This Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Cadman Plaza Park from 11:00 am — 2:00 pm, a new community group, Next Generation Now will hold a rally and march for children’s empowerment. Speakers include civil rights activists Melvin Todd and Janice Nixon, youth activists and social justice groups representing but not limited to NYCLU, Arab American Family Support […]
Archive | May, 2017
A Walk Through Red Hook
This past weekend your correspondent participated in two Jane’s Walks, sponsored by the Municipal Art Society of New York. The walks, which are free, are funded in memory of Jane Jacobs, an urbanist who lived for many years in the West Village and who advocated a community based as opposed to a centrally planned pproach […]
Some Highlights of the Brooklyn Folk Festival: Part II, Saturday, April 29
The eighth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival continued on Saturday afternoon and evening, April 29, at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church. I first knew of Peter Stampfel as part of the Holy Modal Rounders (you can hear them here). On Saturday afternoon, April 29, Peter (second from right in the photo) took the stage […]
Wellness Happy Hour at Brooklyn Cat Cafe
This Wednesday, May 10th, the Brooklyn Cat Cafe will hold a Spring Wellness and Happy Hour from 7:15 to 10 pm. All proceeds from this event will benefit Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition and their rescue work. Luisa Noelle of New York New You will lead a one-hour Vinyasa yoga class, which will be followed by […]
Some Highlights of Last Weekend’s Brooklyn Folk Festival: Part I, Friday
The eighth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival began Friday evening, April 28 at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church with the poet Anne Waldman (photo) reading her poems, accompanied by her nephew, Devin Brajha Waldman on saxophone. She closed her set by singing a poem by William Blake that had been set to music by […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
On Monday evening, May 8 at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present “100 Clark Street: A Case Study in Navigating Building Codes, Gravity, and Landmark Preservation,” a panel discussion about the difficulties faced by owner Margaret Streicker Porres and architect (and former Brooklyn Heights Association president) Tom van den Bout (his professional partner, Brenda […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
For this one more weekend – 11:45 PM Friday, May 5 to 5:00 AM Monday, May 8 – the 4 will not be with us (nor will the 5, which doesn’t serve Brooklyn on weekends). This means no service at the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall. For those traveling to or from the interior of […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, May 5 at 8:00 Bargemusic presents pianist Gleb Ivanov (photo) playing works by Haydn, Schubert, and Schubert-Liszt. For you lovers of things Scandinavian, on Saturday evening, May 6 at 8:00, and again on Sunday afternoon, May 7 at 4:00, violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Alexander Peskanov will perform works by Grieg. There […]
“Day at the Park” Honors MCA This Saturday at Adam Yauch Park
No sleep til Brooklyn! The organizers of MCA Day are hosting “A Day in the Park” in honor of beloved Beastie Boy, Adam “MCA” Yauch. The event takes place this Saturday, May 6th in Adam Yauch Park from Noon to 4pm. Come bask in the sunshine at Adam Yauch Park, play some basketball, listen to […]
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