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Daily News Salutes Three “Classic” Brooklyn Heights Establishments

By on May 12, 2013 1:49 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Food

The Daily News has been highlighting spots worth visiting near various subway stops, and Rachel Wharton’s piece today focuses on the Borough Hall station. The three places she chooses for her article are Armando’s, Lassen & Hennigs, and O’Keefe’s. She notes that Armando’s “swinging red neon sign” with its iconic lobster “appeared on ‘The Cosby [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 9, 2013 3:30 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Events, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Fun, Kids, movies, Music, Other Brooklyn, Parents

The premier event this weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual House Tour, to be held on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00. More information is here. The photo is by Heights resident and interior designer Judith Angel. On Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a lecture and book signing [...]

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Report: Palmetto Playground To Be Renamed Adam Yauch Park On Friday

By on April 28, 2013 11:05 pm in Brooklyn History, Celebrity Residents

BHB sources claim that the Palmetto Playground will officially be renamed the Adam Yauch Playground this week. A ceremony to usher in the new name will reportedly be held this Friday May 3. Yauch, who grew up in Brooklyn Heights before achieving fame as a member of the Beastie Boys died on May 4, 2012 [...]

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Mid-day Walk Photos

By on April 14, 2013 12:22 am in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn History, Gardening, Maritime, Nature, Photos

Having slept in for a while this morning, I got a somewhat later start than usual on my Saturday walk, heading out shortly before noontime. As I walked, I noticed that the Forsythia, which were just beginning to bloom last week, and pear blossoms, which were not to be seen then, were profuse along Hicks [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Ideas: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on April 11, 2013 12:08 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Events, Food, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Fun, movies, Music

Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) this weekend will be showing The Place Beyond the Pines, starring Ryan Gosling as a motorcycle stunt rider who turns to robbery to support his lover (Eva Mendes) and their child, and Bradley Cooper as the ambitious detective who pursues him. The Cinema is also continuing [...]

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Brooklyn Historical Society Logging Superstorm Sandy Stories

By on April 10, 2013 11:38 am in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Education, News, Other Brooklyn, Photography, Weather

The Brooklyn Historical Society is looking to collect “survivor stories” from Superstorm Sandy as part of a permanent collection at the Brooklyn Heights destination. Historians are searching for residents of diverse ages, ethnicities and occupations from shoreline neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island to talk about their experiences during and after the hurricane. The [...]

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Ephemeral New York: Brooklyn Heights’ Fruity Streets

By on April 7, 2013 8:50 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Streets

Ever-entertaining website Ephemeral New York offers a fresh reminder on the naming of Brooklyn Heights’ Cranberry, Orange and Pineapple streets, which has been long been a fruitful part of neighborhood lore. In its April post, the webbie offers: “The Columbia Heights section of Brooklyn Heights might be the most beautiful enclave in the borough. The [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

By on March 21, 2013 12:39 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, movies, Music

Tonight (Thursday, March 21) and tomorrow night, (Friday, March 22), starting at 8:00, Bargemusic will present Sylvia, an opera by contemporary composer Julia Adolphe (photo). On Saturday evening, also at 8:00, there will be a “Masterworks” concert featuring works by Brahms, Mahler, Liszt, and Spohr. On Sunday afternoon at 2:00 there will be a performance [...]

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The Big Reveal: Scaffolding, Netting Removed From Herman Behr Mansion

By on March 11, 2013 11:51 am in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Landmark Preservation

Just over seven months after one of Brooklyn Heights’ mightiest architectural triumphs—the Herman Behr Mansion—was shrouded in netting and scaffolding, exterior work has been completed. Our baby is back! The beloved Romanesque Revival residential building at 82 Pierrepont Street underwent a mass of restoration to its facade, and looks fresh and ever beautiful again. The [...]

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Brooklyn Heights Assn. Implores Gov. Cuomo To Reconsider LICH Closure

By on March 5, 2013 4:31 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Cobble Hill, Commercial Real Estate, Health, Legal

Brooklyn Heights Association President Jane McGroarty has sent a letter to NY Governor Cuomo and Dr. Nirav Shah, Commissioner, NYS Department of Health, urging them to take an in-depth look before allowing closure of SUNY Downstate’s Long Island College Hospital, “a hospital that is critical to the increasing population of downtown Brooklyn.” BHA notes, “In [...]

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