The Heights Players continue their Diamond Jubilee season with Joseph Kesselring’s Arsenic and Old Lace, described as “the world’s first horror comedy”. It was a hit on Broadway, then a movie directed by Frank Capra. The Heights Players production features BHB contributor Marc “Weegee” Hermann in the role of Officer O’Hara. Performances are Friday evening, […]
Archive | January, 2016
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend (11:45 p.m. Friday, January 8 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, January 11) there will be no service in either direction at the High Street station, as A and C trains are being diverted to the F line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street, and there will be no Manhattan or Queens bound […]
Gorgeous Calicoes Seek A New Home in 2016
From Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition: Kari and her sister Khleo were returned to BBAWC after they were adopted as kittens in August 2012. It would be wonderful if these sisters could be adopted as a pair, but each could be happy as a single cat if she received lots of attention. Kari, Khleo and their […]
District 13 CEC Votes 6 to 3 in Favor of P.S.8/P.S. 307 Re-Zoning
After months of meetings, public discourse and national news coverage, the District 13 CEC has voted in favor of the re-zoning in a 6 to 3 split. The Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch live blogged the proceedings. The CEC first held a Working Session where they attended to other district business including the Superintendent’s Report. The […]
Massenet’s Werther at First Unitarian Monday
This coming Monday evening, January 11, starting at 7:00, Martha Cardona Opera will present Jules Massenet’s opera Werther at the First Unitarian Church, corner of Monroe Place and Pierrepont Street. The title role will be sung by tenor Alex Richardson, who has sung with the Metropolitan Opera and the Washington National Opera, and whose performance […]
Open Thread: Who Should Make the BHB Ten for 2015?
It’s time once again to discuss who should make the BHB Ten. Please comment below on the neighborhood resident who had the most influence on the neighborhood, the city or the world as well as any others who, through their work in or on behalf of our community, have made a positive contribution to Brooklyn […]
School Re-Zoning Vote Tomorrow, Large Crowd & Press Expected
REMINDER: The P.S. 8/P.S. 307 re-zoning vote will take place tomorrow night. Below is the District CEC13’s announcement in its entirety including agendas. The public is strongly encouraged to submit final comments via the CEC’s online form today. “District 13 Community, A reminder that tomorrow is the PS 8 / PS 307 rezoning vote. 6:30pm […]
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