As a clarification to earlier news reports, we have learned the following from Brooklyn Bridge Park authorities: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, several individuals broke into the Pier 2 Uplands maintenance and operations yard. Without keys, they turned on and drove a series of BBP’s utility vehicles and a bobcat. It appears they […]
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Annual Pierrepont Halloween Parade 10/29: Volunteers Needed!
Start planning your family’s coordinated Stranger Things theme costumes… The Annual Pierrepont Playground Halloween Parade is Saturday, October 29th! Parade starts around 10:30ish, followed by the bake sale and “playground fun”. They are still looking for volunteers, so if you’re interested, visit the online signup form and add your name. Looks like they still need […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
This Friday evening, October 14 at 8:00, Bargemusic will present violinist Kinga Augustyn (photo) playing works by Telemann, Paganini, and Carter. On Saturday evening, October 15 at 8:00, pianist Adam Golka, with the String Orchestra of Brooklyn, under the direction of Eli Spindel, will perform works by Arturo Rodriguez, Webern, Takemitsu, and Bach. On Sunday […]
Two Injured, One Seriously, By Falling Bricks at Former LICH
Update: The two injured were workers on the demolition site. They were taken to New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope. Read more in Mary Frost’s Eagle story. Sadly, News 12 Brooklyn reports that today at about 1:00 p.m. two people were injured, one seriously, by falling bricks at 339 Hicks Street, the former Long […]
Remembering Henrik Krogius
We at BHB are deeply saddened by the news that Henrik Krogius has died. His love of his adopted home, Brooklyn Heights, was hard to match. He was blessed with many talents: writer; historian (he wrote the definitive history of his beloved Brooklyn Heights Promenade); editor of the Brooklyn Heights Press for many years; TV […]
Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
On Wednesday evening, October 5, at 6:30, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present CCNY sociology professor William Helmreich (photo; CCNY), who has walked all 816 miles of streets in Brooklyn and is author of The Brooklyn Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide. He will discuss what he found with NY1’s morning anchor and resident Canadian […]
Pierrepont Playground Closed This Week
We have this news from the Brooklyn Heights Association: At the request of the BHA, the NYC Parks Department has begun a week-long repair of Pierrepont Playground beginnng today to make it a safer and more resilient recreational space. The repairs include creating a more level rubberized surface where tree roots have pushed up, improving […]
Blessing of the Animals Sunday
This Sunday, October 2 is St. Francis Day, honoring the saint who showed special compassion to animals. Accordingly, both St. Ann & the Holy Trinity and Grace churches will hold ceremonies at which pets of all kinds may be blessed. The services at St. Ann’s, located at Clinton and Montague streets, will be held in […]
“Queen of Brooklyn Heights Houses” For Sale
The AIA Guide to New York City (5th Ed. 2010) calls 29 Middagh Street (corner of Willow) [t]he queen of Brooklyn Heights houses: a wood-painted, gambrel-roofed Federal house with a garden cottage connected by a garden wall. According to Curbed, it can be yours for a cool $7 million. Photo: C. Scales for BHB.
Bargemusic This Weekend
On Friday evening, September 30, at 8:00 Bargemusic will present “Tokyo to New York”, featuring works by Masatora Goya, Bin Li, Kazutomo Yamamoto, John Cage, Hidemi Mikai, and Chatori Shimizu performed on Western and Japanese instruments, including the Koto (photo), by a distinguished group of musicians. On Saturday evening, October 1, at 8:00 and on […]
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