Although the first lighting of the giant Chanukah menorah outside the Brooklyn Supreme Court will be tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m., the official inauguration celebration will be held on Monday night at 5:30 p.m. The ceremony will be led by Rabbi Aaron Raskin and Borough President Marty Markowitz, and will feature a live band and holiday treats.
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Proof of Occult Gathering in Brooklyn Heights
This photograph sent to us by someone called “Dark Lord” shows last night’s “Occult Gathering” touted by fliers posted around Brooklyn Heights this week. The mysterious Mr. Lord did not elaborate on the rituals conducted during the midnight ceremony.
Occult Gathering in Brooklyn Heights
Are there nouveau Aleister Crowleys or Anton LeVeys amongst us? Nabe blogger Acknowledged Classic notes a sign at Peas n Pickles on Henry Street touting an “Occult Gathering” tonight (12/2) during the full moon by the Zodiac Sculpture on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Maybe The Sentinel wasn’t totally fiction after all! Now the question is – who will […]
Watchtower Trick or Tracts in the North Heights
Sure the folks over at the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society aka Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t “celebrate” Halloween but they took to the streets of the North Heights this morning to “Trick or Tract”. We’ve discussed the unneighborliness of Watchtower knocking in the Heights before and this morning’s doorbell ringing was no exception. While it was amusing […]
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First Presbyterian Church’s Concert Series Raises Noise Concern
A new summer music series outside the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn on Henry Street has at least one neighbor upset. Reader Azaro Mendoza writes:
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, Grace Church to Celebrate Interfaith Weekend May 15-17
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, a Reform congregation located at 131 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Henry) and Grace Church (Episcopal), at 254 Hicks Street (corner of Grace Court, between Joralemon and Remsen) will present their twelfth annual Interfaith Scholar-in-Residence Weekend Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17. This year’s resident scholar and speaker will be Dr. […]
Hotel Bossert To Become Dorm Bossert
A tipster alerted us to this news item on The Real Deal blog about the imminent sale of Hotel Bossert: R.A.L. Companies & Affiliates is expected to buy the former Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street for $92 million and turn it into student housing, according to Robert Levine, president and CEO of R.A.L. Companies […]
Brownstoner Reports: One BBP Developer Snags Bossert
Brownstoner is reporting that The Watchtower Group has agreed to sell the Bossert Hotel [98 Montague Street] to Robert A. Levine, the developer behind condos at One Brooklyn Bridge Park.
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