Hallelujah! While there will still be no 2 or 3 service in either direction at Clark Street or Borough Hall (with 4 and 5 trains providing alternate service from Manhattan and to and from destinations further in Brooklyn) from late night Friday, June 22 through Saturday, June 23, full 2 and 3 service will be […]
Archive | June, 2018
The Subway Is Going to Pieces
Literally. The sky is falling. Multiple news outlets reported yesterday that a piece of the ceiling over the 4/5 platform at Borough Hall simply fell at around 3pm on Wednesday. @NYCTSubway I heard a loud bang, I turn around, and a part of the ceiling COLLAPSED. This was on the Manhattan bound 4/5 train platform […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Bargemusic’s weekend begins Friday evening, June 22 at 8:00 PM, with pianist Olga Vinokur (photo) playing works by Lukas Foss, Copland/Bernstein, Bernstein, and Gershwin, as part of the celebration of Leonard Bernstein’s centennial. On Saturday evening, June 23 at 6:00 and again on Sunday afternoon, June 24 at 4:00, the Manhattan Symphonie Chamber Players, with […]
My Report of Taperia’s Demise Was Greatly Exaggerated
Your correspondent walked by this afternoon, and the place was doing business. What can I say, other than I’m delighted? My regrets to the owners, though their earlier apparent closing wasn’t accompanied by the usual “we’re doing renovations; be back soon” sort of sign. Now Montague Street has one less vacant restaurant space.
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
If we’re to believe the MTA, this will be the last weekend (late Friday evening, June 15 to early Monday morning, June 18) that post-Sandy repair work closes the tunnels connecting the 2 and 3 lines between Brooklyn and Manhattan, meaning there is no service in either direction at Clark Street or at the 2/3 […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Pianist Jerome Lowenthal (photo) begins Bargemusic’s weekend at 8:00 Friday evening, June 15 with “Four Faces of ‘F’” (not to worry; that’s the musical key) featuring works by Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Bartok, Sinding, and Debussy. On Saturday evening, June 16 at 8:00, and again on Sunday afternoon, June 17 at 4:00, the Semplice […]
Coming up: Stuff-A-Sack Sale at Underground Thrift Store
A couple of times a year, the Underground Thrift Store (which is upstairs at Plymouth Church) clears its shelves and you, dear customers, are the lucky recipients. On Sunday, June 17 and Sunday, June 24 from 12:30 – 4:00 pm, for $25 you can “stuff a sack” with clothes and shoes for men, women, and […]
Free Outdoor Performances of Theater 2020’s As U Like It in Cadman Plaza Park This Weekend
This coming Saturday and Sunday evenings, June 16 and 17, starting at 6:00 PM, Theater 2020, Brooklyn Heights’ own professional stage company, will present As U Like It, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, with original music by Jason Wynn, at Cadman Plaza Park. Your correspondent saw the show on Saturday, and can attest […]
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