Open Streets Montague, co-sponsored by the Montague Street BID and by the Brooklyn Heights Association, with the co-operation of the NYC Department of Transportation, will return Saturday, May 6 and will continue every Saturday through October 28, with a break for all of August and through Labor Day (during which time, of course, everyone will […]
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BHA Egg Hunt Saturday
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s Annual Egg Hunt will take place at Pierrepont Playground, corner of Pierrepont Street and Columbia Heights, this Saturday morning at 10:30. In the event of rain, the Egg Hunt will be at the same time on Sunday, April 2. This is always a very popular event, so it’s best for you […]
Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting 2023 Wrap-up
The Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting Extravaganza And Raffle for 2023 kicked off Wednesday night in a cozy 3rd floor church at Packer Collegiate Institute, an event this correspondent hadn’t attended in years (remember when we used to liveblog/tweet this thing?). Most of the excitement occurred in the opening moments of the BHA President Koren […]
BQE Developments: the Number-of-Lanes Controversy
As we noted a week ago, the City Department of Transportation is considering the question of whether “BQE Central,” the cantilevered part of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street and below Brooklyn Heights should, in whatever final design for a rebuilt BQE is adopted, keep the two lanes and shoulder in each […]
More Details on BHA Annual Meeting March 8
The annual meeting of the Brooklyn Heights Association will be on Wednesday, March 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. It will be held at the Packer Collegiate Institute, 170 Joralemon Street. The theme of the meeting’s panel discussion, determined by community vote, will be “Rethinking the Public Realm.” A moderated panel of experts will discuss […]
News from the BHA: Dog Park Cleanup Tomorrow; Fellowships for College Students; and Vote for Annual Meeting Theme
The Brooklyn Heights Association has notified us of three items for quick consideration. First, the Hillside Dog Park will have its annual winter cleanup tomorrow — Saturday, January 21 — from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, involving “Mulch spreading, New Shed Construction and General Cleanup.” All are invited. College freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are invited […]
A Salute to the Promenade Gardeners
As winter sets in, it’s a good time to recognize the work of the Promenade Gardeners, who tend to the variety of flowering and ornamental plants that grow alongside the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Mary Frost, in the Eagle, covered their end of season celebration, interviewing many of them and horticulturalist Anil Chandrakumar, whom the Parks […]
BHA Raises BQE Alarm; Public Invited to Meetings Next Week
The Brooklyn Heights Association has issued a call to arms to the community concerning possible future plans for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway: Among the things we are hearing is that rebuilding and potentially even widening the BQE to accommodate six lanes of traffic is most definitely on the table. If true, we believe that it would […]
More Opportunities to be Heard on BQE Issues, including Tomorrow (Wednesday) Evening
Our friends at the Brooklyn Heights Association let us know that tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, starting at 5:30 PM, “DOT will hold an online meeting for the Brooklyn Heights Community to outline their plans for repairs [to the BQE] and explain the anticipated impact on the neighborhood.” The discussion will concern the “repair” phase of […]
Ribbon Cutting for New Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Thursday
We reported earlier that the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange had moved into its new quarters at 137 Montague Street. There will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony this Thursday, November 3 at 5:00 PM. City Council Member Lincoln Restler will speak, as will Montague BID Executive Director Kate Chura and the Exchange’s President, Ann Aurigemma. Brooklyn […]
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