High Beam founder says Red Hook robberies looked ‘professional’
Trudie’s Tavern’s chicken dinner, Carroll Street Bridge celebrations and more.
Good afternoon! It’s Saturday, the Knicks are NBA Champions, Father’s Day is tomorrow and the primaries are coming up on Tuesday.
For the Red Hook Star-Revue’s June issue, I wrote about what’s shaping West Brooklyn’s real estate market. One thing from the reporting process that really surprised me is the trend of “digging down,” or subterranean home expansion. In ancient times, people were thought to have burrowed into the earth for survival. Nowadays, people are constructing wine cellars and gyms — even basketball courts and parking garages. Thanks to Hoodline for picking up the story. Read the full version here and hit the button below to subscribe to the Star-Revue.
In this issue — High Beam, Jalopy and Brooklyn Crab impacted by Red Hook robberies, Trudie’s Tavern’s fabulous chicken dinner, Red Hook Tavern and Hometown Bar-B-Que picked up by JetBlue, Carroll Street Bridge celebrations and more.
Local Businesses Impacted by Break-Ins
A string of Red Hook robberies on June 15 impacted High Beam, Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, Brooklyn Crab and potentially others. High Beam founder Selina Ullrich confirmed via text that her business had been broken into. “There was a string of targeted robberies in the neighborhood and we were impacted,” she said. “Everyone is safe though and that is what is important.”
Jalopy posted about the robbery on social media, reporting that while no one was hurt, the business sustained “significant damage” to its front door and cash register, from which cash appeared to have been stolen. Jalopy is accepting donations here.
Ullrich added that High Beam’s break-in “looked very ‘professional’ from the footage,” with people going in and out “quite efficiently” and before alarms went off.
Thank you to Ward 6 for the head’s up.
The Roundup
Trudie’s Tavern officially opened yesterday. Nate Adler and Rachel Jackson, the husband and wife duo behind RAD Restaurants, along with Emily Tripp, chief operating officer, transformed what used to be Buttermilk Channel into an upscale New York-style tavern. The main dining area has been sectioned off and faces a hand-painted mural by Izzy Bulling. Booth seating along the opposite wall creates a more intimate feel. The food is incredible. My husband and I tried the oysters, pigs in a blanket (meat from Meat Hook), potato pancake, rotisserie chicken dinner and handkerchief egg noodles. Zero misses. The chicken, in particular, was a standout — it came with a gravy that was slightly acidic and herbal, which I have thought about daily since trying it last Sunday. It’s $38, a great value for two.
James O’Brien, who owns Popina in the Columbia Street Waterfront District, is opening a bar at the Williamsburg Wharf.
Val’s, a bar and diner, will open in July in the Red Hook space that was once Pitt and Fort Defiance before it.
Henry Rich, managing partner of the Oberon Group and the operator behind June, Rucola, Rhodora and Anaïs, is opening a restaurant in the New Museum this summer. He told Grub Street that he was named after Henry Street in Cobble Hill, where he grew up 𐔌՞. .՞𐦯
Jet Blue business class flyers will be able to enjoy food from Red Hook Tavern and Hometown Bar-B-Que next year, according to the airline.
A Vinegar Hill neighbor and advocate who passed away in May is memorialized through an intersection.
The Six Bells collaborated with The Wallach Project on a collection of home goods and dresses.
Yard Bar in Cobble Hill has closed down.
Joe Jonas is selling his condo at The Olympia in Dumbo for $6.75 million.
Goings On
Creatures of the Canal is throwing an event today from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. to celebrate the reopening of the Carroll Street Bridge. RSVP and schedule here.
Local community platform Igloo and gelateria Albero Dei Gelati are giving away free gelato from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the entrance of the Carroll Street bridge.
The BMT Advisory Task Force is holding their next meeting on Friday, June 26 at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public via this link, and the EDC will post materials in advance here.
New Mom Run Club is hosting its next run on Saturday, June 27. The beginner-friendly run club gathers every second Saturday for a two-mile run in Prospect Park, followed by coffee and baked goods. RSVP here.
The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse, a biennial fundraiser that grants access to a historic home, returns this October. This year’s home will be One Monroe Place, a landmarked 1852 corner mansion currently home to the Weirs, who own a floral business in the neighborhood.
One Last Thing
A Civil War-era painter named Fidelia Bridges so beautifully captured her view from 93 First Place, where she was once a governess for a wealthy family.