Archive | March, 2009

Kuntzman: Cobble Hill 20 Mins Slower?

By on March 19, 2009 in Uncategorized

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In the most recent Brooklyn Paper Post video “podcast”,  EIC Gersh Kuntzman is seen in front of 3 newsroom clocks.  One for Fort Greene, one for DUMBO and one for Cobble Hill.  For one reason or another,  Cobble Hill is 20 minutes behind the rest of Brooklyn.  Is this due to that lack of sufficient AA battery power for that clock or is something else at play here?  Is this a diss from the Park Slope based NewsCorp staffer?  Only time will tell – we’re waiting for a response from the Murdochians.

Update: Kuntzman responds,  “It’s actually 23 hours and 40 minutes fast.”

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F. Martinella’s Grand Open House Weekend

By on March 19, 2009 in Downtown Brooklyn, Events, Food

Manager Steve LoCastro

Manager Steve LoCastro


F. Martinella, an “old-fashioned New York-style deli with modern-day extras,” will be holding a four-day grand open house this weekend, starting today. There will be food and fun for families, children, students and all local food enthusiasts, including cooking demonstrations from F. Martinella Chef Vinnie Massa and special guest chef and cookbook author, Chris Styler. Today is student appreciation day, and there will be a drawing for an HDTV along with a buy one get one sandwich deal with student ID. A complete list of events is available here.

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Cobble Hill Housewife turned Huffington Post blogger

By on March 18, 2009 in Arts and Entertainment

alex-headThere’s a new blogger in the nabe, Real Housewife Alex McCord. Her first blog entry went up on Huffington Post today, addressing her life’s path as a struggling actress, to a graphic designer, and now a stay-at-home mom as the result of her recent layoff. Looks like we’ll get to follow her on her path; she’ll be posting once a week on the Huffington Post.

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Stop BHOD Hits City Hall Friday

By on March 18, 2009 in Uncategorized

From the CHB Inbox comes word of a stop BHOD rally this Friday at City Hall:

On March 20th, the Department of Corrections will hold a budget hearing which will cover their plans to spend $1.2 billion on building new jails in the Bronx and Brooklyn. In response, Stop BHOD and Communities in Unity will join forces with community groups and elected officials in front of City Hall to send a unified message to the City that New Yorkers will not support wasteful spending on unnecessary jails at a moment of serious financial crisis. We hope you will join us Friday, March 20th at 11:30 AM for this important rally to stop the City from wasting $1.2B of our taxpayer money on jails we don’t need. Continue Reading →

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Filming on Court Street?

By on March 18, 2009 in Uncategorized

From a Cobble Hill tipster:

Out my Cobble Hill window I can see the twirling movie lights (you know, the 4 that go round and round in a set pattern and light up the sky) in the south, presumably somewhere down Court St.?  Any idea what it is?  

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St. Patrick in the nabe

By on March 17, 2009 in Carroll Gardens, Events

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all. Head on over to Ceol Irish Pub at 191 Smith Street, where Irish singer/songwriter Niall Connolly will be performing at noon. I wonder if they’ll be serving green beer there…

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76th Precinct Weekly Crime Blotter

By on March 16, 2009 in Police Blotter

76th Precinct Crime Blotter
Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens

There was quite the crime at a Fourth Place apartment building this week — a perp ransacked four apartments and tried to burgle two others, and still escaped after the escapade. There were also two lesser — but no less important — crimes in the area this week. Check back in Tuesday afternoon for updates from Boerum Hill.
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VW for sale on Court Street

By on March 16, 2009 in Uncategorized

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This lonely car’s been sitting on the corner of Baltic and Court Streets for almost a week now. Who’s buyin’?

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Heights Books open on Smith Street

By on March 15, 2009 in Carroll Gardens, Shopping

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Heights Books opened this weekend at its new location at 120 Smith Street. Check out Brooklyn Heights Blog’s interview with Heights Books owner Tracy Walsch about the businesses closing down on Montague Street.

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Brooklyn’s Pagoda to play the Annex this weekend

By on March 13, 2009 in Arts and Entertainment

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Brooklyn-based rock band Pagoda will be performing at the Annex at 152 Orchard Street tomorrow night, March 14. Pagoda’s bassist is Brooklyn Tattoo co-owner Willie Parades, and the frontman/guitarist is the actor Michael Pitt (who played the Kurt Cobain-esque character in Last Days). The show is at 8:00pm and tickets are $10.

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