This is a big weekend for live theater in Brooklyn Heights. Theater 2020’s Candide opens Friday–Valentine’s Day–evening at St. Charles Borromeo Church. There will also be performances on Saturday and Sunday, and on the following three weekends. Follow the link above for details. This weekend is your last chance to see the Heights Players’ production […]
Archive | February, 2014
Snowmageddon It Open Thread 2/13/14
So, how you like this weather, eh? We talk a walk this morning and shot some video before hunkering down inside Ice Station BHB. So what’s on your mind about this storm – for example public schools were open while most private schools were closed. Comment below! And here are some tweets from BHB readers […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
We cannot tell a lie: there will be some changes affecting service at local subway stations this Presidents’ Day weekend. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 14 to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 18 there will be no C train service in either direction at High Street or at Jay Street-MetroTech. A trains will be serving both […]
St. Francis, NEC Misery Has Company: Wagner Suspends Player For Season
In an apparently unrelated but parallel development to the ongoing investigation of four St. Francis Brooklyn men’s basketball players, it was reported Tuesday by Cormac Gordon of the Staten Island Examiner that Wagner College junior Jay Harris, the Seahawks’ leading three-point threat, has been suspended for the remainder of the season for what has been […]
Statement from St. Francis President Brendan Dugan on Terrier Basketball Suspensions
Earlier today, Brendan J. Dugan, President of St. Francis College, Brooklyn, released the following statement to the St. Francis community regarding the ongoing investigation of junior Brent Jones, freshman Wayne Martin, junior P.J. Santavenere and sophomore Anthony White for violating unspecified college policies. The four members of the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s basketball team – […]
Brooklyn Heights Pad Profiled in Apartment Therapy
Jessie and Jon are two crazy kids who found their way to Brooklyn Heights and turned a 710-square foot apartment into a space worthy of an Apartment Therapy House Tour. Have a look at the slideshow—I have to hand it to them, the space really does look a lot bigger than I would’ve thought. Maybe […]
Townhouses to Come to 295 Hicks Street
Per The Real Deal, the owners of 295 Hicks St are planning to build “three single-family, four-story townhouses [that] will rise at what is currently a parking lot.” That took me a minute to figure out, but then again I’ve never been good at math. The property previously belonged to the Diocese of Brooklyn until December 2011, […]
Trees of Winter in Brooklyn Bridge Park
On Saturday afternoon, your correspondent joined a group of botanical enthusiasts for a “trees of winter” tour in Brooklyn Bridge Park, led by horticulturalists Marina (photo) and Chet, along with Park Program Coordinator Travis Craw. More text and photos follow the jump. Before venturing out, we spent some time in a classroom, learning how to […]
Open Letter To The Mail Stealing Dirtbag In Brooklyn Heights
Dear Mail Stealing Dirtbag – I’m sure you really needed that Valentine’s Day care package grandma sent my 3 year old more than she did. So I’ll forgive you for stealing it from our lobby. Oh who am I kidding? I’m not a “feelings” guy. I’m more furious than the power of a thousand suns. […]
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