The Heights Players production of Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan’s dramatization of the 1977 interviews of the former President by British talk show host David Frost (see video clip after the jump), opens tomorrow night at the playhouse at 26 Willow Place. Curtain time is 8:00 p.m.
Archive | February, 2011
Poetry Event at Park Plaza Diner Saturday
Brownstone Poets will present a poetry reading, with open mic, this Saturday starting at 2:30 p.m. at the Park Plaza Diner, 220 Cadman Plaza West (at the eastern end of Pineapple Walk). Poets featured at this event are G.P.A. the Poetic Unsub (photo above) and Jeffrey Cyphers Wright. Admission is $3; food and drinks extra. […]
Historic Preservation Organizations to Celebrate Martin Schneider’s Book
Battling for Brooklyn Heights, by Heights preservation pioneer, Brooklyn Heights Association board member, and 2010 BHB Ten honoree Martin L. Schneider, will be the subject of a celebration sponsored by the Historic Districts Council and the New York Preservation Archive Project, to be held on Tuesday, February 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the […]
By Popular Demand, Historic Map to Remain on View at BHS Through May 1
The historic map of New York City recently found in the archives of the Brooklyn Historical Society (the “Ratzer Map”) will remain on display at the Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) through May 1. It may be viewed for the price of museum admission, which is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors (62 […]
Expanded Ferry Service to Fulton Landing and Pier 6 to Start in June
Starting this June, there will be year-round, every day ferry service connecting Fulton Landing, at the foot of Old Fulton Street, and other points in Brooklyn and Queens, with downtown and midtown Manhattan. During the summer this service will be extended to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue.
Open Thread Wednesday 2/2/11
What’s on your mind? Comment away! BHB Photo Club pic by pixbymaia via Flickr
P.S. 8 Open House Thursday Morning
Parents of pre-schoolers who are considering sending their children to P.S. 8 are invited to an open house this Thursday, February 3, beginning at 9:00 a.m. No registration is necessary to attend; simply enter through the school’s main entrance at 37 Hicks Street (between Middagh and Poplar) at the appointed time. More details are at […]
Latest on Garbage and Recyclables Collection
Judy Stanton of the BHA has the word from the DOS garage: Everyone may put their regular trash out tonight, and expect that there will be a few trucks out in the Heights tomorrow, and even more trucks out tomorrow night. However, be advised that most of our service in Brooklyn Heights will occur late […]
Flip this Building! 205 Montague on the Block Again
Maybe the economy is getting better — it looks like “the flip” is back. The Real Deal reported last week that 205 Montague Street, the former Brooklyn Savings Bank Building (nee 215 Montague Street) and the site of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ signing of Jackie Robinson, is on the market again. It sold last year for […]
Latest on Parking from DOT and DOS
Via Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, today announced that Parking Meter Regulations will be back in effect Wednesday, February 2. Alternate Side Parking Regulations remain suspended until further notice.
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