This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 4/26/13 at 12:00 PM. As part of the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) project to rehabilitate the Brooklyn Bridge ramps and approaches, a full closure of the Manhattan-bound lanes of the bridge will be required this weekend, from 12:01 AM Saturday, April 27 to 6 AM […]
Archive | April, 2013
Encouraging News on the #SaveLICH Front
Today the City Council passed a resolution (approved by its Health Committee yesterday) that, according to the Eagle, “calls on the State University of New York and the State Department of Health to work with stakeholders to find a new owner for [Long Island College Hospital] the 150-year old Cobble Hill institution.” While the resolution […]
Reminder: Homer Fink’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour This Saturday April 27
The tour is on for this Saturday (4/27) and there are a limited number of tickets left. Join us for a fun 90 minutes of some of our neighborhood’s “hidden” history.
BBP’s Swing Valley Reopens Saturday 4/27 At Pier 6
The Swing Valley play area at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 will re-open Saturday, April 27 by noon. Swing Valley is the last section of the park to re-open since Superstorm Sandy swept through the area, “making the re-opening an important milestone in our storm recovery,” BBP notes. Flooding from Sandy damaged the Swing Valley […]
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts ‘Bike The Branches’ Fundraiser
The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting “Bike the Branches,” a day-long bike tour through BPL’s network of 60 neighborhood libraries, on Saturday, May 11 (rain date: May 18). Proceeds will support Brooklyn library services, including programming, technology and collections. Riders set their own route and pace, although BPL will offer suggested routes that focus on […]
Last Minute Weekend Ideas: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
On Sunday evening, April 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 the Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street (at Orange) will celebrate “40 years of films being shown at the same location” with an evening of comedy, featuring NPR’s Ophira Eisenberg, along with Shelly Colman and Sean Donnelly, and surprise guests, followed by wine and snacks at […]
NYC Council Committee Approves Resolution To #SaveLICH; Rally Tomorrow 9:00 A.M. At City Hall
The New York City Council’s Committee on Health has just unanimously passed a resolution to save Long Island College Hospital.
Citi Bike Share Prompting Ire—And Vandalism
WINS-AM (1010) reported this morning from Brooklyn Heights that the newly installed Citibank-sponsored bike-share stands in the neighborhood are not only irritating residents—who voiced on-air that they don’t fit in with the historic tenor of the Heights—but have become a target for anti-corporate brouhaha throughout the borough. Brooklyn.Some folks loved the idea of the city’s […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies With A View 2013 Line Up Announced
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies With A View series continues this summer including a fan voted choice on August 29. Full line up after the jump.
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This coming weekend the only planned service change directly affecting local stations again involves the F train, but this time it’s Brooklyn bound trains that are being diverted over the A/C line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-Metro Tech from 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. So, no service from Manhattan […]
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