In what they hope will be ground-breaking legislation, this week New York State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman Karim Camara announced the Fairness and Equity Act, a bill offering comprehensive reform for New York’s flawed marijuana decriminalization laws. This prospective legislation, a response to the New York Police Department’s controversial stop and frisk policing tactics, […]
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Hotel Bossert Won’t Reopen Until 2015
The Brooklyn Eagle reported Friday that the historic Hotel Bossert, which has been under renovation since June of 2013, will not reopen until 2015. The 280-room Bossert—acquired in 2012 by David Bistricer and Joseph Chetrit—is in the midst of an extensive renovation to restore the crown jewel of Brooklyn Heights hotels to its former glory. […]
CDL’s Michael White Featured in BKLYNR, Brooklyn Brief
Montague Street resident Michael D. D. White, who along with wife Carolyn McIntyre has been a mainstay of Citizens Defending Libraries, an organization advocating for New York City’s public library systems, recently sat down with with Mike Hicks for a lengthy interview in BKLYNR. Mr. White — a frequent BHB commenter — is perhaps the […]
Brooklyn Heights Author Releases The Amateur: Artists & Spies in Cold War Brooklyn
THE AMATEUR: Artists & Spies in Cold War Brooklyn released in June by Nathan Ward is the third book by the long-time Brooklyn Heights author and his first distributed in Apple Computer’s iBook format. A non-fiction tale of art and intrigue played out in Brooklyn Heights during the 1950’s, The Amateur reads like a brisk, […]
BHB Exclusive: BPL President Johnson Talks Brooklyn Heights Branch, Library’s Future
Since April, BHB has covered the developing story of the status of the Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights branch on Cadman Plaza West, driven by neighborhood concern over the condition of the building, as well as its ultimate disposition. Will it be renovated? How soon? Demolished? What will rise in its place? A high-rise? How […]
Are Things at BPL Worse Than Imagined?
On Tuesday the New York Daily News reported that the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library, located at Grand Army Plaza, is in desperate need of repairs. According to reporters Marco Poggio and Reuven Blau, BPL’s majestic headquarters— the most heavily used library in Brooklyn—is falling apart. Current estimates are that $100 million dollars in repairs […]
There IS Such A Thing As A Free Lunch – At BPL This Summer
Just in time for summer, free meals for children and teens are now available at 25 Brooklyn Public Library branches, up from just 6 last year. Starting on Friday, June 27, New York City’s Summer Meals Program—an annual program that provides free, healthy breakfast and lunch to millions of children across New York City—began offering […]
Brooklyn Public Library Capital Funding Woes: How Did Things Get So Bad?
Before Linda E. Johnson ever walked through the revolving doors of the Brooklyn Public Library’s majestic Art Deco headquarters to take over as the Library’s fourteenth director on July 1, 2010, BPL’S well-being was seriously threatened by a crushing capital shortfall amidst record usage. Following almost a decade of uneven management, first by Ginnie Cooper, […]
Frisbee Anyone? NY Empire @ Pier 5 This Sunday
To the surprise and delight of casual players everywhere, you can get paid to throw a frisbee, and New York’s own team—the aptly named Empire—want to show you how! The Empire, members of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL)—one of two professional ultimate leagues in North America—will host a match this Sunday against the DC […]
Brooklyn Heights Blog World Cup Journal: “Best Loss Ever”
Despite a 1-0 loss, Thursday was a glorious day for American men’s football, especially for Brooklyn-based spectators. As the US slogged through a midday World Cup match against Germany in a torrential downpour in Recife, Brazil, thousand of miles away raucous American and German supporters descended upon Die Koelner Bierhalle in Park Slope. At stake? […]
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