This weekend is the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visit to Plymouth Church, during which he delivered a sermon titled “The American Dream.” As Francesca Norsen Tate reports in the Eagle, the Church (Orange Street between Henry and Hicks) will mark the event with a forum beginning tomorrow (Saturday, February 9) at […]
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Daniel Squadron On LICH Closing: ‘Our Fight Isn’t Over’
State Senator Daniel Squadron has put up his dukes over Friday morning’s confirmation that Long Island College Hospital will be shuttered by the SUNY Board of Trustees and sold for real estate development. In a statement, he insists: “Our fight isn’t over. As I said yesterday, SUNY’s plan essentially turns a $63 million state grant […]
SUNY Board Unanimously Votes To Close LICH
Following Thursday’s pro forma public hearing, the SUNY Board, as expected, unanimously voted Friday morning to shutter Cobble Hill’s 155-year-old Long Island College Hospital, at 339 Hicks Street. BHB will watch for updates throughout the day… UPDATE: 5 p.m.: Brooklyn Eagle reports that SUNY Downstate Medical Center President John Williams says LICH could close in […]
Bon Voyage: Final Fond Glance At Eammon’s Signage
Time to say farewell forever to Brooklyn Heights’ storied Eammon’s In Brooklyn… As BHB reported 1/21, demo has begun on the building that once housed the Irish pub & restaurant and Hallmark next door at 172-174 Montague Street. With scaffolding in place as of this week, it’s only a matter of days before the beloved […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
On Friday, Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (corner of Orange) will begin showing Stand Up Guys, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as a group of aging mobsters who get together for one last job. Throwaway factoid: Arkin was once a member, along with Erik Darling and Bob Carey, of the 1950s […]
Appellate Court Affirms Decision Against Proposed Riverside Garage
In the latest development in a story that’s been unfolding for over five years, the Appellate Division, New York Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the New York State Division of Homes and Community Renewal to deny the application of landlord Pinnacle Group to build an underground parking garage in the courtyard (photo) between […]
Landmarks Unamused By Interior Alterations At Former Gage & Tollner Space
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to deny an application to legalize changes made to the interior of the former Gage and Tollner Restaurant at 372 Fulton Street. The landmarked interior, which has housed a discount jewelry store since 2010 (formerly Arby’s and TGI Friday’s) has already faced mounting fines because it masked the interior […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
This will be another musical weekend, with Mozart’s birthday coming on Sunday, January 27. You can celebrate that afternoon by attending the Grace & Spiritus Chorale concert at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, featuring Mozart’s “Coronation Mass” along with two more contemporary masses. There will also be performances Friday and Saturday evenings at […]
148 Hicks Street: Front Room For $3.50 A Week (In 1902)
Earlier this month, we shared CWB Architects’ photos of its interior reno at 146 Hicks Street, after 2011′s Hurricane Irene hurled a mature elm from Mansion House into the two adjoining townhomes at 146 & 148 Hicks Street. Now it’s time to give a little love to the equally lovely wood clapboard residence at 148 […]
Squash Prodigy, Novelist Ivy Pochoda Writes About Heights Casino in NY Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine features a short piece by former Brooklyn Heights resident Ivy Pochoda about her time as a squash prodigy via the Heights Casino. It’s an interesting peek into the culture of this neighborhood institution:
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