Clean up work began this morning at the Henry Street Gristedes store, which was damaged by yesterday's late afternoon fire. Union reps confirm with Brownstoner BHB's report that the fire started with an electrical malfunction in the store's deli section. More photos of the aftermath after the jump.
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Additional Images from Gristedes Blaze in Brooklyn Heights
The fire broke out just before 6:00 this evening. No injuries were immediately reported, though the toll taken on the vermin population has yet to be assessed. It is not clear what caused the fire, though to this correspondent's nose, electricity seems to have been the culprit. Photos by Marc Hermann.
Fire at Henry Street Gristedes
p> Fire broke out late this afternoon at the Henry Street Gristedes in Brooklyn Heights. Store workers tell BHB that the blaze was caused by an electrical malfunction in the deli department. According to NYPD on scene there were no injuries but the store is "trashed". Workers add that most of the damage to the […]
84th Precinct Needs Volunteers For Graffiti Removal Thursday
Want to help rid Brooklyn Heights of unsightly graffiti? Join officers of the 84th Precinct and Brooklyn Heights Association members at the northeast corner of Henry and Clark streets (by Gristedes) at 5:30 p.m. this Thursday, June 18. You will be provided with paint and brushes (dress appropriately) and dispatched to locations identified by 311 […]
In A Race Full Of Sexting, Joe Lhota’s Dispatches Provide A Respite From Tawdry Tweets
Mostly due to Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal, all eyes are on the Democratic field for NYC mayor. On the Republican side, Brooklyn Heights resident/former MTA czar Joe Lhota is battling Gristedes kingpin John Catsimatidis and Doe Fund founder George McDonald. Lhota’s tweets are not of the Weiner kind, but they’re also not boring policy wonk […]
And Nemo Is Its Name-O – Brooklyn Heights Braces for Big Blizzard in Our Backyard
Oy to the vey with this weather. As Brooklyn Heights residents and the rest of Northeast prepare for this weekend’s big snowstorm, we get word the thing has a name — Nemo. But it’s not an “official name” it’s one bestowed upon it by those wacky folks at the Weather Channel:
Local Grocery Stores Begin Restocking Perishables Friday
Grocery stores in Brooklyn Heights were restocking perishable items as of Friday morning, as trucks began making their way back to the neighborhood at 7 a.m. Key Food management at 102 Montague Street told BHB early this morning that fresh fruits, milk, bread and meat are returning to the shelves, with night crews working overtime […]
It Pays To Live In Brooklyn: We’re The Second Most-Expensive City In The Nation
This isn’t necessarily the kind of statistic that fosters a giddy smile. According to a story in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn is the second most expensive city in the nation, topped only by our sister to the west: Manhattan. The Washington-based Council for Community & Economic Research based its survey primarily on housing. There […]
Moldy Cheese at Grosstedes
Sure moldy cheese and items passed their sell-by dates are fancy First World problems in Brooklyn Heights, but hunks of green goo being sold as “food” is still a shocker. We snapped this photo of some “grozzeralla” at the Henry Street Gristedes last week. Well at least it wasn’t an overpriced stick of deodorant.
DUMBO Neighbor Ana Gasteyer is Busy… in a Good Way
Former Saturday Night Live castmember and DUMBO resident Ana Gasteyer is very busy lately – she’s currently on Broadway in The Royal Family, will be appearing City Center’s production of Girl Crazy later this month and her movie Dare opens this Friday (11/13). So next time you see her in Gristedes, give her a […]
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