Archive | May, 2023

The Music House’s 14th Annual 4th Window Concert: Sunday, May 21st, 4:00 pm

From The Music House: Greetings to our neighbors. The Music House will be holding our 14th annual 4th Window Concert this year this Sunday, May 21st at 4PM, located at the corner of State Street and Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights. Our piano students will be performing original arrangements of classic songs by The Beatles, […]

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Willowtown Fair This Saturday

The annual Willowtown Spring Fair will be this Saturday, May 20 from noon until 5:00 PM on Willow Place (between Joralemon and State streets, one block west — downhill, that is — from Hicks Street. As always there will be lots of activities for adults and kids, local food and baked goods, music by Papa […]

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Dumbo Drop! June 2, 2023. Enter to Win Fabulous Prizes While Supporting Dumbo’s Title 1 Schools.

Just $20 gets you a chance to win these incredible prizes! Six month family membership to Life Time, with access to the pool, spa, Kids Academy and more. ($4,200 value.) A 2-night staycation at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge plus $200 for dinner at The Osprey. ($1,500 value.) Gift certificates to Dumbo’s finest restaurant’s – Gran Eléctrica, […]

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Open Thread Wednesday

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Wanted: Suspect in Sexually Motivated Burglary in Brooklyn Heights

We sadly interrupt this Mother’s Day to warn everyone to lock your doors at all times. In the overnight hours of Thursday into Friday, at about 1:55 a.m., a neighbor and her teenage son were asleep in their apartment on Poplar St. between Hicks and Henry Sts., when the mother was awakened to a stranger […]

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TODAY! Learn to Tidy Like a Pro at the Brooklyn Heights Library

Just in time for spring cleaning, learn to “Tidy Your Home and Life” at the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the BPL today from 1:00 – 2:30 with Brooklyn Heights’ own and certified KonMarie expert Rebecca Cohen. REGISTER HERE

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Mom’s the Star at Open Streets Montague Tomorrow

Click on “Read full story” for link. This being Mother’s Day Weekend, Open Streets Montague (Montague Street between Clinton and Hicks, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM) will feature opportunities to shop for or make Mother’s Day gifts, and have mom’s photo portrait taken. There will also be lots of games, activities, and entertainment for adults […]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

If I’m to believe the MTA’s website, this weekend — late Friday evening, May 12 to early Monday morning, May 15 — will be another “green light” weekend, with no planned service changes negatively affecting service at any local stations, apart from 2 trains running on a reduced schedule (every 15 minutes) on Sunday. There […]

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Open Thread Wednesday

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Kite Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park Saturday

This Saturday, May 13, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, weather permitting, there will be a Kite Festival at Pier 5, the soccer field pier near the foot of Joralemon Street, in Brooklyn Bridge Park. If you don’t have a kite, there will be kites for sale. You can also learn how to make your […]

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