Theater 2020 will present the second of its two holiday season events, A Radio Christmas Carol, this Saturday afternoon at 3;00 p.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Sidney Place. It is described as “Charles Dickens’ Christmas Classic Performed as a Radio Play complete with Foley Artist Sound Effects” and should be fun for adults […]
Archive | December, 2011
Beantown Writer Calls Brooklyn Heights “La De Da”
Not for nothin’ but Brooklyn Heights has been called many things over the years but Boston Herald travel writer Bob Young may take the (Junior’s Cheese) cake with this passage included in a recent piece on our fair borough:
Karl’s Brooklyn Heights Christmas Card
Your correspondent got home too late to see the Christmas tree lighting (or, actually, re-lighting) ceremonies yesterday. Fortunately, Mr. J. was there with cam to record the event. His video begins with some other Heights scenes. Enjoy! (Video after the jump.)
Suzanne Hart, Brooklyn Heights Resident, Dies in Midtown Elevator Accident
As reported in the New York Times “City Room” blog, Suzanne Hart, 41, a Heights resident and director of new business at the advertising agency Y&R, was killed when an elevator she was boarding at her employer’s headquarters at 285 Madison Avenue suddenly lunged upward. She shared her State Street apartment with her boyfriend, Chris […]
Karl Goes to Brooklyn Bridge Park and Puts on His Art Critic Hat
Mr. J. has been a consistent fan of Brooklyn Bridge Park, but on his latest visit he saw something jarring. After a little research, he found something interesting about its provenance. Here’s the Park’s take on it. Video after the jump.
Strange Message on Your Cell Phone Tomorrow? Don’t Worry; It’s Just a Test
This just in from Notify NYC: Tomorrow between 10AM-3PM, New York City OEM and the federal government (FEMA) will test the Wireless Emergency Alert System, a new system that allows authorized officials to send alerts to enabled mobile phones. Depending on the model of your phone and carrier you may receive TEST messages. These messages […]
Open Thread Wednesday 12/14/11
What’s on your mind? Comment away! And we’ll see you tonight at the BHB Mixer at Vineapple! BHB Photo Club pic by m.diane johnson
Local Schools Want Pier 5 Bubble
As reported by Kate Briquelet in The Brooklyn Paper, several local private schools–St. Francis College, Brooklyn Friends School, and Packer Collegiate Institute, along with unidentified others–have expressed their desire to see a regulation sized soccer field with a year-round bubble enclosure and accompanying facilities, built on Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Ms. Briquelet quotes Doreen […]
State Court Rules Bloomberg Administration and State Acted Improperly in Tobacco Warehouse Transfer
While the attempted turnover of the Tobacco Warehouse for use as a new home for St. Ann’s Warehouse Theater was effectively stopped by a federal court’s decision in July (and St. Ann’s has found a new, if temporary, home in DUMBO), a New York State court ruled in a parallel action brought by the same […]
Promenade Tree Lighting Wednesday
The Christmas tree at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade is already ablaze with light (photo), but the official lighting, complete with carolers and local dignitaries, will happen this Wednesday evening (December 14) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. (You can catch part of the ceremony and head to Vineapple for the BHB gathering starting […]
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