This Wednesday evening, May 10, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge, will present an on line class, “Birding in NYC (and beyond!)”, in which you can “learn how to experience spring migration happening right now, including how to find & identify birds!” The fee is $10; there’s more […]
Archive | May, 2023
NYPD Manhunt For Escapee Starts in Brooklyn Heights
As I walked west on Schermerhorn around 6:30pm tonight, I passed a scene nearly identical to the photo in this Brooklyn Paper story and barely gave it a second thought. If I’d known what was going on, I’d have paid more attention. Aiden Graham reports that a man being transported to Central Booking on Schermerhorn […]
Montague Open Streets Saturdays Starts Tomorrow, May 6
OPEN STREETS ON MONTAGUE STARTS TOMORROW (SATURDAY) No parking 9am-7pm Clinton – Henry & Henry – Hicks While you’re there, don’t forget to support our local businesses! Treat yourself to a new pair of fashionable but affordable shoes at Bentley’s. Grab a coffee and pastry at Lassen & Hennigs. Stop in for lunch at Grand Canyon […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend — late Friday evening, May 6 to early Monday morning, May 9 — is a “green light” weekend, as there are no planned service changes that directly affect service at any local stations. The green light remains in effect for the following work week — Monday morning, May 9 through Friday evening, May […]
BHA Spring Into Service May 7, 2023: Help Fill Food Pantries and Donate Gently Used Childrens’ Goods
The Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Spring Into Service event is this Sunday starting at 10:00 a.m. There are three ways to participate this year. 1. Help Take Care of Our Trees – In partnership with City Councilmember Lincoln Restler’s office and the Big Reuse, BHA calls for volunteers to give our trees some needed TLC. Volunteers will […]
Last Chance to Take the BQE Survey: Respond before 11:59 pm, Thursday, May 4th
From the Brooklyn Heights Association: Over 300 of you have taken our BQE survey so far! In light of this very encouraging response, we’re leaving the survey open for an additional 48 hours. Please take a few minutes to respond before Thursday, May 4th at 11:59pm. Your opinions and thoughts matter a great deal to us, […]
Ready For a Visit to Runyonland? Heights Players Present Guys and Dolls
Damon Runyon (1880-1946) (caricature: Tad, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons), from Manhattan, Kansas, became a prominent newspaperman in the Borough of Manhattan from the 1920s until his death. While he worked primarily as a sportswriter, he became fascinated by some aspects of New York life that accompanied the sporting scene, and wrote a series of […]
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