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Downtown archive

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Holy horrors!

Brooklyn Heights: More crime at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. Plus all the other crime news from Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Downtown and DUMBO’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010

One-man crime wave on the Fulton Mall!

Brooklyn Heights: Cops are investigating whether the same armed thug was responsible for a crime wave on the Fulton Mall last week. Comments (2).

DUMBO is saying hooray for ñ

Dining: Finally, Brooklynites don’t need to cross a river — or an ocean — for great tapas. Comments (2).

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010

DUMBO gets even sweeter, thanks to Dewey’s

Shopping: First Jacques Torres, then Almondine and the ice cream place. Now, an old-fashioned candy shop. Comments (2).

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

Trolley trash! Workers tear up history near Brooklyn Bridge Park

Bridge ‘Park’: Fulton Ferry Landing preservationists are fuming that construction workers trashed a piece of history at the entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park — set to open this month — that could have helped create a new trolley service. Comments (6).

Arby’s? In Gage and Tollner? See for yourself!

Dining: The old Gage and Tollner restaurant has been turned into an Arby’s, so naturally, The Brooklyn Paper team checked out whether a fast-food joint could properly fill the landmarked shoes of the former chophouse. Here’s a video that you won’t see anywhere else! With video … Comments (4).

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