According to this WSJ story, real estate analysts are concerned about possible oversupply in the rental housing market in Brooklyn because of the large number of new buildings that have recently been completed, are about to be, or are planned in various locations, prominently including downtown Brooklyn, which real estate people have re-branded as “DoBro.” […]
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84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening
The 84th Precinct Community Council will have its next meeting this coming Tuesday, September 15, starting at 7:00 p.m., at Brooklyn Law School, 250 Joralemon Street. We have no details on the agenda, but typically there is a “cop of the month” award, a talk by a police officer on some aspect of police work […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Re-opens This Weekend
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, will open for its 161st season tomorrow (Saturday, September 12), following its annual summer holiday. The store, which is a non-profit organization that takes consignments from local and other handcrafters, is perhaps best known for its selection of children’s clothing–with an expanded offering of boys’ clothing this year–and […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Mets, to your correspondent’s satisfaction, are on a tear. You can join the celebration on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 4:00 p.m. on the play turf at the outer end of Pier 2, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The event is free and will feature local radio DJs; Mets legends Edgardo Alfonzo, Darryl Strawberry, Howard […]
B.P. Adams Disapproves Library Plan, With Conditions
The Eagle reports that Borough President Eric Adams has “dissproved with conditions” the proposed redevelopment of the site of the Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Among the conditions he has included in his recommendation are that the new library have as much public space as the old one, including the space of […]
9/11 Memorials; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Tomorrow (Thursday, September 10) evening, from 7:30 to 8:00, at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade, the Brooklyn Heights Clergy Association will present a candle-lit interfaith memorial service for the victims of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. In the event of rain, the service will take place in Grace Church, 254 Hicks […]
Fortis Finally Closes on LICH Acquisition; Shake-Up at CHA
Update: “Fool me once….” It seems the closing isn’t “final” yet. See this Eagle story for details. Crain’s reports that Fortis Property Group has finally closed on its acquisition of the Long Island College Hospital site. Meanwhile, as the Eagle reports, Cobble Hill Association president Roy Sloane has resigned following a controversy over whether the […]
Photoville Returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park This Thursday, September 10
Photoville will return for its fourth annual display of photography at Brooklyn Bridge Park starting this Thursday, September 10 and remaining through Sunday, September 20. It will be located in the space upland of the Picnic Peninsula and near the foot of Joralemon Street, previously occupied on Sundays by Smorgasburg.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Bargemusic’s “Here and Now Labor Day Festival,” which began yesterday evening, continues on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 4 and 5, at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon, September 6, at 4:00. It features works by contemporary composers, played by a distinguished collection of musicians, including pianist and Brooklyn resident Kathleen Supové (photo). This Saturday afternoon, September […]
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