The Brooklyn Heights Association's Annual House Tour is happening on Saturday May 12. Deadline for advance reservations is May 9. This year, one of the homes on the tour will be the newly renovated 135 Joralemon Street.
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Open Thread Wednesday
Another week, another open thread. Talk about anything including: Renovation of 135 Joralemon – anyone have news? Happy Valentine's Day! Are you planning to spend it at one of the nabe's fine eateries or somewhere else? Marty Markowitz for Mayor? Are Brooklyn streets that dangerous — and does it really matter if you're wearing in […]
The Little House that Could
Built in 1833, the wood frame house at 135 Joralemon Street has been in disrepair since being damaged by fire in 2005. This week, the Brooklyn Heights Association writes in its newsletter that the home has been purchased and will be restored. Its new owner is general contractor and nabe resident Howard Haimes (property records […]
Andiamo Citi Bike Share!
The reactions to the first official day of Citi Bike Share are coming in from many media outlets and regular folks via social media. Gothamist takes the cake for the most curious (and gross) observation. What did they say? The bikes are crawling with germs. Here are their suggestions for sanitary use of the two […]
Upcoming CB2 Committee Meetings: Transportation and Land Use
The Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 will meet tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 18) at St. Francis College, First Floor Board Room, 180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court), starting at 6:00. On the agenda are: (1) a presentation by Cheska Tolentino, of Transport Workers Union Local 100, on a campaign, New Yorkers Deserve a […]
Brooklyn Heights History: Clubs Part 2
Dances were a way for young people to meet, and included outdoor events in gardens and taverns, called “germans” or cotillions, when held in private homes. In the 1880s organized dances called Junior Assemblies, Cinderella Balls and Bachelors Balls were held. Clubs often sponsored these events, and Dr. Charles Shephard’s Turkish Bath, America’s first, on Cranberry and […]
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 5/25/10
A defendant goes berserk and bites two officers at the Kings County Courthouse; a possible return of the two-laptop bandit; and thieves make off with 25 pairs of cargo pants from Ann Taylor Loft. It’s this week’s police blotter.
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 7/22/09
Two cell phone robberies, a pricey electronics heist and two police officer assaults top this week’s police blotter. Nearly $10,000 in electronics was stolen from an apartment building on Duffield Street between Nassau and Concord streets. On the evening of July 17, an unknown suspect entered two apartments through the rear bedroom windows. Among the […]
265 Hicks Bargain or Fleabag?
Brownstoner riffs on the newly listed 265 Hick Street today: Brownstoner: 265 Hicks Street: Hicks and Joralemon is a great location, that's for sure, but this four-story house at 265 Hicks is definitely sub-par for the neighborhood. The victim of a stoop castration and a not-so-hot re-bricking of the facade, the building was also divided […]
Press Cover Up of Packer “Plot”?
Just asking: Why did both the Brooklyn Eagle and the Brooklyn Paper choose not to name Packer Institute in their reports on a student’s threats against staff and students at the school on February 22? Commenters on BHB soon revealed that Packer was the “Brooklyn private school” mentioned in the Eagle’s February 26 story. One […]
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