This weekend–11:45 p.m. Friday, January 20 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, January 23–there will be no service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, in either direction, on the 2/3 line. This means no service at Clark Street or on the 2/3 platforms at Borough Hall. Use the 4 or 5 (extended to Brooklyn this weekend) at Borough Hall, […]
Archive | January, 2017
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at St. Francis February 2
On Thursday afternoon, February 2, United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be at Founders Hall, St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, as part of the College’s Thomas J. Volpe Lecture Series. She will be joined for conversation by her former law clerk, Sparkle Sooknanan, a 2002 St. Francis graduate. Doors open at 12:30 […]
Heights Burglaries Continue in New Year
According to Alexandra Leon in DNA Info, the rash of burglaries in Brooklyn Heights that began in December has continued into January. Of the seven burglaries reported in the first week of January, at least one may have occurred earlier. A theft of $66,410 worth of jewelry and accessories from an apartment near Hicks and […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
There’s lots of subway maintenance work this weekend. Post-Sandy repair work on the 4/5 tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan continues this weekend, so there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall from 11:45 p.m. this Friday, January 13 and 5:00 a.m. Monday, January 16. 2, 3, and R […]
Bargemusic this weekend.
On Friday evening, January 13, at 7:30 Bargemusic presents a “Bargemix” event: Gregor Huebner’s (photo) El Violin Latino quartet will perform works by Latin American composers and original works reflecting both Latin American and Eastern European influence. On Saturday evening, January 14, at 7:30 and again on Sunday afternoon, January 15, at 4:00, violinist Mark […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
This Wednesday evening, January 11 at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present “Civic Responsibility Then and Now: A View from the Archives”, in which BHS’s Director of Public History Julie Golia and Oral Historian Zaheer Ali will “delve into our archives to consider the varied approaches to Civil Rights tactics over the course of […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Following a break for the holidays, post-Sandy repair work on the 4/5 tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan resumes this weekend, so there will be no service in either direction on the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall from 11:45 p.m. this Friday, January 6 and 5:00 a.m. Monday. 2, 3, and R trains will, barring unforeseen […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Following the “Here and Now” concert series (see second paragraph of the linked post) that began tonight and continues tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday evenings, on Saturday evening, January 7 at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon, January 8 at 4:00 Bargemusic will present cellist Edward Arron and his wife, pianist Jeewon Park. At each concert they will […]
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