Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council speaker Christine Quinn will release a comprehensive plan for the development of New York City’s waterfront, which includes plans for Brooklyn Bridge Park, at a press conference to be held in Brooklyn Bridge Park tomorrow (Monday, March 14). Update: It’s at 11:30 a.m. New York Times: Less than five […]
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For One Woman, The Hunt Ends in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights is the site of this week’s “The Hunt,” a weekly real estate column in The New York Times. Former Garden City resident Anne Bauso fell in love with the neighborhood and went on a quest to find an apartment that was affordable and maybe had an amenity or two. Did she finally take […]
Times: Vito Lopez Said to be Under Federal and City Investigation
Despite his continuing dominance of the Kings County Democratic Committee, State Assembly Member Vito Lopez faces some major challenges: The New York Times: Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez, a long-serving Brooklyn Democratic leader who is widely viewed as the borough’s patronage king, is at the center of two separate federal investigations, according to several people briefed […]
Pier 6 Mentioned as “Hot Spot” in the NY Times
Our very own Mr. Junkersfeld pointed us toward this article in today’s New York Times—”10 New Hot Spots if Summer Needs Sizzle.” Along with rooftop bars and indie concerts comes Pier 6: So feverish was the anticipation of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 playground, at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, that parents watched its installation […]
NY Times Shouts Out Mr. Junkersfeld
The NY Times reflects on the beautiful Memorial Day weekend and mentions BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld: NY Times: It was a sumptuous pseudo-summer day to be under a canopy of trees or on a sandy beach with lawn chairs, blankets and picnic lunches. Temperatures were in the 80s, the air was crystalline, soft breezes caressed the cheek […]
Yassky’s Missionsky: Taxis Will Serve Entire City
Brooklyn Heights resident and newly appointed Taxi and Limousine chairman David Yassky is vowing to make hailing a yellow cab outside of Manhattan easier: NY Times: Presumably, he also takes cabs — although a recent study suggested that very few taxis pick up passengers in Brooklyn Heights, Mr. Yassky’s home. In fact, Mr. Yassky said at his […]
NY Times Gives Brooklyn Heights the “Living In” Treatment
New York Times scribe Jake Mooney covers Brooklyn Heights for the paper’s Sunday Real Estate section. After reading the piece, we’ve learned that Brooklyn Heights is a great place to live! Whew!! NY Times: This grand-piano-shaped neighborhood is roughly 12 blocks deep, and about five blocks wide at its widest point. It is protected by […]
Times Endorses Simon in Herd for the 33rd
The New York Times today announced its pick from the herd for the 33rd City Council District: Jo Anne Simon. According to the Times editorial: There are several excellent candidates vying to replace Councilman David Yassky, who’s also running for comptroller. Stephen Levin would be a prime candidate except for his entanglement in the Brooklyn […]
NY Times Takes a Stroll Through Brookyn Heights
Bring on more tourists! Bring on more lookey looooos! Thanks to a piece on the NY Times website, we’re sure our streets will be more crowded with day trippers – a great thing for our local businesses! Siggy’s, River Cafe and Cranberry’s among others get shout outs in the article.
Heights History: The Opinionated Bernard Atkins
On November 2, 1971 the New York Times told the story of florist/real estate agent Bernard Atkins. At that time, Atkins was in the middle of intertwined controversies. The first involved attacks upon his James Weir Florist Shop at 160 Montague Street. The newspaper reported that its huge store front window had been attacked four […]
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