Cobble Hill Blog

From Vittles Vamp:
Word on Smith Street is that Flatiron Lounge cocktail maven Julie Reiner is planning on opening up a new mixology hot spot in the hipster heart of Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

Flickr photo by simplytaty

The Straphangers Campaign and Transportation Alternatives have given the B63 bus a “Pokey Award” for being the slowest bus line in Brooklyn. Way to go!
Flickr photo by c-weiss

Brooklyn Eagle: Community boards and their continued relevance in the era of 311 were the topics of the General Membership Meeting of the Cobble Hill Association, held at Long Island College Hospital on Oct. 29. But before an introduction to Community Board 6’s new chairperson, Richard S. Bashner, and a talk by, and question-and-answer [...]

Page Six reports today that Michelle Williams is about to bolt the Boerum Hill brownstone she shared with Heath Ledger. (The paper refers to their nabe as Cobble Hill… ah semantics!):

Nick Monte was from Carroll Gardens and swam in the St. George Hotel’s saltwater pool when he was kid. He grew up to revamp Gurney’s in Montauk and make it one of the best oceanside resorts in the county:
New York Times: Nick Monte Dies at 90: Mr. Monte bought the inn for $200,000 in 1956 [...]

Here’s an open thread to talkback to us about anything you like including:
Buying a building with tenants
Ellis G - Hero or villain?
DeBlasio flip flop on Walentas
Flickr photo by xymox

The NY Times has a story today about how buildings that come with rent controlled or rent stabilized tenants can be hard to sell or a bargain depending on how you look at it:
NY Times: When the Price Inclues Tenants: But prospective buyers apparently did not see such opportunities in a three-family, four-story brick town [...]