On Tuesday, June 21 Make Music New York will present hundreds of free outdoor (the events will be cancelled in case of rain) musical performances all around New York City. In our neighborhood, the music will start in Cadman Plaza Park with a concert by Dominion (“experimental”) from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., followed by Brightfully […]
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OPA! The 39th Annual Greek Festival is in Full Swing on Schermerhorn St.
Nobody parties like the Greeks, and this year’s Annual Greek Festival of the Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn is proving it again. The church’s 39th annual festival has been in full swing all week and Saturday is your last chance this year to sample the delicious home-made Greek food and pastries, […]
Is the School Rezoning A Success? Early Signs Say Yes
Families were sent their Kindergarten admissions offers letters on Tuesday. As reported by Politico, the re-zoning of P.S. 8 an P.S 307 shows early signs of success. Unlike last year, there is no wait list for P.S. 8 and 148 students were offered a seat at the school. Historically there is about 20% attrition among […]
District 13 CEC Votes 6 to 3 in Favor of P.S.8/P.S. 307 Re-Zoning
After months of meetings, public discourse and national news coverage, the District 13 CEC has voted in favor of the re-zoning in a 6 to 3 split. The Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch live blogged the proceedings. The CEC first held a Working Session where they attended to other district business including the Superintendent’s Report. The […]
CEC Sets Date for Re-Zone Vote, Debates Pros & Cons of Proposal
The District 13 CEC held a Working Session meeting this past Tuesday night. Several items were on the agenda but the merits of the P.S. 8 and P.S. 307 re-zoning proposal was by far the longest and most multi-faceted debate of the evening. First, members approved a special session for the re-zoning vote. The vote […]
Over-Development Dominates Squadron Town Hall Discussion
As a follow up to his Seventh Annual Community Convention held this past April, State Senator Daniel Squadron held a Town Hall at Brooklyn Law school on Wednesday night. The full Convention Report was made available to all attendees. In his opening remarks, Senator Squadron emphasized his belief in “participatory government” adding, “State Government has […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
BHB colleague and mom SongBirdNYC lets me know there are lots of events for kids and their parents this weekend. Children’s recording artist Suzi Shelton (photo) will be at the Jalopy Theater in Red Hook on Sunday, November 22 at 11:00 a.m. More information here. The New York Transit Museum has several programs for kids, […]
Plan for Brooklyn’s First “Supertall” Revealed
This past August we noted a Crain’s piece that said developers had acquired the landmarked Dime Savings Bank building and an adjacent lot, and that, using air rights from the landmarked building, they could build something as tall as the Empire State Building on the lot, the address of which will be 340 Flatbush Avenue […]
Tell Us, Daily News, When Did Johnson Street Become Part of Brooklyn Heights?
Rocco Parascandola and Thomas Tracy in today’s Daily News, report that a 14 year old boy who had earlier been involved in ” a brutal attack on another teen while riding a Brooklyn bus” was, on Monday charged with illegal weapons possession for trying to bring a pistol into school (the chronology of the Daily […]
The Elephant in the Room Part 2: Second Re-Zoning Town Hall Held at P.S. 8
On Monday night, the District 13 CEC and DOE’s Office of District planning held the second of two Town Hall meetings at P.S. 8 to present the draft re-zoning proposal for the school. As with the meeting held at P.S. 307 on September 16th, issues of race and class emerged. Now, the debate has caught […]
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