A super hero of sorts took a stroll down Montague Street on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fink snapped this photo to document the occasion. Pardon our ignorance, but it’s been awhile since our last trip to Comic Con so we can’t tell if this guy is Tron, a Transformer or something completely different. Maybe there was […]
Archive | March, 2013
Squadron Says It’s Absurd That SUNY Trustees Have Moved Vote On LICH’s Fate Upstate
Earlier this week a judge ruled that the SUNY board’s decision to close Long Island College Hosptial violated New York State’s open meeting law and vacated its ruling to close the facility. Now, NY1 reports, the board will be holding an open meeting about the hospital not in Brooklyn but at SUNY Purchase in Westchester. […]
Reader Report: Midnight Mischief On Columbia Heights
Did you hear the vandals on Columbia Heights Saturday night?
Brooklyn Heights’ Arthur Miller: GQ Deems ‘Back In Style’
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Brooklyn Heights resident Arthur Miller was certainly a stylish gent in his time (1915-2005), and the March 2013 issue of GQ pays homage to a revival of the “Arthur Miller Look.” The men’s fashion mag writes, “This spring, fashion designers rediscovered the playwright so dapper he landed Marilyn Monroe. Miller’s stripped-down, […]
84th Precinct Community Board Meeting Tuesday Evening
Captain Maximo Tolentino, Commander of the 84th Precinct, has announced a meeting of the precinct’s Community Board this Tuesday evening, March 19, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Baptist Temple, 360 Schermerhorn Street (between Nevins and 3rd Avenue) in Boerum Hill. On the agenda will be presentation of the Cop of the Month Award, a […]
Annual Spring Egg Hunt At Pierrepont Playground: Saturday March 30, 10 AM!
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee will hold its annual Spring Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground (Columbia Heights & Pierrepont Streets) on Saturday, March 30, starting at 10 a.m. Rain date is Sunday, shares the Mommy Poppins blog. The free event features candy, face painting, balloons and, of course, an egg hunt. A bake sale will […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
It’s the final weekend for Heights Players’ run of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at 26 Willow Place, with a show Saturday evening at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2. More details are available, with tickets available online: $15 ($13 for seniors & under 18). Reservations can also be made at 718-237-2752. In addition, the […]
Update: Brooklyn Heights’ Montague Street Remains Rousing Retail Success Story
In May 2012, BHB wrote about an appreciable renaissance taking place along the Montague Street retail corridor, during which a dozen new businesses moved in along the avenue over the year preceding. Another snapshot of Brooklyn Heights “Main Street” this week reveals that Montague remains a bustling success story, with restaurants, spas, bodegas, bakeries and […]
Judge Rules SUNY Board Acted Illegally on LICH Closing
The Times reports that New York Supreme Court Justice Johnny Baynes, who earlier extended a temporary restraining order against SUNY’s shutdown of Long Island College Hospital, has ruled that the SUNY board acted in violation of New York State’s open meetings law, and vacated the board’s decision to close LICH. According to the Times: The […]
Fall Photoville Pop-Up Village Previews With Summer 2013 Photo ‘Fence’
Photoville’s rustic pop-up village of shipping containers transformed into temporary exhibition spaces, which “adorned” Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 3 last fall, will return September 19–29. And once again, “The Fence,” which drew 1 million visitors over 10 weeks in 2012, will return this summer. The deadline for Fence photo submissions is coming up—April 15. “Photographers […]
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