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Downtown archive

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012

PS 8 gets a middle school: City okays beloved Heights elementary’s expansion

Brooklyn Heights: The beloved Brooklyn Heights elementary school PS 8 will open a much-desired middle school several blocks away — pleasing neighborhood parents who have long urged the city to expand the popular school. Comments (1).

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012

High seas at St. Ann’s

Theater: Eugene O’Neill’s early plays chronicle the life of a sailor. Comment.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Four purses swiped

Brooklyn Heights: Plus all the other crime from Brooklyn Heights and Downtown’s 84th Precinct blotter. Comment.

Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

Woman injured after SUV crashes into Downtown condo

Mean Streets: A motorist ran a red on Sunday night, struck another vehicle and crashed into a fancy Downtown high-rise on Boerum Place, according to a witness. Comments (8).

Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012

What’s the special ingredient in Vinegar Hill House’s Caesar salad?

Dining: The King of Vinegar Hill puts the crunch in this beloved dish at his popular restaurant. Comments (2).

Knish party! Filmmaker hosts bash for New York accent documentary

Cinema: Try some potato knishes and kvell over this light-hearted film at the Brooklyn Heights Cinema. Comments (2).

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

Over, done: Morton’s closes

Downtown: Morton’s the Steakhouse abruptly closed after three years of flipping T-bones Downtown on Wednesday, baffling carnivores and marking a major culinary closure for a neighborhood where dining destinations have only recently fired up their grills. Comments (22).

High time! Downtown skyscrapers are now landmarks

Downtown: City Council overwelmingly approved a controversial landmark district in Downtown and Brooklyn Heights that would preserve historic high-rises, but could raise the cost of living and trammel commerce in the communities, according to critics. Comments (7).

Crook makes off with woman’s jewelry

Brooklyn Heights: Plus all the other crime from Brooklyn Heights and Downtown’s 84th Precinct blotter. Comment.

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