BHB is pleased to have Rep. Yvette Clarke (D- 11th Congressional District) as a guest blogger. Today the U.S. House of Representative passed the ENDA (The Employment Non Discrimination Act), which gives Gay and Lesbian Americans equal protection under the law. A provision to include Transgendered individuals was removed from the legislation by Rep. Barney […]
Archive | November, 2007
Nabe Web Geek Finds Love
The New York Post reported this morning about nabe web designer Patrick Moberg and his quest of the girl of his dreams, whom he spotted on the number 5 train Sunday night. He created a website dedicated to finding her. BHB is happy to report that Moberg has found his princess.
P.S. 8 Receives a “C” On Its Report Card
As discussed within our Open Thread post, Brooklyn Heights' very own school, P.S. 8, received a "C" on the first-ever NYC school rating "report card". As mentioned before, the criteria for grading the schools seems a little daft: That is because unlike traditional methods of judging schools, this one involves a complex calculation that assigns […]
Writer’s Strike Hits Heights
As TV writers hit the picket line and demand fair compensation for "new media", we're reminded that this crisis is hitting some of our neighbors. The NY Post reports: NY Post: Quitcoms Hit TV: David Cohen, 42, a TV writer from Brooklyn Heights, says he's hardly getting rich. "If I make more than the average […]
Open Thread Wednesday 11/7/07
The original! Open Thread Wednesday. Talk about anything you like including these events from the past week: Bus shelter fixed, what about those injured by the car crash? Who did you vote for? Where do you hang out in the Heights? Yankee Fair Saturday! Secrets of Love Lane revealed … and whatever else is on […]
Cobble Hill Beer-a-palooza
From Cobble Hill Blog: Downtown Bar and Grill [160 Court Street] will be going Dogfish Head beer crazy on November 27th at 6pm. They’ll be featuring 10 DFH beers on tap including the debuts of Dogfish Head Pangaea 07, Dogfish Head WW Stout 07 and Dogfish Head Golden Era 07. [Full Story]
Brooklyn Public Library Programs Focus on Borough’s Role in Civil War
This Saturday, November 10, the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Branch, at One Grand Army Plaza, will present two programs relating to Brooklyn during the Civil War era. At 2:00 p.m. there will be a panel discussion among the scholars Debby Applegate (author of The Most Famous Man in America, the Pulitzer Prize winning biography of […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Presents “Holiday Thursdays”
The Brooklyn Women's Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry), is presenting a series of special events every Thursday (except for Thanksgiving Day, when the Exchange is closed) from this week through December 13. This Thursday, November 8, from 11:30 a.m. through 5:30 p.m., Deborah O'Connor will make silhouettes of children (call the Exchange […]
Bus Shelter Fixed
The Cadman Plaza bus shelter demolished when an out of control car smashed into it on October 23 has been repaired. Nabe blogger McBrooklyn asks, "what about the victims" of the crash? Photo: McBrooklyn
Open Thread Tuesday 11/6/07
Open Threads every day from now on. Wednesdays will continue as a weekly topic based open thread. Feel free to include links to news stories, your own blog or anything Brooklyn Heights related you'd like to share. Photo: David Hardy, Field Display # 2 now showing in Cadman Plaza Park
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