The forecast for tomorrow — Saturday, July 1 — is for possible scattered showers. We presume that Open Streets Montague will go ahead as scheduled, unlike last Saturday. If so, some of the activities planned for then will go ahead this week. The pop-up blooms (photo by C. Scales for BHB) will be back between […]
Archive | June, 2023
Cranberry’s Hands Over the Keys to Poppy’s: It Was Kismet!
It’s been three years since Cranberry’s said farewell to Brooklyn Heights after 42 years in business. Ever since, the neighborhood has been in mourning and wondering, “what could possibly replace Cranberry’s?” The answer is, “Poppy’s!” As you read on, you’ll agree that it’s the answer that was meant to be and the perfect fit for the space […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This long Fourth of July weekend (late Friday evening June 30 through Wednesday morning, July 5) and the following work week (Wednesday morning, July 5 through Friday evening, July 7) the big news is the lack of Manhattan bound service at High Street. From late Friday evening to early Monday morning, July 3 there will […]
Movies With a View Returns Thursday July 6th
The 23rd season of Movies With a View kicks off at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Thursday, July 6th. This year’s lineup is around the theme “We Are Family” and offers a wide variety of films that will “turn on your heart light” or alternatively get your heart pumping. Doors are at 6:00 pm. Movies begin at sunset. Gather on the Pier 1 […]
BQE Work Starting Soon; “Virtual Community Meeting” Thursday Evening
We’ve been advised by State Senator Andrew Gounardes that the City Department of Transportation will start in July to do “significant and necessary repairs” to the cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway that underlies much of Brooklyn Heights and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. This is interim repair work simply to stabilize the existing structure […]
Suspect Arrested in Joralemon Street Stabbing and Robbery
As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, police have arrested Nicolas Giraldo, 25, who is suspected of having robbed and stabbed a 55 year old man on Joralemon Street near Columbia Place at 6:33 AM on Tuesday, June 13. The suspect, a Queens resident, was arrested in Manhattan, where he is suspected of having […]
Lots of Activities and Music at Tomorrow’s Open Streets Montague
Update: Open Streets Montague has been cancelled today because of rain. The poetry lessons will be indoors at 144 Montague, and Mad for Chicken is still offering the kids eat free deal. We’ll advise you if any of the activities scheduled for today will will take place next Saturday. The pop-up blooms (photo by C. […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
As of Thursday night, June 22 the only planned service change adversely affecting local stations this weekend — late Friday evening, June 23 through early Monday morning, June 26 — is that there will be no Manhattan bound service at High Street (but extra Manhattan bound service at York Street in DUMBO) as Manhattan bound […]
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