“As a Private School in Brooklyn Raises Its Profile, Questions of Identity Arise.” That’s the exploratory headline for a Sunday New York Times profile of Packer Collegiate Institute, the Brooklyn Heights K-12 prep school that’s been located at 170 Joralemon Street since its founding in 1845. The 1,100-word NYT story explores the growing pains of […]
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Brooklyn Heights Montessori School Adds 11,000 SF
The Brooklyn Heights Montessori School—the single such accredited preschool-8th grade facility in NYC—is expanding its facilities and programs for students. The school has purchased a property adjacent to its base at 185 Court Street (technically in Cobble Hill) at 12 Dean Street, which adds 11,000 square feet to the property.
Annual St. Ann’s Puppet Parade Gambols Down Montague Street
The annual St. Ann’s Puppet Parade—Brooklyn Heights’ own version of a kiddie Mardis Gras—made its way down Montague Street to the Promenade at 1 p.m. Monday, filling the streets with clowns, jugglers, 10-foot-tall marionette puppets and the rat-a-tat of percussion, accompanied by hundreds of pre-school, primary, middle and high school students. Puppets were created in […]
Next Homer Fink ‘Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour': April 21
The next jocular, wonderfully educational Homer Fink’s Hidden Walking Tour takes place this coming Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. Learn about the odd, weird, controversial and amusing history of America’s First Suburb over a sprawling 90 minutes of fun, led by the faithful kingpin of the Brooklyn Heights Blog, Cobble Hill Blog and Brooklyn […]
Heights Resident Jessica Greer Morris Among ‘Newsweek/Daily Beast’ 150 Fearless Women List
Congratulations to Brooklyn Heights resident Jessica Greer Morris, who has been named one of Newsweek/The Daily Beast’s 150 Fearless Women, alongside Nobel Peace laureates, heads of state, Oprah, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton. Morris is Executive Director of Project Girl Performance Collective, an empowerment performance troupe for girls 12-21 designed to activate young […]
P.S. 8 Spring Gala Friday, March 23.
P.S. 8, our local public elementary (and soon to be middle as well) school will hold its Spring Gala on Friday, March 23, from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m, at the Powerhouse Arena in DUMBO, at 37 Main Street (corner of Water). There will be cocktails, hors d’ouevres, and both live and silent auctions. Amy Klein, […]
Heights Resident Michele Kirschbaum Among Kings County’s “Extraordinary Women”
BHB offers a collective community round of applause to Brooklyn Heights resident Michele Kirschbaum, who was commemorated Tuesday March 6, as one of Brooklyn’s Extraordinary Women by the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, in honor of Women’s History Month. The 31 awards—one for each day of this month—acknowledge “outstanding women for their accomplishment and service […]
P.S. 8 to Host Open House This Wednesday Morning
For parents of children about to reach school age, or newcomers to the neighborhood, P.S. 8, our local public elementary school, located on Hicks Street between Middagh and Poplar streets, will have an open house this coming Wednesday morning, March 7, starting at 9:00. No advance reservation is necessary.
Sifton Reminisces About Pizzas Past, Looks to Future at BHA Meeting
New York Times National Editor Sam Sifton recalled a rough-and-tumble childhood growing up on Willow Street, learning tricks like heading down Grace Court, which would trick pursuers seeking to “yoke” him into thinking he would be trapped on a dead-end street, then going over the fence and walking above the BQE to safety on Remsen […]
Manager of St. George Dorm “Gouging” Students: Post
Educational Housing Services, the not-for-profit entity that manages the dormitory for students and interns at the St. George Hotel building, Henry and Clark streets, is giving its residents a bum deal while paying top managers choice salaries, according to an article by Annie Karni in today’s Post. New York Post: New York City college students […]
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