The long awaited and fiercely advocated-for safety improvements are finally coming to Atlantic Avenue, according to a report by Mary Frost in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The neighborhood has seen horribly tragic accidents on Atlantic Avenue, the latest taking the life of Katherine Harris, 31, last year. Harris was crossing Atlantic Avenue at Clinton Street, when […]
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Free Concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park – Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey – Sat. July 27th at 6 pm
FREE CONCERT | JULY 27 | 6PM | RAIN OR SHINE EMILY WARREN ROEBLING PLAZA UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE featuring Lara Downes, Time for Three, Christian McBride, Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, Arturo O’Farrill, Orchestra Elena & Aram Demirjian St. Ann’s Warehouse, WNYC, and Brooklyn Bridge Park present Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey in Music, […]
Have You Seen Romeo? His Family Misses Him. Help find Romeo.
Update: Romeo is home with his family. Romeo lives with his family on Henry St. between Clark and Pierrepont Sts. True to his name, he’s known to roam the nearby areas and is unhappy when trapped indoors too long. Romeo always returns home though. This time, he’s been gone since Thursday and his family is concerned. Have […]
Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park with Food Trucks and Bar, Thursday Evenings, July 11 to August 29
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s iconic outdoor summer film series, Movies With A View presented by Pluto TV, is back for its 24th season. Movies will be shown every Thursday evening from July 11 to August 29 at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Guests are invited to enjoy a free movie under the stars at […]
Happy Pride Month! Events to Commemorate and Celebrate Pride in and Around Brooklyn Heights
Pride Month honors the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 — the birth of the modern Queer Rights movement. In the 1950’s, Brooklyn Heights became the center of the City’s gay culture, with the first gay bar in Brooklyn, Tony Bonner’s Supper Club, opening at 80 Montague St. Read more about the Supper Club and see photos of the […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Celebrates 170th Anniversary – Get Your Tickets to the Gala on Monday, June 3rd at 6 pm
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange is celebrating 170 incredible years of supporting independent craftspeople from Brooklyn and beyond, and invites all to its 170th Anniversary Benefit Gala. Join us for our 170th Anniversary Benefit, taking place on Monday, June 3rd at St Ann’s Parish Hall (157 Montague St.). During this evening, we will pay tribute to […]
DUMBO DROP! Enter to Win Fabulous Prizes While Supporting Dumbo’s Title 1 Schools – PS307 and Dock Street
Just $25 gets you a chance to win these incredible prizes, entry to view the Dumbo Drop, and a souvenir elephant! 5:00 pm Drop Prizes A Life Time Fitness 6-month Family Membership! ($4,000 value) Ritual Moves 10 Class Pack ($400 value) Washington Street Fun Pack: $150 tab at Joe Coffee + $150 tab at Dawn’s Til […]
The Music House’s 15th Annual Fourth Window Concert This Sunday at 4 pm
Don’t miss the The Music House‘s 15th Annual 4th Window Concert this Sunday, May 19th, 4 PM at the corner of Henry and State Streets in Brooklyn Heights. Sit with your neighbors outside the 4th window from the corner to enjoy original piano arrangements or Rock, Pop and Broadway classics performed by neighborhood kids. A […]
University Open Air at Center for Brooklyn History This Weekend: Register for Free Classes Taught by Immigrant Teachers, Professors and Academics
One of the many rewarding aspects of living in this neighborhood is that Center for Brooklyn History is at our doorstep. This Friday through Sunday (April 19 – April 21), CBH is hosting University Open Air, which provides “immigrant teachers, professors, and academics, who were trained outside of the U.S., an opportunity to share their knowledge […]
On Lent, More Ears, Less Mouth
BHBlogger Caroline Koster has done it again, publishing another beautifully written op-ed in the New York Daily News. It’s a “Lenten essay about free speech and the privilege of listening,” inspired by a recent visit with her mother-in-law who said, “God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason!” Caroline discusses the disruption of […]
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