By most accounts (and photos), the first Summer Space event on Montague Street was thinly attended. It did happen over the July 4 weekend on a fairly unpleasant day, which probably accounts for some of the small crowd. The sponsors are trying to spin the event–which we actually think is a great idea–as a success. […]

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The weekly (for summer) Montague Street pedestrian plaza experiment debuted yesterday and at 3PM the crowds were…well, there wasn’t a crowd. There was a fairly empty street. Maybe it was the weather or that it was July 4 weekend or already late in the afternoon.–Brooklyn Heights Blog

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[Photo courtesy of Josh Derr/flickr] This is Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights courtesy of a photo dropped into the GL Flickr Pool by Josh Derr. It’s an HDR shot, which for those who don’t know Photoshop, is a technique that combines photos to create effects like this one.

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[Photo courtesy of Karyn Bosnak/GL Flickr Pool] This gorgeous shot is a tail end of a sunset a few days ago as seen from the Brooklyn Promenade. We love the colors, the semi-demolished warehouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park in the foreground and the way that other borough whose name starts with an “M” looks. It […]

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Like “unsinkable,” fireproof is likely a word that should be used with trepidation. So it was with the St. George Hotel, once a fine hotel in Brooklyn Heights, that back at the turn of the century was said to be “absolutely fire-proof.” Of course, in 1995, the St. George suffered one of the bigger blazes […]

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Olafur Eliasson’s waterfalls were turned on early this morning. Here are some views of the one under the Brooklyn Bridge, which we checked out from Fulton Ferry Landing.

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The beloved lobster sign of Armando’s Restaurant on Montague Street only came down last week, but the new sign for the Spicy Pickle chain restaurant is already up. “The new sign appears to be the same size, shape and dimension of the old Lobster with a bolder color scheme.”–Brooklyn Heights Blog

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[Image courtesy of heyheyamy/flickr] The Brooklyn waterfront where Brooklyn Bridge Park is intended to rise is changing very, very rapidly. This photo was dropped into the Gowanus Lounge Photo pool by heyheyamy and shows the site from the Brooklyn Bridge. The warehouses in the distance are still standing, but demolition is underway there too, and […]

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Rather than being universally embraced, Brooklyn Bridge Park has sparked deep controversy in some quarters in Brooklyn, primarily because high rise condo development will be used to finance the park. The Sierra Club, which opposes the way the park is being developed, is sponsoring a presentation called “The Selling of Brooklyn Bridge Park” on Friday, […]

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This is the tower that has gone up on the waterfront beneath Brooklyn Heights between Piers 4 and 5 as seen from street level. In July, the water will be turned on and it will run from 7AM-10PM every day as part of Olafur Eliasson’s “Waterfalls” project. This tower is 120 feet tall and it’s […]

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“A few weeks ago I noticed that Microsoft made an interesting move and opened up Microsoft Live Picture Studio on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. At first I did a double-take thinking, ‘Could they really have opened up a picture studio?’ What a waste.” So, few people seemed to go in to this Mother’s Day-related […]

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The Brooklyn Heights House Tour this weekend included many things, among them a look inside the lobby of the Bossert on Montague Street, which may or may not have been sold last week or may or may not be on the verge of sale for a price in excess of $100M.–Brooklyn Heights Blog

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[Photo courtesy of F. Jasmin Adams for GL] In case anyone has seen this rising tower of metal on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront, as our Carroll Gardens Correspondent did, it’s the framework for one of Olafur Elliason’s waterfalls, the cool public art project that will be on display this summer. This one will be located […]

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Our Carroll Gardens Correspondent came across this flier for poor, little lost Bologny, who has flown the coop, so to speak and may be hiding out somewhere in Brooklyn Heights. Bologny is blue and white and can fly high and fast but is also said to be very tame. We’re not sure how one locates […]

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The Bossert on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, which Watchtower had put on the market, has apparently sold for more than $100 million. This is not shocking, given the location and the building’s potential to come back as a super luxury residence.–Brownstoner

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For the record, we like the the Peas and Pickles on Henry Street. Their fruit and vegetables are usually fresh and the staff are pretty nice. Usually their prices, like most bodegas in the city, are a little higher than the average supermarket. However, since the fire that shut down the Henry Street Gristedes next […]

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“This afternoon, (4/23) at Cadman Plaza park in Brooklyn Heights at around 4PM. A little boy between two and a half and three, light brown hair and hazel eyes, rosy cheeks, wearing army green and navy striped t shirt, light blue and white kind of train engineer striped pants and navy blue shoes. I think […]

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This is the look of early spring at Henry and Montague Streets in Brooklyn Heights.

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There was a dramatically smoky fire at the Gristede’s in Brooklyn Heights last night. The blaze apparently started ivia an electrical malfunction near the deli section, perhaps in a unit that keeps bakery products warm. Excellent photos at Brooklyn Heights Blog, which wonders about the toll on “the vermin population” and at McBrooklyn.

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If you’re into chamber music, here’s an opportunity to catch some today (3/16) when Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music present Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion at the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street at Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights. It takes place at 4PM. Tickets are $20 at the door. […]

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Does Brooklyn Bridge Park have more trouble on its hands? Yes, it does. The latest issue, revealed in today’s Post, is objections from the Department of Environmental Conservation to many of the park’s water features. DEC says they could harm aquatic life. Negotiations are underway.–Curbed

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Armando’s on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights is closing down next month and its landmark lobster will go along with it. The Brooklyn Heights Blog is trying to generate enthusiasm for saving the sign. It has always reminded us of another lobster that we love–that of the Lobster Pot in Provincetown on Cape Cod. We […]

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Support for saving the Brooklyn Heights lobster sign is growing. A candidate for the State Senate even suppors preserving it, telling “BHB exclusively that the sign for Armando’s Restaurant, a fixture on the block since 1936, should be saved. Squadron tells BHB exclusively via Facebook, “I urge the next tenant or a neighboring establishment to […]

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It is with a heavy heart that we note another local landmark is threatened. This time it’s the lobster sign outside Armando’s Restaurant on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. The restaurant is said to be closing. “Is it time for the BHB community to stand up and say SAVE THE LOBSTER! The sign has been […]

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“At the hight of the wind, firefighters checked out the scaffolding built around 20 Henry Street — the Peaks Mason Mints building (also called the Candy Factory). Urban Realty Partners paid $19.6 million for the site last year.” Photo of firefighters walking on the scaffold included.–McBrooklyn

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