A floral display on a stoop on Henry Street between Joralemon and Remsen. Photos in this post are from several walks over the past two weekends. A colorful row of townhouses on Joralemon between Hicks and Furman. Sand volleyball season has started on Pier 6. South Street Seaport Museum’s schooner Pioneer, seen from Pier 6. [...]
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The Stained Glass Windows of Grace Church
At Grace Church’s Community Open House yesterday, parishioner Bob Whiteford (photo at top) gave a guided tour of the stained glass windows that decorate the nave. The Te Deum (“To God”) window dominates the east end of the nave, behind the chancel, altar, and carved alabaster reredos. The figures on the four panels of the [...]
Cosplay On Montague Street In Brooklyn Heights
A super hero of sorts took a stroll down Montague Street on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fink snapped this photo to document the occasion. Pardon our ignorance, but it’s been awhile since our last trip to Comic Con so we can’t tell if this guy is Tron, a Transformer or something completely different. Maybe there was [...]
Fall Photoville Pop-Up Village Previews With Summer 2013 Photo ‘Fence’
Photoville’s rustic pop-up village of shipping containers transformed into temporary exhibition spaces, which “adorned” Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 3 last fall, will return September 19–29. And once again, “The Fence,” which drew 1 million visitors over 10 weeks in 2012, will return this summer. The deadline for Fence photo submissions is coming up—April 15. “Photographers [...]
Module-R Hosts PS8 PTA Fundraiser January 16
Module R, the groovy retailer at 141 Atlantic Avenue “dedicated to modern, modular design,” will host a fundraiser Wednesday, January 16, for the PTA of Brooklyn Heights’ PS/MS 8. The “Second Annual Wine and Whiskey Night” will feature European versus American wines and spirits, with a variety of “carefully selected” boozy delights provided by Gnarly [...]
MODULE R Founder Donald Rattner Talks Modern Design
Donald Rattner, founder of MODULE R—which opened a year ago at 141 Atlantic Avenue—is profiled in the latest issue of Brooklyn’s The L Magazine. Writer Kristin Iversen offers, “How can we exert some control over our spaces in the absence of oneiric home renovation? Enter MODULE R, a high-concept, modern design store.”
Wendy’s Windows Welcome Holidays at Brooklyn Women’s Exchange
Wendy Hooker, whose window designs have graced the likes of Bergdorf Goodman, has donated her talent to the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, for some years now. Here are her recently installed holiday windows for this season. The Exchange will be having the last of this year’s holiday Craft Sundays for children three or [...]
Silhouette Artist at Brooklyn Women’s Exchange This Week
Silhouette artist Deborah O’Connor will be at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Henry and Hicks) this Wednesday, November 14 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Thursday and Friday, November 15 and 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
A Post-Sandy Stroll Around Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
This morning I resumed my routine of taking a brisk walk along the Promenade, down Squibb Hill, around Pier 1, and back. I was anxious to see how this part of Brooklyn Bridge Park had weathered the hurricane. On the way in, I passed this blaze of fall foliage (click on image to enlarge). More [...]
Clark Street Pet Shop Begs the Question: How Much Are Those Humping Dogs in the Window?
On their afternoon jaunt through Brooklyn Heights today, Baby Fink noticed an interesting window display at the ClarkPet.com store and asked Mrs. Fink, “Mommy, doggie, what doin’?” The only way post modern parents like us can even attempt to explain such a menagerie is with the late 90s classic by the Bloodhound Gang, “The Bad [...]
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Open Thread Weekend 5/17/13
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Landmarks Says No Go To Willow Street Backyard Pool
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Mystic Whaler Arrives at Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Bloomberg Nixes East River July 4th Fireworks—But Squadron & Markowitz Fight For Right To Party
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Prexy Regina Myer Mentioned as Possible City Planning Commissioner
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Willowtown Spring Fair a Lively Event
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Another Chance Saturday To See ‘If These Knishes Could Talk’, BHB Contributor Heather Quinlan’s NY Accent Movie
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade Gardens Bake Sale
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Monday’s Resplendent Sunset… Ooh, La La!
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SUNY Downstate Hosts Town Hall Meeting Monday To Discuss LICH ‘Sustainability Plan’
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Fairway Market Contributes $30k to Non-Profit ‘ReStore Red Hook’
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Actor Sean Penn Testifies For Release Of Imprisoned Brooklyn Heights Man
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Plymouth Church Hosts 144th-Annual ‘Juneteenth Celebration’ 06/09
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Monday’s Resplendent Sunset… Ooh, La La!
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Brooklyn Bridge Park Prexy Regina Myer Mentioned as Possible City Planning Commissioner
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Landmarks Says No Go To Willow Street Backyard Pool
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Brooklyn Heights Resident & Pulitzer Winner Ron Chernow Receives BIO Award
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SUNY Downstate Hosts Town Hall Meeting Monday To Discuss LICH ‘Sustainability Plan’
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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Blooms and Bugs”: Lots of Blooms, No Bugs, Some Birds
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Mystic Whaler Arrives at Brooklyn Bridge Park
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