• Fulton Mall Welcomes Another Major Retailer: Say Hello To Express

    A shiny new Express store at 490 Fulton Street along Fulton Mall has opened in the rapidly gentrifying Downtown Brooklyn shopping destination. Michael Weiss, CEO of the men’s and women’s clothier and a Brooklyn native, was present for the festive “block party” opening last Wednesday. He tells the New York Observer that he began his […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 20, 2012
  • Cobble Hill’s Five Guys In A Pickle: Closes Down After A Year

    After opening in Cobble Hill at 266 Court Street near Butler just last year, burger chain Five Guys has closed its doors, according to Brownstoner. The joint has nearby locations in Brooklyn Heights on Montague Street and in Downtown Brooklyn at the end of Fulton Mall at the Flatbush Extension. Pretty curious… This place has […]
    (via Cobble Hill Blog)

    August 20, 2012
  • Potbelly Joins Adams Street’s Burgeoning ‘Restaurant Row’; Two More Coming

    Chicago-based Potbelly Sandwich Shop is opening its first Brooklyn location and tenth New York locale at 345 Adams, next to Panera Bread, along the corridor’s new “Restaurant Row.” A sign in the window promises, “A warm new neighbor, coming soonish,” Brownstoner reports. The eatery, which serves breakfast, sandwiches, soups and baked goods, will occupy 2,500sf. […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 20, 2012
  • Open Thread: The Best Pizza Pie In Brooklyn Heights

    From Best Car Service to Best Handyman (which youse weren’t particularly willing to give up) to something a little more tasty… What’s your bid for the Best Pizza in Brooklyn Heights? Digging the brand new Dellarocco’s of Brooklyn? Convinced that nothing beats Fascati Pizzeria? Wie-Pie on Remsen more to your tastes? Or do you swear […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 20, 2012
  • Brunch at Colonie

    This past February at the Grace Church Winterfair Silent Auction my wife bid on, and won, brunch for two at Colonie, 127 Atlantic Avenue (between Clinton and Henry). We finally got around to doing it today. We arrived at around 11:30 (brunch there starts at 11:00) and found all tables occupied (Colonie only takes reservations […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 20, 2012
  • USAF Thunderbirds Flyover This Afternoon

    This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 8/18/12 at 12:05 PM. In conjunction with Air Force Week, the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the “Thunderbirds,” will perform a coordinated formation flyover pass in their F-16D “Falcon” aircraft over Yankee Stadium, down the Hudson River and towards the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, today at approximately 4:05 p.m. […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 18, 2012