March has been an unkind month for two prestigious Heights institutions. The Heights Casino last week was reported to have investigated allegations that squash coaches there engaged in inappropriate conduct in the presence of students they were coaching. This past week, ICYMI, the The New York Times reported that [a] yearlong investigation has found allegations […]
Archive | March, 2019
Reminder: BQE Town Hall on Wednesday, April 3
Don’t forget: the Brooklyn Heights Association will present a Town Hall meeting to discuss plans concerning reconstruction of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway this coming Wednesday, April 3 starting at 7:00 p.m. at Plymouth Church, 57 Orange Street. Among those present will be City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Borough President Eric Adams, and City Council Member Steve […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, from 9:45 p.m. Friday, March 29 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, April 1, there will be no Manhattan bound service at York Street in DUMBO, as F trains will be re-routed to the A/C line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street. To reach LES stops on the F, take a Manhattan bound A […]
Brooklyn Folk Festival at St. Ann’s Church April 5-7
This year’s Brooklyn Folk Festival will take place at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, enter at 157 Montague Street (near Clinton) from Friday evening, April 5 through Sunday evening, April 7. A complete schedule is here. This year’s lineup includes some old favorites, including Frank Fairfield and Meredith Axelrod (photo by Brian Geltner), […]
Brooklyn Heights Author Rachel Cline Reads From New Novel
On Thursday evening your correspondent attended a reading at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe by Brooklyn Heights resident and native Rachel Cline, from her forthcoming novel, The Question Authority. Her central character in the story, like Ms. Cline, lives in the Heights and works for the City’s Board of Education, but Ms. Cline carefully said that […]
BHA’s Exec Director Peter Bray Leaving; Replacement Sought
The Brooklyn Heights Association has announced that “with much regret, … it has begun a search for a new Executive Director to replace Peter Bray, who will be leaving his post at the end of June to attend to a serious health issue within his family.” Mr. Bray has served as BHA’s Executive Director since […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Fortune blesses us with another “Green Light” weekend. This weekend — Friday evening, March 22 to Monday morning, March 25 — there are no planned (as always, I stress “planned”) service changes directly affecting service at any local stations. The following work week, each night Monday, March 25 to Friday, March 29 from 11:45 p.m. […]
Affordable Housing Lottery Open for The Pierrepont
As seen on the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Facebook page: There are 23 newly constructed affordable housing units at 146 Pierrepont St., Brooklyn, 11201 currently accepting applications. Preference will be given to people already living in Community Board 2 (Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Ft. Greene, Vinegar Hill). Applications […]
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