Squadron and the NYSenate’s coup
We called NYS Senator Daniel Squadron this morning to get his thoughts on yesterday’s state senate coup, and spokesman John Raskin says Squadron is in conference with his Democratic colleagues and can...
View ArticleWeekly Crime Blotter: 6/9/09
There were several robberies in the subway this week — and a small victory for Brooklynites who cars have been stolen borough-wide. For more neighborhood crimes, see Cobble Hill Blog. First up, cops...
View ArticleFinal Dock St DUMBO vote today
Well folks, it‘s come to this: the final vote on Dock Street. The full City Council will vote on the Dock Street DUMBO rezoning application this afternoon. We will be there, and we will keep you...
View ArticleCity Council passes Dock Street 39-9
((Revised Dock St rendering, post-DCP amendments)) ((Click here for a downloadable PDF of the revised renderings.)) We’re live-blogging, sort of, the Dock Street DUMBO vote before City Council this...
View ArticleWhat will happen to St. Ann’s?
Now that the Two Trees’ Dock Street DUMBO project will move forward following yesterday’s City Council vote, what’s going to happen to St. Ann’s Warehouse, the theater at 38 Water St., which is on the...
View ArticleNew Tillary Street mural
((courtesy Groundswell)) Notice something different cropping up along Tillary Street this week? A new public art mural of worker bees buzzing back and forth is now on display along the 200-foot...
View ArticleThis week’s community calendar
(BHB/Sarah Portlock) The next two weeks are busy for community meetings — there’s the usual Community Board business, as well as updates on the BQE triple cantilever reconstruction project and city...
View ArticleText of Alan Young’s disbarment
The full text of the disbarment of attorney Alan Young — who was a part-owner in the Busy Chef empire and scandal and listed on numerous liquor licenses — is available online here. Judges at the...
View ArticleCheckers opens on Court Street
(BHB/Sarah Portlock) The fast-food joint Checkers opened on Tuesday at 111 Court St., in the former Busy Chef spot, bringing yet another hamburger option for Downtown Brooklynites. Franchise owner...
View ArticleRabbi Raskin recognized as a rising star
Rabbi Aaron (Ari) Raskin from Congregation B’Nai Avraham on Remsen Street was just named to the top 10 Global Rising Star rabbis in a new survey published by rabbis within the Chabad-Luvabitch...
View ArticleBusted Again: The Busy Chef Never Rests!
BHB has discovered charges of grand larceny and criminal possession of a stolen credit card against “Busted Chef” Daniel Kaufman in Manhattan from earlier this year. According to the criminal...
View Article84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/19/09
This week’s blotters got sidelined in the hubbub of breaking Busted Chef news, but not forgotten. Here, finally, are your blotters: Cops arrested two punks for stealing iPods and cellphones from two...
View ArticlePicnic chairs now at Boro Hall
The tables and chairs from the Montague Street pedestrian plaza have finally found a new home. Each day this summer, the street furniture — 25 tables and 80 chairs in total — will be out in front of...
View ArticleSquadron Gets Hitched!
Below: BHB/Scales; Above: BHB/Portlock Now that the Albany legislative coup is over, our man (formerly “kid”) in the State Senate, Daniel Squadron, can finally focus on his wedding. This weekend,...
View ArticleCarpetbagging Protesters Stalk Jack the Horse, Again (and AGAIN!)
Brandworkers leader and carpetbagger Daniel Gross disrupts the quiet enjoyment of Hicks Street residents Update: The protesters returned AGAIN tonight at 6:20pm The Brandworkers International...
View ArticleNo parking at Riverside Garage?
Updated Thursday at 4:50 pm BHB just got word that the state Division of Housing & Community Renewal has rejected the landlord’s proposal to build a garage at the Riverside Apartments at the...
View ArticleCB2 Meeting Recap – Tea Lounge Liquor License Approved
We’re reporting live from the Community Board 2 meeting tonight, and so far the executive committee has unanimously approved a liquor license for the potential Tea Lounge at 41 Clark St. and new...
View ArticleThe Secret Garden
((The Poplar Street garden, looking toward the BQE from the koi pond; photo courtesy Bill Spier)) In a formerly-empty lot on Poplar Street sits one of the borough’s richest and lushest private...
View ArticleHeights ATMs hit in $700K fraud case
Four defendants were arrested and charged in a $700,000 bank fraud case for a scheme in which they allegedly emptied their own bank accounts at ATM machines, reported the ATM cards lost or stolen, and...
View ArticleUPDATE: Shop Bk Boutique Nights
Ok, so we messed up; our apologies. There’s been some confusion over what boutiques are participating in Borough President Marty Markowitz’s new Shop Brooklyn “Boutique Nights” last night and tonight,...
View Article84th Precinct party on Tuesday night
The annual police anti-crime fair, National Night Out Against Crime, is Tuesday night and the 84th precinct will host its event at Borough Hall from 6-9 pm. The auxiliary police band will perform,...
View ArticleTazza sidewalk café back “soon”
Notice that the Tazza café on Henry Street, near Atlantic Avenue, is missing its sidewalk café? An owner told BHB this morning that there was some confusion over zoning and the café had to reapply for...
View Article1-800-MATTRESS Out
>> Lights out at 1-800-Mattress on Montague Street (BHB/Sarah Portlock) The brick-and-mortar outposts of the 1800Matress.com company are closing down nationwide after the company filed for...
View ArticleReconsidering —again — 72 Poplar
>> 72 Poplar Street, as of last week Owners behind the 72 Poplar Street conversion project have been sent back to the drawing board once again. Last week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission...
View ArticleHappy arboreal news
Last summer, a miscommunication among gardeners led to a mob-like hit on two local trees: these juniper trees at the corner of Remsen and Hicks streets were buried alive in concrete. But local...
View ArticleNew restaurant on Columbia Place
>> Andrea Mocci and Giovanna Fadda plan to open a new Italian restaurant at the old River Deli by October (BHB/Sarah Portlock) BHB caught up with Andrea Mocci and Giovanna Fadda yesterday, who...
View ArticleNYS Senate renews mayoral control of schools
This just in — the State Senate has voted 47 to 8 to renew legislation that allows Mayor Bloomberg to have control over the New York City schools. According to the Times: (More at the Observer’s...
View ArticleCitizens Union debate Tuesday night
The Citizens Union will host a debate for candidates for the 33rd district City Council seat on Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8 pm. The event is held at St. Francis College, in its Founders Hall (180...
View ArticleYassky upsetsky on stalled buildings
We got the following email from Councilman Yassky’s community liaison, Rami Metal, today. If you want more information or have questions, call the Councilman’s office at 718-875-5200, x14 for Metal....
View ArticleThe circus is in town
On Thursday, the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will perform in Columbus Park, in front of Borough Hall, from 11 am to 1 pm. Watch as performers juggle, swallow swords, walk on wires, and do comedy. For...
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