Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Taste of Place” by Amy B. Trubek
In “The Taste of Place,” Amy B. Trubek, an anthropologist who has studied the production of food and wine,…
July 13, 2012-
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Raccoon Captured
Our friends at Gothamist got some scary looking photos taken last night by Bobby Finger of a ragged looking one-eyed raccoon seen climbing a chain link fence next to a walkway adjoining Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The critter in the photo above is another, much healthier looking Brooklyn raccoon, caught on pixels by […]
July 12, 2012
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Brooklyn Bridge Park: New Pool Hours
Karl and his cam have been regular visitors to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pool, so he was on hand for the posting of new hours for pool use that go into effect today. To accommodate more swimmers, shifts have been shortened from one hour to 45 minutes, with 15 minutes allowed for changeover. The first […]
July 12, 2012
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DUMBO’s Brooklyn Bridge Park Entrance Vies To Become Pedestrian Plaza
While there’s hardly a similar open space in Brooklyn Heights, the DUMBO Improvement District is proposing an intriguing option: to close off traffic along Anchorage Place—which serves as the north entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park—and turn it into a pedestrian plaza. A hearing on the plan was held Wednesday eve to air both sides of […]
July 12, 2012
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iCrave Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt Opens For Biz On Court Street
Frozen yogurt shop iCrave at 115 Court Street (across from the United Arists/Regal movie theater on the Downtown BK border) has been prepping for business since BHB first noted its imminence in March. Its doors opened this week, just in time for the next summer heatwave. iCrave’s ware: self-serve frozen yogurt with “21 fantastic flavors” […]
July 12, 2012
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Is The Heights Flanked By Brooklyn’s Burgeoning ‘Tech Triangle’?
Is it wishful thinking or a truly sustainable business plan? A coalition that calls itself The Brooklyn Tech Triangle believes that the borough has a burgeoning technology sector, surrounding Brooklyn Heights within Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and DUMBO, where it claims technology tenants have proliferated into a mini Silicon Valley. The group is […]
July 12, 2012
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Ballet Up? Brooklyn Ballet Teams with the Brooklyn Cyclones Monday, July 23
The Brooklyn Ballet will perform “A History of Ballet in 9 Innings” on Monday, July 23rd at 7 pm, as…
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Open Thread: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Last Wednesday was the 4th of July, but let the festivities continue on this Open Thread Wednesday. Fire away! FYI: Our bear friend pictured here lives in Palmetto Playground, located in the southwest tip of Brooklyn Heights, at State Street & Columbia Place, with the BQE behind it. According to NYC Parks, Palmetto Playground’s nomenclature […]
July 11, 2012
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‘Lighten Up Brooklyn’ Focuses On Anti-Obesity & Healthy Living July 19 At Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will join entertainer Ben Vereen Thursday, July 19 for a day’s events to celebrate “Lighten Up Brooklyn” on the Borough Hall Plaza at 200 Joralemon Street. Sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, the event […]
July 10, 2012
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Spike Lee’s Brooklyn Childhood Homes
FOLLOW-UP: After a spirited conversation on Brooklyn Heights Blog and sister Cobble Hill Blog regarding Sunday’s post about Spike Lee’s take on his childhood Cobble Hill digs, via New York magazine’s Vulture blog, here’s a look at the two Brooklyn homes he lived in. At left is 1480 Union Street in Crown Heights; on the […]
July 10, 2012
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