The vantage point in a “View From Brooklyn,” painted by George Copeland Ault in 1927, looks like Brooklyn Heights or Red Hook. Or is it farther up the East River, from Williamsburg or Greenpoint? “A precisionist and surrealist painter, especially noted... »
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to be at a wake service at 9:50 a.m. His schedule doesn’t offer any more detail, but a source notes the son of a top aide to the governor has passed away. The governor then will be attending the New York Association of Co... »
See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Jewel heist A crook stole a treasure trove of jewelry from a Hicks Street home while the homeowner was away from Jan. 6 to Jan... »
The sale of 212 Columbia Heights was recorded in city records this morning, setting a record as the most expensive house to ever sell in Brooklyn Heights. The 4,950-square-foot, seven-bedroom townhouse sold for $11 million. As Curbed noted a few weeks ... »
The Eagle has an article looking at reports recently compiled by CUNY’s Center for the Study of Brooklyn in terms of how they show a number of brownstone neighborhoods “getting wealthier” in recent years. The neighborhoods in question are those in Dist... »
Good evening… A panoramic view from the Montague Street entrance to the almighty Promenade, Sunday 7 p.m., during this clear, crisp 40-dgree eve. We who call the Heights home are pretty fortunate, yes? (taken with Nikon D5000 by Chuck Taylor) »
This in from reader Kate, who has found a cat (not BeeBop): For the past two nights, a large white and gray/black striped cat has visited our back yard (on Pierrepont, between Willow and Columbia Heights). S/he has dense, short hair and an unusually sh... »
Nearly a decade after it was shuttered and despite protests from community members, the Brooklyn Detention Center will reopen next week. With its return to active service will come 759 male prisoners, who are currently housed on Riker's Island. Most of... »
