It’s a green light, as there are no planned cancellations, route diversions, or station skips directly affecting service at any other local stations this weekend (Friday, October 2 to Monday, October 5), or during the following work week (Monday, October 5 to Friday, October 9). For planned service changes that may affect travel on other […]
Archive | September, 2015
More Height for Brooklyn Heights? Nets Star Thaddeus Young Settles Here
Stories in both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times note that power forward Thaddeus Young, a Memphis, Tennessee native who recently signed a $50 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets, has become the first team member to move to Brooklyn, and specifically to Brooklyn Heights. Although the Nets became Brooklyn’s team and began […]
DOE to Present Final Re-Zoning Proposal This Wednesday Night
After receiving feedback from the community, the DOE’s Office of District Planning is scheduled to present their final re-zoning proposal at the next CEC13 Calendar Meeting this Wednesday September 30th, 6:30 – 9:00 pm at P.S. 307, 209 York Street in Brooklyn. There will be opportunity for public comment at the meeting. Per the CEC […]
Celebr8 Reading with P.S. 8 This Saturday at Family Book Fair
As part of the month-long Celebr8 Reading initiative, P.S. 8 is is hosting Family Fun Shopping Day book fair this Saturday, October 3rd from Noon – 4:00 pm in the Lower School Auditorium. ALL are welcome! The sale offers titles from great publishers for families and classrooms and a portion of the proceeds go direclty […]
Two Events at Brooklyn Historical Society This Week
On Wednesday evening, September 30, starting at 6:30 the Brooklyn Historical Society will present New York Times antiques columnist Eve Kahn moderating a discussion among a panel of distinguished scholars and writers on the topic “Lost, Found, and Stewarded: Collecting Stories of African American Civil War Soldiers.” Admission is $5; free for BHS and Green-Wood […]
Chocolate Works: How Sweet it Its!
When it opened this past June, Montague Street’s Chocolate Works’ original design was slick and gleaming white. But by August, owner Shlomi Avdoo felt the confectionery should have a more “homey feel” and undertook a quick renovation. The wall of candy by the pound, glass displays of chocolate truffles and fudge remain. But the high […]
Stork Arrives Outside Clark Street Station
PIX 11 reports that, with assistance from NYPD officers and FDNY EMTs, a woman successfully gave birth to an apparently healthy baby on the sidewalk outside the Clark Street subway entrance on Saturday at about 6:00 p.m. The story quotes Twitter user Chris Fohlin’s tweet: Just another day in Brooklyn Heights: woman had a baby […]
Brownstoner Comparison-Shops: How does Gristede’s measure up?
Another Trader Joe’s is headed to the area, so Brownstoner decided to take a look at prices at some of Brooklyn’s most popular grocery stores, including our very own Gristede’s: The produce section isn’t magnificent, but offers a decent selection of basic fruits and veggies. When Brownstoner visited on an early Sunday afternoon, the store […]
Lunar Eclipse Tomorrow Night
Reader Andrew Porter alerts us to a total lunar eclipse (photo) that will begin at 10:11 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, September 27) and last until 11:23 p.m. The partial eclipse, when the earth’s shadow begins to darken the moon, will start at 9:07 p.m. The best time to start watching is about twenty minutes before totality, […]
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