After a week’s reprieve, the F train/D train do-si-do is back. From 9:30 PM Friday, April 13 to 5:00 AM Monday, April 16, F trains will be re-routed to the D line and D trains re-routed to the F in both directions, between West 4th Street and Stillwell Avenue. For F stops in Manhattan up […]
Archive | April, 2018
Poplar Street Community Garden Workday Saturday
Our friends at Poplar Street Community Garden have sent us this message: We will indeed have another workday in the Poplar St. Community Garden this coming Saturday 4-14 (noon to 3pm). With the compost now turned and going onto plots and other growing areas, we’ll next give the roses their spring pruning, check the fruiting […]
Bargemusic this Weekend
Bargemusic begins the weekend Friday evening, April 13 at 8:00 with a concert that melds baroque music with jazz instruments — something I’ve long thought appropriate — as Daniel Schnyder on saxophone, David Taylor on bass trombone, and Mark Peskanov on violin, perform works by Mr. Schnyder and by G.F. Handel (image; by Balthasar Denner […]
Your Days of Perelandra Lunch Deprivation Are Over
After several months of renovation, Perelandra is back to serving lunch–and maybe more importantly, coffee–to the neighborhood. The new space will include a hot buffet, made-to-order sandwiches, and prepared meals, in addition to old standbys like a fresh juice and smoothie bar. Among the new items on the vegan menu: Smoky pulled jackfruit with red cabbage […]
Mr. Video III’s Raf Perez in the Sunday Times
The legacy of Raf Perez and Mr. Video III lives on. Raf was profiled here at BHB in 2016. In this Sunday’s New York Times, Fabrice Robinet, a Mr. Video III customer who spent “many an hour” there, writes about the phasing out of DVD’s and the loss of bonus features and director’s commentaries that come with them. Of […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, from 11:45 PM Friday, April 6 to 5:00 AM Monday, April 9, we have the usual, until some time this summer, cancellation of 2 or 3 train service in either direction (meaning no service at Clark Street or on the 2/3 platforms at Borough Hall). As usual, during the absence of 2/3 service, […]
Bargemusic this Weekend
This weekend Bargemusic marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the French composer Claude Debussy (image) with two concerts. The first, on Friday evening, April 6 at 8:00, features pianists Steven Beck and Yalin Chi performing works by Rameau, Debussy, Chopin, and Dukas. For the second, on Saturday evening, April 7 at 6:00, Mr. […]
Mail Bandits in Brooklyn Heights
The Brooklyn Heights Association alerted members via email to be vigilant when using the corner mail boxes. In recent months, there has been a raft of mail being illegally removed from street corner mailboxes in Brooklyn Heights, which has led to stolen identities and bank and credit card accounts being compromised. “The NYPD has issued an […]
Latest Stories
Support BHB
Buy all your favorite AMAZON products via the BHB Store. Click here to get started.
- Open Thread Wednesday March 26, 2024
- Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby March 28, 2024
- On Lent, More Ears, Less Mouth March 28, 2024
- On Lent, More Ears, Less Mouth March 28, 2024
- Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby March 28, 2024
- Open Thread Wednesday March 26, 2024
Nabe Chatter