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Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 11/30/09
Here are some of last week’s headlines, in case you missed ‘em: Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights German Navy Re-visits Pier 7 Le Petit Marche Back In Business Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street 84th Precinct Police Blotter – 11/24/09 Lost Cat ...
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Barricaded Subject on Pierrepont
There is police activity on Pierrepont Street tonight. According to Gothamist newsmap, the call is for a “barricaded subject”. DEVELOPING….
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Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights
A sign posted on Columbia Heights near Pierrepont advises drivers to move their cars by 10PM Monday night to clear way for Tuesday’s Law & Order:SVU shoot on the street.
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First Unitarian Church Gets New Roof
The Brooklyn Eagle has the details on a new roof at the First Unitarian Church [50 Monroe Place]. The church is the oldest in Brooklyn Heights, opening as the Church of the Saviour in 1842. Minard Lafever designed the church as well as the Packer Collegiate Institute: Brooklyn Eagle : The ...
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German Navy Re-visits Pier 7
BHB photo by C. Scales The parade of foreign warships visiting Brooklyn continues. As seen from the Promenade this morning, the German air defense frigate Hessen , accompanied by a Moran tug, approaches her berth at Pier 7, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. Her sister ship, Sachsen , docked ...
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Open Thread Wednesday 11/25/09
BHB PHoto Club pic by mopostal What’s on your mind? Comment below!
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Le Petit Marche Back In Business
After passing their re-inspection today “with flying colors,” Le Petit Marche will be re-opened for business beginning tonight, owner Daniella Silone told BHB. “It’s a little nerve-wracking,” she said. “I’m happy to be re-opened.” Silone said she didn’t know how the restaurant will be ...
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Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street
Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street
brooklynheightsblog.com — Wi-Pie, a new pizza joint, has set up shop on the otherwise deserted stretch of Remsen Street... across from St. Francis College. The new eatery will strive to be the cheapest lunch option in the area, said owner Solomon Solomonov. Almost all of the ... (more) Wi-Pie Pizzeria Opens on Remsen Street
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 11/24/09
It was a week full of patterns, including the sudden return of auto thefts. Additionally, there were two apartment break-ins and three attacks near or on the F train in this week’s police blotter. But, first, an act of courtesy leads to a robbery. A young crook grabbed a cell phone ...
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Will You Go Back to Le Petit Marche?
Will You Go Back to Le Petit Marche?
brooklynheightsblog.com — Photo: Karl Junkersfeld Le Petit Marche’s [46 Henry Street] recent trouble with the NYC Department of Health... and the establishment’s attempt to spin its violations as the product of “ clerical errors ” has us wondering if ... (more) Will You Go Back to Le Petit Marche?
Pies Needed for Heights and Hill Thanksgiving Feast for Seniors
The Heights and Hill Community Council is serving its annual Thanksgiving Feast for Seniors on Thursday at Grace Church, and needs as many apple, pecan or pumpkin pies as possible. Seconds, even thirds, on pie are always in demand. If you can bake a pie, or two, to feed hungry seniors at this ...
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Le Petit Marche Owner: ‘This Is Breaking My Heart’
Le Petit Marche may re-open before Thanksgiving, owner Daniella Silone told BHB tonight. Silone said that last week’s closing by the DOH following three failed inspections since August was a “tremendous setback.” “We were not prepared for this,” she said. ...
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Le Petit Marche Fails Re-inspection
BHB photo by C. Scales Not only was Le Petit Marche’s re-opening for a private party this weekend not permitted, the restaurant failed a re-inspeciton today, according to officials at the Department of Health. During today’s re-inspection, officials found mice droppings as ...
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Lost Cat Needs Home… Help!
This guest dispatch from our pal Teresa at Brooklyn Backstretch : This very sweet feline miss was found last Friday between Brooklyn Heights and downtown Brooklyn. A colleague picked her up, which she resisted not at all, and was happy to be brought to temporary housing for the weekend.  ...
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Hicks Street Closed for Repair Work
BHB photo by C. Scales Today, Hicks Street between Orange and Pineapple was closed for what appears to be repair work on either water or sewer pipes.
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Is Le Petit Marche the Heights’ Brigadoon?
We reported, in an update to a Saturday post , that Le Petit Marche had reopened, and that the DOH closure notices had been removed from the front window and door. Below is a photo taken by your correspondent at about 5:30 p.m. yesterday: BHB photo by C. Scales Although not visible in the ...
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Fish ‘n’ Chip Paper 11/23/09
Last week was a newhound’s dream… here are some of the headlines that you may have missed: The Le Petit Marche Drama: Le Petit Marche - DOH’d DOH: Third Strike for Le Petite Marche Le Petit Marche Blames Clerical Errors and Red Tape for Department of Health Shutdown  ...
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Mr. Junkersfeld Eats His Way Through Brooklyn, Checks Out New Armando’s in Brooklyn Heights
BHB contributor Karl Junkersfeld eats his way through Brooklyn and makes a stop at the new and improved Armando’s.
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Danish Christmas Fair Fun!
The Danish Seamen’s Church held its annual Christmas Fair this weekend and there was plenty of glog, frikadellar, and hot dogs for everybody! More photos (special thanks to Meg & Eric) after the jump. Homer's Glog The Finks really love their glog as we mentioned last year . ...
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Le Petit Marche to Re-open Tomorrow?
brooklynheightsblog.com — Your correspondent has learned from a friend, who had made a reservation for Thanksgiving dinner at LPM,... that she has received a phone call from one of the owners of the restaurant, assuring her that the closure was indeed the result of a clerical ... (more) Le Petit Marche to Re-open Tomorrow?
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