Can it be true? Can the long-awaited grand–and I do mean grand–re-opening of the Bossert finally be upon us? The Brooklyn Paper says, yes, indeed. Or, maybe. Fen Hotels, which runs dozens of hotels across Latin America and a handful in the United States, will be the operator of the landmarked Montague Street hotel and […]
Archive | September, 2015
The Elephant in the Room: P.S. 8 Re-Zoning Town Hall Meeting Re-Cap
On Wednesday night, at the first of two town scheduled town hall meetings, representatives of the DOE’s Department of District Planning presented their draft re-zoning proposal for Brooklyn Heights’ P.S. 8 at P.S. 307 in Vinegar Hill. The proposal was presented to the CEC on September 1st. As previously reported, it essentially cuts the current […]
Join Our BBAWC at Brooklyn’s First Cat Cafe
Join our very own Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition as it launches Brooklyn’s first cat café this weekend. Though the local, grass roots animal rescue group had hoped to establish a café here in Brooklyn Heights, it’s joined forces with the Fort Greene’s Who’s Your Doggy and WeRuVa pet food company to open The Cat’s […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There’s much going on in and near the Heights this weekend (Friday, September 18 through Sunday, September 20), some of which we’ve already told you about. There’s a baroque concert (with swing!) Friday evening, the Cranberry Street Fair on Saturday, and the Brooklyn Book Festival Sunday. Bargemusic has a full schedule of concerts. On Friday […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Rejoice! There are no planned cancellations, route diversions, or station skips directly and negatively affecting service at any local stations this weekend, Friday, September 18 to Monday, September 21. Indeed, there will be more than the usual service from Manhattan to the Court Street and Jay Street-Metro Tech stations, as both Brooklyn bound N and […]
Cranberry Street Fair This Saturday
The 44th annual Cranberry Street Fair will take place on Cranberry between Hicks and Willow streets this Saturday, September 19 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. There will be music, belly dancing, a bakeoff, and many things, from books to tchatchkes, for sale. Don’t miss a chance to have your fortune told by Eagle ace […]
Open Thread Wednesday
What’s on your mind? Comment away! (Early again. Your correspondent needs his zzzz’s, and hasn’t yet figured out how to make the “embargo post until ….” feature work.)
Tenth Annual Brooklyn Book Festival This Sunday
The tenth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will be on Sunday, September 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at Borough Hall and in Columbus Park (immediately north of Borough Hall). There will be readings by and discussions with writers, and books for sale. There’s more information here. There will also be a special Children’s Day […]
Go For Baroque, and Swing Like an 18th Century Parisian, at First Unitarian This Friday
This Friday evening, September 18 at 8:00, at the Chapel at First Unitarian Church, 116 Pierrepont Street (concert venue fully accessible), the Repast Baroque Ensemble (photo) will present “Savages in the Salons: Music from Paris in the Raging 1830s.” Repast presents a program of music by Rameau and his circle (including Telemann and Leclair) from […]
Wall Street Journal Eyes Possible Rental Glut in Brooklyn
According to this WSJ story, real estate analysts are concerned about possible oversupply in the rental housing market in Brooklyn because of the large number of new buildings that have recently been completed, are about to be, or are planned in various locations, prominently including downtown Brooklyn, which real estate people have re-branded as “DoBro.” […]
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