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Archive | May, 2011
BHA to Residents: Maceo Will Tear the Roof Off the Mother Sucker Tonight at Pier 1
Here’s the deal folks, Maceo Parker is playing on Pier 1 tonight. Mr. Parker not only played with the legendary James Brown but also with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic among others. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Parker played on some of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music. We’re talking practically every P-Funk album released […]
Heights History: Gladys Darwin James
An associate of Mayor Low’s was Darwin R. James (Figure 183), father-in-law of Underwood Typewriter heiress Gladys Darwin James who advocated for the construction of the Brooklyn Heights Esplanade in the 1940s and endowed local uplift efforts. He helped organize the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities, the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor and […]
Reminder: Dance Party on Pier 1 Tonight
It’s “bring on the funk” tonight at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, starting at 7:00, with
Rally Against Chopper Noise at Pier 6 Sunday
There will be a rally on Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, this Sunday, May 15, starting at 1:00 p.m., to demand an end to all non-essential (i.e. tourist) helicopter flights from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. Local elected officials, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, State Senators Daniel Squadron and Velmanette Montgomery, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and City Council […]
Brooklyn Heights Goes Wild with Julie Feinstein
Julie Feinstein has lived in Brooklyn Heights for 20 years, she thinks, but it is only in the last 18 months or so that she’s been able to really enjoy whatever it is that comprises this neighborhood’s urban wildlife. “This park has been fabulous,” she said, standing in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s grassy Pier One. She […]
Mysterious Oil Splatter on Henry Street
There seems to have been a strange splattering of oil overnight on Henry Street, resulting in a series of cars being slicked over. Karl Junkersfeld has the video after the jump.
Grace Church Sponsors Walk for Honduran Kids Sunday
Grace Church Brooklyn Heights has a long standing commitment to assist in the support of El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza (“The Home of Love and Hope”), which provides a home and school for homeless, destitute children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. This Sunday, May 15, Grace is holding a fund-raising walk-a-thon for El Hogar. The walk […]
Starting May 23, No More Puffing on the Promenade
A city-wide ban on smoking in parks, including the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, goes into effect Monday, May 23. NBC New York: In two weeks, the parking lot — whether at Yankee Stadium or outside one of the city’s numerous parks — becomes one of the last legal escapes for cigarette smokers. Central Park will be […]
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