To the hair and nail salons that have opened on Remsen St btwn Court and Clinton, add a new Massage Parlor. Massage Envy is a national chain offering 1-2 hour massage packages (including “Swedish”, Sports, reflexology, and special prenatal and geriatric services) along with facials and other spa treatments. Introductory pricing appears very reasonable, with $39 […]
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Verizon FiOS finally coming to the Heights?
Verizon’s fiber-optic network providing higher speed internet and TV service has been slowly making its way to New York City, but has shown no sign of arriving in Brooklyn Heights — until now. Yesterday, selected houses were left with notices requesting backyard access for Verizon crews to install new telephone polls and replace the existing […]
Christmas Tree collection begins Tuesday; Mulchfest is next weekend.
New Year’s Day is still two days off, but discarded Christmas trees are already making their appearance on Brooklyn Heights sidewalks. The Department of Sanitation is asking people to hold off until Tuesday, January 3rd, when curbside tree collection will begin, continuing through Saturday, January 14th. As an alternative you can lug your tree down […]
New Neighbor: Waterfront Wines Opens at One Brooklyn Bridge Park
Waterfront Wines, which signed a lease at One Brooklyn Bridge Park last April, has opened for business at the corner of Furman St and Joralemon St. The wine shop is specializing in smaller-production domestic and international wineries, and has a regular schedule of wine tastings and events. Deliveries will be made both to One BBP […]
SANTACON Kicks Off at Brooklyn Bridge Park
“Tis the Season to be Jolly”, and this morning, hundreds of merry-makers gathered at Brooklyn Bridge Park, tricked out as Santas, Mrs. Clauses, elves, reindeer, penguins (?), Christmas Trees — and someone labeled “Hanukkah Harry” — to join in the annual rite of SANTA CON, a free-wheeling holiday celebration organized by Facebook Pages and Twitter […]
Anti-abortion protest blocks Joralemon Street
Police are blocking Joralemon St to allow about 25 anti-abortion activists to protest in front of the Medical Arts Building (barricades had been stockpiled there last night in case a larger group showed up). Share this Story: Tweet
Borough Hall station part of Wall Street protests this afternoon
As part of it’s “Day of Action”, the Occupy Wall Street movement has announced plans for an Occupy the Subways program, starting this afternoon at 3 PM. Their website states: We will start by Occupying Our Blocks! Then throughout the five boroughs, we will gather at 16 central subway hubs and take our own stories […]
Helicopters over the Heights this morning
Because of the Occupy Wall Street activity in Lower Manhattan, Police and Media helicopters are hovering or flying lower over Brooklyn Heights and the East River. Protests are expected to continue throughout the day. Share this Story: Tweet
Macy’s Lighting Up the Harbor this Friday
In celebration of the 125th Anniversay of the Statue of Liberty, Macy’s will be sponsoring another fireworks extravaganza this Friday, October 28, starting at 7:45 PM. The display will be centered on Liberty Island and BH residents should have good sight lines from the Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park. More details available at 212-494-5243. Update: […]
“Smash” filming on Sidney Place
The usual parking restrictions will be in force this Thursday on Sidney Place and adjacent streets for a scene being shot for “Smash”, a musical-drama about the production of a Broadway show (think “Glee” with adults) scheduled as a mid-season replacement for NBC. According to the Location Scout I spoke to, they’ll be shooting sidewalk […]
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