As we reported last October, Steve Levin, who represents our district in the City Council, has $1 million in discretionary funds that may be used to bankroll projects in the area. Back then he had a community meeting to solicit ideas; now he has a list of sixteen “viable” projects and is asking constituents to […]
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Community Group Continues Robust Push Against Cadman Plaza Library Closure
Citizens Defending Libraries, the Brooklyn Heights-based organization formed to oppose the sale and potential destruction of the Cadman Plaza building, continues to communicate its message in the community. On Saturday, the group was out in force in front of the branch, encouraging locals to sign its ongoing petition (8,300 signatures to date, with a goal […]
PS8 Acknowledges BHA Contribution For Middle School Launch
At PS8’s benefit auction last Friday at Plymouth Church, the Brooklyn Heights public school acknowledged the generous gift from the Brooklyn Heights Association last spring to help launch PS8’s new middle school. In fact, BHA offered PS8 a greater contribution than DOE. The event included a presentation from Councilman Steve Levin. In the photo: Jane […]
‘Citizens Defending Libraries’ Rallies In Manhattan To Protect Cadman Plaza Branch
Brooklyn Heights-based organization Citizens Defending Libraries rallied Friday during a hearing in Manhattan addressing the New York City Council’s Fiscal Year 2014 Preliminary Budget, and the Mayor’s Fiscal Year ‘13 Preliminary Management Report and Agency Oversight. The hearing was run by James G. Van Bramer, Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations. Testimony from […]
BK Public Library CEO Promises New Cadman Plaza Branch Would Be ‘Patron-Pleasing’
Brooklyn Public Library CEO Linda Johnson is taking opponents to task by promising that a potential replacement branch for Brooklyn Heights’ ailing Cadman Plaza Library will be “a light-filled facility full of patron-pleasing technology.” The New York Daily News reported last week that the proposed smaller facility—with 15,000sf, about half the size of the current […]
Compare & Contrast: Heights’ PS 8 & Vinegar Hill’s PS 307
DNAInfo.com offers an intriguing comparison today between P.S. 8 at 37 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights and P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill: “Despite academic struggles in the past, P.S. 8 has long been admired for its active parent groups, partnerships with local art organizations and innovative after-school programming… P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill, meanwhile, has […]
Two Members of the Central Park Five Visit Packer Collegiate
On Wednesday at the Packer Collegiate Institute, students and faculty listened raptly as two members of the Central Park Five shared their stories of being arrested, convicted, and jailed for the infamous 1989 Central Park jogger assault—a crime they didn’t commit. Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam spoke to members of the Packer community for two […]
Another Look Inside Cadman Plaza Library Potential Sale
As news continues to swirl regarding the potential sale of Brooklyn Heights’ Cadman Plaza Public Library, there’s new perspective to the story as reported by Brooklyn Daily in a post titled “The Brooklyn Public Library wants to cut off its nose to save its face.” As previously reported, the library is considering demolishing its Brooklyn […]
A Take & Tale On Brooklyn Heights’ Toastmasters
Blog Duck Soup, which promises to “dog paddle through culture, technology & music,” offers a weird & whacko take via writer Rachel Aviv’s participation in long-lived Toastmasters International, where she shares how “ordinary people (can) speak forcefully and authoritatively.” She offers: I attended several sessions of a club in Brooklyn Heights with a reputation for […]
Brooklyn Heights Library Trustees Meeting To Address Impending Sale
The Friends of the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library will hold a Trustees Meeting—open to the public—on Tuesday, January 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the second floor Children’s Room of the library at 280 Cadman Plaza West. At 7, The VP of Government & Community Relations will address the impending sale of the building. It was […]
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