Archive | 2014

Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

There are no planned route diversions, cancellations, or station skips directly affecting service at local stations New Year’s Day and through the following Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (January 1 through 4) (though because of crowded trains over the holiday weekend, be prepared for lots of service delaying “incidents”). The following week (Monday, January 5 to […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 12/31/14

Happy New Year! What’s on your mind? Comment away! Photo: Mrs. Fink

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Bargemusic’s Festive New Year’s Eve and Weekend

Tomorrow (Wednesday, December 31) at 7:30 p.m. Bargemusic will present a New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring J.S. Bach sonatas performed by Mark Peskanov on violin and Steven Beck on piano. Then on New Year’s Day evening, Thursday, January 1, at 8:00, and on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00, and Sunday afternoon at 4:00, there […]

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So What Really Happened at the Brooklyn Heights Chipotle and Serving the NYPD?

Chances are some of your Facebook friends are outraged or “shocked, shocked” at the alleged behavior of employees at the Montague Street Chipotle.

But what’s the deal really?

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PS 8 Kindergarten Application Process to be Addressed at January 20th Info Session

PS8 PTA Co-Presidents Kim Glickman and Ansley Samson have not sat idle since the November 20th town hall meeting that outlined the serious issues of overcrowding at PS8. The over-arching message of their latest missive, sent yesterday is that it is not too late for your voice to be heard. If you have not signed […]

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Stopping the Pierhouse: Save the View Campaign Pushes Forward

In a previous post we noted the effort of Brooklyn Heights resident Steven Guterman to mount a challenge to the increased height of the Pierhouse hotel structure which now blocks a portion of the view of the Brooklyn Bridge and of Midtown from various vantage points on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. He has now established […]

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Winter Window Boxes of Brooklyn Heights

Floral displays need not be limited to the warmer months, nor to holly and poinsettias in winter, as these photos taken around Brooklyn Heights attest. This window box, which can be seen at 111 Columbia Heights, is the creation of Flo of Flo’s Gardens, as are those pictured below. This is at 30 Sydney Place. […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 12/24/14

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

First the good news: there are no planned service changes affecting local stations on Christmas day or New Year’s day. The bad news is that there will be no service on the 4/5 line between Brooklyn and Manhattan in either direction from 11:45 p.m. Friday December 26 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, and from […]

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Seasonsky Greetingskys from Deansky Davidsky Yassky

Pace Law School Dean/former NYC Councilmember/former NYC TLC honcho David Yassky and his staff are wishing everyone Season’s Greetings – according to a photo posted by Daily News reporter Celeste Katz.

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