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Get to the Cat Café Right Meow!

Yuk it up this Thursday, November 14, when the Cat Café on Montague Street hosts a comedy night from 7:00 – 8:30 pm. Tickets are $20. Comedy not your thing? Then join those flexible felines on Wednesday nights for a yoga/stretch/snuggle session, in which you’ll learn how to use active stretching to help lengthen and […]

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Brooklyn Heights Comedy Nights: 5 Questions with Founder Shelly Colman

Spring has sprung and it’s time to exercise your funny bone. Come out tonight to catch up with The Brooklyn Heights Comedy Nights! To give you some more insight into what this group has to offer I caught up with the group’s founder and Brooklyn Heights resident Shelly Colman. 1) What inspired you to start […]

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Friday’s The Day: Red Hook Fairway Market Reopens!

Friday is the big day! Red Hook’s Fairway Market will reopen with a celebration that begins at 7:30 a.m., which the store calls “a foodie event to remember,” with food and product demos, giveaways and appearances from Miss America Mallory Hytes (who lives in Brooklyn) and Borough Prez Marty Markowitz. Among improvements to the grocery […]

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Miss America & Markowitz To Celebrate Fairway’s Reopening On 3/1

The reopening of Red Hook’s Fairway Market March 1 is be treated as a celebration for the local community, complete with guest “stars” and lots of hoopla. Racked reports that the grand reopening at 8 a.m. Friday will include demos and giveaways—and an appearance from Miss America Mallory Hytes (who lives in Brooklyn) and Borough […]

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Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Hosts Semi-Annual Stuff-A-Sack Sale

The Plymouth Church’s Underground Thrift Shop is hosting its semi-annual Underground “Stuff-a-Sack” Winter Clearance Sale on two Sundays: February 24 and March 3. Store hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Shoppers can purchase as many $25 Underground Thrift Store Totes (a $5 value) as they like and then stuff them with its inventory of winter clothing for women, […]

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Danish Seamen’s Church: Danish Christmas Fair November 17-18

The Danish Seamen’s Church in Brooklyn Heights at 102 Willow Street is hosting its annual Traditional Danish Christmas Fair Saturday, November 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, November 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.. Julie Slok shares with BHB: “You may have heard about delicious Danish open-faced sandwiches with their lavish combinations of fish and seafood, cheese, […]

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BID’s Sunday Summer Space On Montague Street

Sunday’s first of two 2012 Summer Space events, sponsored by the Montague Street Business Improvement District, not only offered idyllic weather, but drew a formidable crowd, as Brooklyn Heights’ main thoroughfare was re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis. Summer Space will also take place on Sunday, September 23, featuring the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Third Annual Dog […]

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2012 Montague Street ‘Summer Space’ Launches Sunday, 9/09

Reminder: This Sunday, September 9th, the Montague Street BID launches its annual Summer Space, with a fun-filled day of freebies. Brooklyn Heights’ main thoroughfare will be closed to traffic and re-imagined as a pedestrian oasis from noon to 5 p.m., as restaurants expand outdoor seating, retailers offer special promotions and services, and hundreds of tables […]

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Pet Post Redux: How Many Pets Do You Think Live In Brooklyn Heights?

With the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Dog Show returning to Montague Street Sunday, Sept. 23—part of the BID’s Summer Space—it seems apropos to share info about how much New Yorkers prize their pets. Webbie Puppy Tales featured a “New York Dog Spotting” post Sunday, with stats from the NYC Economic Development Corp.: As of February […]

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NYC Fleet Week Brings U.S. and Foreign Naval Crews To Visit Brooklyn

NYC Fleet Week, which takes place every Memorial Day Weekend, brings thousands of young men and women serving our and other nations’ navies to our fine city to visit tourist attractions and take part in numerous special events. It has been a tradition since 1935. This year’s Fleet Week celebration is highlighted in Brooklyn by […]

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