When Fifty Henry Wine Bar closed last December, the neighborhood was promised that the “closure marks the beginning of a new and exciting chapter” and that “a fresh and new dining experience” was coming. Finally, that time has come! In a couple of weeks or so, Jules, a pizzeria, will be opening at 50 Henry […]
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From the Team Behind Henry’s End: Jules, a Pizzeria, Coming to Henry Street
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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, […]
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Free Jazz Concerts at Columbus Park Tuesday Afternoons this Month
Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2 and continuing each Tuesday through July 23, from noon until 1:30 PM, there will be free jazz concerts at Columbus Park, near Borough Hall. Tomorrow’s concert will feature vocalist Nikita White; on July 9 Steven Kroon (photo) and his Latin Jazz Sextet; on July 16 Ricardo Strobert and his ensemble; […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Monday is Earth Day — Celebrate This Weekend!
This coming Monday, April 22, is Earth Day. The Brooklyn Heights Association has notified us of many celebratory activities this Saturday, April 20 taking place near Brooklyn Heights. The Atlantic Avenue BID is having a celebration on Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street from noon until 3:00 PM on Saturday. The Downtown Brooklyn […]
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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 […]
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Theater 2020 Presents Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music”
Theater 2020, the award winning professional stage company under the joint artistic direction of Brooklyn Heights residents Judith Jarosz and David Fuller, will present Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (see cast photo, courtesy Theater 2020) for a short run from Thursday, April 18 through May 12 (16 performances only) at the Mark O’Donnell Theater, […]
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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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Latest News on Relocation of MS915 and Two Other Downtown Schools
Read the latest news about the possible (likely?) relocation of Bridges/MS 915 in Mary Frost’s report in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Bridges/MS 915, a middle school currently located at 105 Johnson Street at Tillary St., is slated to move to 491 Dean St. in Pacific Park near Barclays Center. MS 915 was formerly MS 8, which […]
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