This weekend – Friday evening, November 19 to Monday morning, November 22 – I’m calling a “Green Light Weekend” because (apart, of course, from the long term closure of the Clark Street station) there are no planned service changes that directly affect local stations. The following Thanksgiving week – Monday, November 22 through Friday, November […]
Archive | November, 2021
PS8 And Jeweler Alexis Bittar Holiday Fundraising Sale This Saturday!
Hey, looking to do some early holiday shopping but worried about those supply chains? Or, (and purely hypothetical here) just looking to get something nice for your wife’s birthday? World famous jewelry designer (and local yocal) Alexis Bittar is hosting a PS8 fundraising/shopping event this Saturday, November 20, from 3pm to 7pm, at his newly […]
Dude, Where’s My Bus? How to Amplify Your Child’s Transportation Issues & Advocate Like a Champ
If the NYC DOE’s Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) is a thorn in your side, raise your hand. (Ooh, Mr. Kotter!!! Pick me! Ooh! Ooh!) Pupil Transportation in NYC has always been bad. All one has to do is Google “NYC DOE” with”student transportation” and years’ worth of articles full of horror stories will unfurl on […]
Mega Yacht at Marina is a Movie Star
If you’ve been to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade or Brooklyn Bridge Park lately you’ve almost certainly noticed a very large – 240 feet long, in fact – yacht docked at the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, near the foot of Joralemon Street. The photo, taken by your correspondent from the Promenade, shows its mast towering to the […]
Report of Police Activity on Orange Street
A reader reports police activity on Orange Street between Willow and Hicks at about 8:15 this (Sunday) morning, with two NYPD cars “and a load of cops” there. According to our source: “[c]ops were having a conference and wouldn’t talk to me. Rumor is a robbery.” Does anyone have more information?
Could Infrastructure Funds Mean No More BQE?
As Streetsblog reports, that’s what Carlo Scissura, former head of the Mayor’s panel that considered options for repairing or replacing the crumbling Brooklyn Queens Expressway and that, to the relief of many Brooklyn Heights residents, killed the Department of Transportation’s proposal to repair the cantilevered portion below the Heights while replacing it with a “temporary” […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – Friday evening, November 12 to Monday morning, November 15 – I’m calling a “Green Light Weekend” because (apart, of course, from the long term closure of the Clark Street station) there are no planned service changes that directly affect local stations. The following work week – Monday, November 15 through Friday, November […]
Brooklyn Folk Festival Returns This Coming Weekend
The Brooklyn Folk Festival will return to live performance format at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague streets. There will be live musical performances on the Main Stage in the Sanctuary Friday evening, November 12, starting at 8:00. On Saturday, November 13, there will be afternoon performances on the Main Stage […]
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