s a wacky read: NY Post: I Still AM the Real Leroy…: LAURA ALBERT is not a teenager or a prostitute, and, at 41, probably not a teenage boy. But she sailed into the newsroom yesterday – a bone from […]
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No Nightlife for Martin Connor
Today’s New York Times discusses the declining nightlife of legislators in Albany. While “fun” has been going downhill for over a decade in the Capitol, the reign of Gov. Eliot “No Fun” Spitzer has accelerated its demise according to the report. That’s inflicted Brooklyn Heights’ man in the State Senate, Martin Connor, with one heckuva […]
He So Corny
It pays to scour the news for tidbits like this. While some of you skeptics may think that our Brooklyn Heights elected officials are out of touch, long time State Senator Martin Connor fought a valiant and semantic battle in Albany last week: New York Times: As Legislative Session Wanes, So Does Leaders’ Momentum: Lawmakers […]
Mom in Montague Mayhem
The 84th Precinct police blotter in this week’s Brooklyn Paper is a doozy to say the least. Crimes in Brooklyn Heights in recent days include a cell phone robbery and several auto break-ins. However, the item that caught our eye this week was this tale of a Mom fighting back (?) on Montague Street: Brooklyn […]
Mascots Beware
Over the last few weeks, BHB has noticed an odd and ominous trend — restaurant mascots are being brutalized. Sure, some of you reading this may have roughed up a Bob’s Big Boy statue during your college days, but he probably deserved it. However, the mighty mascots of the Heights are just innocent standees trying […]
Cigar Bar Sign… Bogus?
Since it’s a little late for April Fool, the sign posted on one of the vacant stores at 60 Henry (aka Flower Mart) that claims the location will be home to Cigar Bar is at best questionable. Here’s what the fine print says: The Cigar Bar will be the most luxurious of New York’s cigar […]
Vintage Suitcase Shuts Subway
At least it wasn’t another bank robber… A charmingly vintage suitcase left in the mezzanine of the Boro Hall subway station Wednesday afternoon brought train service to a halt, and the now-familiar sight of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit and the Bomb Squad to Court & Montague. The suitcase was not a bomb in the […]
Where Did the Extra “I” Come From?
Last week “Heights 97″ commented that the street sign for Pierrepont Place near the Pierrepont Playground was spelled wrong. Now, through the miracle of digital photography, we have proof. The sign at Montague Street and Pierrepont Place is correctly spelled. What’s the deal?
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