Spring is in the air! It’s a great time to reserve your spot on the first Brooklyn Bugle Walking Tour of 2010. Brooklyn Heights 101, led by Annie Fitzsimmons, is a great primer for new residents, visitors, NYC residents looking for a fun day trip or long timers who would like a refresher course on […]
Archive | February, 2011
NY1 Visits Fulton Ferry Landing This Morning
NY1’s Vivian Lee was on the pier at Fulton Ferry Landing, and on Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, this morning, interviewing local residents who were out to enjoy the brief respite (alas, ending after today) from winter weather. See the video here.
In Town for the Weekend? Some Last-Minute Suggestions
The Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra will present an all-Russian program this Sunday afternoon, February 20, starting at 3:00, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. The concert will feature Mikhail Glinlka’s Overture to “Ruslan and Ludmilla”, Reinhold Glière’s Horn Concerto (featuring soloist Marshall Sealy), and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5. Marc […]
BHS, Rosie O’Donnell Featured on NBC Tonight
The Brooklyn Historical Society, a Heights institution at Clinton and Pierrepont streets, will be featured on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” tonight at 8:00, along with actress, singer, author and media personality Rosie O’Donnell. The show will document Ms. O’Donnell’s search for her family history, and BHS’s role in that endeavor.
Is the Eagle Hell-Bent on Trashing the BHA over Tobacco Warehouse?
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s involvement in a lawsuit over the re-designation of the Tobacco Warehouse, seems to have the folks at the Brooklyn Eagle in a tizzy. Dare we say that they’re taking sides? Yes we will. Earlier this week it amped up prominent resident Bo Rodgers’ letter to the Heights Press opposing the lawsuit […]
Almost Rejected from Kickstarter, Colonie Launches to Raves
“We were initially rejected from Kickstarter,” Colonie [127 Atlantic Avenue] owner Tamer Hamawi tells BHB contributor/restaurant maven/filmmaker Karl Junkersfeld about the new restaurant’s innovative plan to crowdfund its opening. Find out why they met with some resistance and if their fare meets the high standards of Mr. J’s palate in his video report after the […]
Pigeons Under the Overpass, Alas
Mr. J. finds a disturbing scene of carnage under the BQE overpass on Atlantic Avenue, near the entrance to the Pier 6 playground. Video after the jump.
More Sarah Jessica Parker in Brooklyn Heights Photos
The Faded Youth Blog has posted photos of Sarah Jessica Parker shooting I Don’t Know How She Does It in Brooklyn Heights yesterday. She’s seen here with saucy Gossip Girl star/no stranger to shooting in the nabe Jessica Szohr. The Brooklyn Paper filed a report from Garden Place
Sarah Jessica Parker Sighted Filming in Brooklyn Heights
Brooklyn Heights resident/author Valerie Frankel snapped a few “Saskwatch-like” photos of Sarah Jessica Parker filming scenes for I Don’t Know How She Does It on Garden Place yesterday. Despite production staffers — who had no trouble taking EVERY SINGLE PARKING SPACE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS THIS WEEK — shooing her off, Val returned with this report:
Mr. J. Captures Sounds and Sights of Approaching Spring
Maybe Staten Island Chuck was right this year: an early spring is on the way. Karl and cam have been wandering about finding evidence, both aural and visual, that this could be so. See the video after the jump.
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