Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 14) evening at 6:00, the lightship Nantucket, docked at the north side of Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, will be host to artist Christina Sun, New York Harbor Artist in Residence, Art Instructor at the New York City Harbor School, and author of the blog Bowsprite. Ms. Sun will speak about […]
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Coming at Brooklyn Historical Society
In July we noted the opening of the exhibit “Truman Capote’s Brooklyn: The Lost Photographs of David Attie” at the
Is Brooklyn Heights to Blame for Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia?
Death and Taxes is reporting that several Clinton staffers working in her campaign headquarters in One Pierrepont Plaza (photo), including campaign manager Robby Mook, came down with symptoms similar to hers some time before she was diagnosed with pneumonia. According to Death and Taxes: If this top advisor sought treatment in the days before Clinton, […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Re-Opens After Summer Break
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange (photo), 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry) has re-opened from its annual summer closure. The Exchange offers a wide variety of hand-crafted goods, including infants’ and children’s clothing, toys, jewelry, and household items, along with books of local interest and children’s books. See examples here. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. […]
Brooklyn Book Festival Next Sunday, September 18
The eleventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival will be on Sunday, September 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m at Borough Hall and Columbus Park (immediately north of Borough Hall). There will be readings by and discussions with writers, and books for sale. On Saturday, September 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there will be […]
Kite Festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weather permitting, there will be a Kite Festival at the Harbor View Lawn on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. You may bring your own kite, or purchase one there. Admission is free. There is more information here. (Click on “Read full story” for link.) Photo: […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Bargemusic’s usual Friday evening concert has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for anther time. On Saturday evening, September 10 at 8:00 the Amernet String Quartet, along with clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, will perform works by Beethoven, Lev Zhurbin, and Brahms. On Sunday afternoon, September 11 at 4:00 there will be a special 9/11 memorial concert […]
Sen. Squadron Gives Update on Noise From Watermark Bar
We’ve been contacted by State Senator Daniel Squadron’s Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director, Zeeshan Ott, who gave us the following information regarding the Watermark Bar, which was the source of the noise assaulting Brooklyn Heights one week ago. There was a meeting between Squadron’s office, Brooklyn Community Board 2, Manhattan Community Board 1 […]
New Dock Street School Opens
Your correspondent got notice Monday that at 1:00 p.m. yesterday there would be a ribbon cutting by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña for the new Dock Street School, a public middle school (grades 6 through 8), drawing “a diverse student body from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Vinegar Hill […]
This Week at Brooklyn Historical Society
There are three events at Brooklyn Historical Society this week. Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 6) evening at 6:30, Renée Dinnerstein, author of Choice Time: How to Deepen Learning Through Inquiry and Play will discuss her book with Anna Allanbrook, principal of P.S. 146 Brooklyn New School, followed by Q&A with the audience. Light refreshments will be […]
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