The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange will host children’s spring crafts workshops this coming Saturday, April 24, and Saturday, May 22, at the Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, between Henry and Hicks. There will be two workshops on each Saturday, one from 11:00 a.m. to noon, and one from noon to 1:00 p.m. There is a $5 activity […]
Archive | April, 2010
BHS Walking Tour Lecture Cancelled
The lecture by Francis Morrone on the history of walking tours, scheduled for this Friday evening at the Brooklyn Historical Society, has been canceled. According to BHS: If you have bought tickets for this event please call The Municipal Art Society at 212-935-2075 for further information. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Montague Street Jennifer Convertibles Will Close at the End of the Month
We knew it was coming – Jennifer Convertibles on Montague Street will close at the end of the month. This caps a terrible month for the chain as it’s in the process of closing four stores including this one and CEO Harley Greenfield was busted and charged with the DWI related death of a man last […]
Coming Soon to Hicks Street: J. McLauglin
Greenpoint based national clothing store J. McLauglin is slated to open at 218 Hicks Street at the beginning of May. Here’s a rendering of what we can expect in the old Hamilton Design Studio space.
DDDB’s Goldstein’s Payday
Cobble Hill Blog asks what Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn’s Daniel Goldstein should do with his $3 million dollar settlement in the Atlantic Yards saga – Should Goldstein take the money and buy a nice home? Should he stick it to the man and use it to fight against the project? Or should he take the “I’m […]
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Beauty and the Heights
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld takes a look at pretty flowers and things in Brooklyn Heights.
New Date Added for Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour
We’ve added another date for BHB Publisher/Founder Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour – Saturday May 15 at noon. Buy tickets here:hiddenbrooklynheights.eventbrite.com A limited number of tickets are still available for our April 24th tour as well.
Actress Lauren Ambrose to Read at BHA Capote Program
The Brooklyn Heights Association has announced that the actress Lauren Ambrose will be the guest reader at the An Evening at Mr. Capote’s event this coming Monday, April 26, starting at 8:00 p.m. As of this past Monday, only seven tickets were left. Tickets are $125 each for BHA members and $165 for non-members. To […]
Millman Should Stand Against Crooked Albany Politicos Says BHB Ten’s Doug Biviano
Former City Council candidate/Brooklyn Heights resident/BHB Ten 2009 member Doug Biviano challenged Assemblymember Joan Millman to stand against “corrupt” politicians in Albany, in a statement released to the press today. Biviano also praised NYS Senator Daniel Squadron saying, “State Senator Daniel Squadron recently called Albany an ‘embarrassment’. He’s right. But it’s not an embarrassment just […]
New Neighbor: Heights Convenience
Chuck Taylor reports in with this news: The left-hand retailer at 89 Montague Street—next to Dimples kids spa and the recently relocated UPS store—which has been empty since it housed an upscale clothing boutique two or three years ago and then temporarily served as a political office for Doug Biviano—is scheduled to open Monday, April […]
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