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 […]
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A few years ago I joked to my pal/BHB CTO Qfwfq that I’d love to do a poll one day pitting kids vs. dogs vs. cats to see how the neighborhood would react. We laughed and thought better of it. That is, until the reaction from today’s post – One Mom’s Battle Against the Wack […]
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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)
We received a fiery dispatch from a BHB reader/Mom over the weekend. Given the fact that Mrs. Fink and I have had similar brushes with the “eccentric” side of Brooklyn Heights since Baby Fink was born in 2010, we wonder if any of you have had similar experiences. Check out our reader’s tale of Brooklyn […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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You can vote for the final movie in the Syfy Movies With a View series at Brooklyn Bridge Park, to be shown this Thursday, August 30, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Harbor View Lawn on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The nominees are: Splendor in the Grass (seems appropriate for the venue); Across the […]
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The Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition sponsored Kittenpalooza this weekend, hosted at Brooklyn Heights’ beloved Pet’s Emporium, run by wonderfully warm owner Sammy. Cats of all ages, sizes, stripes and colors were available for adoption during the two-day event at 105 Montague Street. A huge van provided by the North Shore Animal League housed the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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