Ryan Sutton sheds light on Mas La Grillade, where, he writes, the squid is "brilliant," but the service is "perfunctory and the room isn’t what you’d call inviting." He suggests it as a date place, and adds, "Back on My Own Dime? Absolutely, for the oy... »
BHB reader “Jesse” sent us this photo of architectural plans clearly for a Le Pain Quotidien at 121 Montague Street. Our earlier report on the former Jennifer Convertibles space included an observation from another reader who also spied the plans. »
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... »
As we previously announced, Brooklyn Heights Cinema will present a preview of our Heather Quinlan’s work-in-progress, If These Knishes Could Talk, on Thursday evening, February 9 from 6:45 to 8:00. Knishes and egg creams will be served. Proceeds will h... »
And that makes three. Baluchi’s Indian restaurant is preparing to open its 10th NYC location, in Brooklyn Heights, at the north end of Henry Street near Cranberry Street. McBrooklyn shares that it joins Gandhi Palace on Montague (which replaced Amin) a... »
Brooklyn Heights is soon to have its very own Baluchi's Indian restaurant, on the north end of Henry Street near Cranberry Street. The spot, which will be ready "soon," according to the owner, can be seen to the right of Cranberry's, above.This will br... »
In yesterday's post, I mentioned Prospect Park's Barrels of Shame. Naively, it was my impression that the Department of Transportation was relying entirely on these barrels to solve the problem of speeding cyclists. How wrong I was. In fact, I was ridi... »
The Bronx, home to the city's highest unemployment and poverty rates, may be getting a boost. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the city is looking for a new developer for the 575,000-square-foot Kingsbridge Armory, two years after a proposal by R... »
