[Photo courtesy KellsNYC/Yelp] Prospect Height’s dining staple Beast is celebrating its 4th year anniversary today. Come celebrate Beast’s anniversary with delicious eats, drinks and all-around good times. Today starting at 6pm. Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres & drink-specials! Special Festivities begin at @9pm! Wonder what those will be? —E.C. Stephens

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[Photo courtesy of Be in Brookyn] Ha. Now that we’ve got your attention, this is an item about what happens when people live in glass houses. We don’t often re-blog the material of other bloggers, but any items that mention Number One or Number Two are certain to get us to bend the rules. So, […]

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What is it about hipsters that set some people off or leave some tragically confused? There’s a thread on Brookynian that keeps getting longer and long on the hispster topic. It started with this: What’s the deal? The dark frame glasses, tight jeans, scruffy faces, Brooklyn Industries bags, incredible skinniness, Chuck Taylor sneakers? Why are […]

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Tonight Barrett Bar in Prospect Heights will hold the Sucia All-Stars Holiday Party with resident Dj Juice E. spinning funk, soul, house, reggae and old school hip hop. The party starts at 10pm with no cover and there will be holiday drink specials. Location: Barrette, 601 Vanderbuilt Ave at Bergen Street. —E.C Stephens

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A new cafe is opening up in Prospect Heights – Ortine will open this tomorrow (12/17) at 622 Washington Avenue (between Pacific & Dean Streets). They have great hours too! Especially wonderful for the java heads on their morning commute from Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 10:00pm, Friday 7:30am – 11:00pm, Saturday 8:30am – 11:00pm and Sunday 8:30am […]

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Sunday night we heard this alarming news from the Brooklynian message board: Several NYPD cruisers were parked at and near the corner of Park Place and Underhill tonight. It looked like the police were going door to door along the brownstones and townhouses on the south side of Park Place near Underhill. Anyone know the […]

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There’s nothing like a comedy night get our minds off the doom and gloom of the recession. Add a little beer into that mix and you have perfection. We were excited to learn that stand-up comic Pat O’Shea will be launching his new comedy CD “Not Friendly” with “a whole mess of funny folks.” Featured […]

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[Photo courtesy of June Carter Cash Peep/GL Flickr Pool] On a Brooklyn rooftop looking toward the Atlantic Terminal Mall and the old Wiliamsburgh Saving Bank Tower.

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[Photo courtesy of Brooklynian] This is the new Bike & Board taking shape on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights. The poster writes: “Yay! My new neighbors! They are getting the shop together, and they said they’ll be “wrenching” in a week! Retail will happen as things come in. The place is looking pretty nice, and […]

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From Brooklynian comes this tale of voting woe in Prospect Heights: So I just got back from voting with my husband. We waited in line for 45 min. Once inside the school, you had to wait in one for your voter card, then another line to get to the voting booth. My husband was inside […]

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We just got word in that Barrette Bar in Prospect Heights will officially be having a first Sunday of the month queer night. Barrette’s owner writes via the Brooklynian Message Board: “We’re back! Barrette’s new MONTHLY queer party: Sunday Night Mass is back, first Sundays of the month, beginning this Sunday, November 2nd with “Cock […]

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Well, we’re pretty sure it ain’t Superman (though he would seem to prefer you to think differently), but what are those freaking loud noises that some people in Prospect Heights are hearing? The first indication on the Brooklynian’s Prospect Heights Forum in a thread called “Big Booming Noises” was this: “i keep hearing big booms […]

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[Photo courtesy of June Carter Cash Peep/GL Flickr Pool] We are certain there is a fascinating back story to this banner hung from a building on Dean Street in what appears to be Prospect Heights. The photographer writes: “As the occupants of this apartment inform us, little kids throwing apples at the law and fire […]

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Barrette bar in Prospect Heights is holding an anniversary party on Thursday, October 16 from 8:00pm to 4:00am. Now a year old, Barrette was one of the new bars that have paved the way for the revitalization of Vanderbilt. Barrette announces, “We’re doing our grand opening party again, only this time we have More! More! […]

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[Photo courtesy of Citynoise] Ride a bike and live in Prospect Heights? Well, Bicycle Station on 560 Vanderbilt Ave has been a frequent stop for bicycle enthusiasts and weekend riders on their way to Prospect Park. The shop is always swamped with young and old getting everything from a simple tire inflated to tune ups […]

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One of the things we missed most about GL being on hiatus was the loss of our Street Couch Series. We even walked by a few here and there without taking photos of them, causing minor crises of both heart and soul. No longer. The Street Couch Series is back! This is one that we […]

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Yesterday, we had quite a bit about Park Slope crime. Today, we’re turning to something from Prospect Heights. It comes via Brooklynian and is about a mugging in the neighborhood: So I just witnessed a mugging and I am all shook up and have to vent. Actually, I’m pissed off. First, I’m pissed because I […]

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Attention fans of First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum: there will be none this month. Well, there will be a First Saturday, but there just won’t be anything going on at the Museum. The Urbanite blog reports “It’s not happening!” and a check of the museum’s website shows that the next listing for First Saturday […]

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Here are some vids posted to the YouTube of yesterday’s West Indian American Day Parade down Eastern Parkway.

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[Photo courtesy of Bumpershine/flickr] Yesterday, of course, was the huge annual West Indian Carnival on Eastern Parkway and hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch. Here are links to some of the photos and posts that have appeared at this fairly early point: · brooklyn carnival tagged Flickr Photos · West Indian American […]

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Labor Day means one thing in Brooklyn: the West Indian Carnival, which takes place today along Eastern Parkway. The parade starts at 11AM near Rochester and Eastern Parkway and doesn’t end until 6PM. The wrap up point is at Grand Army Plaza, and there’s a stage at the Brooklyn Public Library. That would make for […]

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This wall mural in the Atlantic Yards footprint in Prospect Heights has been up for a while, but given that today is the today that Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination and that GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch tossed it our way, we think it’s pretty on topic for […]

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To be honest, while we love the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, we sometimes find that its Chile Pepper Fiesta is a little crowded and not the nicest time to visit. That having been said, this year’s edition will take place on Saturday, September 27, 2008 from Noon–6 PM. One of the musical performers will be Pete […]

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[Photo courtesy of hungrymadchen/GL Flickr Pool] This image comes from Seventh Avenue and Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights and is courtesy of hungrymachen in our GL Flickr Pool.

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So, a building in Prospect Heights at 349 St. Johns had the honor of being featured on This American Life on NPR…because of its bedbug problem. —This American Life via Brooklynian

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