If you’re an admirer of gargoyles, the decorative, often grotesque drainage pieces that adorn many gothic, beaux arts, and art deco (see examples on 55 Pierrepont in the photo) buildings, you may wish to attend a presentation at the Brooklyn Historical Society this Tuesday evening, October 2, starting at 6:30 PM. In “New York’s Gargoyles: […]
Tag Archives | John Freeman Gill

Brooklyn Historical Society Presents Gargoyle Epic Tuesday Evening
By Claude Scales on September 30, 2018 10:54 pm in 11201, Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights
Author of Novel About Vanishing New York at Brooklyn Heights Branch Library Thursday
By Claude Scales on June 13, 2017 11:02 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, History, Literature
This Thursday evening at 6:15 the Friends of the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library will present John Freeman Gill, author of The Gargoyle Hunters, “one of Booklist’s picks for Best New Adult Fiction of 2017,” to discuss and sign his novel at the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library’s temporary quarters, 109 Remsen Street. The novel is based […]
Latest Stories
- Art and Tag Sale by DAZLART, Sat and Sun, 10 – 6 pm, Clark And Hicks Sts.
- Open Streets Montague Returns Tomorrow
- Happy Friday! Follow Brooklyn Heights Blog on Instagram @brooklynheightsblog
- Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
- Happy Pride Month! Celebrate With These Events In And Around Brooklyn Heights
Support BHB
Buy essential books about Brooklyn Heights here.
Buy all your favorite AMAZON products via the BHB Store. Click here to get started.
Buy all your favorite AMAZON products via the BHB Store. Click here to get started.
- Open Thread Wednesday May 31, 2023
- Happy Pride Month! Celebrate With These Events In And Around Brooklyn Heights May 31, 2023
- Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby June 2, 2023
- Happy Friday! Follow Brooklyn Heights Blog on Instagram @brooklynheightsblog June 2, 2023
- Open Streets Montague Returns Tomorrow June 2, 2023
- Art and Tag Sale by DAZLART, Sat and Sun, 10 – 6 pm, Clark And Hicks Sts. June 2, 2023
- Art and Tag Sale by DAZLART, Sat and Sun, 10 – 6 pm, Clark And Hicks Sts. June 2, 2023
- Open Streets Montague Returns Tomorrow June 2, 2023
- Happy Friday! Follow Brooklyn Heights Blog on Instagram @brooklynheightsblog June 2, 2023
- Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby June 2, 2023
- Happy Pride Month! Celebrate With These Events In And Around Brooklyn Heights May 31, 2023
- Open Thread Wednesday May 31, 2023
News Tips
If you have a Brooklyn Heights news tip let us know. Click here to send us an e-mail.
Nabe Chatter