Update: Romeo is home with his family. Romeo lives with his family on Henry St. between Clark and Pierrepont Sts. True to his name, he’s known to roam the nearby areas and is unhappy when trapped indoors too long. Romeo always returns home though. This time, he’s been gone since Thursday and his family is concerned. Have […]
Archive | June, 2024
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend – late night Friday, June 28 through early morning Monday, July 1 – there will be no Manhattan bound service at Court Street or at the N/R platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech, because of re-routings of Manhattan bound N and R trains all weekend. The following Fourth of July week – Monday, July 1 […]
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High Winds Batter Brooklyn Heights
The photo above (C. Scales for BHB) is of a tree downed by yesterday’s high winds, lying across part of the Montague Street entrance to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, next to Two Montague Terrace. We are told another tree was downed further north, near the Promenade, a day or two earlier. The intrepid Mary Frost […]
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Open Streets Montague Sunday: Last One Until September
This Sunday, June 30, will be the last Open Streets Montague of the spring to early summer session; Open Streets will return on September 15 for a session lasting each Sunday into the fall. This Sunday’s event, on Montague between Clinton and Henry and between Henry and Hicks from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM, will […]
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DOT Reveals New BQE Plans
As we noted a week ago, the City Department of Transportation has new plans for the reconstruction of the BQE Central, the cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway that runs below Brooklyn Heights, from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street, and would hold two public forums, one in person on June 20, and one on […]
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This weekend — late night Friday, June 21 to early Monday morning, June 24 — the star of the no-shows will again be the 4 train, which will not be running to or from Brooklyn. Since 5 trains do not serve Brooklyn on weekends, this means there will be no service at the 4/5 platfroms […]
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New residents in the neighborhood
Brooklyn Heights is full of what the Brits call “des res”: highly desirable residences that are in great demand. But the hottest new spots in the neighborhood aren’t classic prewar buildings, or fancy new construction. No–our newest neighbors have eschewed the conventional and headed for the trees. Per the Daily Eagle‘s wonderful Mary Frost, more than […]
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Music and Dance at Open Streets Montague Sunday
Update: Open Streets Montague has been cancelled for this Sunday, June 23, because of predicted extreme heat. The final Open Streets Montague before the summer break will be next Sunday, June 30. We’ll let you know what’s on the schedule soon, so stay tuned. This Sunday, June 23, Open Streets Montague will feature a performance […]
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