The New York Times comes to Brooklyn Heights today as part of its Intersection video series. In this piece, long time Heights resident Irwin Susskind (who says he bought one of Nelson Rockefeller’s old suits at a thrift shop) and others talk about their sense of style. So does that make Susskind our own version […]
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Karl on Heather’s TV Interview
Mr. J. peruses the Times and discovers our own Heather Quinlan’s prominent mention in the TV section for her interview on CUNY TV about her acclaimed documentary film If These Knishes Could Talk. The interview will be shown on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Video after the jump.
27 Cranberry Street Construction Featured In NYT Piece About Issues Facing Neighbors During Construction
What happens when you own a wooden, historic home in a landmarked area and new construction is scheduled in the empty lot next door to you? The New York Times finds out from Brooklyn Heights resident Elisabeth Cunnick, owner of 25 Cranberry Street.
Judge Rules SUNY Board Acted Illegally on LICH Closing
The Times reports that New York Supreme Court Justice Johnny Baynes, who earlier extended a temporary restraining order against SUNY’s shutdown of Long Island College Hospital, has ruled that the SUNY board acted in violation of New York State’s open meetings law, and vacated the board’s decision to close LICH. According to the Times: The […]
NYT Finds Coldest Spot in Brooklyn at Montague and Court Streets
New York Times reporter James Barron hit the streets of Brooklyn Heights with a wind expert and a “self made weather obsessive” to find the coldest spot in Brooklyn. They found it at the corner of Montague and Court Streets:
Lhota to Resign from MTA, Run for Mayor
We previously noted speculation that MTA Chair and Brooklyn Heights resident Joseph Lhota might leave his post to pursue the mayoralty. Now The New York Times reports that people “with direct knowledge of his plans” say he intends to resign from the MTA Friday to pursue the Republican nomination for Mayor.
Brooklyn Resident & Numbers Guru Nate Silver Gets His Own Meme
Brooklyn Heights area resident/538 Blog guru Nate Silver has a meme of his own going on right now. Yesterday the Daily Kos and many other left-leaning blogs posted an image from Steve Garfield’s Tumblr playing on the WWII era British poster “Keep Calm and Carry On”. In this case, it’s “Keep Calm and Trust Nate […]
So, What’s On This Weekend?
Brooklyn Bridge Park is closed until further notice. Update: It appears it may be open Saturday. The Brooklyn Historical Society will be closed through Tuesday, November 6. Fortunately, Bargemusic didn’t sustain any serious damage, but repairs to an outside sprinkler pipe will keep it closed through this weekend. However, Brooklyn Heights Cinema, 70 Henry Street […]
Grace Church Celebrates Paul Olson’s 20 Years’ Service With Party, New Hymn
Paul Richard Olson has completed twenty years’ service as Organist and Choirmaster at Grace Church, as well as Music Specialist at Grace Church School (he is shown in the photo giving an introductory lesson on the church’s Austin Organ). Today, there was a celebratory brunch in the church’s Guild Hall to mark the occasion. As […]
Barry Commoner, “Planet Earth’s Lifeguard” and Brooklyn Heights Resident, Dies at 95
Dr. Barry Commoner, the scientist and environmental advocate whom the New York Times calls “Planet Earth’s Lifeguard,” and a resident of Brooklyn Heights, died Sunday after a long illness. He was a Brooklyn native, a graduate of James Madison High School and Columbia University, and received his doctorate at Harvard. On the occasion of the […]
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