Around for what may be a very long, very hot pre-Fourth of July weekend? Keeping cool may be high on your agenda. Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing Moonrise Kingdom and Safety Not Guaranteed through the holiday (showtimes here). The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) is offering another in the series […]
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Brooklyn Heights Promenade Saturday Sunset Serenade
As the sun set westward, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade boasted a full house of spectators, taking in the beauty of a perfect summer day. More below the jump. (Photos: Chuck Taylor)
Con Edison Reduces Power
Con Ed has announced a power reduction in certain areas of Brooklyn and Queens because of “equipment problems.” Your correspondent’s lights, in fact, flickered a short while ago (if you do lose electricity, call ConEd at 800-752-6633), which suggests that Brooklyn Heights may be one of the “lucky” areas. I’ve turned off unnecessary lights, shut […]
First Day Of Summer 2012: We’re Having A Heatwave!
The weather forecasters certainly got it right on this first day of Summer 2012. Temps reached 95 degrees in Brooklyn today, with Thursday’s forecast calling for a high of 97 degrees. Mind you, it could be worse: In Needles, Calif., and Bouse, Ariz., the high hit 114 degrees on Tuesday. And then there’s the other […]
It’s Going To Be A Scorcher!
This in from Notify NYC: The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the New York City area from noon Wednesday until 8 p.m. Thursday. Additionally, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday. These conditions are dangerous to health. Avoid […]
Downtown Brooklyn Sting Operation: 20,000 Bees Swarm Hoyt & Schermerhorn
Downtown Brooklyn had one honey of a sting operation last week. Some 20,000 honeybees swarmed a tree on the southwest corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn streets at the entrance to the A/C/F subway line—a mere three blocks from Brooklyn Heights. Officer Anthony Planakis, the NYPD’s special beekeeper—known as “Tony Bees”—says that the horde, which gathered […]
Happy Memorial Day, Brooklyn Heights!
Sunny, 84 degrees and teeming with residents, New Yorkers and tourists from all over the world. Memorial Day couldn’t be more of a pleasure in Brooklyn Heights today. Enjoy! (Photos: Chuck Taylor)
Picture Perfect Promenade Sunday
Brooklyn residents Danny and Aurora soak up the rays on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade during this perfect weekend, where temps reached the mid-70s, with not a cloud in sight. (Photo: Chuck Taylor)
Brooklyn Heights: It’s For The Birds
The Urban Wildlife Guide, a website maintained by Julie Feinstein—a Brooklyn resident, author & collection manager at New York’s American Museum of Natural History—keeps watch on animals, birds and insects located in public areas throughout the city. For Brooklyn Heights bird-watching aficionados, Feinstein noted that with the unseasonably warm weather, migrant fowl are returning early […]
Brooklyn Heights Promenade Paradise
With temps tickling the mid-70s over the weekend, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade was teeming with tourists and locals taking in the consummate view of Lower Manhattan. Wowsah!
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