Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Radical Survivor” by Nancy Saltzman
By the time she was in her early forties, Nancy Saltzman had a thriving career as an elementary school…
September 14, 2012-
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Mixed Bag at Heights Chateau
After a perfunctory weekend Trader Joe’s jaunt – and a walk down a the visibly revitilzed north end of…
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Brooklyn’s 76 Precinct Offers ‘Cash for Guns’ Initiative September 15
Capt. J. D. Schiff, Commanding Officer for the 76th Precinct of Brooklyn, has alerted the CHB that on Saturday, September 15, the NYPD, NYC Council, Kings County District Attorney and NYPD Brooklyn Clergy Coalition will sponsor a program that pays cash for any operable firearm. They are offering a $200 bank card for a handgun […]
September 7, 2012
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Voodoo Wave: Inside a Season of Triumph and Tumult at Maverick’s” by Mark Kreidler
Maverick’s is a big wave formation off the Santa Cruz, California Coast, and there’s a surfing contest there every…
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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 […]
September 6, 2012
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Take A Look At Me Then: Downtown Brooklyn’s Fulton Street, 1909/1940s
Above, “Bird’s Eye View Of Fulton Street,” December 1909. Below, “Fulton Street, the heart of Brooklyn’s shopping district,” 1940s.
September 6, 2012
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2012 Montague Street ‘Summer Space’ Launches Sunday, 9/09
Reminder: This Sunday, September 9th, the Montague Street BID launches its annual Summer Space, with a fun-filled day of freebies. Brooklyn Heights’ main thoroughfare will be closed to traffic and re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis from noon to 5 p.m., as restaurants expand outdoor seating, retailers offer special promotions and services, and hundreds of tables […]
September 6, 2012
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Italian Eatery Red Gravy (Finally) Coming To Atlantic Avenue This Fall
In The New York Times’ extensive Tuesday preview of new restaurants opening throughout New York City this fall, Italian eatery Red Gravy—coming to 151 Atlantic Avenue at Clinton (after what appears to be a year’s delay)—gets a thumbs up from writer “Florence Fabricant.” Regarding the menu: “Saul Bolton’s take on Italian gives a serious nod […]
September 5, 2012
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Park Plaza Diner Reopens Thursday After August Blaze
Following a fire August 4 that decimated the kitchen and HVAC system at Park Plaza Diner, the long-lived eatery at 220 Cadman Plaza West is scheduled to reopen for business Thursday, September 6. Dimitri Likourentzos, a member of the family-owned diner and its chef, tells BHB that the blaze caused extensive damage, requiring gutting of […]
September 5, 2012
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Lena Dunham: ‘Girls’ Just Wanna Have ‘Fun.’
Here’s a tip for BHB followers who adore celebrity gazing in the neighborhood… Brooklyn Heights’ resident and Emmy-nominated creator, star and writer of HBO’s “Girls” Lena Dunham obviously believes that girls just wanna have fun. According to Gawker, the 26 year old is dating indie rock dork Jack Antonoff from American band fun., whose Queen-esque […]
September 5, 2012
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