Archive | January, 2009

Bleed Black & Gold at Cody’s Ale House

According to The Brooklyn Paper, Cody’s Ale House on Court Street is the place to watch the Super Bowl for Steelers fans.
Brooklynites who bleed black and gold won’t have to go far to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, because the Brownstone belt boasts some of the liveliest Pittsburgh Steelers bars around.
Cody’s Ale House in Cobble [...]

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WNYC takes a walk down Smith Street

WNYC’s Main Street NYC is a new project intended to track the changes on five streets in the five boroughs over the next year. In order to do this, they’ll be “talking to business owners, landlords, retailers, new restaurants, and old neighborhood fixtures.” Main Street NYC’s first stop is Smith Street, where the reporter took a walk [...]

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Did anyone lose their electricity last night?

I had some family and friends all around Brooklyn lose their electricity for a large chunk of last night, leaving them cold and Lost-less. According to ConEd’s power outage map I was browsing last night, there were some outages around the nabe. Just wondering, did anyone lose power last night?

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LICH selling off property in Cobble Hill

The Brooklyn Paper reports that Long Island College Hopspital “is selling a chunk of its real-estate portfolio to stave off its ongoing financial meltdown, reviving the controversy that nearly tore the hospital apart in 2008.”
Critics say that the hospital’s management company, Continuum Health Partners, is breaking a recent promise that no more property would be [...]

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Margaret Palca Bakes no more

After announcing a month ago that she was closing up shop at her Court Street location, Gothamist reports that Palca’s shop closed for good at 2pm today. Thanks to everyone who called out Palca for her negative words about Court Street and lousy store, we got a little mention in the piece:
The closure is viewed [...]

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Senator Squadron announces opening of Brooklyn District Office

This afternoon, Senator Daniel Squadron announced that he is opening a Brooklyn District Office that, thanks to the generosity of Borough President Marty Markowitz, will temporarily be in Borough Hall. Squadron also announced the appointment of Ellen Whelan-Wuest as his Brooklyn Office Director, whose first task will be to find space for a permanent office [...]

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Lost City covers Cobble Hill

Just a couple of weeks ago, Lost City covered Carroll Gardens, and now they’re onto neighboring Cobble Hill.
To many, the realtor-hatched neighborhood names of Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens mean little. “What’s the difference? It’s all South Brooklyn in the end.” Indeed, the nabes are so small and so close together, they might as well [...]

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Daily News reviews Buttermilk Channel

Daily News’ Restaurant Girl reviews Buttermilk Channel in her latest column, calling it “hip, but still in the comfort zone.” I was actually dining at the restaurant the evening that the photographer from the Daily News was there, and I had a very pleasant first visit. Restaurant Girl didn’t give the two seafood dishes very good reviews, [...]

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Diesel Stench in Boerum Hill

Gowanus Lounge reports that a mysterious diesel fuel smell in the area around Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue has been bothering Boerum Hill residents late at night. Has anyone noticed the stench? I noticed it a few times late last December during the day, and it certainly was pervasive.

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Big Movies for Little Kids

Cobble Hill Cinemas announces the rest of its Big Movies for Little Kids lineup through June. I’ll be on the hunt for a kid to take with me so I can get in to see Curly Top…
Monday, February 9th, 4pm: The General with Buster Keaton
Monday, February 23rd, 4pm: Gulliver’s Travels
Monday, March 9th, 4pm: Tom and Jerry cartoons
Monday, March 23rd: Curly Top with [...]

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