At 12:30 yesterday afternoon there was a gathering on the Promenade to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Cnter, the Pentagon, and the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Above, The Rev. Al Bunis, of Plymouth Church, reads a portion of the Beatitudes, from the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses […]
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84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Discusses Burglaries, Bike Lanes
The 84th Precinct Community Council met yesterday evening at Brooklyn Law School. The meeting was chaired by Council President Leslie Lewis (seated at right in photo). The Precinct Commander, Deputy Inspector Mark DiPaolo (at podium in photo), gave a rundown on recent crime statistics in the precinct. Crime overall, he said, is down ten per […]
Daffodils on Ice
Chilled daffodils in the yard in front of First Presbyterian Church, Henry Street between Clark and Love Lane, this morning. (Photo by M. Foley.)
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Don’t forget Homer’s Hidden Heights Walking Tour at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, and the Theater 2020 Gala starting at 3:00 the same afternoon (you can do both!). Tomorrow (Friday, March 25), starting at 7:30 p.m., Music at First, at the First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry Street (between Clark Street and Love Lane), will present singer Mellissa […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Tomorrow evening (Friday, February 25), First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry Street (just south of Clark), will host the premiere concert in the Music at First series for 2011, featuring pianist David Friend doing a set called “Radical Keyboards”, which includes the world premiere of a work by Angélica Negrón, and singer Corey Dargel, who will […]
News 12 Brooklyn Picks Up on Church Parking Flap
Yesterday, News 12 Brooklyn covered the Henry Street parking flap regarding First Presbyterian Church parishioners parking in the bike lane seen on BHB last week. The issue was first raised by nabe blogger Ink Lake, who posts that the situation remained the same yesterday.
First Presbyterian Church’s Concert Series Raises Noise Concern
A new summer music series outside the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn on Henry Street has at least one neighbor upset. Reader Azaro Mendoza writes:
BHA, Churches Host E-cycling Event
The Brooklyn Heights Association, First Presbyterian Church, First Unitarian Church. Grace Church Brooklyn Heights, and Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims are sponsoring an E-Waste Recycling event on May 16 and 17. Full details after the jump.
Obama Advisors to Speak at First Presbyterian Sunday
The Brooklyn Eagle reports: BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — On Sunday, Jan. 25, beginning at 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, 124 Henry St., a distinguished panel of professionals who served on President Obama’s transition team, will talk about their experiences, provide critical information and take questions from the audience. Read more here. Further information […]
Timber-r-r-r!
Workers were taking down a tree in the courtyard next to First Presbyterian Church, off of Henry Street, this morning.
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