Mixed Bag at Heights Chateau

After a perfunctory weekend Trader Joe’s jaunt – and a walk down a the visibly revitilzed north end of…

Brooklyn’s Community Board 2 Meeting: Wednesday, September 12

Brooklyn’s Community Board 2 will hold its next general meeting Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the third-floor auditorium of The Brooklyn Hospital Center, 121 DeKalb Avenue at St. Felix Street. The meet will include presentations from Dr. Richard Becker, President & CEO of The Brooklyn Hospital; and Dr. Stacy De-Lin, with the […]
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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 […]
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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…

Plymouth Underground Thrift Unveils Fall Merch Sunday, 9/09

What a weekend youse have in store. After getting your kicks at the Housing Works “Best Of Fall” event at 122 Montague Street, Saturday, September 8, mosey on over to the Underground Thrift Shop at Plymouth Church on Sunday for the unveiling of its fall merchandise. The store, at 65 Hicks Street between Orange and […]

Custom House: Brooklyn Heights At Last Has A Hang

It appears that Brooklyn Heights at last has a reliable neighborhood hang. While Jack the Horse Tavern draws a consistent crowd and Eammon’s of Brooklyn had its day, arguably there hasn’t been a true pub to stop by (and/or stay) for a beer or a splash of booze in the nabe for a decade-plus. A […]

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 […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

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.
(Postcards: Cardcow.com)

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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 […]
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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 […]
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