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Archive | February, 2013
Outdoor Pianos To Return This Summer
According to Fox News 6/AP the outdoor pianos last seen the summer before last will return this summer to various locations in New York City, thanks to a donation by Greek yogurt maker Chobani to Sing for Hope, “a grassroots group of over 1,000 artists who volunteer to make art broadly accessible to everyone.” The […]
ICYMI: #SaveLICH Meeting at Kane Street Synagogue
Community leaders, residents, elected officials and union members gathered at the Kane Street Synagogue on Valentine’s Day to rally support for LICH, which is in danger of being shut down. According to one attendee, 357 people were in attendance. Read the Tale of the Tweets and more after the jump.
Opinion: Karl on Middagh Street Graffiti and More [VIDEO]
In the few years that Karl Junkersfeld has been contributing to Brooklyn Heights Blog via video verite we have seen him sing the praises of Brooklyn Bridge Park, Noodle Pudding, Iris Cafe and many other neighborhood hotspots and landmarks.
Today, Mr. Junkersfeld’s takes on Middagh Street graffiti and some other issues. While his opinions do not reflect the ownership or staff of Brooklyn Heights Blog and its affiliates, we think you’ll find it to be his finest moment. Watch it after the jump.
POLL: Would You Use the LICH ER in an Emergency?
LICH may be on the verge of closing and at the BHA’s recent annual meeting one attendee suggested that the prevailing attitude is that Brooklyn Heights residents simply wouldn’t use the hospital’s ER. That presumption may have been part of the calculus used to shut down the facility. Call BS on the ER theory? Agree? Vote in our poll after the jump.
Asteria Charms; Next Up: Tenor Heroics
Romance is the theme for Theater 2020 this season. Asteria (Eric Redlinger and Susan Rhyne; photo) provided an afternoon of Arthurian romance for a rapt audience at St. Charles Borromeo Church on Saturday. Lest you think that medieval romance is all gallant knights and blushing damsels, consider the words (translated from the French) of one […]
No Trash Pick-Up on President’s Day
Tomorrow (Monday, February 18) is the Presidents’ Day holiday, and the Brooklyn Heights Association reminds us that there’s no trash pick-up. Monday recyclable pick-up will resume a week from tomorrow (Monday, February 25). Regular garbage pick-up will be on this Wednesday, February 20.
Denis Hamill on LICH: SUNY “is going to kill people.”
In a Daily News piece, “Long Island College Hospital merged to death”, Denis Hamill retells an ambulance driver’s account, told to Hamill at Thursday evening’s community forum, about picking up a man in cardiac arrest on Hamilton Avenue, administering first aid, taking an EKG that was forwarded to LICH electronically, and getting the patient to […]
More Morning Walk Photos
The communications tower atop the new One World Trade Center is taking shape, as it approaches its maximum height of 1,776 feet. Note the copper-patina bluish green spire of 40 Wall Street directly in front of it. This was taken from Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Duck paddling in the water next to Pier 5. […]
Great News: Red Hook’s Fairway Market To Reopen 3/1
After Hurricane Sandy devastated Red Hook’s beloved Fairway Market, the entire neighborhood has suffered as many that visited the grocery from the surrounding vicinity also stopped supporting other local businesses that depend on so much traffic from the anchor store. Good news: Fairway is set to reopen March 1, according to the New York Daily […]
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