From 11:45 PM Friday, July 14 to 5:00 AM Monday, July 17 there will be no service in either direction at High Street, as A and C trains will be diverted to the F line between West 4th Street and Jay Street-Metro Tech. There will also be no 2 or 3 service at Clark Street […]
Archive | July, 2017
City of Water Day on Governors Island Saturday
The annual City of Water Day festival, presented by the Waterfront Alliance, will be this Saturday, July 15 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Governors Island, easily reached by ferry from Pier 6, Brookyn Bridge Park, near the foot of Atantic Avenue, or from Pier 1, near the foot of Old Fulton Street. There […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, July 14 at 8:00 pianist Steven Beck (photo) will play six suites by J.S. Bach. On Saturday evening, July 15 at 8:00 violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Jeffrey Swann will perform the second of their “Tale of Two Titans” series of concerts presenting the complete Beethoven and Handel sonatas for violin and […]
Secrets of Brooklyn Heights’ Key Food, Gristedes Revealed in Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Kadet recently moved to Brooklyn Heights, and has written a story about the supermrket scene. She likes Key Food on Montague Street, which is handy to her new digs–she even likes Gregory the Mannequin–but is put off by the high prices. She is even more dismayed by Gristede’s prices, which […]
NYC DOT Seeks Public Comments, Suggestions Concerning BQE Repairs
We noted earlier that the New York State Legislature, which has an unfortunate stranglehold on many matters affecting New York City alone, in its recent session failed to pass the legislation required to expedite the urgently needed work to repair the cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway that runs below Brooklyn Heights and the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
It’s another wacky weekend. From 11:45 PM Friday, July 7 until 5:00 AM Monday, July 10 there will be no service in either direction at Clark Street, the 2/3 platforms at Borough Hall, or High Street. 2 and 3 trains aren’t running to or from Brooklyn this weekend, as will be the rule all weekends […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
This Friday evening, July 7 at 8:00, Bargemusic presents pianist David Kaplan (photo, from website) playing works by Beethoven, Ligeti, and Brahms. On Saturday evening, July 8 at 8:00 violinist Mark Peskanov and pianist Jeffrey Swann will perform the first in a series of concerts presenting the complete Beethoven and Handel sonatas for violin and […]
BHA Asks Court To Stop Construction Of Pier Six Towers
The Brooklyn Heights Association, which has sued the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation and the developers to prevent construction of two high rise residential towers on the uplands of Pier Six in Brooklyn Bridge Park, reports that they received notice that construction would begin on July 19. This is one day after the next scheduled court […]
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