Listen to Episode 22: On The Road Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Let’s travel! We first hear a story from Kieran, a British man who gets very familiar with the South Dakota penal system whilst on a road trip across America. Then Greg shares the tale of his car versus the biggest puddle in […]
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Local blog Stuff I Ate raves about Court Street mainstay Queen in a recent post. With many new eateries opening in the area, the red sauce Italian-American is still a go-to for a solid meal in the area. Do you agree? Stuff I Ate: We have a new favorite restaurant in Brooklyn Heights: Queen! This […]
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NYC mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is still pondering whether or not he and his family should move into Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the city’s chief exec since 1942.
Is he a schmuck if he and his family move into the 5 bedroom mayor’s pad?
November 16, 2013Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. This mantra has been around since at least the first Earth Day back in 1970. Like…
November 15, 2013The election of Bill de Blasio as mayor of New York is a “major setback” for the polices of Mike Bloomberg and George W. Bush says author/Brooklyn Heights resident Diane Ravitch in a new blog post. Saying that, de Blasio “understands the failure of the Bloomberg education policies,” she outlines 5 things the new mayor […]
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You are born, you live your life, you die. The universe appears to be ordered. As Albert Einstein once…
November 8, 2013According to the Eagle, “[a] real-life Willie Wonka is moving to Montague Street.” The Chocolate Works will be taking the space previously occupied by Radio Shack at 110 Montague Street, between Henry and Hicks. The store will sell a variety of chocolate specialties, along with other candies, and will be available for “kids’ parties and […]
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When we think “spa day” we think Karl Junkersfeld. Okay we don’t, so it’s extra special that our man with a cam was courageous enough to visit the new Sephora in Downtown Brooklyn and file this video report.
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Listen to Episode 21: The Military, Sexual Identity, and Pee Download From iTunes Here In this Episode: Let’s talk about relationships. We hear from Katharine’s upstairs neighbor Niabi who found out the hard way why dating a person outside your age range can have some unforeseen consequences. It involves pee. Then Jamie shares his experience about growing up […]
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I damn near vandalized my briefs when I read the first sentence of Binky Philips’ Huff Po piece:
I first met Lou Reed at the Holiday Fundraiser Fair at Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, the day after Thanksgiving, 1967.
Lou at the Gra…
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