Friends, Neighbors And Family To Celebrate The Life Of Beloved Brooklyn Heights Resident Brian McGorry Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

By on March 3, 2014 11:45 pm in Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, News, Obituaries

A celebration of the life of Brian McGorry, Cranberry Street resident, community activist, and beloved neighbor to many, will be held at the Superfine Restaurant, 126 Front Street in DUMBO, this coming Saturday, March 8, starting at 11:00 a.m. Mr. McGorry’s death last Thursday was announced with great sadness by Brooklyn Heights Association President Alexandra [...]

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Open Thread: Is Clark’s Really The Best Diner In Brooklyn Heights?

By on March 2, 2014 2:55 pm in Food

As reported here, Clark’s (80 Clark Street) copped the Brooklyn Heights Association’s first ever “Best Diner” award at Thursday’s annual meeting. The honor was decided by BHA poll and host Tom Stewart read many heartfelt and whimsical musings from members about their experience at Brooklyn Heights diners. But is Clark’s truly the best? Comment away!

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Citizens Defending Libraries Has One Hiss-terical Week

By on March 2, 2014 2:45 pm in News, War On Fun

Citizens Defending Libraries, the group headed by long time Brooklyn Heights resident Michael D.D. White was quite vocal at Thursday’s annual Brooklyn Heights Association meeting. When BHA president Alexandra Bowie talked about the group’s stance on the Brooklyn Heights library, White and company hissed their disagreement (no, White didn’t go to Harvard). Oh, and they [...]

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100 Clinton Street In Brooklyn Heights Gets A Broker

By on March 2, 2014 9:27 am in Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate

Real Estate Weekly reports that 100 Clinton Street is on the block. The broker’s site lists the property at $16.2 million. Fair price? What would you like to see there? REW: Hilly Soleiman of Besen & Associates has been exclusively retained to market 100 Clinton Street, Brooklyn for triple net lease. The property is located [...]

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Eagle: Stringer Will Audit Brooklyn Public Library

By on March 2, 2014 9:12 am in News

Well, one development this week may keep Citizens Defending Libraries from hissing. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer plans to audit the Brooklyn Public Library. The paper adds that the group had asked former Comptroller John Liu to do the same but he did not act.

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25 Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights Sells for $35 Million

By on March 2, 2014 9:06 am in Real Estate

The Real Deal reports that 25 Monroe Place has been sold to DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners for $35 million. Changes are definitely in the cards for Brooklyn Heights’ widest street the recent sale of nearby numbers 27 and 38 Monroe Place to Jared Kushner and the continuing decay/renovation/demolition by dereliction drama at number 1 will shake things up at the very least.

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Former TLC Commissioner / Brooklyn Heights Resident David Yassky Named Pace Law School Dean

By on March 2, 2014 8:44 am in News

The King of Joralemon Street/former NYC TLC commissioner/former NYC councilmember David Yassky has been named dean of Pace Law School. While Mayor deBlasio used Yassky as a punching bag in the 2012 election, anyone who has used borough taxis, Uber and other taxi apps or taken a ride in a “Taxi of Tomorrow” or admired [...]

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WPIX Discovers The Mystery Of 58 Joralemon Street In Brooklyn Heights

By on March 2, 2014 8:13 am in History

WPIX Joe Mauceri discovers the MTV subway vent/brownstone at 58 Joralemon Street in a report filed this week. Brooklyn Heights residents/BHB readers are totally up to speed on this nabe “mystery” and this report does a nice job of explaining it all. Heck it’s almost like WPIX did this story, say, four years ago!

Video after the jump.

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Shirky Gives the Word at BHA Annual Meeting: the Internet Will Not Destroy Culture

By on March 1, 2014 10:50 am in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Home Improvement, Literature, Real Estate

A lot went on at Thursday night’s Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting, much of which is touched on in our “Tale of the Tweets” coverage. I have a few points about the business side of the meeting to expand on. In addition to the awards for “best diner” to Clark Restaurant and to Patricia and [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on February 28, 2014 1:06 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn History, movies, Music, Theater

This weekend the Heights Players are premiering their new production of Douglas Carter Beane’s As Bees in Honey Drown, described by The New York Times as “a delicious soufflé of satire.” Performances are at 8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Make reservations here. The Brooklyn Heights Cinema, which is trying to [...]

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Tale of the Tweets: Brooklyn Heights Association 2014 Meeting

By on February 27, 2014 10:35 pm in Brooklyn Heights

Imagine a place where no one has heard Clay Shirky’s view of the bold new world of the internet, where actual adults hiss at other adults they disagree with and where you learn the difference between SPEED BUMPS and SPEED HUMPS. Ladies and gentleman, welcome the 2014 BHA Annual Meeting.

Behold the Tale of (Mostly Our) Tweets:

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