From Notify NYC: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City from 10:00 AM this morning to 6:00 AM tomorrow. The current forecast calls for 4-8 inches of snow with wind gusts up to 30 MPH. Caution should be exercised while traveling. For more information visit: http://www.weather.gov/nyc Update: No […]
Archive | January, 2011
84th Precinct Names Cop of the Year
He made a whopping 54 arrests last year while patrolling the Fulton Mall area and last week Lawrence Bosch was named the 84th Precinct’s Cop of the Year: Brooklyn Paper: “He shows what an officer with energy and zest can do,” his commanding officer, Capt. Mark DiPaolo, told the 84th Precinct Community Council, a civic […]
Open Thread Wednesday 1/26/11
What’s on your mind? Comment away! BHB Photo Club pic by Julie Finestone via Flickr
Oscar Snubs Brooklyn Heights Neighbor Paul Giamatti
The Oscar nominations were released this morning. Notably missing from the list was Brooklyn Heights resident Paul Giamatti, who won the Best Actor Golden Globe for his role in Barney’s Version. As a matter of fact, the only nomination the critically acclaimed film received was for Makeup Artist — Canadian Adrien Morot:
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 1/25/11
Violence erupts over false eyelashes; woman falls for cell phone ploy; and I brave death by walking to the 84. It’s this week’s blotter.
Brooklyn Tech: Big Spaceship’s Joshua Hirsch
It’s strange to think of a company founded in the year 2000 as a member of an “old guard,” but by DUMBO (aka the New York Digital District) standards, that’s exactly what Big Spaceship, a digital creative agency, is. “It was all unfinished, raw space,” Joshua Hirsch, Big Spaceship’s Minister of Technology, said of their […]
And the Beat Goes On…
From Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations Citywide for Tuesday, January 25, 2011 to facilitate snow removal. Parking meter regulations will remain in effect throughout the City. The latest forecast is for snow early tomorrow, but temperatures rising to […]
Transit Museum Presents Free Gallery Tour Thursday Evening
The New York Transit Museum, entrance at Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street, will present a gallery tour this Thursday evening, January 27, from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. The tour is part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the MTA’s Arts for Transit program. Curator Carissa Amash will discuss the rich and colorful history […]
Theater 2020 Gala Rescheduled for March 27
The gala for Theater 2020, originally scheduled for Valentine’s Day weekend, has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 27, starting at 3:00 p.m., at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, corner of Clinton and Montague Streets. Entertainment will consist of musical performances by various artists, based on the theme “Spring Fever” (and aren’t we all […]
Once More, With Feeling…
From Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations Citywide for Monday, January 24, 2011 to facilitate snow removal. Parking meter regulations will remain in effect throughout the City. Snow showers are forecast for Tuesday, and the ever-popular “wintry mix” for […]
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