War in the Middle East made an unscheduled and unexpected incursion of the sanctuary of the First Unitarian Congregational Society, Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Annual Meeting. What prompted this was that a speech by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was on the agenda. Before the meeting started a woman climbed up to the pulpit […]
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Heights resident since 1983. Lawyer, with strong interests in history, philosophy, literature, music, architecture, astronomy, paleontology, ships and the sea, railroads, baseball, food and wine. Married, with one child.Author Archive | Claude Scales
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Barring any unforseen circumstances, we’re calling this weekend (late Friday evening, March 1 through early Monday morning, March 4) a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations. The following work week, Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8, late nights Monday […]
Christoph Niemann, Brooklyn Heights and Berlin Artist, Has Gallery Opening in DUMBO Thursday Evening
Christoph Niemann, who was a full time Brooklyn Heights resident for several years, but now, along with his family, divides his time between Berlin and the apartment he maintains here, will have a show of his recent works at Janet Borden Inc., 91 Water Street in DUMBO. The show will open this Thursday evening, February […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Presents “Telemann: the Faithful Music Master” Saturday Afternoon
This Saturday, March 2, starting at 3:00 PM at the McKinney Chapel of the First Unitarian Congregational Society, 121 Pierrepont Street, the Repast Baroque Ensemble will present “Telemann: the faithful Music Master,” a concert of works by the early 18th century German composer Georg Philipp Telemann: Master of all forms and national styles, Georg Philipp […]
Brooklyn Art Song Society Presents “February House” at First Unitarian Friday Evening
This Friday evening, March 1, the Brooklyn Art Song Society will present “February House”, a collection of songs by artists who lived at or were associated with the house at 7 Middagh Street, later demolished to make way for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which got its name from the fact that several of its inhabitants had […]
Heather Wolf Presents “Warbler Wednesday” at Estuary; Bird Walk in Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday
Avian expert extraordinaire Heather Wolf has two upcoming events. This Wednesday, February 28, as part of her continuing “Warbler Wednesday” series at Estuary at ONE 15 Brooklyn Marina, 159 Bridge Park Drive (foot of Joralemon Street), from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, with a talk by data artist and bird enthusiast Jer Thorp. There is no […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, late night Friday, February 23 to early Monday morning, February 26, there will be no service in either direction at York Street in DUMBO, but extra service at High Street, as F trains will be re-routed in both directions to the A/C line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-MetroTech. Meanwhile, […]
Meeting on Redesign of Columbus Park, AKA Borough Hall Park, Monday, February 26
City Council Member Lincoln Restler has invited all to a meeting, to be held this coming Monday, February 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Borough Hall (enter at 209 Joralemon Street) to discuss a proposed re-design of Columbus Park, also called Borough Hall Park. That park extends from Joralemon Street past Borough Hall and […]
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