Cobble Hill Association Memorial Bike Ride
On Sunday, January 4, the Cobble Hill Association will be holding a memorial bike ride in memory of all those who have been killed in bicycle accidents over the past year. The ride will start in Brooklyn and end in lower Manhattan.
Margaret Palca Bakes Court Street location closes down; Palca badmouths Court Street
The Brooklyn Paper reports that Margaret Palca Bakes on Court Street will shut down after a year and a half of business. Businesses are closing down left and right due to the current state of the economy, but Palca chose to blame what she calls the “has-been” quality of Court Street:
“I had such a wrong [...]
Legal hacker collective in Downtown Brooklyn
An article in the New York Times puts a spotlight on a hacker collective called NYC Resistor, which has occupied its space on Bridge Street since the summer of 2007. The “creative community for nerds” includes former Project Runways contestant Diana Eng, who is one of seven women in the collective.
The result is a kind of frat [...]
Keri Russell spotted at NYSC Cobble Hill
I adore Keri Russell. Ever since her days on the Disney Club and Malibu Shores (and of course, Emerald Cove, which I’m not sure anyone will remember), when she let people [i.e. me] know that it was cool to have big, curly hair, she’s always held a special place in my heart. Then she went [...]
Are you a real Brooklynite?
With a quiet Smith Street and suitcases being wheeled to the F, the holiday season serves as a reminder of all the neighbors who were born elsewhere and flock to their hometowns around this time of year. Friday’s Brian Lehrer show touched upon this matter: for those of you who moved to Brooklyn from elsewhere, [...]
Christmas Tree Recycling
If you’re already thinking about getting rid of your Christmas tree, be sure to hold off until the weekend of January 10 & 11, when there will be a Christmas Tree Recycling event held at Cobble Hill Park.
CHB Open Thread
What’s on your mind? Any event you want to plug? Stories, new store openings etc that we should be covering? Comment away!
Rainy day for last minute shoppers!
Good luck to those of you who waited for today to get your holiday shopping done! Make sure to bring your umbrellas, and take advantage of all the shopping that the nabe has to offer!
Swizzle is Back – Prime Time Game Show Saturday
Brooklyn’s King of All Game Shows, Dick Swizzle, returns to action this Saturday (12/27) at Union Hall [702 Union Street]. The fun starts at 8:30pm. Swizzle’s popular karoke show will follow. No word on if our esteemed publisher will pull out his “Michael McDonald doing Creep” routine. Let’s pray he won’t.
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