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Come See Inside Brooklyn’s “Big House”

By on January 27, 2012 in Boerum Hill, Crime, Events, Real Estate

Admit it: you’ve long itched to take a tour inside that magnificent building at 275 Atlantic Avenue, between Boerum Place and Smith Street. Well, now you can do it next Saturday, February 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and it’s absolutely free. (Update: Chuck Taylor took the tour. Read his observations on BHB.) The good news is brought to us by Community Board 2:

The New York City Department of Correction (DOC) invites the community to attend an open house at the Brooklyn Detention Complex, more commonly known at the Brooklyn House of Detention or the “House of D’.”
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Cobble Hill Charter School Battle

By on December 14, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Education, Government

The battle over the issue of Charter Schools in NYC, has opened a new front in a proposal to create a school run by the the Success Academy in Cobble Hill.  The decision to accept the proposal is the subject of a hearing tonight, as reported by the NY Daily News and the New York Times.   Controversially, the hearing will be held in Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens.  Adding further controversy, proposed charter school will be sharing a location with both Brooklyn School for Global Studies and the School for International Studies 284 Baltic Street.   Is this a good idea for parents, children, and the neighborhood?

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Brooklyn Paper on Sadie’s Kitchen but is it in Cobble Hill or Carroll Gardens?

By on December 7, 2011 in Cobble Hill

Pink dot is Sadies, area in green is Cobble Hill, red Carroll Gardens

The Brooklyn Paper writes about the newly opened Sadie’s Kitchen at 243 Degraw Street.  The paper does create some “confusion” in that it identifies the establishment as being in both Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens.

Using our nifty color coded Cobble Hill or not Cobble Hill map, we’ve determined that Sadies is, in fact, in Cobble Hill.  Thus making the Brooklyn Paper half right (insert snarky comment here). Continue Reading →

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Carroll Gardens Holiday Tree Lighting Friday 12/9

By on December 7, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Events

This just in from the Carroll Gardens Association:

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, or Kwanzaa, come join us as we celebrate the Holiday Season at the 5th Annual Columbia Waterfront District Tree Lighting Event. The festivities start at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at the Human Compass Garden, located at the corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets. This year’s event will feature live Holiday Jazz Music by the Less Magnetic Band and an assortment of free refreshments from local restaurants and businesses.  Santa Claus will also spread more cheer by handing out toys to children at the event.

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Curbed Gives Flavor Paper National Props

By on December 2, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Fashion

The national edition of Curbed takes a look at Cobble Hill’s Flavor Paper.  While we don’t heart being called the “hinterlands” it’s great to see a local business get a big look like this: Continue Reading →

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CHA Prexy Says Dumping of BQE Reno Plan is “Pathetic”

By on December 1, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Government

The NYS Department of Transportation trashed plans for a $280 renovation of a portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway this week.  That announcement has community leaders here fuming.

“We were told by the state that the BQE was in danger of collapsing in the 80s,” CHA President Roy Sloane tells 1010 WINS. “It’s also pathetic that they put all these years and effort in, spent money on all sorts of designs and are now dropping it.”

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The Only Success at Proposed Cobble Hill Charter School – Overcrowding?

By on November 30, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Education

The proposed charter school at 284 Baltic Street could end up being an overcrowded mess according to opinions expressed at a public meeting held Tuesday night.  Earlier this week NY Assemblymember Joan Millman came out against the plan. Continue Reading →

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It Won’t be the End of the World

By on November 14, 2011 in Columbia Street Waterfront, News, Red Hook

This in from Notify NYC:

Notification issued 11/14/11 at 12:00 PM. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will be testing their Early Warning Sirens at the Brooklyn Piers tomorrow, November 15, 2011 between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM. These sirens may also be heard in lower Manhattan. This is only a drill.

The notice doesn’t specify which “Brooklyn Piers,” but we’re presuming they include ones adjacent to Columbia Street and Red Hook.

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Cobble Hill Cafe Getting Ready for Debut

By on November 7, 2011 in Neighborhoods

From Bocoaland:

Sadie’s Kitchen, the cheerful new cafe taking over the cursed space at 243 Degraw St., looks like it’s getting ready to open doors any minute. As you can see, it’s looking comfy and happy through the window–and the menu on the door feels very southern countrified, with an entire page dedicated to baked goods. We wish them luck. It’s a great spot and we’re ready for someone to stay for a while!

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Cobble Hill Charter School – “Meh?”

By on November 3, 2011 in Cobble Hill, Education

The NY Daily News reports on all that fuss around a charter school in Cobble Hill:

NY Daily News:  Success Charter Network CEO Eva Moskowitz‘s plan to bring a new charter school to Brownstone Brooklyn is getting mixed reviews.

In recent weeks, Moskowitz has been pitching Success Academy Cobble Hill to the booming population of young families in Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Carroll Gardens using a slew of community meetings and flyers.

Network officials last night handed out flyers at the annual Halloween parade in Cobble Hill Park.

But the former councilwoman isn’t always getting the warm reception she wants for what would be SCN’s second school in an upper-middle class neighborhood.

An initial meeting held last week at a house on Bergen Street was filled with 18 receptive parents who wanted to learn more about the proposed school.

“You’ve got a lot of schools here that aren’t working for a lot of families,” Moskowitz told the group last Wednesday night. “We see our schools as identifying talent and nurturing that talent.”

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