Archive | April, 2023

Pedestrian Struck, Killed on Atlantic Avenue Sunday Night

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle and multiple news outlets have reported a pedestrian was struck and killed at about 10:00 pm Sunday evening on Atlantic Avenue near Clinton Street in Brooklyn Heights. Katherine Harris, a 31-year-old originally from Hyde Park, NY had the right of way when a Volvo traveling west at a high rate of speed ran the red […]

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Silhouette Event at Brooklyn Women’s Exchange

Deborah O’Connor will be at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street (between Henry and Clinton, below UPS), April 21 through 23, to work her scissors magic and create silhouette portraits. Children of all ages, pets, adults…everyone is a suitable subject for Deb’s keen eye and sharp scissors. You’ll be amazed at the results—in only five […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

I’m declaring this weekend — late night Friday, April 14 to early morning Monday, April 17 — to be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations or route diversions directly affecting service at any local stations. 2 trains will be running on a reduced schedule, every twenty minutes, on Saturday and Sunday, […]

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Open Thread Wednesday

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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Veterinary Hospital Coming to Montague & Henry

According to Rebecca Baird-Remba in the Commercial Observer, a “[n]ational veterinary chain”, GoodVets, has committed to lease 2,899 square feet at 125 Montague Street (photo, by C. Scales for BHB) for a veterinary hospital expected to open about one year from now. We presume the 2.899 square feet are the former Ann Taylor LOFT space […]

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Open Squash to Replace Eastern Athletic Club at St. George Tower

Open Squash, a non-profit “on a mission to make the game of squash more accessible and affordable to everyone,” will move into the space soon to be vacated by Eastern Athletic Club at 43 Clark St. Eastern will close for good on May 31, 2023. The target open date for Open Squash is sometime in […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

I’m declaring this Easter/Passover/Ramadan (when was the last time these holidays of the three Abrahamic faiths overlapped?) weekend — late night Friday, April 8 to early morning Monday, April 10 — to be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations or route diversions directly affecting service at any local stations. 2 trains […]

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Open Thread Wednesday

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St. Francis Sale Goes Through … for $40 Million Less

In February we noted that St. Francis College had sold its Brooklyn Heights campus for $200 million. In March we noted that the sale may not have gone through. Now, thanks to The Real Deal, we know that there is an apparently final deal to sell the campus for $160 million, to an affiliate of […]

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