Archive | February, 2015

Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

On Friday evening, February 20 starting at 7:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will host a performance by the Brooklyn Art Song Society of works by the French composer Francis Poulenc (photo) (1899-1963), whose compositions are known for “bright colors, strong, clear rhythms, and gorgeous and novel diatonic harmonies” and who was part of Les Six, […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 20 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, February 23 there will be no 4 train service in either direction between Brooklyn Bridge in Manhattan and New Lots Avenue in Brooklyn. This means no service on the 4/5 platform at Borough Hall, as 5 trains don’t serve Brooklyn on weekends. To get to […]

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Public Forum on Transportation Thursday (2/19) Evening

Tomorrow (Thursday, February 19) evening from 6:00 to 8:00, at the YWCA (Atlantic and Third Avenues) there will be a public forum on MoveNY’s “Fair Plan” to reduce traffic congestion in Downtown and Brownstone Brooklyn, modernize and expand the transit system, and fix roads and bridges. This event has a number of co-sponsors, including the […]

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Open Thread Wednesday 2/18/15

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting Tuesday Evening, February 24

The Brooklyn Heights Association will hold its 2015 Annual Meeting on Tuesday evening, February 24, starting at 7:00, at Grace Church, corner of Hicks Street and Grace Court (between Joralemon and Remsen). We’ll have an annual report from BHA President Alexandra Bowie. Tom Stewart, Channel 13 Announcer will present our Community Service Awards. Justin Davidson, […]

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Purim Carnival at Congregation Mount Sinai Sunday, March 1

On Sunday, March 1, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Congregation Mount Sinai, 250 Cadman Plaza West, will have a Purim Carnival featuring rides, games, prizes, and food (including hamantaschen). All are invited (as the bread ads say…). Wear your costumes. Tickets will be sold at the door. For more information email info@congregationmountsinai.org or call 718-875-9124. […]

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Historic Districts Council Joins Fray Over Pierhouse View Obstruction

The Brooklyn Paper reports that the Historic Districts Council, an organization with a 44 year history of advocacy for the protection of historic districts, such as Brooklyn Heights, has allied itself with the Brooklyn Heights Association and Save The View Now in their efforts to limit the height of the Pierhouse structure adjacent to Pier […]

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RIP Philip Levine, Brooklyn Heights Resident and Former Poet Laureate

Philip Levine, the Detroit native and former Poet Laureate of the U.S. who considered Brooklyn Heights his real home, and who once wrote a poem about an incident on the Promenade, died this past Saturday at his other home in California. His Heights neighbor, Michael Bourne, remembers him fondly:

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Dangerous Condition Created as Construction Barrier at 27 Cranberry Street Falls

The green construction barrier at the 27 Cranberry Street worksite has fallen down, creating a hazard on the street. Mrs. Fink snapped these photos around 12:30 PM Sunday (2/15). The foundation and construction area are now visible from the street, not to mention the unsafe condition created by this breach. Developer Louis Greco bought the […]

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Five Books About Brooklyn Heights You Should Be Reading Right Now

Anyone who loves Brooklyn Heights and wants to know more about its history, should consider these five books as a quick primer on the neighborhood. Long time residents/readers of BHB may already be familiar with these titles – at least two are written by friends of the site – and are welcome to share their […]

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