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Feds Turn Down Fund Request for BQE Redesign and Reconstruction
Accoring to amNewYork Metro the Federal Highway Administration has rejected the City Department of Transportation’s request for funds to redesign and rebuild the “central section” of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the 1.5 mile section between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street that includes the cantilevered stretch below Brooklyn Heights. In December 2022 the DOT revealed three […]
Update on 39 Grace Court: Landmarks Rejects Proposed Townhouse on Garden Site on Design Grounds
Brownstoner reports that, at the hearing yesterday, the members of the Landmarks Preservation Commission rejected the proposal to develop the existing garden lot at 39 Grace Court by building a single family townhouse there. Their rejection of the plan was based on the proposed design of the building, which one commissioner described as a “defensive […]
Grace Church Winterfair This Saturday, February 3
This coming Saturday, February 3, Grace Church, 254 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen) will present its annual Winterfair from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Items for sale at the fair include clothing (adults’ and kids’), toys, books, CDs and DVDs, household goods and tchotchkes, sporting goods, flowers and plants, baked […]
Wall Collapse on Atlantic Avenue
Sitting in my classroom this morning waiting for students to arrive, I got an alert on my phone: “Due to FDNY activity, expect traffic delays, road closures and a heavy presence of emergency personnel in the area of Atlantic Avenue and Clinton Street in Brooklyn. Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.” I […]
Landmarks Preservation Commission Hearing on Proposed New Grace Court Townhouse Tuesday
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 30 on the proposal to build a new townhouse at 39 Grace Court. The agenda for the hearing is here. You may participate in the hearing, either in person or remotely, but must register here no later than 7:00 a.m. […]
Should Brooklyn Heights Lose Its Historically Protected Status to Allow for Affordable Housing?
Three weeks ago Binyamin Appelbaum’s opinion piece, “I Want a City, Not a Museum”, appeared in the New York Times. Mr. Appelbaum blamed the city’s lack of affordable housing on its “preserving the corporeal city of bricks and steel at the expense of its residents and of those who might live here.” He noted that […]
Repast Baroque Ensemble Returns to Brooklyn Heights with “Bird Fancier’s Delight”
The Repast Baroque Ensemble returns to Brooklyn Heights this coming Saturday afternoon, January 20 with “Bird Fancier’s Delight.” Baroque composers were just as inspired by birds as birders are today, listening to the songs of nightingales, cuckoos, chickens, quail, and even the “dodo of love,” and incorporating them into their music. This program features works […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Spoke at Plymouth Church 61 Years Ago, Calling for Peace and Brotherhood
In February of 1963 the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a guest sermon at Plymouth Church, then called Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn Heights. He spoke at the invitation of Plymouth’s then Senior Minister, the Rev. Dr. Harry Kreuner. In his sermon, which called for brotherhood and world peace, Dr. King […]
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and Grace Church to Join in Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This Friday evening, January 12 at 6:30 parishioners of Grace Church will join with congregants of the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue at the Synagogue, 131 Remsen Street (between Henry and Clinton) for a Shir Shabbat service commemorating the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Allen […]
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