Sticking around Brooklyn to ring in 2010? Then check out the New Year’s Eve festivities starting at 11pm at Grand Army Plaza tonight. There will be fireworks, free hot refreshments and musical entertainment. The best locations for viewing the midnight fireworks include anywhere in Grand Army Plaza, inside the Park on the West Drive, and [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Most memorable dishes of the year, right here
The New York Times Dining section named the eleven most memorable dishes of the year, and two of them (that’s 18%!) can be found within blocks of each other on Court Street: the duck meatloaf at Buttermilk Channel (524 Court Street) and the Prime Manhattan at Prime Meats (465 Court Street). Sure, the latter is [...]
Buh Bye DUB Pies… Sorta
The DUB Pies outlet on Columbia Street has closed. Reports say that the delicious pies will continue to be made at the DUB’s production facility and sold at area bars and at The Pie Shop on Prospect Park West. [via Bocoaland]
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Food Bank NYC Food Drive
Food Bank NYC is hosting their second annual food drive in the neighborhood, going through January 6th. Please bring unopened food (in its original package, with the expiration date on it) to the drop off box at the front gate of 323 President Street (between Smith and Hoyt Streets), and help bring some nourishment to [...]
Graffiti Writers Give ATM Expanded Meaning on Smith Street
CHB pal/ Brooklyn Tattoo owner Adam Suerte caught a photo of this ATM near his shop that has been ironically “modified” by a graffiti writer. Anyone who has been charged $5 bucks by one of these machines to get to their own money would mostly likely agree with the artist’s statement. Suerte adds that a few ATMs [...]
Christmas complaint
The following is a complaint that was published in the New York Times on Christmas Day. Do you feel the same way? (Added onto that could be a gripe about cars simply not leaving enough space for another car to park. Sure, parking is not as bad as is Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights, but [...]
Happy (Late) Holidays!
Hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday, and best wishes for a relaxing few days leading up to the New Year. Sticking around the nabe? Leaving the city? What are your plans?
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Carroll Gardens native appointed next Fire Commissioner
Chief of Department Salvatore J. Cassano has been named New York City’s 32nd Fire Commissioner. A U.S. Army veteran with combat experience in Vietnam, Cassano lives in Staten Island but was born in Carroll Gardens.
Fire Fighting News: “He has a lifetime of unmatched experience and will be an outstanding commissioner for the FDNY,” Mayor Michael [...]
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Union Market opening delayed until tomorrow
Due to the snowstorm, Union Market’s opening has been pushed back until tomorrow, Tuesday, December 22.
Mile End opening in January
There’s been lots of buzz surrounding Mile End, the Monreal-style deli set to open in Boerum Hill, ever since news of its opening first broke this summer. Brooklyn Paper has a preview of the deli with lots of talk of smoked meat, but no mention of poutine (!!). What’s that all about?! Mile End still [...]
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