Tag Archives | City Coucil Member Lincoln Restler

My First Dispatch: On Moving to Brooklyn in 1996 as We Welcome September in the Best Neighborhood in NYC

By on September 12, 2023 6:44 pm in 9/11, Blogging, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Downtown Brooklyn, Environment, History, Houses of Worship, Neighborhoods, Open Streets, P.S. 8, Real Estate, Religion, Schools

Greetings neighbors—the first dispatch from me, Caroline Aiken Koster, your newest BHBlogger here. This first post has me thinking about moving to Brooklyn Heights in Fall of 1996. Until then, my husband James and I, fresh out of graduate school and landing in Manhattan from our hometowns of Louisville and Cincinnati, rented a standard NYC […]

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Montague Open Streets-Saturday, June 25

By on June 23, 2022 1:18 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Open Streets

Open Streets Montague, sponsored by Montague Street BID and the Brooklyn Heights Association, returns this Saturday, June 25 from noon to 7:00 PM. All parked cars must be moved from Montague before then; an emergency lane will be open during the event. There will be music, games and activities for kids, and, again, a “pastry […]

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City Council Redistricting Training Session on Zoom Tuesday Evening

By on May 22, 2022 12:16 am in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Election 2022, Government

There’s been a lot of press coverage lately about Congressional and State Senate redistricting, but work is getting underway on redrawing City Council districts. Brooklyn Heights is presently included in District 33, represented by Lincoln Restler (photo). There’s a map of the district on Council Member Restler’s website. It’s an odd looking district, indeed. The […]

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