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Archive | January, 2024
Martin Luther King, Jr. Spoke at Plymouth Church 61 Years Ago, Calling for Peace and Brotherhood
In February of 1963 the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a guest sermon at Plymouth Church, then called Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, in Brooklyn Heights. He spoke at the invitation of Plymouth’s then Senior Minister, the Rev. Dr. Harry Kreuner. In his sermon, which called for brotherhood and world peace, Dr. King […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
It’s a three-peat! Yes, it’s another “green light weekend.” From late Friday evening, January 12 to early Monday morning, January 15 there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly and negatively affecting service at any local stations. 2 trains will be running on a reduced schedule – every twelve minutes – Saturday […]
Heather Wolf Leads Bird Walk Sunday; “Warbler Wednesday” Happy Hour at Estuary with Repast Baroque Ensemble
Heather Wolf, author of Find More Birds and Birding at the Bridge, will lead a bird tour in Brooklyn Bridge Park this Sunday morning, January 14. There are many species wintering in the Park. Ms. Wolf has recently seen these: Cooper’s Hawk, Gadwall, American Woodcock, American Kestrel, White-throated Sparrow, and Great Blue Heron. The tour […]
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue and Grace Church to Join in Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This Friday evening, January 12 at 6:30 parishioners of Grace Church will join with congregants of the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue at the Synagogue, 131 Remsen Street (between Henry and Clinton) for a Shir Shabbat service commemorating the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Allen […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Update: Because of yesterday’s collision and derailment of 1 trains on the Upper West Side, 2 train service at Clark Street will be disrupted until further notice. Brooklyn bound 2 trains will be re-routed to the 5 line between Nevins Street and 149th Street-Grand Concourse in the Bronx. This means no Manhattan bound 2 service […]
Announcing New Brooklyn Heights Blog Contributor Rafael “Raf” Perez!
Many (most?) of you already know and love Rafael “Raf” Perez, the last owner of Mr. Video III and currently a resident and Superintendent on Monroe Place. Raf is Brooklyn Heights through and through, having grown up here and never having left. How many people still here can say they graduated from PS8? We’re thrilled Raf […]
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