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“Frankenstorm” Threatens Area for Halloween
According to CBS News: An unusually nasty mix of Hurricane [Sandy] with a winter storm that forecasters have deemed “Frankenstorm,” is likely to blast most of the East Coast next week, focusing the worst of its weather mayhem around New York City and New Jersey. Forecasters say it’s almost certain that the bad stuff, which […]
Sunday’s Summer Space (Bow) Wows With Annual BHA Dog Show
While Sunday’s second Montague Street BID Summer Space event included plenty of recreational activities, with music, games, dance, restaurant & retailer goodies, the main event was without a doubt the annual Brooklyn Heights Association-sponsored Dog Show, which offered prizes for: Best Treat Catcher, Best Tail Wagger, Best Hairdo, Coolest Ears, Best Trick, Cutest Medium-Big Dog, […]
Summer For Sale
Two young entrepreneurs offered lemonade and homemade chocolate chip cookies for sale Saturday along Brooklyn Heights’ Montague Terrace, with a beautiful backdrop of perfect late-summer weather. Pictured are 6-year-old Annabelle Wachtel and 5-year-old Isabel Bar. (Photo: Chuck Taylor, posted to BHB with kind permission from parents)
Tale of the Tweets: Tornado Watch in Brooklyn
We’re following the Tornado story via the Twitter, the Facebook and what with the social media. Check in after the jump.
What A Difference A Week Makes…
Friday, July 20… 63 degrees and rainy. Friday, July 13… 93 degrees and blazing bright like a blow torch. (Photo/Collage: Chuck Taylor)
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Weather this weekend bids to not quite crack the ninety degree level, and some thunderstorms are expected, mostly late in the day. On Saturday, July 14, Brooklyn Bridge Park will be celebrating City of Water Day with kayaking in the Pier 1 boat basin (photo) (10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and two activities great for […]
Brooklyn Heights Library KO’d By AC Outage
The summer 2012 reading list wasn’t supposed to be quite this steamy. An air conditioning outage at the Brooklyn Heights Library has closed the local branch at 280 Cadman Plaza West for much of the week. The shutdown began at 2 p.m. Tuesday, before the library—which also contains the Business and Careers Library—was officially closed […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Hey, folks, the predicted high temperature Saturday, July 7, is 100 degrees! Sunday will cool down to a relatively balmy 92. So, if you’re not escaping to the beach or country, you’re probably looking for a way to stay cool right here in America’s First Suburb. You could just stay home and watch the Mets […]
Oh, What A Relief It Is: Heatwave Breaks Monday
After weekend temperatures brushed the mid-90s, the forecast Monday calls for a high of 88 degrees, peaking at 2 p.m., and dipping to a cool & comfortable 67 degrees by this evening. It will be partly cloudy with not a drop of rain. On Tuesday, we’re back up to 91 degrees by 1 p.m. in […]
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