Our man with cam shows us the sights along the storied street, and fills us in on some history. Video after the jump.
Archive | May, 2011
Brooklyn Heights History: The Glass Works
One of the largest employers in the Heights was photographic equipment manufacturer F. Wesel Manufacturing. The magazine the Inland Printer and Lithographer reported in 1901 that the business was founded by German immigrant Ferdinand Wesel in Manhattan in 1880.
Save Engine 205 Rally on Thursday
As many commenters have mentioned, there will be a rally in front of Engine Company 205, 74 Middagh Street, this Thursday (5/26) at 1pm. The company is on the mayor’s short list of FDNY units to be cut from the city’s budget.
Two Souls Get Raptured in Brooklyn Heights
BHB tipster “Sara” sent us this photo of what appears to be “evidence” of two souls who were “called home” during today’s Rapture. As for the rest of us, we’re still here.
Karl Goes Tropical at Tobacco Warehouse
Our man with cam shows up for last night’s Celebrate Brooklyn tropical dance party and catches the groove. Video after the jump.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestion: SOB at St. Ann Tomorrow Evening
The String Orchestra of Brooklyn, in collaboration with American Opera Projects and with guest soloist baritone Kyle Pfortmiller, will present a concert tomorrow at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, corner of Clinton and Montague, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The program consists of Samuel Barber’s “First Essay for Orchestra,” “Batter My Heart” from John […]
Bark Hot Dogs Coming to Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park
This NYT item (via @ejcory) just in: NYT: The eating options in Brooklyn Bridge Park will spread south to Pier 6 on May 28 when Bark, the haute dog spot in Park Slope, Brooklyn, opens a stand there serving franks and burgers, along with ice cream from Blue Marble and Uncle Louie G’s, and sandwiches […]
Weekend Subway Diversions
Trains will be running on a pretty-much-as-normal weekend schedule at all stations serving Brooklyn Heights and immediate environs. The only change will be to the C train. There will be no C service between Brooklyn and Manhattan on Saturday or Sunday. A trains will be running as usual at the High and Jay Street/Metro Tech […]
LICH Allergist: Worst Season Ever
Never mind those clobberers of conventional wisdom at Slate. Your itchy eyes, sneezes, sniffles and coughs tell you this year is something special. And, in your corner, you have allergist Dr. Cliff Bassett, who has joint appointments at Long Island College Hospital and NYU Medical Center. See his video on NBC Nightly News here. If […]
Paul Giamatti and Gary Shteyngart do Brooklyn Heights
“Brooklyn Heights! You know what that means? Cougars.” That’s Paul Giamatti’s advice to author-buddy Gary Shteyngart when Gary gets invited to speak at a book club meeting. Gary makes the most of it at the start, complimenting the hostess on her “beautiful brownhouse,” but then things get dicey. It’s a trailer for the newly released […]
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