This weekend, from 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 17 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 20, there will be no service in either direction at High Street, as once again A and C trains are being diverted to the F line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street. To get to or from Manhattan below West […]
Archive | March, 2017
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Saturday evening, March 18 (there is no Friday concert this week) at 8:00, Bargemusic presents the Aviv Quartet playing works by Mozart, Shostakovich, and Ravel. On Sunday afternoon, March 19, at 4:00, the Alaria Trio will perform works by Arvo Pärt, Beethoven, and Schubert. There are details for each concert and you may buy […]
Mathnasium To Move Into Heights Kids Space
Neighborhood tiger moms and dads, rejoice! Mathnasium, a math tutoring center, will be moving into the empty space on Pineapple Walk that used to be home to Heights Kids. The recently-posted sign on the window says Mathnasium will be opening this spring. The space has been empty since last July, when the neighborhood collectively grieved over […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society: Remembering Jane Jacobs; Appreciating Immigrant New York
This Thursday evening, March 16, at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present “The Legacy of Jane Jacobs,” a panel discussion moderated by New York Times writer Ginia Bellafante and featuring Matt Tyrnauer, director and co-producer of the documentary Citizen Jane; Robert Hammond, co-founder of Friends of the High Line; and Samuel Zipp, Associate professor […]
Snow Day! Nor’easter Stella Set to Dump Up to Two Feet on NYC
Something wicked this way comes. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Winter Storm Stella. The Nor’easter is is on track to begin overnight tonight and continue into Tuesday evening dumping up to two feet of snow on the Tri-State area. Expect temperatures in the upper 20’s, white out conditions and high […]
“Handel and the Voice” at First Unitarian This Friday Evening, March 17
This Friday evening, March 17, at 8:00 at the McKinney Chapel of the First Unitarian Church, 116 Pierrepont Street (between Monroe Place and Clinton), the Repast Baroque Ensemble (photo) will present “Handel and the Voice,” a concert of works by Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, and Telemann, including vocals by bass-baritone Jonathan Woody. Tickets are $30 general […]
The Air Was Cold, But The Birds Were Out
Your correspondent ventured out at 8:45 yesterday (Saturday) morning in sub-zero wind chill to walk from his home on Montague Street down to the Pier 1 entrance. There he met Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge and guide for a bird walk scheduled for what proved to be a very cold morning. The […]
Park Corporation, BHA Trade Punches Over Pier 6 Development
We previously noted that the Brooklyn Heights Association, citing new information from the City’s Department of Finance concerning valuation of existing properties on park land, was going forward with its lawsuit to prevent construction of two residential towers near Pier Six and the Atlantic Avenue entrance to Brooklyn Bridge Park. Curbed now reports that the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Post-Sandy work takes a heavy toll on service at local stations this weekend. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 10 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 13 there will be no 4 train service in either direction (and 5 trains don’t serve Brooklyn on weekends). During this same time, A and C trains in both directions will […]
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