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Donate School Supplies to Benefit Homeless Children
by Caitlin Heikkila on 24. Aug, 2010 in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Kids, charity, schools
It’s that time of year again– New York children everywhere will soon be back to school. But did you know that there are 15,000 homeless boys and girls in New York who don’t have the school supplies they need to succeed? The Coalition for the Homeless started a project three years ago to help those kids in need– “Project: Back to School.” (more…)
Brooklyn Heights Playgrounds Open Thread
by Homer Fink on 10. Aug, 2010 in Kids

BHB Photo by C. Scales
On last week’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour, I made a quip that the ”Harry Chapin Playground is where kids who don’t want to deal with the social brinksmanship over at the Pierrpont Playground hang out.” Some folks seem to agree. Am I on to something? Does each park have it’s own unique “clientèle”? Is there some sort of Mama Caste system? Comment away!
New Playground Equipment at Pier 1
by Claude Scales on 01. Jul, 2010 in Kids, brooklyn bridge park
Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar: A Place for Kids?
by Heather Quinlan on 29. Jun, 2010 in Kids, Nightlife, Parents
Park Slope has a reputation as a neighborhood that’s almost too family friendly, to the extent that some “grown-up” restaurants have been asked to add a kids’ menu, and parents and their children are now welcome into bars. CNN.com even did a story on it back in March:
[A] 14-month-old toddler is the sort of barfly who’s at the center of a recurring and heated debate: Should parents be allowed to bring their babies and children to bars?
It is a question in Brooklyn, New York, that’s fired up online arguments, prompted unofficial protests and made outsiders giggle. And while the issue may not be exclusive to that area, it’s the stuff disputes are made of in what [the toddler's] dad, Matt Gross, calls the kid-heavy “greater stroller zone” of Park Slope and its surrounding neighborhoods.
I’d read the online brouhaha on the topic but never come across it myself, until one Friday evening while with friends at the Brooklyn Heights Wine Bar—a large group of parents came in with babies and toddlers, and the staff even had high chairs to accommodate them all. After a second and then third wave of families arrived, we decided to go get desserts at Tazza and head to my friend’s roof deck. So I ask BHB readers because I’m clueless as to whether this is the norm or not—are many bars now expected to welcome kids? Or does it depend on the bar? Or the neighborhood? And are bars—even wine bars—great hangouts for kids?
Deedle Deedle Dees Swing at BHA Picnic
by Claude Scales on 19. Jun, 2010 in Arts and Entertainment, Events, Food, Fun, Kids, Parents, Video
As part of its continuing 100th anniversary celebration, the Brooklyn Heights Association today hosted a Promenade Picnic for parents and kids, with free cupcakes from Crumbs, and music by the Deedle Deedle Dees, shown above doing a song about a bear in Alaska. More videos and text after the jump. (more…)
Pier 1 Domes Doomed? Our Man With Cam Investigates.
by Claude Scales on 18. Jun, 2010 in Health, Kids, Parents, Video, brooklyn bridge park
Mr. Junkersfeld takes a morning stroll to the Pier 1 playground, finds the solar fryers climbing domes fenced off, and learns their fate.
Doug Biviano – Danger at Pier 6
by Heather Quinlan on 13. Jun, 2010 in Kids, Parents, Video, brooklyn bridge park
Doug Biviano: Danger at Pier 6 from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo.
New York State Assembly candidate Doug Biviano contacted us about safety issues with the newly-opened Pier 6: In addition to the knee-skinning gravel surface and bad sight lines between playground sections, Biviano also pointed out jagged boulders, potentially dangerous equipment and spots where he felt safety was sacrificed for design. He explains more in the video above—watch and have your say below.
Underground Railroad Festival at Plymouth Church, Saturday, June 19
by Claude Scales on 09. Jun, 2010 in Arts and Entertainment, Events, Fun, History, Kids
Photo by Mille Fiori Favoriti.
No, it isn’t about subways.
June 19, “Juneteenth”, is celebrated as the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. This coming June 19, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be a festival at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Hicks and Orange Streets, commemorating that church’s role as the “Grand Central” of the “Underground Railroad”, the clandestine network that helped escaped slaves reach freedom. (more…)
BHA Presents Historic Church Tour Saturday; Promenade Picnic on 19th
by Claude Scales on 06. Jun, 2010 in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Events, Food, Fun, History, Kids
Brooklyn Heights boasts an astonishing collection of architecturally stunning churches — in fact, it is a veritable outdoor gallery of 19th-century ecclesiastical design. Outstanding figures in American architectural history, including Minard Lafever, Richard Upjohn and James Renwick, all had a hand in designing churches of various denominations in the Heights. (more…)
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