Having gone through Black Friday and Cyber Monday and all the seasonal commercial hype that now doesn’t even have the decency to wait until after Thanksgiving to start, you may want to settle back and enjoy a classic tale that gets to the heart of the matter, no matter what holiday, if any, you’re celebrating. […]
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Pete’s Waterfront Ale House is Changing Ownership, Adding Pizza to the Menu, Longtime Staffers “Re-interviewing” for their Jobs
For those not familiar with Pete’s Waterfront Ale House, the Atlantic Avenue bar has been a neighborhood staple for almost two decades. It is owned by Sam Barbieri, who was classically trained at the Culinary Institute of America. Pete’s is known for its extensive beer list, BBQ (the bar has its own smoker), homemade hot […]
Downtown for the Holidays on Montague Street This Weekend
This Friday and Saturday, December 5 and 6, the Montague Street Business Improvement District (“BID”) will present the first annual Downtown for the Holidays on Montague Street event. According to the BID: The two-day event kicks off with caroling, a holiday concert, warm refreshments and tasty treats, a photo with Santa, dozens of store promotions, […]
Last Minute Thanksgiving Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
With lots of people away for Thanksgiving and the following long weekend, there are few activities scheduled locally. Nevertheless, Bargemusic has a full schedule of concerts. On Friday evening, November 28, starting at 8:00, pianists Rafal Lewandowski and Alexander Peskanov will play works by Mozart, Poulenc, Shostakovich, Byron Adams, Alicia Jonas, and Dvorak. On Saturday […]
Pies, Helpers Wanted for Heights and Hills Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors
We’ve received this message from the Brooklyn Heights Association on behalf of Heights and Hills: In an annual tradition that has continued for over 42 years, the Heights and Hills communities come together every year to prepare a Thanksgiving feast for older adults, and the wider community is called upon to bake lots of pies. […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
On Friday evening, November 21, starting at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present “The Impressionist in the Boathouse: How Artist Mary Rogers Williams Vanished From Art History Until 2014,” a lecture and discussion by Eve Kahn, antiques columnist for The New York Times, who “will explain how she stumbled upon the painter’s work and […]
Danish Christmas Fair This Weekend
The Danish Seamen’s Church, 102 Willow Street (just south of Clark; you can spot it by the ship’s bell in front), is holding its annual Christmas Fair this weekend, Saturday, November 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. On Saturday, the Fair will take place […]
Promenade Garden Conservancy Bake Sale Saturday
The Promenade Garden Conservancy will hold its ever-popular bake sale (photo, by Mrs. Fink, shows goods on sale at the May 2013 event) tomorrow (Saturday, November 15) on the Promenade near the Montague Street entrance from 9:30 a.m. to noon, or “until the last crumb is sold.” The Conservancy is a public-private partnership between the […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s a story that, at the premiere performance of Beethoven’s Third Symphony, Eroica, about halfway through the first movement someone in the audience yelled, “I’ll pay another Kreutzer to make the damned thing stop!” To be fair, it was the final piece in a very long program, and Eroica is a work today beloved by […]
Friend of a Farmer Plans a Cozy Spot at 76 Montague Street
As we reported earlier, Gramercy Park mainstay Friend of a Farmer will be opening a second eatery at 76 Montague Street, last occupied by Design Within Reach. The restaurant’s Taylor Morabito told us via email that the lease for the property was signed last Thursday. He adds: We chose the Brooklyn Heights because it’s very […]
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