Archive | November, 2008

Heights and Hill Serves Feast for Seniors

Thursday afternoon, about two hundred seniors packed the Guild Hall and adjoining North Room of Grace Church for a Thanksgiving feast provided by the Heights and Hill Community Council. On hand to say a few words and help with serving the food were State Senator Elect Daniel Squadron (shown in photo above, along with [...]

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Atlantic Ave Loses Mediocre Indian Food

from BK11201.com
Despite several gaudy paint jobs and duct-tape repairs to their sign, it appears that Dhaka has finally closed up shop. < sarcasm > Sad times for Atlantic Ave < /sarcasm >
Any bets on what’ll move in? Where can I find a decent curry in the neighborhood?

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Ted & Honey Has Steeltown Roots

Ted & Honey’s [264 Clinton Street] Chris Jackson is profiled in his hometown newspaper, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
Pittsburgh Post Gazette: A Cafe…: Just as passionate Steelers fans still follow the career of wide receiver Antwaan Randle El, devoted Pittsburgh diners-out don’t lose interest in talented chefs just because they move to more distant kitchens. Fans [...]

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Thanks to the CHA, Less Trucks on Henry Street Soon

Could it be as easy to lower truck traffic on Henry Street as having a mapmaker change a color?  Cobble Hill Association Prexy Jeff “Hussein” Strabone and Dave “Paco” Abraham think so now that Hagstrom has agreed to recolor and reclassify  Henry Street in all its publications:
CHA Blog: Committee member Laura Herzenhorn, herself often behind [...]

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NYT on LICH Bailout Plans

The New York Times covers the continuing drama at LICH today with some insight on the different points of view on how to handle the facility’s financial woes:
New York Times: A Hospital’s..: Dr. Arnold L. Licht, a psychiatrist who is president of the 800-member medical staff, said the hospital’s relationship with the company, which began [...]

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TRO for House of D

A Temporary Restraining Order has been issued in the case between NYC Department of Corrections and the coalition of jail opponents suing to stop the reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention.
NYS Senator-Elect Daniel Squadron (D-SD25) issued this statement: “I commend the Department of Corrections for agreeing to halt the proposed expansion of the House [...]

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AM New York Covers Cobble Hill

AM New York covers the nabe today:
AMNY: Cobble Hill…: As one of the components of BoCoCa, a name dreamed up by brokers to describe the ritzy patch of wine bars, stylish boutiques and gift shops in northwest Brooklyn, Cobble Hill blends rather seamlessly into neighbors Carroll Gardens and Boerum Hill.
As well, the plentiful retail options [...]

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DOB to Walentas: You Have No Cabanas and That’s That

CHA Prexy Jeff Strabone scored a major victory this week in preserving the Cobble Hill Historic District when the Department of Buildings reversed its decision to allow Two Trees to build cabanas at 194 Atlantic Avenue. Actually the DOB had approved “stair bulkheads” and the crafty Strabone and the CHA caught them in the [...]

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Marty: State DOH Denies Application to Close LICH Obstetrics, Pediatrics

According to a press release late today from the office of Borough President Marty Markowitz, the New York State Department of Health has denied the application of Continuum Health Partners to close the obstetrics and pediatrics practices at Long Island College Hospital.

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Welcome Home Skells!

The NY Daily News reports that 50 prisoners bunked at the Brooklyn House of Detention last night.  Those 50, according to the report, will be painting and getting the place ready for 1,500 of their closest friends:

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