The Brooklyn Heights Association urges us all to write, call, or e-mail (or all three) Governor Cuomo asking his help to save Long Island College Hospital. While acknowledging that there are allegedly seven suitors possibly interested in buying LICH, nevertheless: SUNY Downstate has failed to turn over the LICH financial records parties have requested. Moreover, […]
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Sure Lululemon may have just lost its CEO, sending its stock plummeting as we speak but come this Friday (6/14) Cobble Hill will be blessed with one of its stores at the spanking new 166 Smith Street. Have no fear, those transparent yoga pants are so totally not available anymore. Here’s the full rundown from […]
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Curbed first reported that the Dumbo Townhouses at 55-57 Pearl Street (aka 169 Water Street) is listed for $4.1 million each. Sotheby’s is listing the 18′ wide, 5 story townhouse. There are 5 townhouses – four are 3,049 square feet and one is 3,358 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 full baths. At $4.1 […]
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The Fitness Guru opened their new gym at 215 Water Street (between Bridge and Jay Streets) on June 6, 2013. The 8,000 square foot gym includes two levels with areas for weights and various workout equipment, men and women’s shower and locker rooms, pilates area, and a huge spinning studio called Bike Brooklyn. The lower […]
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Hold onto your iPhones! It’s this week’s blotter. Last week’s blotter theme was the theft of expensive wallets; this one is the theft of expensive iPhones. The first took place on the northbound F train during rush hour last Tuesday evening. At the Jay St station, a 25-year-old woman was dragged onto the platform after […]
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Local filmmaker Andy Arrow recently completed a documentary called Mettle, about people who earn their living by collecting recyclables, and how they are “cited, or even arrested, for picking up trash from the sidewalk.” Arrow has a Kickstarter campaign underway to “raise awareness and to fund a premiere event.” Drop a couple bucks if you’d […]
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New York Times writer Gina Bellafante writes about her experience with Citi Bike Share and it wasn’t totally awesome.
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CHB pal and neighborhood racounteur EJ Cory tweeted Saturday morning that the Long Island Restaurant’s iconic neon sign had disappeared from the corner of Atlantic and Henry. Don’t fear friends. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the sign will return soon: Brooklyn Paper: Permits on the building say the sign was removed so it could be […]
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Brooklyn Heights resident/NYC TLC commish David Yassky spoke to NY1 this week about the go ahead for the plan to bring hail cabs to outer boroughs. And the cabs will be painted green(sky). Watch the video here.
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London’s Bike Share czar, Nick Aldworth, has some advice for New Yorkers on both sides of the Citi Bike Share scheme. Streetsblog reports on Animal New York’s interview:
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