Hello Open Thread Wednesday! On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson took to the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in an exhibition match between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees, becoming the first African American to play in Major league baseball. Four days later, he played on opening day when the Dodgers defeated […]
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Open Thread: Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Not only is it Open Thread Day on the BHB, inviting your comments and observations… but on April 4, 1973, the once-consummate view from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade—the World Trade Center complex—held its official opening. The North Tower topped out in December 1970, followed by the South Tower in July 1971. First tenants moved into […]
Open Thread Wednesday, March 28, 2012
As we reverently raise our hands in unison to the pop music gods and celebrate the 26th birthday of New York-born & bred Lady Gaga today, let us bestow a joyful noise upon the BHB’s weekly Open Thread. Comment away, you crazy critters. (Photo: Chuck Taylor)
Open Thread: “You Just Won $10 Million Dollars!” Would You Leave Brooklyn Heights?
Congratulations! You just beat the 1 in 1.75 billion odds of winning the Publisher’s Clearinghouse $10 million dollar sweepstakes! Your family, friends—and all of us starving writers here at the Brooklyn Heights Blog—couldn’t be happier for your wondrous luck. For the sake of this exercise, let’s pretend the feds are going to award you the […]
Open Thread Wednesday 3/21/12
March 21 is World Puppetry Day! It’s also the 50th birthday of New Yorker Matthew Broderick, who won a Tony Award for 1983’s “Brighton Beach Memoiors,” set in Brooklyn in 1937. Now that we have that straight… What’s on your mind? Fire away! (Photo: Chuck Taylor)
Quote Of The Day: ‘BH Is Too Small, Too Old For High-End Specialty Shops’
An intriguing comment comes from a BHB reader, remarking on the March 15 Blog post, “Is Sephora Coming To Brooklyn Heights?” Amid frequent discussions that blanket the Brooklyn Heights Blog about chain retailers vs. local shops, AEB writes: I sometimes feel we’re all in the grip of a mass delusion that BH will become the […]
Open Thread, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
It’s another Wednesday, giving you the opportunity to let out what’s been brewing inside for the past week. Have at it! Editor’s note: While March typically comes in like a lion, this forum need not be an open door for ferocity and back-and-forth barbs. Please be kind, keep it clean and maintain an air of […]
Open Thread Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Open Thread Wednesday might be a little late, but assuredly, the BHB community will make up for lost time. Comment away! (Photo: Chuck Taylor.)
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