There have been some wacky sights at Borough Hall, but the fact that this truck of stuffed animals may be attached to that are part of shadowy graffiti artist Banksy’s “Sirens of the Lambs” made many take notice. Including the Daily News—although they couldn’t verify that this was the work of Banksy, they did get […]
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Brooklyn Heights Blogger Coins A Phrase For Captain Cleanup’s Work In Neighborhood
BHB reader/blogger John Sanchez has coined a phrase for the work of “Captain Cleanup“, the Brooklyn Heights man who is on a one man campaign to paint over graffiti on mailboxes and other things in the area. Last week, an postal worker was spotted painting over the Captain’s work with official government paint. Sanchez spotted […]
A Close Encounter With “Captain Cleanup” The Post Box Repainter Of Brooklyn Heights
A long time BHB reader sent us a dispatch Sunday afternoon regarding the Brooklyn Heights “super-hero” responsible for repainting many mailboxes in the neighborhood. He’s been nicknamed “Captain Cleanup” by our commenters.
True Blue: Brooklyn Heights USPS Mailbox Reveals Curiously Gaudy New Hue
A USPS mailbox at the corner of Columbia Heights and Pierrepont Street has revealed a brazen new blue hue… without any particular rhyme or reason. We conducted a web search to see if the struggling U.S. Postal Service had perhaps purchased millions of gallons of the gaudy blue paint at a marked discount… but nuttin’. […]
Hey, Good Luck With That Sentiment…
This graffiti is emblazoned outside 172-174 Montague Street, where demo has begun to supplant the two-story building that once housed Irish pub & restaurant Eammon’s of Brooklyn and Hallmark… As previously reported, the 8,150-square-foot property sold in June 2012 for $12 million, with plans for a highrise condo development. With a C5-2/DB zoning designation, it […]
Billionaire Trumps Joshua Rechnitz’s $40 Million BBP Donation: $100M For Central Park
Philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz’s $40 million donation for the design & construction of a 115,000-square-foot year-round, multi-use recreation facility near Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 5 has been trumped. In April, when the Manhattan-based Founder & Chairman of the non-profit New York City Fieldhouse announced the gift, it was deemed the largest donation ever for a New […]
Montague Street BID Hires New Maintenance Firm
On August 1, the Montague Street Business Improvement District hired a new sanitation contractor, Block By Block, which BID says is a nationally recognized provider of supplemental sanitation and streetscape maintenance. Its team will be working year-round, seven days a week to keep Montague Street up to par. The company brings to the neighborhood a […]
Brooklyn Heights People: Tom van den Bout, BHA President
As President of the Brooklyn Heights Association and a longtime resident, Tom van den Bout’s (@tvdbout) got a whole lotta BH pride. He could wax poetic about the neighborhood, its people, and its prime location for hours. So it was with some reluctance and a sly smile that he divulged his least favorite thing about the […]
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 12/7/09
Here are some of last week’s headlines in case you missed ’em: Halstead Pitches Brooklyn Heights as Tranquil Little Town It’s a Diner! It’s a Deli! It’s Both and Coming to Court Street Hunts Lane Parking Situation is a Mess Morrone, Pearsall to Speak at Bard Breakfast Wednesday Squadron on Marriage Equality Bill Michael Townes […]
Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 11/2/09
Here are some of last week’s headlines, in case you missed ’em: Magnetic Field Awning Gone as Roebling Inn Prepares to Rise Watchtower Trick or Tracts in the North Heights Mr. Junkersfeld’s Brooklyn Heights Video Time Machine by Way of The Nabeguy Collection Police: No crime wave in Brooklyn Heights Plymouth Church Yankee Fair Announced […]
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