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With 70 Henry Street in Contract the Brooklyn Heights Cinema Will Close on...
A spokesperson for Massey Knakal tells BHB that 70 Henry Street, currently the home of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, is in contract to be sold. The theater will go dark on Thursday, August 27 after 44...
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Beep Adams Takes Water Polo Plunge at St. Francis College
This past Sunday in the St. Francis Brooklyn pool at the Pope Athletic Complex, Borough President Eric Adams—who has made youth sports a focus of his administration—joined elite young swimmers from...
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After Being Dissed by Errol Louis, Biviano Wins First Fight; Forces Invite to...
Brooklyn Heights resident Doug Biviano (BHB Ten ’09), a candidate on the ballot in September 9 Democratic primary election for the 52nd Assembly District seat being vacated by Joan Millman, reports...
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Brooklyn Heights Library Weathers The Summer Just Fine
With the days shortening and the buzz of a new school year underscoring that summer’s end is near, BHB checked in on the Brooklyn Heights Library branch, whose hours the past three summers have been...
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BHB Exclusive: Doug Biviano Talks About His Campaign for the 52nd AD Seat
In advance of the Brooklyn Heights Blog’s presentation September 2 of one of the few public discussions on the 52nd Assembly District Race, an important political contest in New York City this year,...
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BHB Exclusive: Jo Anne Simon Talks About Her Campaign for the 52nd AD Seat
In advance of the Brooklyn Heights Blog’s presentation September 2 of one of the few public discussions on the 52nd Assembly District Race, an important political contest in New York City this year,...
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St. Francis Men’s Soccer Looks To Repeat Last Year’s Success
When the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s soccer team opens their season tomorrow in Philadelphia against St. Joseph’s University, head coach Tom Giovatto will field a radically different lineup from the...
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BHB Exclusive: Pete Sikora Talks About His Campaign for the 52nd AD Seat
In advance of the Brooklyn Heights Blog’s presentation September 2 of one of the few public discussions on the 52nd Assembly District Race, an important political contest in New York City this year,...
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Simon Gets NY Times’ Nod in 52nd AD Race
The New York Times has weighed in on the contest to replace Joan Millman in the 52nd Assembly District as Jo Anne Simon has been endorsed by the Times Editorial Board. Assembly District 52 (Brooklyn...
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BHB 52nd AD Debate: Your Questions!
The second-ever debate held by the Brooklyn Heights Blog is over and by many measures it was a great opportunity for Brooklyn Heights residents to hear from the three candidates—Doug Biviano, Peter...
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BH’er Lori Schomp Gets BBP Op-Ed in Daily News
Lori Schomp, founder of Save Pier 6 and co-founder of People for Green Space—along with Martin Hale and Joe Mertz—has an op-ed piece in today’s New York Daily News on how to sustain Brooklyn Bridge...
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SFC Water Polo Opens Defense of 2013 Eastern Title Saturday at Princeton
Less than a year ago the St. Francis Men’s water polo team delivered perhaps their finest performance of the season in beating Princeton University 11-9 to capture their second-straight College Water...
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On The Day Jeter Celebrates Retirement, BH Softball Starts Anew
Yes, sports fans, it’s true: the Yankees #2 man (sorry, no one can ever supplant the immortal Babe!) will celebrate his imminent retirement tomorrow. You could pay your respects at the Stadium...
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BREAKING: Hudson Companies / Marvel Architects Announced as Brooklyn Heights...
In the only air conditioned space in the Brooklyn Heights Library building, Brooklyn Public Library president Linda E. Johnson and BPL staff presented the future of the much-debated library branch...
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BHB Exclusive: Q & A with Martin Hale & Lori Schomp of People for Green Space
Over the past few weeks BHB sat down with Martin Hale and Lori Schomp, local residents best known for their campaign to prevent the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation from erecting two large residential...
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Here’s a Look at Brooklyn Bridge Park Finances
The Wall Street Journal this morning posted a story about competing financial models for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation. WSJ cites the efforts of People for Green Space, a persistent critic of...
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Financial Hijinks and Verbal Fisticuffs Take Center Stage at Brooklyn Bridge...
The meeting of the Operations Committee of the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Community Advisory Council on Wednesday night at the BBP’s offices on Furman Street started off slowly but finished with a bang as...
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Fortis Deal for LICH Unravelling Due to NYU Langone Medical Center Pullout
The indomitable Mary Frost of the Brooklyn Eagle reports that the deal with Fortis Property Group to purchase the almost completely closed Long Island College Hospital site is in “tatters” due to the...
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BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith, NYC Digerati Discuss Digital Media at St. Francis
In a midday panel discussion held Monday at St. Francis Brooklyn’s Maroney Forum for Arts, Culture & Education, some of the biggest names in New York City digital media gathered to talk about the...
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BHB Exclusive: Q & A Nancy Webster, Executive Director BBP Conservancy
Last week Brooklyn Heights Blog spoke with Nancy Webster, executive director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy since 2010, on the role of the conservancy in supporting BBP, her history with the...
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Brooklyn Heights Preservation Pioneers Speak Out Against Pierhouse’s View...
Browstoner reports on the battle over the height of Toll Brothers Pierhouse condos and hotel now in construction at Pier 1. This latest dispute about the Park has raised the ire of two of Brooklyn...
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St. Francis Volleyball Hangs Tough with LIU Brooklyn In NEC Opener
On Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous Genovesi Center crowd, the St. Francis Brooklyn women’s volleyball team faced the behemoths of Brooklyn, Long Island University. The Blackbirds have not...
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Height of BBP’s Pierhouse Hotel: What Exactly IS the Deal?
To understand the disputed height restrictions of the Pierhouse Hotel structure in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1, a number of variables need clarification, including the Brooklyn Bridge Park...
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BPL Fundraiser Cultivates Young Philanthropists
With more than 200 young, fashionably attired Brooklynites sampling the latest fare from local chefs while swaying to classic jazz last night in its majestic central library branch, the Brooklyn...
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BPL’s Johnson Holds Her Own Against Opponents of Heights Library Plan;...
Last night in the third floor Community Room at Brooklyn Borough Hall, the Brooklyn Heights Library Redevelopment Project was exposed to public scrutiny for the first time. In a dress rehearsal for...
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St. Francis Men’s Water Polo Opens Home Slate Tonight at 7:30pm
St. Francis Brooklyn men’s water polo squad opens the home portion of their 2014 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division schedule tonight with a match against local rival Iona...
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Hot Time at the Pope Center! St. Francis Water Polo Opens at Home with a Win...
Last night the hottest spot in Brooklyn Heights was underground. It was standing room only on the deck of the Generoso Pope Center pool at St. Francis College as its men’s water polo team played their...
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BHB Exclusive: Q&A w/David Kramer of Hudson Companies
Earlier this week Brooklyn Heights Blog sat down with David Kramer, a principal of Hudson Companies, in their Greenwich Village offices. Hudson Companies was recently chosen by the Brooklyn Public...
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Citi Bike Announces Major Expansion in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens
Citi Bike is growing, with new partners and a new CEO to lead its expansion. Alta Bicycle Share, operator of Citi Bike, announced Monday that Jay Walder, former chairman of the Metropolitan...
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Weekend Offers Tough Home Matchups for St. Francis Brooklyn Water Polo
Riding a five-game winning streak that has pushed their record over the .500 mark for the first time this season, the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s water polo team (10-9; 8-1 CWPA Northern Division)...
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