Crown Heights Artist Brings Afro-Latina Voice to HBO Show “Habla Women”

  For Brooklyn resident Kadine Anckle, her upcoming appearance on the most recent installment of HBO Latino’s “Habla” series…

Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “The Dinner,” by Herman Koch

Do you think the Dutch have brought us only tulips, windmills and painters? (OK, and the tulip bubble.) I…

Tale of the Tweets: Marty Markowitz’s Final State of the Borough Address

Marty Markowitz’s final State of the Borough address was staged as a faux talk show and featured guest appearances by Larry King, Tony Danza and Sunny Anderson. We also learned that the famous Coney Island parachute jump has received $2 million in funding to have its lighting restored.

More after the jump.

Broker aptsandlofts Expands Purview In Cobble Hill Market

Real estate broker aptsandlofts.com, which recently opened its second brick-and-mortar office in Cobble Hill at 236 Court Street, is making good on the burgeoning residential market in the neighborhood. The firm reports that within the last three months it has hired a dozen new agents—a rate of one new hire per week. Founder & prez […]
(via Cobble Hill Blog)

The Lena Dunham Effect: Brooklyn Heights’ Resident Fosters Boom In Greenpoint

Lena Dunham—2012 BHB Top 10 honoree and creator, star, writer, et al, of HBO’s “Girls”—may lead a quiet existence at her Mansion House digs in Brooklyn Heights, but apparently she’s having such an impact on pop culture that a boom is taking place in once-sleepy Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the setting of the hipster series. Stories have […]
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Carroll Gardens’ Good Food Closing After 85 Years

At the end of this month, Italian Superette Good Food will shut down after 85 years in business. Located in Carroll Gardens at 431 Court Street (between 3rd and 4th Place), the store has supplied fresh mozzarella, Italian sausages, olives and other Italian delicacies, along with a deli and meat counter. Good Food also carried […]
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club: “Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?” by Jeannette Winterson

It’s clear from Jeannette Winterson’s memoir of her childhood that Winterson could not predict what she was going to…

Tale of the Tweets: Democratic Mayoral Forum At St. Francis College

The Brooklyn Reform Coalition hosted a Mayoral Forum at St. Francis College Wednesday night featuring most Democratic candidates.

Check out tweets from attendees after the jump.
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

CHA Goes on Full Frontal Assault To #SaveLICH

Cobble Hill Association president Roy Sloane released a video today produced the the organization to raise awareness about the fight to save Long Island College Hospital.

Watch the video and read more after the jump.
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Vote For Local Project Funding From Councilman Steve Levin’s Kitty

As we reported last October, Steve Levin, who represents our district in the City Council, has $1 million in discretionary funds that may be used to bankroll projects in the area. Back then he had a community meeting to solicit ideas; now he has a list of sixteen “viable” projects and is asking constituents to […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)