On Friday evening, August 1, starting at 7:00, Bargemusic will present an eclectic mixture of classical (Schubert), modern (Charles Ives), and contemporary (Scott Wheeler and Martin Boykan) music performed on piano by Donald Berman (photo, by Gil Gilbert). On Saturday evening at 7:00 and on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 the Manhattan Symphonie Chamber Orchestra, featuring […]
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Montague Street BID Sponsors Photo Contest
The Montague Street Business Improvement District (BID) is sponsoring a photo contest that begins now and has a deadline for submissions of September 17. We are looking for striking digital images taken along Montague Street (between Court Street and the Brooklyn Promenade) in Brooklyn, NY. Your images may show the architecture, storefronts and displays, people, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 12) is City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park is participating with kayaking and with Seining the River Wild. The Park’s Pier Kids series presents The Art of Stepping on Pier 1 Sunday from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. All of these events are free. Also on Sunday Smorgasburg will be […]
“Books Beneath the Bridge” Series Starts Monday With Liberty’s Torch by Elizabeth Mitchell
Brooklyn Bridge Park will start this summer’s “Books Beneath the Bridge” series this Monday (July 7) evening, starting at 7:00, at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1. This event, co-sponsored by the Park and Freebird Books (each event is co-sponsored by a different local bookseller), will feature author Elizabeth Mitchell reading from her Liberty’s Torch: […]
Karl’s Video of the Macy’s July 4th Fireworks Will Make Your Day
While we were enjoying Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks from the comfort of the BHB roofdeck, our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld was out with the people checking it out up close and personal. Watch and enjoy! Now if Karl had a drone… And BHB reader Linda Kessler sends us these great photos: More […]
“Frozen Zones” in the Heights and DUMBO Tonight
As previously reported, parking in Brooklyn Heights will be severely restricted for tonight’s fireworks as will access to some residential areas.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Update:On Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Heights Association will have a social event at the new Chocolate Works on Montague. Details here. Tonight’s Fireworks take top billing for events this weekend, but the Brooklyn Heights Cinema again has new offerings. Late tomorrow (Saturday) night, July 5, starting at 11:45, there will be […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will have its premiere showing of They Came Together, starring Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd tomorrow (Friday, June 27). The Cinema will also be showing Ida and Words and Pictures. On Sunday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a special showing of “Cartoon Cryptozoologist” Tom Stathes’ Cartoons on Film. […]
Assemblywoman Millman’s Senior Fair at St. Francis College Friday
Assemblywoman Joan Millman will hold her final (she is not running for re-election) Senior Fair this Friday, June 27, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court). The fair will feature free information and assistance from the NYC Department for the Aging, the Heights & Hill […]
Affordable Housing Forum at St. Ann’s Church Tuesday Evening
There will be a public forum, “Brooklyn Housing Matters: Tackling Affordability,” on Tuesday evening starting at 7:00 at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. Panelists will be City Councilmember Stephen Levin; Caitlyn Brazill, VP of CAMBA, a Brooklyn multi-service nonprofit; and Aaron Koffman, Director of Affordable Housing for developer Hudson […]
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