Perfect weather encouraged a large crowd to attend today’s fortieth anniversary Atlantic Antic. Your correspondent enjoyed grilled sardines and Sangria in front of Chez Moi. Encouraged by a friend, he tried a salt codfish (bacalao) fritter prepared by the good people of Yglesia Antioqua, near Court and Atlantic. It was delicious, but aroused a thirst […]
Archive | September, 2014
Have You Lost a Parakeet?
This pretty budgie alighted outside 57 Montague Street this evening, was gently captured, and is now in a box, with air holes and dishes of seed and water, next to the doorkeeper’s desk. If it’s yours, please come to 57 Montague and claim it. If it’s not claimed by tomorrow morning, I will contact local […]
Why All of Brooklyn Heights is Rooting for New SNL Cast Member Pete Davidson
Last night Pete Davidson made his debut on Saturday Night Live. In a year when most of the cast is new, his turn on Weekend Update was the breakout performance. And there’s a reason why all us in Brooklyn Heights should be rooting for him — his father was Scott Davidson, one of the men […]
Landmarks Commission Says Hicks Street Townhouses Are A No-Go
A proposal for three neighboring townhouses at 295-299 Hicks Street (between Joralemon and State) did not pass muster at Tuesday’s session of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Curbed NY’s Evan Bindelglass reported. The townhouses would each have had four bedrooms, four stories, and front and rear terraces. The idea for townhouses on the long-vacant site didn’t […]
BBAWC Seeks Volunteers for Atlantic Antic
From our friends at the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition: “BBAWC needs volunteers this Sunday, September 28th! We will have a booth at Atlantic Antic and need set-up help beginning at 9:30 (tents and tables). We will be promoting rescue, adoption, and community TNR (trap-neuter-return) at our booth. If you would like to join us, […]
Spielberg’s “St James Place” Sets Up Shop A Little Early in Brooklyn Heights
Forget what the signs say–the production that is taking over the neighborhood for days on end has decided that 24 hours of empty streets isn’t enough. By 9 am, production crews had set up cones to prevent parking on multiple blocks. Calls to the number listed on the sign yielded only voicemail; a call to […]
Montague Street Photo Contest Deadline Extended
The deadline for entries in the Montague Street BID’s photo contest has been extended until November 28. There’s more information here, the official rules are here and you can
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This will be another busy weekend, with the DUMBO Arts Festival starting tomorrow (Friday, September 26) and running through Sunday, September 28; the Atlantic Antic, celebrating its 40th year, on Sunday; and, as reader Reggie reminds us, also on Sunday the 21st Annual Bus Festival. This is also your last weekend to view Photoville. (Photoville […]
Brooklyn Heights Couple Seeks Wedding Presents Stolen from Car Parked on Cranberry Street
We received this dispatch from a Brooklyn Heights resident who was the victim of a car break in earlier this week. She is seeking the help of her neighbors in retrieving some “irreplaceable mementos” taken by the thief.
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
The subway deities are on our side again, as there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations this weekend, Friday evening, September 26 to Monday morning, September 29. If you’re traveling into Brooklyn, though, be aware that, just like the last two weekends, 2, 3, and […]
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