• Buh Bye Baluchi’s Hello Asya

    This in from a BHB reader about changes at 46 Henry Street: Balucchi’s is now “asya”! Did they lose the franchise license? That spot is cursed. Also BHB regular “Topham Beauclerk” comments on our Bevacco story with this tidbit: I went to Baluchi’s successor this weekend. The place is now called Asya. The food and […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 27, 2012
  • Summer Sunday Sunset Serenade

    Taken from the rooftop of my Brooklyn Heights building overlooking the East River/Hudson River interpass, Sunday, August 26, just before 8 p.m. No digital enhancing, just Mother Nature blessing the neighborhood.
    (Photo: Chuck Taylor, Nikon D5000)

    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 27, 2012
  • Open Thread: Best Dry Cleaner In Brooklyn Heights

    Number four in the BHB “Best of Heights” Open Thread series is all about your threads… and where you prefer to have them laundered. First, we surveyed Best Car Service, then Best Handyman and Best Pizza Pie. This week, please share your experiences for general everyday dry cleaning. Among so many options in the Heights, […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 27, 2012
  • Wall Street Journal Touts Bevacco

    It’s been almost a year since Bevacco opened and lifted the “Corner of Cranberry” curse that has haunted many eateries at 60 Henry Street for years. The Wall Street Journal published a short piece on the restaurant this weekend: WSJ: The residential brownstone haven of Brooklyn Heights is an odd place for a semi-traditional Italian […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 27, 2012
  • Week-Long Brooklyn Book Festival Blankets The Borough

    The Brooklyn Book Festival has announced its comprehensive lineup for the first-ever weeklong series of “Bookend Events” that will take place at venues throughout the borough from September 17 through September 23. The seventh-annual event is presented by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn Literary Council, initiatives of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, with support from […]
    (via Cobble Hill Blog)

    August 26, 2012
  • Pet Post Redux: How Many Pets Do You Think Live In Brooklyn Heights?

    With the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Dog Show returning to Montague Street Sunday, Sept. 23—part of the BID’s Summer Space—it seems apropos to share info about how much New Yorkers prize their pets. Webbie Puppy Tales featured a “New York Dog Spotting” post Sunday, with stats from the NYC Economic Development Corp.: As of February […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 26, 2012