Local politicians, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assembly Member Joan Millman, and City Council Member Stephen Levin, have signed a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo urging that funds for senior centers in New York City, including the St. Charles Jubilee Center at 55 Pierrepont Street, which is threatened with closing, be restored […]
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Cuomo Budget May Shut St. Charles Senior Center
The St. Charles Jubilee Senior Center at 55 Pierrepont Street, a gathering place for Brooklyn Heights seniors fo many years, may be forced to close as of April 1 because it has been denied funding under Governor Cuomo’s budget.
Time Change for Community Meeting with Sen. Squadron This Evening
As we reported earlier, State Senator Daniel Squadron will host a community meeting this evening at the Pierrepont House for the Elderly, Multipurpose Room, 2nd floor, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Hicks and Henry). However, the Senator’s office has advised us that the start time for the meeting has been moved back from 6:30 to 7:00 […]
Heights History: The Bad Old Days at 55 Pierrepont
With all this talk about the return of 1970s economics, it’s time to see what that would really mean for Brooklyn Heights. Over the next few weeks, we’ll post items from newspaper archives that will give us all a taste of what a Life on Mars-like return to the Disco Decade would mean for us […]
35th Anniversary for Jubilee Senior Center
The NY Daily News reports on the 35th anniversary of the St. Charles Jubilee Senior Center [55 Pierrepont Street]:
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