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The CitiBike Program Has A New Map So Maybe It Is Really Happening

We haven't forgotten about the CitiBike plan. Even after it got delayed once (thanks computer glitches). And then again (thanks Sandy). Now, the expected release date is this July for New York's first citywide bike share - a program that Mayor Bloomberg is still whatever about. Keyword: expected. B ... More >>

White Pizza from Dellarocco's of Brooklyn, Dish #72

Welcome to 100 Dishes to Eat Now, the tasty countdown leading up to our "Best of 2012" issue. Tune in each day (weekends too!) for a new dish from the Fork in the Road team. [See More 100 Dishes: Saba Kinuta at Miyagi, Dish #73 | Hidden Chili Sesame Noodles from No Name Bar, Dish #74]

A Youth Stabbing and Deadly Fire Last Night in Bushwick

The past few weekends have been a little rough for Brooklyn residents. Last Saturday, we reported on a deadly accident that happened in Sheepshead Bay and a police officer who might have been over the legal limit to drive in Brooklyn Heights. This week, our attention shifts to th ... More >>

Christopher Rendell 'In' at Highlands; Andrea Bergquist 'Out' at Red Rooster

​Alex Sorenson, the opening chef at Colonie in Brooklyn Heights, has left the restaurant to open his own place. He'll be replaced by Brad McDonald, who has worked at Alain Ducasse at the Essex House, Per Se, and Noma. [Eater] Christopher Rendell has taken over the kitchens at both Mary Queen ... More >>

Smoking Ban in Parks, Beaches, Anywhere You Want to Smoke to Go Into Effect

​You have two weeks to smoke freely in the out-of-doors. Starting May 23, the city-wide ban on smoking in parks and beaches goes into effect. That means you can no longer smoke in Central Park, the Brooklyn Heights promenade, the Coney Island boardwalk, even the horrid pedestrian plaza outside ... More >>

Reginella Closes, Letting the Hot Dog-and-Fries Pizza Dream Die

Reginella zips up its hot-dog pie.​Reginella, the casual Italian on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, has closed.

What to Drink at Colonie: The Bergamot Margarita

Each week in The Daily Shot, we have ourselves a drink that we think you should try, too. Mmmm... bergamotty.​The drink: Bergamot Margarita The bar: Colonie (127 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn Heights, 718-855-7500) The price: $11 The ingredients: Reposado tequila, orange liqueur, fresh bergam ... More >>

Posts of the Week

It's Friday afternoon, and time to look back at the week that was ... Our 10 Best and Cheapest Grand Central Terminal Eats. Imperial No. 9's Sam Talbot talked about egos, mentors, diabetes, and other things. Battle of the Vegan Slices: Viva Herbal Pizzeria faces off with Slice, the Perfect Food. ... More >>

Colonie in Brooklyn Heights Offers Dinner and a Show

Brooklyn Heights BlogBrooklyn Heights, Colonie-ized.​Colonie (127 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn Heights), the new restaurant opened by alumni from Public and Double Crown, and funded using Kickstarter, is already bustling on a Saturday night, taking reservations only for groups of five or more. On ... More >>

Brooklyn Heights Residents Reminded to Lock Doors Because They Live in New York City

Lock your doors. Even if you live here. ​This story kind of blows our minds. In Brooklyn Heights, people apparently feel so safe that they don't bother, most of the time, even locking their doors, or their windows. Maybe we're paranoid. (Yes, we're paranoid.) But, come on! It's the city! (We h ... More >>

NYC Snow Plow Hits Car Again, On The Same Street! [VIDEO]

​Remember that video from last month's snowstorm of the snow plow smashing into the car without any care? Unfortunately for someone, the same thing has happened again during this snowstorm. In a twist of fate, this accident took place on the same exact street in Brooklyn Heights! Video of the ... More >>

New York City Workers Kill Ford Explorer in Demonstration of Supreme Ineptitude

Some poor slob's Ford Explorer gets royally fucked up in this video of apparently impatient/lazy/drunk/stupid city workers trying to free a front-loader stuck in the snow in Brooklyn Heights. Blizzards: Bringing out the dumb. The narrator of this video, by the way, must have some powerful heat in hi ... More >>

Crop to Cup Relocates to Gowanus

​A walk by Crop to Cup in Brooklyn yesterday revealed that it was the last day of operation at the Atlantic Avenue location. Just seven months after the artisanal roaster opened up shop in Brooklyn Heights, it's moving its facilities and café to Third Avenue in Gowanus. Have a restaurant tip ... More >>

Located! Most Expensive Parking Spot in New York: $110,000

This is meant to illustrate the ridiculousness of a $110,000 parking spot.​When you have more money that you know what to do with, and also a car, you need: the city's most expensive parking spot, ever, or at least, in recent memory. Which exists in Brooklyn Heights, according to Brownstoner. ... More >>

The Calexico Cart Is Up and Running at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Now with burritos.​The first of the long-awaited Brooklyn Bridge Park food vendors has opened for business: Brooklyn Heights Blog reports that the Calexico Carne Asada cart began selling its tacos, quesadillas, and burritos this weekend. Ditch Plains and Blue Marble are expected to follow shor ... More >>

Posts of the Week

As our truncated week comes to an end, here's a look back at the best posts of the last 96 hours: Sugar Mama NYC's Michelle DuQuesnay talked about designing 'adult' cakes, Rice Krispie penises, and the joys of chocolate phalluses. Here's Our 10 Best Places to Slurp Raw Oysters. Ask the Critic: Wh ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Rabbit in the Moon, Goodbye to Le Boeuf à la Mode

Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. French mainstay Le Boeuf à la Mode on the Upper East Side has announced that it will close ofter nearly 50 years in operation at the end of the month. [ZagatBuzz] Fat Hippo on Clinton Street ... More >>

Gear Up: Friday Is National Bike to Work Day

​The signs sometimes do align, as in the case of tomorrow, which is our humble nation's official Bike to Work Day. It's been bike month all of May, in fact, but if you've been focused on other things -- masturbation month, anyone? -- well, it's not too late to get involved.

Chuck Norris Has Gone M.I.A. in Brooklyn

Via Brooklyn Heights Blog.Kitty. Click to enlarge. The picture. Not the cat. The cat is not in your computer. But the picture of the cat will get larger.​No, really. Via Brooklyn Heights Blog, posters seeking out a black cat, with yellowish (almost "marigold") eyes have been posted, identifyin ... More >>

Probation Officer Shot and Wounded in Brooklyn

A city probation officer was shot and seriously wounded this evening in the 84th Precinct in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources say. The officer is not believed likely to die. Not much more on it right now. The 84th precinct includes the areas of Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Vinegar Hill and the F ... More >>

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Zengo; Goodbye to Lusso

Restaurants, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and taking their leaves this week. It might be curtains for Great Wall on Henry Street, which has been shuttered by the DoH for a total of 58 violations, including evidence of roaches and inadequate staff hygiene. [Brooklyn Heig ... More >>

Crumbs Branching Into Brooklyn

CrumbsCrumbs gets its sticky fingers on Brooklyn Heights.​Here's the latest news in cupcake proliferation: not content with its 12 locations in Manhattan, Crumbs Bake Shop is branching into Brooklyn Heights. The Brooklyn Heights Blog noticed a "coming soon" sign in the window of the old Height ... More >>

An Italian Wine Bar in the Making for Brooklyn Heights

​ The Iris Cafe isn't the only new tenant of the Riverside Apartment complex on Columbia Place: Down the block, the old River Deli space will soon be home to an Italian wine bar, according to one of Iris's proprietors.

Open & Closed: Say Hello to Travertine; Goodbye to (the Other) Tea Lounge

Danae Cappelletto, a former restaurant manager in her native Australia, has opened Travertine in the space formerly occupied by Little Charlie's Clam House on Kenmare Street. The menu, by Manuel Trevino, is Mediterranean. [NY Times] Hotelier Andre Balazs has introduced The Boom Boom Room, the firs ... More >>

News From Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights Blog attended last night's Community Board 2 meeting and reports on some goings-on in the neighborhood, which is becoming an increasingly popular dining destination: Park Slope's Tea Lounge was approved for a liquor license for its latest location on Clark Street, while the new inca ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

Well, some cowboy's Goin' Galt in Brooklyn Heights, anyway. Photo (c) Charles D Rightbloggers decided President Obama is a fascist. Despite this, and the aid and comfort he gives to pirates, the voters like him anyway -- which figures, since many of them are apparently socialists. Which may be wh ... More >>

Despite Drop in Costs, Area Bagels, Pizza Go Up

STREET ANTICS

Overload of the senses

More Questions on City's School Grades

GOING, GOING, GONE!

Bid on original pieces by Thurston and Yoko

The Truth Behind 'Beaver' Shots and Who Owns Your Tofurky?

Best Markets: Sahadi's

Clip Job: Brooklyn Heights Newest Publication

Clip Job: Where the 'Hipnicks' Live

Coming Soon: More Ricky's

Priceless: The Pietà by Michelangelo is Yours FREE

Zucchini Flowers Made Easy

There's a New CSA in Town!

Cuming Clean

It's big, it's electric, and it makes me wet. Only $600, at Sears.

Hipniks: Where Do They Bed-Down When the Sun Comes Up

Close-Up on Brooklyn Heights

Close-Up on DUMBO, Brooklyn

Close-Up On: Boerum Hill

Listings

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Multiple Choice

A Scene Grows in Brooklyn

Studio Apartment In Mid-19th-Century Brownstone

Signing Bonus

Studio In Limited-Profit Co-Op High-Rise