This coming Sunday, September 15, Open Streets Montague will return to Montague Street between Clinton and Hicks, featuring a Back to School Party from noon until 4;00 PM. The party will include kids’ concerts; crafts, games, prizes, and a bubble show. From noon until 3:00 PM at Books Are Magic, 122 Montague (between Henry and Hicks), in conjunction […]
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September 11 Memorial Service on Promenade Wednesday Evening
This Wednesday, September 11, starting at 7:15 PM, the Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clergy Association, which includes representatives of various Christian, Jewish, and Muslim houses of worship in the neighborhood, will hold their annual candlelight memorial service for those who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, late night Friday, September 6 to early morning Monday, September 9, is pretty much a repeat of last weekend. From late evening Friday to early morning Monday there will be no service at High Street, as A and C trains going in both directions will be re-routed to the F line between Jay […]
Fall Migration Has Begun! Heather Wolf Presents Two Bird Walks in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Birds have begun their annual fall southward migration, and many kinds of them, including the Alder Flycatcher, photographed by your correspondent during a fall migration bird walk seven years ago, will be traveling through Brooklyn Bridge Park. That 2017 walk was led by Heather Wolf, author of Birding at the Bridge and now of Find More Birds. She has scheduled two fall […]
Where Have All the Mailboxes Gone?
This is obviously an old photo, as it includes two now defunct restaurants; one of which is still mourned by your correspondent and by many others. The thing I want to point out, though, is the blue object on the sidewalk between a trash barrel and the back end of the motor scooter. Like the […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The laborers on the MTA won’t get much rest this Labor Day weekend, as there’s much track repair and electrical improvement work to be done. From late evening Friday, August 30 to early morning Tuesday, September 3 there will be no service at High Street, as A and C trains going in both directions will […]
Community Board 2 Wants Your Views on City Funding Priorities
Brooklyn Community Board 2, which represents Community District 2, that includes Brooklyn Heights, along with all 59 community boards in the City, is conducting a survey of residents’ views on funding priorities. The results of these surveys will be used by each community board to produce a Community District Needs Statement which will be presented to the mayor, […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend, late evening Friday, August 23 to early morning Monday, August 26, is a 3-peat for the 4 train. There will be no service at the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall, as 4 service to and from Brooklyn will be suspended and 5 trains do not serve Brooklyn on weekends. 2 and 3 trains should […]
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