Jim Morrison and the Dreaded Rear Admiral
First order of business — The New York Times correction of the day (which, quite bizarrely, appeared at conclusion…
July 3, 2014-
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Thor Takes On Time Warner Cable!
Yesterday, I spent four hours on the phone with Time Warner Cable, accomplishing absolutely nothing. I reckon that the…
July 2, 2014 -
Find Out What’s Going on at JtH Next Door This Weekend
A tipster winks to us that if you’re in the nabe on Independence Day, you’ll get to be one of the first patrons of JTH Next Door. Not quite a soft-opening, the doors will be open and while you may not be able to enjoy the oysters quiiite yet, you’ll definitely be able to have […]
July 1, 2014
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Shall we name the world’s most underrated rock band?
Since we are in the midst of the quadrennial potpourri of bonhomie known as the World Cup, it seems…
July 1, 2014 -
The Playground Skill I Hope to Learn from my Four-year-old
Yesterday, after dropping by my wife’s job at CNN in Columbus Circle, our four-year-old daughter jumped eagerly in the Time Warner lobby: can we…
July 1, 2014
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What You Need to Know About Watching Macy’s Fireworks from Brooklyn Bridge Park
They’re back! Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks have returned to the East River. Brooklyn Heights residents and many, many, many visitors will be checking out the show from the Promenade and close-up from Brooklyn Bridge Park. If you live near any streets leading to these areas check for No Parking signs (we spotted some on […]
June 30, 2014
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David Walentas Calls Brooklyn Heights ‘Old Guard’ Anti-Semites and Racists in New York Magazine Profile
You can call David Walentas many things, but he sure knows how to get attention. In a New York Magazine profile published this week the developer and King of all DUMBO has a thing or two to say about Brooklyn Heights “old guard”:
June 30, 2014
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One Century In The Shadow of the Great War
This past Saturday was the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Imperial…
June 30, 2014 -
Matt Lauer’s Full of It
Matt Lauer‘s a decent interviewer, and clearly a successful broadcaster. But he’s full of it if he thinks it wasn’t a classic example of…
June 30, 2014
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Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, "The Green Fields of France"
Today, June 28, 2014 is the centenary of the assassination in Sarajevo of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife,…
June 28, 2014
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