Archive for October, 2008
CO2: It’s a Gas at Secret Science Club Next Wednesday.
Next Wednesday morning you may wake up with a hangover from an election victory celebration or from drowning your sorrows in Scotch, but by the evening you may be ready to party again, and to learn something in the process. Perhaps something important about the environment, which, depending on the outcome of the election, [...]
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Arts and Entertainment, Events.
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French Navy Ship Visits Brooklyn.
The French missile tracking ship Monge, named for the 18th-19th century mathematician Gaspard Monge, is docked at Pier 7 near Columbia Street just south of Atlantic Avenue. Need to brush up on conversational French? Drop in to Montero’s or other Atlantic Avenue watering holes this weekend.
Posted: October 31st, 2008 under Maritime, News.
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Carrol Gardens Howl-o-Ween
From the CHB Inbox:
Miro’s Run Annual Howl-o-ween Fundraiser
Sunday, November 2nd from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
Join us at the dog run for cider and donuts, a dog costume contest, dog games, photo booth and raffle. Costumes are optional but if you dress up your doggie you may win a prize for Best Costume, Best Handmade [...]
Posted: October 30th, 2008 under Carroll Gardens.
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CHA fall general meeting, Nov 13
For those of you not on the CHA mailing list…
CHA fall general meeting
The Cobble Hill Association invites the entire community to our annual fall general meeting. We will provide updates on all our various projects and neighbourhood concerns, including Brooklyn Bridge Park, 182-194 Atlantic Avenue, and our upcoming fifttieth-anniversary dinner. The main theme of the [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Events, News.
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Cobble Hill Pizza
As you may have heard, Lucali’s was recently named the BEST pizza in New York by Zagat’s. While congratulations are in order for this achievement, their lines are now bordering on outrageous and it’s time to consider the other area options…
Eat In Pizza
I’m a huge fan of the pizza at Sam’s on Court Street. [...]
Posted: October 28th, 2008 under Carroll Gardens, Food.
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NY Times on Char No. 4
New nabe hotspot Char No. 4 [196 Smith Street] is profiled in today’s New York Times:
NY Times: Boite…Boite…: The first thing you notice about Char No. 4, the new bourbon-obsessed bar in Cobble Hill, is the intimidating wall of whiskey sitting directly behind the bartender and stretching up to the ceiling. More than a hundred [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2008 under Carroll Gardens, News.
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Eagle Reports on The Remarkable Mrs. Lipschitz
Olga Lipschitz, CEO of the Cobble Hill Health Center and Holocaust survivor will be honored on November 11 by the Jewish Faculty and Staff Association at City Tech CUNY on the 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht. The Brooklyn Eagle profiles her and tells her amazing story:
Brooklyn Eagle: The Remarkable…: Olga Spitzer Lipschitz, the CEO of the Cobble [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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“Floating Brothel” Lands at Galapagos
Cobble Hill’s a bit “edgier” than Brooklyn Heights these days (Smith Street even had it’s own burlesque bar), so while this landed in the BHB inbox, we’ve decided to post it here.
From the inbox, an invitation from Galapagos that speaks for itself:
Join Galapagos Art Space in welcoming The Floating Brothel to our 1600 square [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under Arts and Entertainment, DUMBO.
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