This weekend (Friday, September 16 at 11:45 p.m. to Monday, September 19 at 5:00 a.m.) A and C trains running in both directions will be re-routed to the F line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street, so there will be no service at the High Street station. For stops in Manhattan below West […]
Archive | September, 2016
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, September 16 at 8:00 Bargemusic will present the accomplished young cellist Brannon Cho playing works by Bach, Carter, Dutilleux, and Kodaly. On Saturday evening, September 17 at 8:00, and again on Sunday afternoon, September 18 at 4:00 Mr. Cho and his cello will return, joined by Mark Peskanov on violin, Mark Holloway […]
Thefts in Brooklyn Bridge Park
A series of “park plunders” took place in Brooklyn Bridge Park in the past week according to Brooklyn Paper’s “Police Blotter.” On September 7th at about 9:00 pm, two men left their bags at the foot of Furman Street to play soccer. When they returned the bags were gone, their wallets and phones along with […]
Nantucket Lightship Hosts Marine Art Program Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 14) evening at 6:00, the lightship Nantucket, docked at the north side of Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, will be host to artist Christina Sun, New York Harbor Artist in Residence, Art Instructor at the New York City Harbor School, and author of the blog Bowsprite. Ms. Sun will speak about […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
In July we noted the opening of the exhibit “Truman Capote’s Brooklyn: The Lost Photographs of David Attie” at the
Is Brooklyn Heights to Blame for Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia?
Death and Taxes is reporting that several Clinton staffers working in her campaign headquarters in One Pierrepont Plaza (photo), including campaign manager Robby Mook, came down with symptoms similar to hers some time before she was diagnosed with pneumonia. According to Death and Taxes: If this top advisor sought treatment in the days before Clinton, […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Re-Opens After Summer Break
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange (photo), 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry) has re-opened from its annual summer closure. The Exchange offers a wide variety of hand-crafted goods, including infants’ and children’s clothing, toys, jewelry, and household items, along with books of local interest and children’s books. See examples here. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. […]
Daily News Tells Story Behind Iconic Shot of Ladder 118 Truck on the Bridge to WTC
The Daily News interviewed the man who shot the iconic photograph of the Ladder 118 firetruck on the Brooklyn Bridge, rushing toward the burning towers seen in the background, on that horrific day 15 years ago. (Photo in link to article here.) Aaron McClamb, a 20 year-old amateur photographer, was printing bibles at the Jehovah’s Witness […]
Adoption Ambassadors And Struttin’ Your Mutt
Infinite Hope animal rescue is offering two ways to improve the lives of Brooklyn’s rescue animals. On Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 7 pm, join Infinite Hope at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe at 149 Atlantic Avenue to learn about becoming a foster home for pets that will be up for adoption. This is also a great opportunity to […]
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