From 9:30 PM Friday, September 14 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 17 all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, so there will be no service at York Street in DUMBO and no F service at Jay Street, nor from the LES stops […]
Archive | September, 2018
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, September 14 at 8:00, Bargemusic will present Tokyo to New York, a concert of contemporary music by Tokyo-based and New York-based composers, performed by Thomas Piercy (photo) on clarinet and guanzi, Cheng Jin Koh on yangqin, and Chen Yihan on piano. On Saturday evening, September 15 at 8:00 and again on Sunday […]
Upcoming Book Talks at Brooklyn Historical Society
From Brooklyn Historical Society – announcing three upcoming book talks this month: “Each book talk takes a deep dive into complex and underexplored stories including how a youth football team offers refuge and community to young men in Brooklyn’s working-class neighborhood of Brownsville, a first-hand look at the devastating effects evangelical Christianity’s purity culture has […]
Photoville Opens in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Straight from the Photoville website: “For its seventh edition, Photoville will present work by more than 600 artists in 90 photography exhibitions & outdoor installations, providing an accessible venue for the public to experience both challenging and entertaining visual stories from a diverse group of artists, curators and organizations. In addition to exhibitions in and around […]
Community Meeting Tonight & Sunday: Brooklyn Bridge Park Seeks Input for Squibb Park Pool
From the folks at community group, Love Our Pool: “Great news! Community planning for the permanent pool in Squibb Park is in motion and Brooklyn Bridge Park would like our input! The Park wants to learn more about how you use the Pop-up Pool as well as your ideas and concerns about this new permanent pool. Please […]
Vote Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Thursday, September 13, is the statewide primary election to choose candidates to run in the November general election for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and other state offices. Polls are open from 6:00 AM until 9:00 PM. By entering your address at this website, you can see who is on the ballot in your […]
Parking Tickets Issued in Heights on Rosh Hashanah
Community Board 2’s Executive Director Robert Perris has sent us the following: Several people got tickets in Brooklyn Heights today despite the fact that alternate side of the street parking was suspended for the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Shana tova! Similar incidents have happened in the past because the parking regulations on the narrow […]
Brooklyn Book Festival This Sunday
The Brooklyn Book Festival will be on Sunday, September 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at Borough Hall and other nearby venues, and in Columbus Park (immediately north of Borough Hall). There will be readings by and discussions with writers, and books for sale. There’s more information here. There will also be a special […]
Alice’s Tea Cup Coming to Hicks and Middagh
We’ve been alerted by reader Andrew Porter that [t]he whimsical teahouse, bakery and restaurant Alice’s Tea Cup will open this year at the corner of Hicks Street and Middagh Street in Brooklyn Heights, across from PS 8. The photo is from their present location at 102 West 73rd Street, in Manhattan.
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