Archive | October, 2022

Theater 2020 Presents “You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow” — a Sondheim Revue

Theater 2020, the award winning professional stage company under the joint production and artistic directorship of Brooklyn Heights residents David Fuller and Judith Jarosz, will present “You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow.” This rarely seen Sondheim revue is coming to Brooklyn for the first time since its 1983 NYC debut! A 70-minute staged concert (no intermission) that […]

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Restler Announces School Showcases; Participatory Budgeting for Climate Justice

City Council Member Lincoln Restler has announced a “School Showcase” for districts 13, which includes P.S.8 and P.S.307, and 15. It will be held on Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the Dock Street School, 19 Dock Street, in DUMBO. At the Showcase you can “learn about our district’s amazing public […]

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All Hands Fire at 59 Pineapple St.

Engine 205/Ladder 118 responded to an “all hands” fire at around 2:00 p.m. today at 59 Pineapple St. The Citizen app reports that by 2:25 p.m., firefighters had extinguished the fire that started in a 5th floor apartment in the 6 story building. Three people were reported to be injured and evacuated by firefighters. Acting […]

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About Those Fireworks

If, like me, you were wondering why the fireworks tonight, even though they weren’t listed on the City’s official fireworks site, I noticed they were coming from the direction of the South Street Seaport. I checked South Street’s website and found that they were part of the 35th annual Deepavali Festival, presented by the Association […]

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Update on Book Festival

All scheduled activities for today’s Brooklyn Book Festival — see here — will be held indoors, except for the Literary Marketplace, which has been cancelled because of forecast high winds. You can still support participants in the Literary Marketplace by purchasing on line. (Official BKBF Poster by Johnnie Christmas courtesy @bkbookfest at Instagram.)

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