It’s pretty well known that Brooklyn Heights has had more than its share of great writers as residents, but in response to a question from Heights resident “Lauren” the Eagle has interviewed another Heights resident, former Borough Historian John Manbeck, about the neighborhood’s literary history. We all (or most of us, I presume) know about […]
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Brooklyn Heights: Home of the (Literary) Stars
By Claude Scales on August 13, 2019 11:25 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Literature
Robert Furman’s Brooklyn Heights is a Trove of Information
By Claude Scales on December 20, 2015 11:05 pm in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, History, Literature
Robert Furman’s (with contributions of photographs of historic Brooklyn Heights buildings by Brian Merlis) Brooklyn Heights: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of America’s First Suburb is a massive–471 pages–attempt to encompass all that is significant in the history of our neighborhood. The subtitle provides a narrative arc, though an inverted one. It begins with a […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
By Claude Scales on June 5, 2014 10:39 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Kids, movies, Music, Parents, Photos, Poetry, Shopping, Theater
PS 8’s annual Paddlewheeler Block Party is this Saturday, June 7, from noon to 4:00 p.m. on Poplar Street between Henry and Hicks streets. It’s your, and your kids’, chance to meet Elsa the Snow Queen and Anna from Frozen. There will be a bouncy castle, a magic show, face and hair painting, an obstacle […]
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