The forecast for tomorrow — Saturday, July 1 — is for possible scattered showers. We presume that Open Streets Montague will go ahead as scheduled, unlike last Saturday. If so, some of the activities planned for then will go ahead this week. The pop-up blooms (photo by C. Scales for BHB) will be back between […]
Archive | Sports RSS feed for this section
Lots of Activities and Music at Tomorrow’s Open Streets Montague
Update: Open Streets Montague has been cancelled today because of rain. The poetry lessons will be indoors at 144 Montague, and Mad for Chicken is still offering the kids eat free deal. We’ll advise you if any of the activities scheduled for today will will take place next Saturday. The pop-up blooms (photo by C. […]
Would You Believe? — Tom Brady’s Favorite Pizza Spot May Be Dellarocco’s
The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Tom Brady — former Patriots quarterback and now QB of your correspondent’s old home town Bucs — took his three children for lunch yesterday to Dellarocco’s Pizza in Brooklyn Heights where, a source said, “[t]hey were happy and enjoying an array of delicious pizzas.” According to the […]
St. Francis College Leaving Brooklyn Heights for Downtown
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports that St. Francis College, a four year liberal arts institution that has made its home in Brooklyn Heights since 1963, will be moving to new, smaller quarters in a high rise building being built above the Macy’s store on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Although St. Francis plans to expand […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park During PAUSE
Brooklyn Bridge Park President Eric Landau has issued the following guidance for use of the park while New York is on PAUSE: The health and safety of our staff, visitors, and community is our top priority. While the Park is open, please note that it is open for passive use and solitary recreation only. We encourage people to […]
Brooklyn Nets At Pier 2
On Saturday, October 14, the Brooklyn Nets will hold an open practice and block party at Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. While tickets for the practice sold out within hours, tickets aren’t necessary for the block party. More tickets for the practice may be made available on the day of the event. The event […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
It’s a busy week coming at the Brooklyn Historical Society. At 6:30 on Monday evening, May 1, there’s a program for two wheel enthusiasts, “Bike Month: A Conversation with Paul Steely White and Mark Gorton.” White is Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives and Gorton is founder and publisher of Streetsblog and Streetfilms. Admission is $5, […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
Tomorrow evening, Wednesday, April 12, at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a screening of part one of Ken Burns’s documentary, Jackie Robinson. This film focuses on Robinson’s early life, from his childhood in Georgia through his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers. It will be introduced by co-directors, producers, and writers Sarah Burns […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
This coming Saturday, April 1, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Historical Society will host a Family Play Day where families get to try hands-on activities and games that will be featured in a new exhibition about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront. The activities will include building puzzles, making postcards, drawing murals, […]
Coming Events at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Tomorrow (Saturday, August 20) from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. there will be a free Pier 5 Family Field Day, with potato, sack, and Hula Hoop races, parachute games, soccer skills lessons, and scrimmage games. More information here. On Sunday afternoon, August 21 from 2:00 to 5:00 the Nantucket lightship (photo), docked at Pier 6, […]
Nabe Chatter