Following April’s full vacate order for buildings 11, 13 and 15 Old Fulton St., the NYC Department of Buildings has now issued the same for #9, citing “major structural defects to exterior walls.” According to DumboNYC: A source close to the situation told us that 11-15 Old Fulton are going through the process of what […]
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Brooklyn Heights People: David Kramer
Raised in what he calls the small town of the Upper West Side, Brooklyn Heights resident David Kramer now builds small towns of his own. Sort of. As a principal in the Hudson Companies, a real estate developer of rental and sale units around New York City, Kramer has garnered much attention lately for the […]
MAS Hosts Walking Tours in and Around Brooklyn Heights
The Brooklyn Eagle reports on some great walking tours presented by the Municipal Arts Society in the next few weeks. For more information call (212) 935-2075 or visit the MAS website. Tickets have already sold out to Francis Morrone’s tour of Carroll Gardens! Brooklyn Eagle: The Municipal Art Society (MAS) will conduct several architectural and […]
BHA Launches New Book “Enjoying Brooklyn Heights”
The BHA just announced their new book, Enjoying Brooklyn Heights, will be available beginning this Saturday at 11 a.m. during their Picnic on the Promenade event. The BHA is delighted to announce the publishing of a great new family resource to celebrate and educate about our neighborhood. ENJOYING BROOKLYN HEIGHTS is a fun-for-the-family “self-guided neighborhood […]
Brooklyn Heights Church Tour Saturday
Alex Herrera of the New York Landmarks Conservancy will be giving a guided tour of Brooklyn Heights’ churches this Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $15 and the tour begins at Plymouth Church on Orange St. between Hicks and Henry. Click here for more information.
BHA Celebrates Whitman; Calls for House History Photos, Stories
From the Brooklyn Heights Association: On Thursday, July 1, as part of our Centennial Celebration, the BHA will collaborate with ISSUE Project Room for a special outdoor performance, “I Do Not Doubt I Am Limitless: Walt Whitman’s Brooklyn.” This free event will channel the psychedelic spirit of poet, journalist, humanist and Brooklynite Walt Whitman, set […]
Mr. Junkersfeld’s Omnibus Returns 6/11/10
This week’s video focuses on the PS8 Paddlewheeler Festival, as well as changes to Heights locations over the years, including many churches that have been demolished (and one, Plymouth, that has not). It’s good preparation for this Saturday’s BHA-sponsored historic church tour.
Heights Casino Uncovered, and Green!
I was considering the Heights Casino, beneath whose sidewalk bridge for what seems like a small eternity I have dodged strollers and racquet wielding members charging down the steps, for a Cheops award, but today the scaffolding and bridge came down, revealing once again the Dutch colonial revival facade (including a row of English sunrises […]
BHA Presents Historic Church Tour Saturday; Promenade Picnic on 19th
This coming Saturday, June 12, the Brooklyn Heights Association will present a walking tour of historic churches in Brooklyn Heights, guided by Alex Herrera of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. From the BHA: Brooklyn Heights boasts an astonishing collection of architecturally stunning churches — in fact, it is a veritable outdoor gallery of 19th-century ecclesiastical […]
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