The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) will be foodie heaven this Wednesday evening, September 21, from 6:30 to 9:30, as the society presents Brooklyn Bounty, “a celebration of Brooklyn’s local foods and burgeoning sustainability movement.” A list of chefs and vendors participating in this gastronomic gala is here. In addition to […]
Archive | September, 2011
Busy Sunday in Brooklyn Heights: Summer Space and Book Festival
Karl is on hand with cam to catch all the action, from opera by Martha Cardona Theater to the BHA’s Dog Show to palmistry to yoga to great photos at Summer Space on Montague Street, then to the Brooklyn Book Festival on Borough Hall Plaza, starting with literary troubadours covering the 1961 Tokens hit “The […]
Massage Parlor Coming to Remsen Street?
The following item is on the agenda of the Community Board 2 Land Use Committee’s meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. this coming Wednesday, September 21, at room 2400 of the Dibner Building, NYU Polytechnic, 5 MetroTech Center: Stefanie Marazzi, Esq., with the Law Office of Slater & Beckerman LLP, will present Board of Standards and […]
Squibb Park Bridge Design Modified for Accessibility
Modifications have been made to the design for the pedestrian bridge linking Squibb Park to Brooklyn Bridge Park, in order to make it comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. These modifications, which include modification of guardrails, installation of wall-mounted handrails on the ramp down from Columbia Heights to Squibb Park, bituminous concrete landings on […]
Harbinger of Autumn?
The touch of fall in the air today is corroborated by red leaves on sumac, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1.
Video: A Day at Brooklyn Local
Karl Junkersfeld checked out today’s Brooklyn Local event in DUMBO. Watch his video report after the jump. Also, read Alexandra Bowie’s report over at the Brooklyn Bugle.
Why Your Lights Just Dimmed
The FDNY reports a generator at the outdoor ConEd substation on Water St. caught fire, but has been put out by the automatic extinguisher system.
Mary Merz, Willowtown Activist and Architect, Dies at 85
This in from Ben Bankson, President of the Willowtown Association: Willowtown architect and activist Mary Merz died on September 15 after a long battle with lung cancer at her home on Willow Place designed by her and her husband Joe, also an architect. She was 85. A memorial service is expected to be held late […]
Weekend Subway Diversions
Once again, there are no service changes directly affecting traffic at any of the stations in or near Brooklyn Heights, except that there will be no C train service to or from Brooklyn (though the A will be running), and no F train service between Jay Street-MetroTech and 18th Avenue, nor G train service between […]
A Sneak Peek Inside Bevacco at 60 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights
Chris Fohlin (@cfohlin) tweets us this photo inside the soon-to-open Bevacco at 60 Henry Street. Looks like a comfy bistro setting much like the new owner’s other establishments.
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