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Movie Shoot to Create Parking Nightmares Sunday through Tuesday

By on November 4, 2022 3:33 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking

Thanks to Marisa Cohen on Nextdoor for the image and the warning. I’m guessing this is a remake of the 2015 movie Brooklyn, based on Colm Toibin’s novel with the same title.

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Last Minute Weekend Reminders

By on March 30, 2012 11:33 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Kids, Literature, Music, Parents

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Spring Fling will be held tomorrow (Saturday, March 31) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the vicinity of Jane’s Carousel. Admission is free; there will be lots of activities for kids and parents, live band performances, and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Bunny. On Sunday, April 1, starting at 2:00 p.m., Colm […]

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Colm Tóibín and Mick Moloney on Irish Fiction and Fact at BHS Sunday

By on March 28, 2012 9:12 am in Arts and Entertainment, Events, Literature

This Sunday April 1, at 2 p.m. the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street (corner of Clinton) will present a discussion between Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn: a Novel, along with many other works of fiction, and Mick Moloney, Irish-American folklorist and musician. The event is presented in partnership between BHS and the New York […]

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