Homer Fink – Brooklyn Bugle

‘Truth in Advertising’ Author John Kenney Likes The Heights

January 22, 2013

Brooklyn Heights’ writer & author John Kenney’s debut novel “Truth in Advertising” was released this week by A-list publisher Simon and Schuster. The book explores the fictional life of a modern day ad pro—after Kenney worked as a copywriter in NYC for 17 years and as a New Yorker magazine contributor since 1999.

It was reviewed in Tuesday’s Boston Globe (albeit not too kind)… In addition, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which published a Q&A with the writer today, notes: “Through his fictional character Finbar Dolan, Kenney offers a candid and humorous vision of what it truly means to be an advertising professional, delving not only into Dolan’s professional life, but also the inevitable complications of romance and family relationships.”

In the Eagle profile, the (very handsome) Kenney also shares some sweet smack about living in Brooklyn Heights:

It is nice to live not far from where Walt Whitman strolled. I moved to Brooklyn in 1998. I was living on the Upper West Side, in an apartment I couldn’t really afford. I came over to visit a friend one afternoon in Brooklyn Heights. I’d never been to Brooklyn. I found an apartment a few months later and have lived in the neighborhood ever since. My wife and I have two children and the apartment is getting noticeably smaller. Last spring we drove to the suburbs of New Jersey and Westchester. All lovely. But we came screaming back to Brooklyn each time. We love it.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/54340

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Brooklyn Nets

Nets Beat Knicks at Garden in Final Regular Season Meeting

January 22, 2013

The Brooklyn Nets pulled out a win last night in their final meeting with cross-river rivals the NY Knicks at MSG. The Internets as always lit up:

(photo via Entertainment Rundown)

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Food

Fairway Giving Away the Equivalent of One Featherweight Boxer in Beef

January 21, 2013

Fairway Market, who announced earlier this month that their Red Hook store damaged by superstorm Sandy would be re-opening again soon, is giving away 130 pounds of beef. That’s about the same weight as Cuban super featherweight boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa.

The winner will receive, “a hindquarter of USDA Prime Beef” that the store says is worth $1200. If that’s not enough for you Ray Venezia Fairway’s Master Butcher will custom cut it all for you anyway you like. Somehow we’re channeling Bubba Gump here but with beef.

Enter to win here – contest ends 2/4/13.

(via Brokelyn)

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Arts and Entertainment

The CW’s Carrie Diaries Takes Over Brooklyn Heights

January 21, 2013

The Carrie Diaries, the CW’s “pre-quel” to the seminal HBO series Sex in the City is filming all over Brooklyn Heights today – most notably the area around Clark and Hicks Street. If you see any exciting action tweet us your pics – @bkheightsblog.

We’re especially jazzed about this show at BHB since Fink family pal Jess Garvey has scored a recurring role as Carrie’s mom.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/54206

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Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn Nets Players Get Quizzed on Russian Culture in Wacky YouTube Video

January 17, 2013

Several Brooklyn Nets players yuck it up about Russian culture with “Barclays Center TV” host Alyonka. Check out Brook Lopez, Reggie Evans, MarShon Brooks try to impress owner Mikhail Prokhorov with their mad knowledge the former Soviet Union. Oh and nice hats, guys.

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Brooklyn Heights, Landmark Preservation, Real Estate

All-New Bossert Hotel Could Open As Soon As Summer 2013

January 17, 2013

The Bossert Hotel could begin receiving hotel guests at 98 Montague Street as early as this summer, according to a report from the Architect’s Newpaper—as long as construction remains on schedule. That includes preserving the facade, lobby and reception area, updating the rooms with new design finishes and amenities, and restoring the Marine Roof to a restaurant and lounge.

On January 8, the Board of Standards & Appeals unanimously approved a request for variance to change the Certificate of Occupancy for “transient hotel use, accessory hotel use and commercial use,” officially allowing the building to open its doors as a hotel once again.

David Bistricer and Joseph Chetrit closed on the 103-year-old, 14-story property, for $81 million in November. Since the 1980s, the building had been owned the Jehovah’s Witnesses and used as a community facility. At the time of purchase, Bistricer said the hotel would remain independent and maintain the name of original developer, lumber mogul Louis Bossert.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/54069

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Brooklyn Heights, Food, News

Red Hook’s Fairway Market Reopening In March Following Sandy Nightmare

January 16, 2013

The Fairway Market in Red Hook was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in November, as the 52,000sf waterfront grocery at the base of Van Brunt took on 5 feet of water—which also had a detrimental effect on surrounding boutique businesses that depended on Fairway’s customer base. Good news: Fairway’s Facebook page reveals that the store is planning to reopen in March—and it’s also hiring additional staff. Welcome home, Fairway… you’ve been missed.

UPDATE: More about Red Hook businesses in The New York Times. (Photo: Brownstoner)

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/54047

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Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights

St. Francis College Professor Sorrentino Hosts ‘Presidency, FBI and MLK’ Feb. 13

January 15, 2013

Presidential Scholar & St. Francis Political Science Professor Frank Sorrentino will lead a discussion on “The Presidency, The FBI and Martin Luther King” at the St. Francis College Founders Hall on Wednesday, February 13 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The free lecture is open to the public.

To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and mark Black History Month, the discussion will focus “on the web of relations between various parties that resulted in counter-intelligence activities against Dr. King. These activities included surveillance and the release of information to news outlets and other prominent parties such as members of Congress, religious leaders, university presidents, as well as foundations and other significant donors to Dr. King and his organization. These measures also helped foment feuds among various civil rights leaders and organizations.”

The theme of the talk is exposure of the political battle for power and policy in America, which dovetails into the subject matter of Dr. Sorrentino’s new book, “Presidential Leadership and the Bureaucratic State,” published by Outskirts Press. A book signing of the newly published work will take place after the lecture.

St. Francis College is located at 180 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/53949

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Events

So It Begins – No Pants Subway Ride

January 13, 2013

Improve Everywhere’s No Pants Subway Ride began at 3pm Sunday afternoon. Of course folks needed to share this “experience” via the Twitter and other social media.

For those of you who care about such things here it is:

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Around Brooklyn, Arts and Entertainment

There She Is… Miss America 2013 From Brooklyn!

January 13, 2013

Mallory Hagan, a 23-year-old Brooklyn resident by way of Alabama, was crowned Miss America 2013 on Saturday, January 12. Miss New York, who resides in nearby Park Slope, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, and her platform issue is child sexual abuse prevention. Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/53902