Save LICH Rally [VIDEO]

By on January 25, 2013 3:37 pm in News, Video

Karl Junkersfeld reports on today’s Save LICH rally in Cobble Hill. DEVELOPING…

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Eagle: LICH Worth More Dead Than Alive

By on January 25, 2013 11:10 am in News

The Brooklyn Eagle’s Mary Frost writes in today’s edition that Long Island College Hospital would be worth more “dead than alive” according to insiders. How much more? At least $100 million more:

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Landmarks Unamused By Interior Alterations At Former Gage & Tollner Space

By on January 25, 2013 8:41 am in Downtown Brooklyn, Landmark Preservation

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to deny an application to legalize changes made to the interior of the former Gage and Tollner Restaurant at 372 Fulton Street. The landmarked interior, which has housed a discount jewelry store since 2010 (formerly Arby’s and TGI Friday’s) has already faced mounting fines because it masked the interior [...]

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NYT Finds Coldest Spot in Brooklyn at Montague and Court Streets

By on January 24, 2013 10:44 pm in Weather

New York Times reporter James Barron hit the streets of Brooklyn Heights with a wind expert and a “self made weather obsessive” to find the coldest spot in Brooklyn. They found it at the corner of Montague and Court Streets:

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Neighbors Fume Over Iris Cafe’s Java Fumes

By on January 24, 2013 10:04 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Food, War On Fun

Every dog deserves its day, right? Last year BHB had a heyday with the infamous Montague Street hotdog controversy, after a vendor dared to sell wieners to the olfactory offense of a number of readers. Even the New York Post got into the story. And now, a 2013 controversy involving Brooklyn Heights’ otherwise beloved Iris [...]

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Jo Anne Simon Will Not Run for City Council

By on January 24, 2013 9:37 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Election 13

Jo Anne Simon, Democratic District Leader for the 52nd AD, announced in an email to her constituents this evening that she will not challenge Steve Levin for D33 city council seat. Simon was a candidate in the 2009 race which featured a cast of colorful candidates. Simon is a long time outspoken critic of scandal [...]

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Rally to Save LICH Friday (1/25) at 11AM

By on January 24, 2013 5:08 pm in Government, News

This just in from NYS Senator Daniel Squadron regarding a rally Friday (1/25) to save Long Island College Hospital. The institution in is danger of shutting down over financial issues. Follow Sen. Squadron live via Twitter after the jump.

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Grace Church Winterfair Coming Saturday, February 2

By on January 24, 2013 4:22 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, Shopping

Grace Church’s annual Winterfair will be held on Saturday, February 2. The fair will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and you can shop for children’s clothing and toys; books, CDs, DVDs, videos, and records for all ages; baked goods, flowers and plants, furniture, men’s and women’s fashions, sportswear, and sporting equipment. A [...]

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Long Island College Hospital Faces Potential Shutdown

By on January 24, 2013 9:42 am in Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Education, Government, Health, News

The Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill is facing potential closure as it continues to lose money for owner State University of New York. According to stories in The New York Times and New York Daily News, the 150-year-old facility at 339 Hicks Street is on the table with State University trustees. But a [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

By on January 24, 2013 12:31 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, movies, Music

This will be another musical weekend, with Mozart’s birthday coming on Sunday, January 27. You can celebrate that afternoon by attending the Grace & Spiritus Chorale concert at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, featuring Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” along with two more contemporary masses. There will also be performances Friday and Saturday evenings at [...]

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