NYC Fleet Week, which takes place every Memorial Day Weekend, brings thousands of young men and women serving the nation’s naval crews to our fine city to visit tourist attractions and take part in numerous special events. It has been a tradition since 1935.
This year’s Fleet Week Celebration is highlighted in Brooklyn by the previously reported 2012 Operation Sail Parade (opSail) and U.S. Navy Parade of Ships. Continue Reading →
The Space Shuttle Enterprise, aboard a NASA 747, appears over the Brooklyn Heights skyline this morning on its way to JFK Aiport, and eventually the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. (Photo: M. Hermann/BHB) Continue Reading →
Not for nothin’ but Brooklyn Heights has been called many things over the years but Boston Herald travel writer Bob Young may take the (Junior’s Cheese) cake with this passage included in a recent piece on our fair borough: Continue Reading →
Sure it’s no Hidden Brooklyn Heights, but it’s an interesting look at our neighborhood nevertheless. NBC New York Non-Stop – a channel that we only know about because Joey Reynolds has a show on it now – recently took a stroll through the nabe with AM New York’s Rolando Pujol as part of their Hidden City series.
Check it out after the jump. Continue Reading →
Spring has sprung and so has tour season! We’ve “remixed” Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights for 2011. As is our tradition, the first tour of the season offers “donation/pay what your want” pricing. We’ll be hitting the pavement this Sunday (3/27) at 1pm.
Read more and buy tickets here.
Spring is in the air! It’s a great time to reserve your spot on the first Brooklyn Bugle Walking Tour of 2010.
Brooklyn Heights 101, led by Annie Fitzsimmons, is a great primer for new residents, visitors, NYC residents looking for a fun day trip or long timers who would like a refresher course on our historic neighborhood.
Follow this link to save 25% off the Regular Ticket price now!
That’s what an unfortunate first time visitor to the neighborhood might conclude after trying to use this map, posted by the foot of the staircase (so that those consulting it are blocking the path of those entering or leaving the station) at the Cadman Plaza West entrance to the High Street A/C station. Continue Reading →
As we’ve previously noted, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, at Hicks and Orange Streets, was an important part of the “Underground Railroad”. This was the clandestine system established by abolitionists, of which Henry Ward Beecher, minister at Plymouth in the pre-Civil War Years, was an inspirational leader, to help fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada.
NY1: Seeking freedom from their chains, many slaves received a secret welcome from the congregation of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights. In the mid 1800s, the basement of the house of worship was just one of many stops on the stretch of the Underground Railroad that ran through Brooklyn. Continue Reading →
Our pals at BricArts Media, producers of Brooklyn Independent Television have selected the segment about our Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour for their year end retrospective. Continue Reading →
The Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO Cadman Plaza region is a tourist hot spot, and until now left with little direction. Good news, confused out-of-towners! When arriving in Brooklyn, you will be greeted by signs, pointing you to the Brooklyn Bridge, Dumbo, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, and other landmarks. This sign is right outside the High Street station, but there are several scattered around the neighborhood.
It’s going to be 57 degrees and sunny for Saturday morning’s Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour. Have friends or family in town? New to the nabe? Join Brooklyn Bugle tour guide Annie Fitzsimmons for a fun and informative outing.
Order tickets now at Eventbrite and save 33% off the regular ticket price.
Tour attendee/BHB reader Carl raves:
Annie Fitzsimmons did a terrific job with the tour on Saturday. She knew an amazing amount of history of
New York and Brooklyn, including the details of the Brooklyn Bridge. She had no notes – it was all from memory -
and she had a bunch of postcards to illustrate many of the sites she brought us to; the St. George Hotel Ballroom,
Grand Lobby and Swimming Pool; the inspiration for the bank building on the corner of Montague & Clinton;
and many others. Everyone on the tour enjoyed it.
Back by popular demand, it’s our Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour. Led by veteran tour guide Annie Fitzsimmons, the tour is a great primer for new neighbors, visiting friends and relatives, tourists or long time residents who are interested in our landmarked district.
We’re offering a limited number of discounted tickets – get yours now by clicking here.
Annie Fitzsimmons will lead another Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour on October 23 at 11am. It’s a great introduction to Brooklyn Heights for visitors, new arrivals and long time residents who would like a primer on the history of our neighborhood.
Tickets are available now at Eventbrite.
Oklahoman reporter Mi-Ling Stone Poole visits Brooklyn Heights and tells the folks back home:
NewsOK: Another jewel in Brooklyn is the St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church at Montague and Clinton.
We ventured into this 1847 Gothic Revival structure and were impressed by the beauty and grandeur of the space. We were catapulted back in time when the pipe organ was being played.
Of course, the highlight of my day was taking in the views of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline from the East River promenade. The Brooklyn Bridge is the oldest suspension bridge in the United States, dating to 1893; it connects the Manhattan boroughs to Brooklyn.
We didn’t mention the Brooklyn Bridge misinfo in the OK piece – “eg” points out the bridge opened in 1883.
Just moved to Brooklyn Heights? Lived here for a while but don’t know much about history? This Saturday at 11am, take our Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour hosted by veteran NYC tour guide Annie Fitzsimmons. Click here and get 40% off the regular ticket price .
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