Looking for a great snow day activity that gives back to the community? The members of the Montague BID invite you to write valentines for seniors. “With all that is going on in the world right now, as respected and integral members of our community, who have experienced so much during their lives, we hope […]
Archive | February, 2017
Open Thread Wednesday
What’s on your mind (besides six to eight inches of snow tomorrow)? Comment away!
12 Year Old Boy Struck by Car at Cadman Plaza West and Middagh
At about 8:10 am on Monday morning, a twelve year old boy on a scooter was struck by a car in Brooklyn Heights. The accident occurred on the east side of Cadman Plaza West at the Middagh Street Brooklyn Bridge off ramp. A combination of reporting from DNAinfo and The Patch pieced together more details. […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
This Tuesday evening, February 7, from 7:00 to 9:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present Black Voices, Black Art: Upending Convention with Kellie Jones and Kimberly Drew. Admission is $10, or $5 fOr BHS members. More information and buy tickets here. Journalist and cultural commentator John Strasbaugh will be at BHS Thursday evening, February 9 […]
Extended LICH Demolition Hours Irk Cobble Hill Residents
The Eagle’s Mary Frost reports that developer Fortis Group has secured “after hours variances” from the City’s Department of Buildings that allow “late-evening and early weekend construction at 339 Hicks St[reet]”, part of the campus of the former Long Island College Hospital. Nearby residents have complained about construction noise during these hours, and, they say, […]
Bird Walk in Brooklyn Bridge Park Sunday
Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge, will lead a Bird Walk in Brooklyn Bridge Park this Sunday, February 5. The walk begins at 9:00 a.m. at the entrance to Pier 1, near the foot of Old Fulton Street. According to Ms. Wolf: Buffleheads [photo] are now being seen near Pier 4 beach and […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Hosts Valentine’s Craft Workshop For Kids
On Sunday, February 12 the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry) will host a Valentine’s Day workshop for kids five years old and up, accompanied by a caregiver. The project will be the making of “Li’l Monsters” (see details here). Stop by anytime from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. No RSVP […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
It’s another heavy maintenance weekend, as post-Sandy repair work closes two major lines serving the Heights, the 4/5 line at Borough Hall and the A/C line at High Street, in both directions from 11:45 p.m. Friday, February 3 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, February 6. A and C trains are being diverted to the F line […]
Yemini Business Owners To Rally Against Trump’s Muslim Ban at Borough Hall, Thursday, Feb. 2, at 5:15 p.m.
According to a facebook event posted today, Yemeni-American business owners in NYC will close their stores and rally at Borough Hall starting at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Many of the businesses on and around Atlantic Avenue are Yemini-American owned. Here are the details from the organizers: On Thursday, February 2, Yemeni business owners across five New York boroughs […]
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