The long awaited and fiercely advocated-for safety improvements are finally coming to Atlantic Avenue, according to a report by Mary Frost in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The neighborhood has seen horribly tragic accidents on Atlantic Avenue, the latest taking the life of Katherine Harris, 31, last year. Harris was crossing Atlantic Avenue at Clinton Street, when […]
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Free Concert at Brooklyn Bridge Park – Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey – Sat. July 27th at 6 pm
FREE CONCERT | JULY 27 | 6PM | RAIN OR SHINE EMILY WARREN ROEBLING PLAZA UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE featuring Lara Downes, Time for Three, Christian McBride, Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, Arturo O’Farrill, Orchestra Elena & Aram Demirjian St. Ann’s Warehouse, WNYC, and Brooklyn Bridge Park present Rhapsody for This Land: The American Odyssey in Music, […]
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Free Jazz Concerts at Columbus Park Tuesday Afternoons this Month
Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, July 2 and continuing each Tuesday through July 23, from noon until 1:30 PM, there will be free jazz concerts at Columbus Park, near Borough Hall. Tomorrow’s concert will feature vocalist Nikita White; on July 9 Steven Kroon (photo) and his Latin Jazz Sextet; on July 16 Ricardo Strobert and his ensemble; […]
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Movies With A View at Brooklyn Bridge Park with Food Trucks and Bar, Thursday Evenings, July 11 to August 29
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s iconic outdoor summer film series, Movies With A View presented by Pluto TV, is back for its 24th season. Movies will be shown every Thursday evening from July 11 to August 29 at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Guests are invited to enjoy a free movie under the stars at […]
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Happy Pride Month! Events to Commemorate and Celebrate Pride in and Around Brooklyn Heights
Pride Month honors the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 — the birth of the modern Queer Rights movement. In the 1950’s, Brooklyn Heights became the center of the City’s gay culture, with the first gay bar in Brooklyn, Tony Bonner’s Supper Club, opening at 80 Montague St. Read more about the Supper Club and see photos of the […]
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DUMBO DROP! Enter to Win Fabulous Prizes While Supporting Dumbo’s Title 1 Schools – PS307 and Dock Street
Just $25 gets you a chance to win these incredible prizes, entry to view the Dumbo Drop, and a souvenir elephant! 5:00 pm Drop Prizes A Life Time Fitness 6-month Family Membership! ($4,000 value) Ritual Moves 10 Class Pack ($400 value) Washington Street Fun Pack: $150 tab at Joe Coffee + $150 tab at Dawn’s Til […]
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Monday is Earth Day — Celebrate This Weekend!
This coming Monday, April 22, is Earth Day. The Brooklyn Heights Association has notified us of many celebratory activities this Saturday, April 20 taking place near Brooklyn Heights. The Atlantic Avenue BID is having a celebration on Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street from noon until 3:00 PM on Saturday. The Downtown Brooklyn […]
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University Open Air at Center for Brooklyn History This Weekend: Register for Free Classes Taught by Immigrant Teachers, Professors and Academics
One of the many rewarding aspects of living in this neighborhood is that Center for Brooklyn History is at our doorstep. This Friday through Sunday (April 19 – April 21), CBH is hosting University Open Air, which provides “immigrant teachers, professors, and academics, who were trained outside of the U.S., an opportunity to share their knowledge […]
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Theater 2020 Presents Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music”
Theater 2020, the award winning professional stage company under the joint artistic direction of Brooklyn Heights residents Judith Jarosz and David Fuller, will present Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music (see cast photo, courtesy Theater 2020) for a short run from Thursday, April 18 through May 12 (16 performances only) at the Mark O’Donnell Theater, […]
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Christoph Niemann, Brooklyn Heights and Berlin Artist, Has Gallery Opening in DUMBO Thursday Evening
Christoph Niemann, who was a full time Brooklyn Heights resident for several years, but now, along with his family, divides his time between Berlin and the apartment he maintains here, will have a show of his recent works at Janet Borden Inc., 91 Water Street in DUMBO. The show will open this Thursday evening, February […]
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