Folks, it’s time once again to watch your packages. A BHB reader fired off this tweet this afternoon informing us about a theft at 90 Pierrepont Street – and and image of who they believe is the alleged perp:
Archive | January, 2015
CBS New York and Other Network Outlets Cover Pierhouse Foes Save the View Now
Two more local television stations reported today on Save the View Now, the grassroots group aiming to curb the height of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pierhouse.
Watch their reports after the jump.
Dog-Owners: Beware of Rat Poisoning in Cadman Plaza!
Dr. Heather Thomson from Brooklyn Heights Veterinary Hospital contacted BHB to let us know about a couple of neighborhood dogs that have had recent run-ins with rat poisoning in Cadman Plaza. Fortunately, both dogs are going to be fine. Dr. Thomson has treated two dogs that ingested warfarin, an anti-coagulant commonly used as rat poisoning. […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend the Heights Players premiere their production of Terry Johnson’s stage adaptation of the classic 1960s movie and novel The Graduate. Performances are Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 at 8:00 p.m., and a Sunday matinee, January 11 at 2:00 p.m., at the Playhouse, 26 Willow Place. The play will continue through the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
There are no planned route diversions, cancellations, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations this weekend (Friday evening, January 9 to Monday morning, January 12). However, C trains will be running once every fifteen minutes. The following week (Monday, January 12 to Friday, January 16) there will be no late night (11:45 […]
P.S. 8 and all NYC Public Kindergarten Registration is Now Open Through February 13
The NYC Department of Education Kindergarten application period for children born in 2010 is now open. “If your child was born in 2010 and you live in NYC, it’s time to apply to kindergarten. All students born in 2010 are eligible to attend kindergarten in September 2015. All families, including those of students with disabilities […]
Three-Story Deck With Ornate Ironwork Coming To Remsen Street House
The house, which sold last year for almost $5.5 million, will also get new windows on the rear.
Save the View Now Group to de Blasio: Toll Brothers’ Pierhouse is Stealing a View for the Masses
A member of Save the View Now, the Brooklyn Heights based group focused on curbing what they say is the over built Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1, has fired off a dispatch to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Read it after the jump.
Landmarks Puts Brakes On Alterations To Truman Capote House
The plan for the 176-year-old home at 70 Willow Street included a lot of changes, billed as a “restoration,” though many in the room saw it as a “renovation” or as “replicating” the past, not “restoring” it.
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