In celebration of the 125th Anniversay of the Statue of Liberty, Macy’s will be sponsoring another fireworks extravaganza this Friday, October 28, starting at 7:45 PM. The display will be centered on Liberty Island and BH residents should have good sight lines from the Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park. More details available at 212-494-5243. Update: […]
Archive | October, 2011
Lost and Found: Kid Loses Camera
This item about a lost camera, was posted on Craigslist: Hi, was walking around Brooklyn Heights this afternoon with my 6 year old who had her digital camera on a lanyard. Noticed after walking from the transit museum on Schemerhorn, to the Promenade to Court & Montague that the camera was gone. We walked down […]
Spooky Silent Movies with Live Music Coming to Brooklyn Heights Cinema
On Sunday (10/30) at 5pm and on Halloween (10/31) at 7pm, the Brooklyn Heights Cinema [70 Henry Street] will be hosting 3 classic spooky silent films: Haunted Spooks starring Harold Lloyd, The Haunted House with Buster Keaton and Dr. Pickle and Mr. Pride starring Stan Laurel. And there’s a twist – the Red Hook Ramblers […]
Halloween Events in Brooklyn Heights
This coming pre-Halloween weekend will be a busy one for the neighborhood. The Junior Committee of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy will host the second annual All Hallows Bash Saturday evening, October 29, from 8:00 to 1:00 a.m., at One Brooklyn Bridge Park (360 Furman Street). This year’s theme is “Heroes and Villains”; there will […]
To Serve Man: The Eagle on the Watchtower’s Slow Move Out
The Brooklyn Eagle sheds some light on the realities of the Watchtower’s planned move out of Brooklyn Heights to upstate Warwick, N.Y. A spokesperson for the group says the move won’t happen “anytime soon” as they’re still waiting for approval to construct more buildings. One interesting passage closes the piece by Linda Collins regarding the […]
Brooklyn Heights Area Couple’s Clean House Episode Airing This Week
The episode of the Style Network’s Clean House New York shot here over the summer is airing this week. It feature’s “Josh and Millie” of Cobble Hill who tussle over their messy home and pricing their extra stuff sold at a Plymouth Church thrift sale which pulled in about $7Gs for the couple. Watch a […]
Reminder: Annual Doggie Howl-o-Ween Parade/Contest This Sunday, 1-3pm
Dog owners and those that love them: A reminder that the 9th Annual Heights Doggie Howl-o-Ween Parade and Costume Contest is this Sunday, October 30th at 1pm. Contestants and onlookers meet at the Remsen Street entrance to the Promenade and stroll in Halloween Costume regalia to the north end to face a panel of celebrity judges. Tickets to […]
Shortcut Opened in Brooklyn Bridge Park
The travel distance between Pier 1 and Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park just got shorter, and walkers, runners and bikers no longer have to skirt the speedy traffic on the now two-way Furman Street between Montague and Joralemon, as a new pedestrian and bike path (photo) has been opened from behind the MTA ventilating […]
Local Pols to Hold Transportation Town Hall Wednesday Evening
State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and City Council Member Steve Levin will host a Transportation Town Hall meeting this coming Wednesday evening, October 26, from 7:30 to 8:30, at 55 Washington Street in DUMBO, Room 216. The purpose of the meeting is “to discuss the ongoing transit-related issues in DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Landing, […]
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