Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Ninth “Choral” Symphony has been called by Tom Service in The Guardian as: [A]rguably the central artwork of Western music: it is as much of a challenge now as it was in 1824 to its listeners, to performers, and to every composer who has written a symphony since. The Ninth will be […]
Archive | April, 2023
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend — late night Friday, April 28 to early Monday morning, May 1 — there will be no service in either direction at High Street, as A and C trains will be re-routed to the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street-Washington Square. This means much extra traffic at York Street in […]
Books Are Magic Celebrates Independent Bookstore Day Saturday
This Saturday, April 29 is Independent Bookstore Day, and Books Are Magic, 122 Montague Street, will be celebrating from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM with visits by authors at various times throughout the day.
I Scream, You Scream…
…and we all scream because Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is coming to the neighborhood, per Brooklyn Bridge Parents. Van Leeuwen already has three shops nearby, in Boerum Hill, Prospect Heights, and Park Slope, but now scoops will be just a short walk away, at the old Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory/Ample Hills spot on the Fulton […]
“Pedestrian Safety Walk” on Atlantic Avenue Saturday
We’ve learned through Brooklyn Bridge Parents that this Saturday, April 29, there will be a “Walk for Pedestrian Safety” starting at noon at Atlantic and Furman Street and progressing to the intercession of Atlantic and Flatbush. This is inspired by the Brooklyn Heights Blog post about the woman who was killed by a drunken driver […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
There will be less frequent Manhattan bound service at High Street this weekend — late tonight until early Monday morning, April 24 — (but more Manhattan bound service at York Street in DUMBO) as Manhattan bound C trains will be re-routed to the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and 34th Street-Herald Square. There will be […]
“Open Streets” Returns to Montague Starting May 6
Open Streets Montague, co-sponsored by the Montague Street BID and by the Brooklyn Heights Association, with the co-operation of the NYC Department of Transportation, will return Saturday, May 6 and will continue every Saturday through October 28, with a break for all of August and through Labor Day (during which time, of course, everyone will […]
“Captain Cleanup” Back on the Job
Your correspondent found the Brooklyn Heights resident known as “Captain Cleanup”, recipient of a 2013 “BHB Ten” award, busy putting white highlights on the “Relay Mail” box at the corner of Montague Street and Pierrepont Place Sunday afternoon.
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