“Girls,” the HBO comedy starring Brooklyn Heights native and resident Lena Dunham, will be filming in the Emmy-nominated creator’s home ‘hood on Tuesday, August 14, from 3-9 p.m. Cars parked in the shoot area will be towed. Good luck making sense of the affected streets and corners: both sides of Montague between Clinton and Henry; […]
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Your correspondent had just walked out the door Saturday morning when he spotted these late summer blossoms in the garden outside his building (corner of Montague and Pierrepont Place). More photos and text after the jump. Wasp gathering nectar, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Double-crested cormorant drying its wings on a piling, Brooklyn Bridge Park. […]
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Fans of Starbucks in Brooklyn Heights may be interested to know that you’ve got the fanciest java in the borough. According to Gothamist, the store at 134 Montague Street has been employing the ooh la la “Clover” brewing system since May. The machine is described as an upside-down French press, with coffee brewed one cup […]
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Local toy & home curiosity boutique MODULE R, dedicated to “modular, reconfigurable & customizable modern design,” which opened last December at 141 Atlantic Avenue, got some props from Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, women’s editorial director at high-end clothier & home website Gilt.com (and former style director at People). Racked.com has been asking New York shopping & fashion […]
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Following the tragic death of 61-year-old Richard Schwartz July 26, after lightning struck Clinton Street’s Christ Church steeple and dislodged stones, the Cobble Hill Association has posted an update from Father Ron Lau. The entire surrounding block is currently closed to traffic. He says: “The tower is being partially dismantled and the stones stored until […]
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A spanking new seafood restaurant is moving into 305 Smith Street at Union in Carroll Gardens. Brownstoner reminds us that the space housed Diego for a short time, and before that, Union Smith Cafe. Kittery is a small fishing town in Maine, which includes the touristy seaside areas of Badger’s Island and Kittery Point. Mmm, […]
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As previously reported by BHB, the two-story commercial building and its air rights at 172-174 Montague Street were sold in June, with plans to turn it into a highrise condo development. As we also noted, Irish pub & restaurant Emmonn’s In Brooklyn at 174 shuttered June 17. As expected, the Hallmark store next door at […]
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After crews spent a month widening the corners of Montague Street at Henry Street and another few weeks digging a sizable hole for telephone work in front of the Bossert Hotel—and separately replacing pipes & cables there—now the cacophonous construction mayhem has moved across the street in front of 200 Hicks Street. You can’t escape […]
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved the design for a new townhouse to be built on an empty lot at 437 Henry Street at Kane Street. Brownstoner reports that the plans include a carriage house and modification of the fence along Kane. The lot is next to the double-wide mansion at 439-441 Henry Street. The […]
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