In case you missed it, there are other Brooklynites besides a few (gasp!) NIMBY’s in Brooklyn Heights and other brownstone neighborhoods who are not only against Citi Bike Share (which launches this Monday) but have managed to keep the kiosks out of their neighborhood completely. Bike foes meet your new friends in the “Black Hat […]
Archive | May, 2013
Comedy Troupe Dinner For One Hosting Theater Workshop—With Paul Giamatti’s Assistance
Pithy comedy troupe Dinner For One—which readers may recall in January filmed a “Girls” robot parody on the Promenade—is hosting a Brooklyn TV Teen Workshop this summer at PS 261 in Boerum Hill, looking to involve some 45 area teens interested in theater. The group is in the midst of raising funds via Mobcaster.com for […]
‘Sing For Hope’ Public Pianos Return June 1, Including BBP’s Pier 1
As BHB reported in February, Sing for Hope’s outdoor pianos—last seen the summer before last—will return next month to various locations in New York City, including Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. The project launches June 1 and endures through the 16th, with 88 artist-designed pianos placed in parks & public spaces throughout the city for […]
Montague Street BID’s Annual Meeting: Thursday, June 18
The Annual Meeting of the Montague Street Business Improvement District will take place Tuesday, June 18, at 4 p.m. at Borough Hall. The general public is welcome to attend, alongside coop owners/residents, owners of commercial property and commercial tenants. The Keynote Speaker will be Carlo Scissura, President & CEO of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. […]
Purple Irises and Serviceberries
Your correspondent is off for a long weekend starting tomorrow. The Bugs and Blooms tour of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 put me in a botanical frame of mind, so when I started on a short early evening walk today, I couldn’t resist photographing these especially lovely purple irises growing in the garden by the […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
If you’re in town for the long weekend, there’s some stuff going on. On Friday evening at 8:00 Bargemusic will present composer, pianist, and thereminist Rob Schwimmer (photo) in a concert in the Bargemix Series, “The Wild World of Piano, Theremin, Continuum.” On Saturday evening at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon at 2:00 there will be […]
Citi Bike Share Program: CB2 Member Claims DOT Told It Not To Vote Yea Or Nay
The wheels just keep spinning on the controversial Citi Bike Share program. Today’s New York Post reports that The Department of Transportation told Brooklyn Community Board 2 not to hold an up-or-down vote on the bike-share proposal—and “did not do enough to engage the public” about where the racks would be located, a board employee […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
The only planned change directly affecting service at any local stations over the long Memorial Day weekend is that, from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, there will be no service from Manhattan to Court Street or to the R/N platform at Jay Street-Metro Tech, as R an N (the N replaces the R […]
The Mysterious Expansion Of 116 Montague Street
It was February 2009 when BHB first reported on the expansion of 116 Montague Street, when building owner Frank Rio secured approval to add three stories and six residential units to the one-story building. In fact, the Department of Buildings issued a permit in August 2007 to build the 8,030-square-foot residential structure, whose “aged” brick […]
Open Thread Wednesday, May 22, 2013
While the first day of summer begins a month from now, on June 21, we’re at last enjoying some seasonal temperatures that are allowing Brooklyn Heights’ sidewalk cafes to flourish, while the Promenade is filled with passersby walking dogs, snapping pics of the sunset and even canoodling. This in indeed prime time in the nabe. […]
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