Archive for August, 2006

New residents

Published by arZan August 25th, 2006 in Education and Neighborhood. Closed

This past week has seen a huge influx of new residents in the neighborhood. They come from all over the world and all part of the country. In case you are wondering who they are….well they are the students at Pratt Institute. My alma mater had its orientation week today at the start of the […]



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Brooklyn Greenway In the ‘Hood

Published by arZan August 25th, 2006 in Streets. Closed

The Brooklyn Greenway is In 1993, the Brooklyn Waterfront Trail was identified as a priority route in the Department of City Planning’s Greenway Plan for New York City, which outlined a vision for a citywide 350-mile network of greenways. The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway project area now spans 14 miles of Brooklyn waterfront, from Sunset Park […]



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A Picture A Day

Published by arZan August 23rd, 2006 in Photographs and Streets. Closed

A new Clinton Hill resident Scalino, has been taking a photograph of the Washington-Fulton intersection every single day. As of today, the count is at 21. Check them out on



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What’s in the name ??

Published by arZan August 23rd, 2006 in About and Neighborhood. Closed

On researching about how the neighborhood got its name… New York’s Governor De Witt Clinton is the namesake of Clinton Hill, which today remains an upscale neighborhood of mansions and stately townhomes. Carroll Gardens is named after Charles Carroll of Maryland, who signed the Declaration of Independence (though he was never a resident), and the […]



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Top of the Food Chain

Published by arZan August 16th, 2006 in Neighborhood and Streets. Closed

Sakshi, a tourist from Bombay India is pleasantly surprised that Clinton Hill is not what she expected it to be. The apartment where my wonderful hosts live is on a quite and neat residential block in Brooklyn. It is a beautiful red brick building with a tinge of ancient era in it. The neighboring buildings […]



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Pratt Higgins Hall Wins Architectural Awards

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Architecture, Buildings and Education. Closed

My alma mater, Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture has won an architectural award. Higgins Hall, for long the home of the School of Architecture, had a recent addition in the centre court area. This was done by the famous NY architect Steven Holl. As reported in a communique on Pratt’s



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Village Voice Archives: Clinton Hill

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Neighborhood and Opinion. 1 Comment

The Village Voice featured an article in their August 13th, 2003 issue that takes a close-up view on Clinton Hill. A lot has changed in three years, including the cost of living here !!! For a look at how Brooklyn’s rich used to live, take a stroll down the mansion rows of Washington Avenue and […]



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Postcards from Clinton Hill

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in Art and Photographs. Closed

If you want to send postcards of your favourite neighborhood to all your family and friends, then look no further. Image copyright IPV Studio IPV studio has a great collection of postcards that can be bought online. IraPeripheralVision (IPV) is a local design studio run by two architects who decided to shift lines since 1983. […]



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Home is where Clinton Hill is

Published by arZan August 6th, 2006 in About and Blog. Closed

By a quirk of fate, I landed up in Clinton Hill. 8 years ago, I did not even know that this would be my new neighborhood for the next so many years. As a graduate student at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Clinton Hill became the de facto “ghetto” for me. Except for a […]



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RSS Local News

  • Goodbye, The Local. Hello, The Nabe May 15, 2013
    After four years of work in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, this is the last week of publication at The Local. But there's a fresh start over at The Nabe.
  • The Day: Citi Bike Memberships, Bike Basics and Credit Repair May 15, 2013
    In today's Fort Greene and Clinton Hill morning news wrap get info on Citi Bike, cycling classes and Council Member Letitia James' credit cleaning event.
  • The Day: BAM for Kids and the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival May 14, 2013
    Get news about Fort Greene and Clinton Hill in our daily roundup, including the Brooklyn Academy of Music's summer slate of youth-oriented programs and the third annual Art of Brooklyn Film Festival coming to St. Joseph's College in Clinton Hill.
  • The Day: Artisan Market, Pratt Exhibition and a Recording Studio May 13, 2013
    In today's daily post, you'll find news on the spring opening of the Fort Greene Artisan Market, a Pratt Institute student artwork display at a Gagosian Gallery in Manhattan and a new recording studio in the nabe.
  • Crime Report: A Deli Theft, Unauthorized Bank Activity and Home Burglaries May 10, 2013
    In this crime report, locals told police that their belongings were stolen from cars and trucks, their homes were burglarized and their bank accounts were used in unauthorized ways. Also, disputes between significant others resulted in violence and robberies last week. The trend of robberies on the B38 bus continued last week, with another incident […]

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  • Friday Blogwrap February 27, 2015
    Two Roberta’s Owners Have Filed a Restraining Order Against Their Ex-Partner [Grub Street] Legendary Jazz Pianist Performs for Hundreds of P.S. 130 Students in Kensington [Kensington BK] Cyprus Avenue and Black Sheep Pub May Be Closed for Good [Here's Park Slope] “Thanks for the Amazing Memories”: Bocca Lupo Closes Its Doors in Cobble Hill [PMFA] Pile Driving in a Flood Zone: DOB Holding […]
  • Closing Bell: Squibb Park Bridge Will Reopen in the Spring February 27, 2015
    The bouncing, zigzagging, and pricey pedestrian footbridge that links Brooklyn Heights with Brooklyn Bridge Park is set to reopen this spring, after closing in August for repairs, according to Brooklyn Paper. BBP expects to spend $700,000 repairing the two-year-old bridge, on top of the $4,100,000 it cost to construct. When the park closed the bridge last summer, […]
  • Building of the Day: 720 Washington Avenue February 27, 2015
    Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former National Theatre, now supermarket Address: 720 Washington Avenue Cross Streets: Prospect and Park Places Neighborhood: Prospect Heights Year Built: 1921 Architectural Style: Unable to determine Architect: Charles Sandblom Other Buildings by Architect: Over 42 theaters mostly in Brooklyn, but also in Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan Landmarked: […]
  • Recently on the Forum February 27, 2015
    Brownstone Ventilation Where to Buy Cast Iron Radiators? One to Two Family Conversion Oil Spill in Basement Repainting/Refurbishing a Claw Foot Tub Water-Based Finish Over Dark Stained Floors?…
  • Cheese Shop Reopens as a Bagel Shop on Franklin in Crown Heights February 27, 2015
    The owners of Crown Heights coffee shop Little Zelda have revamped their cheese shop next door on Franklin Avenue, Wedge, into a bagel spot called Nagle’s Bagels. The employee behind the counter at 728 Franklin Avenue told us it opened about two weeks ago. They have a selection of bagels, flat bagels and schmears, and […]



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