Monthly Archives: December 2011

Brooklyn’s Predictions for 2012

by Mary Frost BROOKLYN — As we bid adieu to 2011, we turn to the future and ask: What could possibly happen next? Will the stock market skyrocket? Will the Nets win their first Brooklyn season? Will the city sell … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Heights in the News

The Brooklyn Paper reports several new restaurants to open in the New Year, The NY Times profiles Jed Walentas of Two Trees Management, and the Observer notes actress Amy Ryan is moving to the Heights.

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Filed under Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn People, DUMBO, Food

For Pete’s Sake! Fulton Ferry Restaurant Closes

Pete’s Downtown Helped Revitalize Historic Area By Raanan Geberer FULTON FERRY — Regular visitors to, and residents of, the Fulton Ferry area were surprised that Pete’s Downtown restaurant at 2 Water Street, a fixture in the neighborhood since the 1980s, … Continue reading

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Taking In New Year’s Eve Fireworks In Brooklyn

BROOKLYN — Fireworks over Prospect Park are a New Year’s Eve tradition, and Brooklynites will once again be able to ring in the new year with a choice of two fireworks displays — the glorious display at Grand Army Plaza … Continue reading

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A Movie With a Happy Ending

Looks like the stars of the third movie listed on the marquee of the Brooklyn Heights Cinema will live happily ever after. Staff at the cinema told the Brooklyn Eagle that a man asked the theater to put his marriage … Continue reading

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Unemployment’s High, But Not in the High-Tech Area!

By Dennis Holt DUMBO — For far too long, there has been a chorus of “Where are all the jobs?” But another question is being asked in DUMBO: “Where are all the workers?” Reports have been intensifying that DUMBO is … Continue reading

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