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News, Police Blotter

NY1 Reporter Vivian Lee Attacked While Covering Story in Cobble Hill

July 27, 2012

NY1 veteran reporter Vivian Lee was attacked by a whacko woman in a white sheet in Cobble Hill Friday morning. DNAInfo.com explains that Lee was reporting on the death of Richard Schwartz, 61, who was killed after lightning struck a church steeple and sent debris tumbling to the street Thursday night.

A woman draped in a sheet climbed into an NY1 news van and began using Lee’s makeup and snacking on food, according to Lee and a witness. When the reporter told her to leave, the woman allegedly took a swing at Lee. “The van’s driver grabbed the woman and hauled her out of the van. As the three stood beside the van, the woman swung again, this time punching Lee in the neck. The driver wrestled the woman to the ground and held her until cops arrived and took her away,” DNAInfo says.

Lee was not seriously injured, and an ambulance was not called. (Photo: DNAInfo)


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7656

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Landmark Preservation

Cobble Hill Landmarks Meeting: Thursday, July 26

July 24, 2012

The Landmarks/Land Use Committee of Cobble Hill’s Community Board 6 will review four applications for proposed work within the neighborhood’s Historic District, at a meeting Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m., at the Cobble Hill Health Center, 380 Henry Street. The Cobble Hill Association urges, “If these properties are located near you or you have an interest, we strongly urge you to attend this public hearing.”

The four properties are:
* Presentation & review of a Certificate of Appropriateness application submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a rear yard addition at 285 Clinton Street, between Baltic/Kane streets.
* Presentation & Review of a Certificate application submitted to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a new building at 437 Henry Street, between Degraw/Kane streets.
* P&R of a Certificate of Appropriateness application submitted for alterations to the first-floor primary façade and for corrections regarding LPC Notice of Violation for work done without a permit to the rooftop parapets & bulkhead at 177 Pacific Street, between Clinton/Court streets.
* P&R of a Certificate application submitted for removal and replacement of existing store front lighting, metal trim, signage and awning at 236 Court Street, between Warren Street/Baltic streets.

The Cobble Hill Health Center multipurpose room is located at 380 Henry Street, between Warren and Congress streets. (Photo: CHA)


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7634

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Real Estate

Dainty Domiciles: Wave Of The Future?

July 24, 2012

After a lot of media attention over the Brooklyn Heights couple that swears their 240-square-foot, $1,500/month apartment is sweet & cozy—along with NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s bizarre notion to inundate the city with “micro-apartments” averaging 275-300sf—Curbed decided to have a jolly good time by searching out the 10 smallest units for sale in Brooklyn.

Among the contenders it found on Streeteasy is a Cobble Hill apartment at 439 Hicks Street, unit 1A. The 410sf home is asking $264,000. Curbed offers: “Historic rental complex Cobble Hill Towers has been undergoing a sometimes controversial conversion, and there are some units on the market for outsiders, like this studio. One of the building’s quirks, explained in the brokerbabble: ‘The stairwells are at the exterior (a fire prevention method at the time of construction), and lead to two terraces on each floor from which the apartments are accessed.”

Apartment 1E at 443 Hicks Street is also available, “and a whole two square feet larger.”


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7625

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Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights

‘Dark Knight’ Sold Out At Court Street Movie Theater Despite Colorado Nightmare

July 23, 2012

The UA Court Street Stadium 12 movie theater was packed all weekend, with about 20 showings a day of the “The Dark Knight Rises.” McBrooklyn cites Fandango, which shows that most screenings were either sold out or near capacity, despite the horrifying Aurora, Colorado, massacre that left 12 dead and 58 wounded during a midnight showing Friday. The movie also screened three times daily at Cobble Hill Cinemas, 265 Court Street.

Despite box office tallies being delayed until Monday, media outlets are reporting that the film took in $162 million in North America over the weekend. That sum gives “The Dark Knight Rises” the highest 2D opening in history.

Crain’s New York quotes theater-goer Katie Birkel, who saw the movie over the weekend in Manhattan. She said she had been inspired by a statement from the film’s director, Christopher Nolan, after the Colorado tragedy: “He said that movies are about coming together and sharing an experience. I agree with that.”

Mike Sumner, standing a few steps behind her, added, “Colorado was an isolated incident. I’m not afraid of copycats. Besides, I’m a New Yorker. We’re always vigilant.”

(Photo: McBrooklyn)


Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/44572

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Downtown Brooklyn, News

Bike Share Program Delayed By ‘Software Glitch’ Until Summer’s End

July 20, 2012

New York’s City’s highly touted bike share program that included 600 locations in Brooklyn—but blew off Cobble Hill until at least Spring 2013—has been delayed because of what Mayor Bloomberg blames on a computer software glitch.

Boerum Hill was granted one of the CitiBike’s docks, on Fourth Avenue and Dean Street, with accommodations for 27 bikes, which was supposed to be installed in late July. But now the entire project has been stalled because “its software isn’t working yet,” Bloomie told the New York Times City Room blog. In typical flippant fashion, he added, “It’s fascinating. The people who did not want bicycle lanes at all are now screaming, ‘Well, where are they? Where are they? I want them quickly.’”

It’s unclear when the software issues will be resolved; the program’s website assures a start date sometime before the end of the summer. The bike share kiosks, most of which will be based in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights, include touchscreen monitors allowing riders to pay with credit or debit cards.

Aside from Boerum Hill, the closest bike share locations in the borough are in Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy.


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7612

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Real Estate

Brownstones Drive Up Brooklyn Residential Prices In 2Q 2012

July 19, 2012

While residential prices held steady throughout Brooklyn in 2012′s second quarter, a marked decline in inventory and a notable uptick in brownstone sales raised the bar for pricing in Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill.

Read more on the Brooklyn Heights Blog here.


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7603

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Cobble Hill Among NYC’s Beta Test For Free Wi-Fi Pay Phone Hotspots

July 14, 2012

A pilot program sponsored by New York City is bringing free Wi-Fi to all-but-antiquated pay phone kiosks at selected locations in a beta test across the five burroughs. So far, 10 “hotspots” have been turned on, including two in Cobble Heights. The locales: 545 Albee Square and 2 Smith Street.

The locations join one location in Astoria at 30-94 Steinway Street, and the following Manhattan spots: SoHo: 402 West Broadway, Fur-Flower District: 458 Seventh Avenue; Theater District-Clinton: 28 West 48th Street; Grand Central-United Nations: 410 Madison Avenue; Midtown-Clinton: 1609 Broadway and 1790 Broadway; and Upper West Side: 230 West 95th Street.


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7580

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Celebrity Residents

Spike Lee’s Brooklyn Childhood Homes

July 10, 2012

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 right is 186 Warren Street in Cobble Hill. (Photos: Brownstoner)


Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/44021

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Racked Highlights Two Smith Street Boutiques Among ‘Essential Shopping’

July 9, 2012

Alongside the likes of such ooh-la-la NYC retailers as Ralph Lauren, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman and ABC Carpet, Racked has chosen two Cobble Hill boutiques among its July 2012 “38 Essential New York Shopping Experiences.”

The list offers a “north-to-south round-up” of destinations the shopping website declares “worth browsing,” adding, “We tried to include a range of neighborhoods, price points and merchandise, leaving out food stores and anything that’s been open less than six months.”

Epaulet at 231 Smith Street gets a Racked gold star for “staying on-trend without being too slavishly trendy.” Run by a married couple, the mostly-menswear shop “is perfect for guys who like knowing exactly how (and where) their jeans were made. There’s an Orchard Street shop too, but Smith Street is the original.”

As well, Dear Fieldbinder at 198 Smith Street is described as “a clean white box of a space stocked with hip labels like Rodebjer, Miista and Surface to Air. But don’t expect the service to be too cool for school. The staffers here are sweet and attentive and full of good styling ideas, and the denim sales can’t be beat.”


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7530

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Food

Cobble Hill’s Bien Cuit On Smith Street Garners Sweet Superlatives

July 9, 2012

With its ever-evolving selection of local eateries and novel boutiques, residents of Cobble Hill have come to know Smith Street as one of the most inviting corridors in South Brooklyn. It appears the word is out. In two separate surveys over the past week, pastry shop Bien Cuit at 120 Smith has been deemed one of New York’s best.

First, Eater offers a survey of New York’s 10 Best New Baked Treats. Bien Cuit reaps high praise for its Almond Croissants. The foodie webbie calls them “almond-y, flaky, buttery, golden-brown croissant perfection.”

Likewise, The Village Voice names Bien Cuit its No. 1 pick among the “10 Best Pastry Shops in New York,” saying: “Everything from this rustic Brooklyn bakery run by husband-and-wife duo Zachary Golper and Kate Wheatcroft is both pretty and delicious. Continue Reading…


Source: Cobble Hill Blog
http://cobblehillblog.com/archives/7522

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