The Brooklyn Book Festival has announced its comprehensive lineup for the first-ever weeklong series of “Bookend Events” that will take place at venues throughout the borough from September 17 through September 23. The seventh-annual event is presented by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn Literary Council, initiatives of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, with support from […]
Archive | August, 2012
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Ever wish you could will your dream lover into reality, and into your arms? Evidently that’s what happens in Ruby Sparks, which is playing this weekend at Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street, along with Beasts of the Southern Wild. Showtimes are here. Bargemusic, moored to the Fulton Ferry Pier at the foot of Old […]
Karl on Squibb Park Bridge Progress
Mr. J. is a fan of all things Brooklyn Bridge Park. In the video (see after the jump) he’s given us some glimpses of progress in construction of the pedestrian bridge that will connect Squibb Park, just below Columbia Heights near the path that leads from Middagh Street, with Brooklyn Bridge Park. The poured concrete […]
Brownstone At Hicks & Joralemon Undergoes Ooh-La-La Conversion
A four-story Brooklyn Heights townhouse at 265 Hicks Street (on the corner of Joralemon) is undergoing a renovation that will convert the eight-family property into two units. Brownstoner reports that the DOB permit calls for “exterior demolition and restoration of the existing brownstone,” which will include construction of a new front stoop, rear balcony, new […]
‘Summer Space’ Returns To Montague Street, September 9 & 23
Coming up Sunday, September 9th and September 23rd, the Montague Street BID presents its annual Summer Space, with a bevy of fun, free events. Closed to traffic and re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis from noon to 5 p.m. both Sundays, Montague Street restaurants will expand outdoor seating and hand out free samples, while other retailers […]
Subway Service Alerts: Weekend and the Following Week
The weekend subway situation is almost a repeat of last weekend’s. Once again, there’s no planned diversion directly affecting service at any station in or near Brooklyn Heights in either direction, except that the A/C and F continue their do-si-do, with Manhattan bound A and C trains being diverted to the F line between Jay […]
NY Observer’s Deep Dish On Willowtown Mansion Sale
The manse at 40 Willow Place that sold for $7.3M, as we reported Tuesday, gets a deeper look in a story published by the New York Observer. It begins: “The modern masterpiece may not be able to command a sales price like some of its Brooklyn Heights neighbors—to wit, Truman Capote’s old abode at 70 […]
The First Notion Of Brooklyn Bridge Park… In 1988
Ever wondered how the notion of building a park along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront came to pass? Henrik Korgius, Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and BHB hero, offers details of its launch, beginning in 1988. He writes, “Brooklyn Bridge Park is a very different place since the first ‘American Landscape’ plan in the form […]
Open Thread Wednesday: August 22, 2012
As the Summer of 2012 sadly edges toward its peak, the BHB Open Thread Wednesday remains as hot as ever. Drink in the joy of companionship with your fellow posters and share what’s on your mind today.
Acclaimed 40 Willow Place Mansion Sells for $7.35 Million
When it comes to lofty living in Brooklyn Heights, it’s tough to top the home at 40 Willow Place, which has sold for $7.35M—a mere shaving off of its October 2011 list price of $7.5M. The 7,400-square-foot, three-story, 45-foot-wide modernist home, built in the 1960s, entered into contract May 7 and closed August 3, with […]
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