On Friday evening, June 10, at 8:00 Bargemusic will celebrate the 78th birthday of New York resident composer Charles Wuorinen (photo, with his cat Lepton, by Nina Roberts). The Aeolus Quartet, joined by pianist Ursula Oppens, will perform his works. On Saturday evening, June 11, at 8:00 the Horszowski Trio will play works by Schumann, […]
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Park Board OKs Pier Six Towers; Litigation Looms
The Eagle reports that the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s Board of Directors voted 12-4 to proceed with the construction of two residential towers on the landward side of Pier six, near the park’s Atlantic Avenue entrance. The dissenting votes were by City Council Member Steve Levin; Zeeshan Ott, representing State Senator Daniel Squadron; Michael Stinson, […]
Brooklyn Heights Ass’n Continues Pier Six Towers Fight
As we previously noted, the City, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, intend to have the BBPC’s board vote on a modified plan for the two residential towers planned for the Pier Six uplands this coming Tuesday, June 7 and, presuming the board approves, proceed with the construction. As we also noted in our earlier […]
Fourth Of July Fireworks On East River Again
Macy’s tells us that this year’s Fourth of July Fireworks will be launched from the East River again. Prime viewing locations will be the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the high floors or roof decks of any buildings with river views.
Lots To Do For Free At Brooklyn Bridge Park This Weekend
From a chance to contribute to scientific knowledge about life in the changing East River to one to see planets, stars, and galaxies, Brooklyn Bridge Park offers much this weekend. We’ll start with the stars. Saturday evening, June 4, starting at 7:00 you may look at celestial objects through telescopes, meet Astronaut Anna Fisher (photo), […]
City Ready To Move On Pier 6 Development
As we noted earlier. despite the State’s refusal to approve a planned modification to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s development plan to include affordable housing in the two planned high rise buildings sited near the Park’s Atlantic Avenue entrance and Pier Six, the City believes it may move ahead with the development. The Eagle reports that the […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, June 3 at 8:00 Bargemusic presents violinist Mark Peskanov, cellist Gabriel Cabezas (photo), and pianist Olga Vinokur to play works by Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, and Shostakovich. On Saturday evening, June 4 at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon, June 5 at 4:00, Mr. Peskanov will be joined by Laura Jean Goldberg, also on violin, […]
Poplar Street Community Garden “Tending Day” Saturday
Love plants, flowers, fruit and veggies? Want to get your hands dirty tending them? This Saturday, June 4 from noon until 3:00 p.m. the Poplar Street Community Garden, located at the northwest corner of Poplar and Hicks streets, will have a Garden Tending Day. We’ll be planting and transplanting, trimming shrubs, pruning trees, removing spent […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, May 27, at 8:00, Bargemusic will present pianist Donald Berman playing a mix of classical (Mozart), modern (Loren Rush, Peter Phillips, and Judith Weir), and early modern (Charles Ives; photo) works. On Saturday evening, May 28, at 8:00, pianist Emanuel Krasovsky will play works by Janacek and Schubert. On Sunday afternoon, May […]
Watchtower Puts Towers Hotel On Market
DNA Info reports that the Watchtower Tract & Bible Society, better known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, has put the (forgive my use of an over-used word, but here it does seem appropriate) iconic Towers Hotel building (photo, a “fortuitous find” by reader AEB), at Clark and Willow streets, up for sale. Back in 2006, in BHB’s […]
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