Thomas Wolfe, the great North Carolinian novelist, captured (Heather Quinlan take note) the Brooklyn dialect of its time in his short story “Only the Dead Know Brooklyn”, which he wrote while living on Verandah Place in Cobble Hill. He later moved to Brooklyn Heights, where he wrote the novel Of Time and the River, published […]
Archive | November, 2010
Squadron to Host Community Meeting
State Senator Daniel Squadron will host a community meeting for residents of Brooklyn Heights, downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, and Williamsburg on Monday, December 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Pierrepont House for the Elderly, Multipurpose Room, 2nd floor, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry).
Heights and Hills Surveying Area Seniors
Heights and Hills Community Council, an organization “committed to improving the quality of life of older residents of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill”, is conducting a survey of area residents 55 years of age or older to determine what can be done to improve the lives of older residents of these communities. You […]
Norris Church Mailer Dies at 61
Norris Church Mailer, Brooklyn Heights resident and widow of Norman Mailer, who died three years ago, died today at her home. The cause was cancer. The New York Times: Norris Church Mailer, a woman bred in the rural poverty of Arkansas who married Norman Mailer and managed his career and family life over three decades […]
Danish Market Draws a Crowd
The upstairs room at the Danish Seamen’s Church was crowded this afternoon with shoppers contemplating toys, other gifts, and holiday decorations. (More photos and text after the jump.)
Doug’s Deli?
High winds a few days ago blew the temporary canvas sign for the deli at the corner of Montague and Hicks away, uncovering Doug Biviano’s campaign headquarters sign, which remained underneath. Update: The deli has a new, permanent sign (see photo after the jump).
Atlantic Ave. Tunnel Doubles as Movie Theater
Rooftop Films is going underground next month, as its Short Film Program will be screened in the famed Atlantic Avenue tunnel. The tunnel, whose entrance is located at the manhole cover on Atlantic and Court St., is part of the first subway system, built in 1844 and rediscovered by Flatbush resident Bob Diamond in 1979. […]
Novel Brooklyn Heights Nominated for Arabic Fiction Award
Brooklyn Heights, a novel by Miral al-Tahawy, assistant professor of Arabic at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, has been nominated for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (also called the “Arabic Booker Prize”), which will be awarded next March. University News, Appalachian State University: “Brooklyn Heights” tells the story of five female Arab […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park to Hold Public Hearings on Alternatives to Housing
This in from Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation: Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Committee on Alternatives to Housing, with the assistance of Bay Area Economics Consulting, is conducting two public hearings to solicit comments from the public on alternative sources that could be relied upon to finance the on-going operations of the park in lieu of revenues from […]
The Fiiiiiber Coming to Hicks Street
BHB newshound “Lou” writes in with this observation and some photos:
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