Krescendo on Atlantic Avenue is know for its great pizza and celebrity ex-chef Elizabeth Falkner. But another one of its founders is a well known and respected mixologist:
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
The Eva Peron Cocktail Or Don’t Cry For Me, Krescendo
The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
Vine, that video app thingy your “creative” friends desperately want you to embrace, is chock full of clips of Brooklyn Heights. Seems that residents and visitors alike can’t help but be inspired by our landmarked and beautiful neighborhood.
Here are some of our favorites:
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Lululemon Opens in Cobble Hill
Yoga pants monger Lululemon opened Friday (6/14) at 166 Smith Street. Folks on the Twitter seemed excited about the store as well as snacks (from purveyors such as Ted and Honey and Van Leeuwen) available at the celebration.
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A Time to Keep Silence” by Patrick Leigh Fermor
Patrick Leigh Fermor once had a book to finish and, the world too much with him, took himself off to the Benedictine Abbey of St. Wandrille de Fontanelle to complete it. And there he discovered, rather to his surprise, a quiet worldliness. It was a welcoming cloister, and one in which Leigh Fermor, who describes [...]
Empire Stores Proposal Responses
Back in September 28 2012, the Brooklyn Bridge Park issued a request for proposals to develop the Empire Stores building for the long-term lease, rehabilitation and operation of commercial and retail development in the historic structures (no condos). Submissions were due in December 2012, and 10 proposals were submitted. They were presented to the committee [...]
(via Dumbo NYC)
Contact Cuomo to Save LICH
The Brooklyn Heights Association urges us all to write, call, or e-mail (or all three) Governor Cuomo asking his help to save Long Island College Hospital. While acknowledging that there are allegedly seven suitors possibly interested in buying LICH, nevertheless: SUNY Downstate has failed to turn over the LICH financial records parties have requested. Moreover, [...]
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Lululemon Opens In Cobble Hill This Friday
Sure Lululemon may have just lost its CEO, sending its stock plummeting as we speak but come this Friday (6/14) Cobble Hill will be blessed with one of its stores at the spanking new 166 Smith Street. Have no fear, those transparent yoga pants are so totally not available anymore. Here’s the full rundown from [...]
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Dumbo Townhouses on Pearl Street On the Market for $4.1 Million
Curbed first reported that the Dumbo Townhouses at 55-57 Pearl Street (aka 169 Water Street) is listed for $4.1 million each. Sotheby’s is listing the 18′ wide, 5 story townhouse. There are 5 townhouses – four are 3,049 square feet and one is 3,358 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. At $4.1 [...]
(via Dumbo NYC)
The Fitness Guru Opens at 215 Water Street Dumbo
The Fitness Guru opened their new gym at 215 Water Street (between Bridge and Jay Streets) on June 6, 2013. The 8,000 square foot gym includes two levels with areas for weights and various workout equipment, men and women’s shower and locker rooms, pilates area, and a huge spinning studio called Bike Brooklyn. The lower [...]
(via Dumbo NYC)
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
Hold onto your iPhones! It’s this week’s blotter. Last week’s blotter theme was the theft of expensive wallets; this one is the theft of expensive iPhones. The first took place on the northbound F train during rush hour last Tuesday evening. At the Jay St station, a 25-year-old woman was dragged onto the platform after [...]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
Local filmmaker Andy Arrow recently completed a documentary called Mettle, about people who earn their living by collecting recyclables, and how they are “cited, or even arrested, for picking up trash from the sidewalk.” Arrow has a Kickstarter campaign underway to “raise awareness and to fund a premiere event.” Drop a couple bucks if you’d [...]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
NY Times Writer Describes Citi Bike Share Trials And Tribulations
New York Times writer Gina Bellafante writes about her experience with Citi Bike Share and it wasn’t totally awesome.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Don’t Freak Out: The Long Island Restaurant Sign Is Being Cleaned
CHB pal and neighborhood racounteur EJ Cory tweeted Saturday morning that the Long Island Restaurant’s iconic neon sign had disappeared from the corner of Atlantic and Henry. Don’t fear friends. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the sign will return soon: Brooklyn Paper: Permits on the building say the sign was removed so it could be [...]
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Yassky Talks About Borough Taxis On NY1
Brooklyn Heights resident/NYC TLC commish David Yassky spoke to NY1 this week about the go ahead for the plan to bring hail cabs to outer boroughs. And the cabs will be painted green(sky). Watch the video here.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
London’s Bike Share Chief Says Negativity Will Go Away, While Some Challenges Won’t
London’s Bike Share czar, Nick Aldworth, has some advice for New Yorkers on both sides of the Citi Bike Share scheme. Streetsblog reports on Animal New York’s interview:
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Unofficial ‘Girls’ Tour
Because Lena Dunham still lives in Brooklyn Heights, we are legally obligated to cover Girls-related topics. According to Jezebel, there is now an unofficial Girls tour taking place throughout Greenpoint. Whether this stop ends with a visit to Lena Dunham’s house here though, is anyone’s guess. BTW—does Lena Dunham still live here? I haven’t ever [...]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
There Goes The Neighborhood: A J. Crew Grows In Brooklyn
I have never been a pioneer. By that, I mean I’ve never been the type to move somewhere “up and coming”. I’d gladly forego a remodeled kitchen to live in a pristine neighborhood. I’m not the girl in the loft on the wrong side of the tracks. And though I see the promise and fiscal ease of living somewhere on the verge, the thought of said lifestyle makes me on edge.
(via the world according to sherimaven)
Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Impeccable Connections: The Rise and Fall of Richard Whitney” by Malcolm MacKay
Richard Whitney had everything: a seat on the Stock Exchange (he was its president for five years – the youngest president ever elected), a devoted wife, a townhouse on East 73rd Street in New York City and an estate in the horse country of Far Hills, New Jersey. He came of old WASP stock, went [...]
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Plans Pride Month Event
The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, at 131 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Henry) is having a special Shabbat service Friday evening, June 14, in honor of Pride Month. This from the Synagogue: Brooklyn Heights Synagogue supports Pride month with a special celebration of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning friends, families and allies. Pride Shabbat [...]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Krescendo Announces New Chef Replacing Elizabeth Falkner
Last month, Krescendo’s Chef Elizabeth Falkner announced she was leaving the Boerum Hill eatery. Today, Eater reports that a successor has been named:
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/5/13
Wallets worth more than the money inside are stolen. Meanwhile, warm weather means doors and windows open, and you know what that means. It’s this week’s blotter. Where to start? I’ll begin at New York Sports Club. (I’ve lost count at this point, but I still have not come across Planet Fitness. Keep it up!) [...]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
BRIC Rotunda Gallery says So Long to the Heights on June 26
BRIC’s Contemporary Art Program is moving from the Rotunda Gallery at 33 Clinton Space to BRIC’s new space in Downtown Brooklyn over the summer. To say farewell, BRIC is inviting all and sundry to a goodbye party to be held on June 26 from 7pm to 9pm. All are invited; the party will include a [...]
Transit Museum to display winning entries from GCT Centennial Celebration design competition
As part of its Centennial Celebration, the New York Transit Museum and the Architectural League of New York held a competition seeking modern reinterpretations of Grand Central Terminal. Contemporary architects and designers submitted more than 100 designs that captured and re-imagined Grand Central in media ranging from charcoal drawings to computer-generated landscapes. The jury selected [...]
Cape Cod Beer
On our Cape Cod weekend, rainy, chilly Friday begat rainy, chilly Saturday, so we headed up the Cape, around the elbow (see my description of Cape geography in my post about Truro Vineyards) to Hyannis, there to visit the Cape Cod Brewery. In the photo…
(via Self-Absorbed Boomer)
Cobble Hill Association Scores Win For Pedestrians
This dispatch just in from the Cobble Hill Association about a new traffic signal coming to the neighborhood:
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
John Street Condo Design Presentation
Back in December 2012, the Brooklyn Bridge Park issued a request for proposals to develop the 1 John Street, the section of John Street between Adams and Pearl Street of the park for residential development. Con Edison sold the 3.4 acres between John Street and the East River that it has owend for half a [...]
(via Dumbo NYC)
Pacific Green Gourmet Shop Rumored To Soon Be Replaced By J. Crew
The Pacific Green Gourmet Shop at 151 Court Street appears to be losing its lease according to a report from The Real Deal. Clothing giant J. Crew is rumored to be taking the space as the area around Court Street and Atlantic Avenue continues to evolve into a shopping destination. Trader Joe’s and Barney’s have opened outlet in the vicinity in the last couple of years and the trend does not seem to be slowing down.
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Brooklyn Heights Area Octogenarian Hearts Citi Bike Share
Transportation alternative maven blog Brooklyn Spoke tweeted a photo of “Werner, in his 70s, lives in Brooklyn Heights, hasn’t been on a bike in 15 years” earlier today. The kicker? He’s a Citi Bike Share customer.
But…wait…there’s more.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Tell The Bartender Episode 10: Leaps of Faith
Listen to Episode 10: Leaps of Faith Download From iTunes Here In This Episode: The Best Ex: Keith and Chemda, hosts of the popular comedy podcast Keith and the Girl, tell the story of their break up. It was a bit complicated by the fact that they had just written a book about relationships, and had already […]
(via Tell The Bartender)
Brooklyn Mac Opens in Dumbo
Brooklyn Mac opened its Dumbo location last week (a take out location). Their menu includes mac n’ cheese flavors based on Brooklyn neighborhood names. They are asking the community to for sugggestions on flavors for Brooklyn Mac Dumbo. Winner will be announced on June 1, 2013. Brooklyn Mac (brooklynmac.com) 59 Pearl Street (61 Pearl Street [...]
(via Dumbo NYC)
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There Goes The Neighborhood: A J. Crew Grows In Brooklyn
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Don’t Freak Out: The Long Island Restaurant Sign Is Being Cleaned
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Cobble Hill Association Scores Win For Pedestrians
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/5/13
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Dumbo Townhouses on Pearl Street On the Market for $4.1 Million
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Unofficial ‘Girls’ Tour
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Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
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Lululemon Opens in Cobble Hill
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Empire Stores Proposal Responses
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Lululemon Opens In Cobble Hill This Friday
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A Time to Keep Silence” by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
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The Fitness Guru Opens at 215 Water Street Dumbo
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
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Contact Cuomo to Save LICH
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NY Times Writer Describes Citi Bike Share Trials And Tribulations
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Cape Cod Beer
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Transit Museum to display winning entries from GCT Centennial Celebration design competition
- BRIC Rotunda Gallery says So Long to the Heights on June 26
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Krescendo Announces New Chef Replacing Elizabeth Falkner
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Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Plans Pride Month Event
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Impeccable Connections: The Rise and Fall of Richard Whitney” by Malcolm MacKay
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London’s Bike Share Chief Says Negativity Will Go Away, While Some Challenges Won’t
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Yassky Talks About Borough Taxis On NY1
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John Street Condo Design Presentation
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The Eva Peron Cocktail Or Don’t Cry For Me, Krescendo
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The Eva Peron Cocktail Or Don’t Cry For Me, Krescendo
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The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
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Lululemon Opens in Cobble Hill
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “A Time to Keep Silence” by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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Empire Stores Proposal Responses
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Contact Cuomo to Save LICH
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Lululemon Opens In Cobble Hill This Friday
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Dumbo Townhouses on Pearl Street On the Market for $4.1 Million
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The Fitness Guru Opens at 215 Water Street Dumbo
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
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Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
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NY Times Writer Describes Citi Bike Share Trials And Tribulations
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Don’t Freak Out: The Long Island Restaurant Sign Is Being Cleaned
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Yassky Talks About Borough Taxis On NY1
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London’s Bike Share Chief Says Negativity Will Go Away, While Some Challenges Won’t
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Unofficial ‘Girls’ Tour
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There Goes The Neighborhood: A J. Crew Grows In Brooklyn
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Impeccable Connections: The Rise and Fall of Richard Whitney” by Malcolm MacKay
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Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Plans Pride Month Event
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Krescendo Announces New Chef Replacing Elizabeth Falkner
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/5/13
- BRIC Rotunda Gallery says So Long to the Heights on June 26
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Transit Museum to display winning entries from GCT Centennial Celebration design competition
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Cape Cod Beer
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Cobble Hill Association Scores Win For Pedestrians
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John Street Condo Design Presentation
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