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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 16, 2014 12:32 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Events, Food, Fun, Gardening, Kids, movies, Music, Other Brooklyn, Religion

This will be the annual Sacred Sites Open House weekend presented by the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the participating religious institutions. It will give you the opportunity to visit and receive architectural and historical information about several local houses of worship, including the newly restored interior of Grace Church (photo). The local participating institutions, [...]

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St. Ann’s Church Lays Off Two Staff, Including Music Director Gregory Eaton

By on April 23, 2014 8:05 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Music, News, Real Estate, Religion

According to the Eagle St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, located at Clinton and Montague streets, has been forced by budgetary considerations to lay off two staff members, a sexton, or custodian (another remains on staff), and 21 year veteran Music Director Gregory Eaton. Although Eaton’s concerts have been effective fund-raisers for the church, [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on April 4, 2014 1:48 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn History, DUMBO, Events, Food, movies, Music, Religion, Theater

Smorgasburg is back this Sunday, April 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Pier 5 uplands, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will continue each Sunday through November 2. This (Friday, March 4) evening, starting at 7:00, Bargemusic has an interesting “Bargemix” concert featuring works by Hindemith, Yoed Nir, Jimi Hendrix, and Rachmaninov, performed by [...]

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Brooklyn Eagle Video Asks: Which Brooklyn Heights Properties Will The Watchtower Sell Next?

By on February 26, 2014 5:48 pm in Real Estate, Watchtower

The Brooklyn Eagle posted a video today exploring the fate of the remaining Watchtower properties in the Brookyn Heights area. Jared Kushner acquired a chunk of their portfolio last year and reporter Dipti Kumar ponders what the future holds.

Video after the jump.

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New York Times Reports On A Great Discovery At Grace Church In Brooklyn Heights

By on December 26, 2013 12:52 pm in Landmark Preservation, Religion

A little soap and water and expertise has gone a long way at Grace Church, the New York Times reports. The landmark house of worship is currently undergoing a $5 million dollar renovation including work on “a new copper roof, new insulation, new lighting, new wiring and a much-needed cleaning of many of the 3,200 [...]

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While #Santacon Hosts Pretenders, The Real Santa Comes To Brooklyn Heights For Breakfast

By on December 14, 2013 12:50 pm in Kids, Parents, Religion

The First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn held its annual Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday (12/14) morning. Santa held court and heard the Christmas wishes from over 100 kids during two sold out seatings of the pancake breakfast. Santa had no comment about the thousands of over-served pretenders flooding the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn [...]

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Grace Church’s Reverend Julie Hoplamazian Talks About Her Transition From The Armenian Church

By on November 15, 2013 9:46 am in Religion

Reverend Julie Hoplamazian began her career in the clergy at the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America. She wanted to be a priest, but the Armenian Church does not allow the ordination of women. She’s now a priest at Grace Church here in Brooklyn Heights. She also lives in the neighborhood with her fiancé [...]

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Who Is Asking Pope Francis To Visit Brooklyn Heights?

By on November 10, 2013 7:51 am in Religion

WCBS880 reports that a group of St. Francis College students have begun a letter writing campaign asking Pope Francis to visit their school.

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New Book Tells History of Plymouth Church in Antislavery Movement and Civil War

By on October 18, 2013 11:25 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Religion

This evening there was a book launch party at Plymouth Church for Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church in the Civil War Era: a Ministry of Freedom, (History Press, Charleston, SC, 2013) a new book by church member Frank Decker, assisted by Lois Rosebrooks, Plymouth’s Director of History Ministry Services. The book tells the story of Plymouth’s role [...]

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The Brooklyn Eagle Reports On The Watchtower’s Underground Tunnels

By on October 16, 2013 10:57 pm in Real Estate, Watchtower

The Brooklyn Eagle did a little digging around and filed a report on what could happen to the Watchtower’s infamous underground tunnels once they finish selling off their properties in Brooklyn Heights. The organization currently has a deal with the NYC DOT to operate the passageways under Orange Street, Columbia Heights and Willow Street. Brooklyn [...]

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New Video From Jehovah’s Witnesses Offers Glimpse Into Their Future Plans And DUMBO Deal With Jared Kushner

By on October 15, 2013 10:23 pm in Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Watchtower

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have posted a video explaining their move from Brooklyn Heights to Warwick, New York. Also featured in the clip is real estate mogul Jared Kushner who purchased several Watchtower properties in DUMBO with an eye towards creating a hub for Brooklyn based tech companies. Amazon.com Widgets

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Watchtower Tight Lipped About Brooklyn Bethel Exit Timetable

By on October 9, 2013 9:54 pm in Real Estate, Watchtower

As Jared Kushner closes his deal for several Watchtower properties in DUMBO, the Brooklyn Eagle reports on the group’s plan move their operations upstate. The Jehovah’s Witnesses have been in the Brooklyn Heights area since 1908 and their headquarters here is referred to as “Brooklyn Bethel”. Brooklyn Eagle: The Brooklyn market is “super-hot” and “competition [...]

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Happy New Year to Our Jewish Readers

By on September 6, 2013 11:13 am in Events, Religion

Rabbi Aaron Raskin of Brooklyn Heights’ Congregation B’nai Avraham sounded the shofar yesterday at Brooklyn Bridge Park (see photo and text here) at a Tashlich ceremony to welcome the New Year.

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Congregation B’nai Avraham Awarded “Sacred Sites” Grant

By on August 23, 2013 12:11 am in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Landmark Preservation, News, Religion

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that Congregation B’nai Avraham, 117 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Henry), Brooklyn Heights’ only Orthodox synagogue, has been awarded a $10,000 “Sacred Sites” grant by the New York Landmarks Conservancy. The funds will be used to assist in restoration of the facade of the 1850s vintage brownstone faced Italiante style [...]

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Grace Church Awarded “Sacred Sites” Grant

By on July 25, 2013 9:37 am in Architecture, Landmark Preservation, News, Religion

Grace Church, 153 Hicks Street (between Grace Court and Joralemon Street) is one of three Brooklyn churches to receive a Robert W. Wilson Sacred Sites Challenge Grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy. The award is in the amount of $30,000. From the Conservancy’s press release: The brownstone Grace Church was designed by renowned Gothic [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on June 13, 2013 4:51 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Fun, Kids, Literature, movies, Music, Parents, Religion, Theater, Visual Arts

This Sunday, June 16, starting at 10:30 a.m., author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Stephanie Graegin of the new children’s book Water in the Park will be at the Empire-Fulton Ferry section of Brooklyn Bridge Park (adjacent to Jane’s Carousel and the Tobacco Warehouse) will talk, read, and draw for the benefit of young readers and [...]

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