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Update on the Spring Egg Hunt

(Not to be confused with the Easter Egg Hunt.) This in from the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee concerning the Spring Egg Hunt to be held at Pierrepont Playground on Saturday, April 23, starting at 10:00 a.m.: We are looking forward to the egg hunt next week-end! We have a huge number of candy and toy-filled […]

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Easter Egg Hunt? You Asked, You Got

When we posted notice of the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee’s Spring Egg Hunt on April 23 at Pierrepont Playground, several of you, of various religious or non-religious views, commented to the effect that it ought to be called an Easter Egg Hunt, since that’s what you call a thing where kids go looking for brightly […]

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Spring Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground April 23

The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee will hold its annual Spring Egg Hunt at Pierrepont Playground on Saturday, April 23rd, starting at 10:00 a.m. In case of rain, it will be held on Sunday, April 24. More details follow the jump.

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Wind Damages Tree at Pierrepont Promenade Entrance

High winds have caused considerable damage to trees in Brooklyn Heights over the past year or so (see here, here, and here). The latest casualty is near the Pierrepont Street entrance to the Promenade, adjacent both to the Eichner residence and the Pierrepont Playground. Mr. J. was on hand with his video cam. See video […]

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Are Pierrepont Playground Parents Insensitive to Disabled Kids?

The NY Daily News reports on a new play center for disabled kids in Fort Greene called Extreme Kids and Crew. The inspiration for it came when its founder and her son were yelled at by a Pierrepont Playground parent:

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BHB photo by C. Scales

Stuff to Do Halloween Weekend

We’ve already told you about the Howl-O-Ween Doggie Parade (Saturday, 1-3 p.m. on the Promenade; gather at the Remsen Street entrance at 1:00) and the zombie walk over the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall to protest library funding cuts (assemble at the west end–nearest the Brooklyn Bridge–of Cadman Plaza Park at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday). […]

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Smokin’ Rita at Pierrepont Playground

Buskers Smokin’ Rita have been entertaining passersby on the Promenade for the past several days. Yesterday afternoon, they set up facing Pierrepont Playground, and found the kids and caretakers, and what looks like a shepherd mix, to be an appreciative audience. One of the youngsters called out “Rolling Stones”, and they responded with “It’s All […]

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BHPC Seeks Help for Chapin Playground Cleanup

The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee is planning a clean-up event for the Harry Chapin Playground, on Columbia Heights north of Cranberry Street, this Thursday evening, May 27, beginning at 6:00. Parents of children who enjoy playing there are invited to “BYOB&B” (bring your own beverage and broom) and help “[r]efill the sandbox, sweep the playground […]

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Spring Egg Hunt Draws Big Crowd

Parents and kids lined up for the Pierrepont Playground Spring Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee, this morning.

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Easter Egg Hunt Postponed

According to the Brooklyn Heights Playgrounds website, the Easter egg hunt scheduled for this morning at the Pierrepont Playground has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for next Saturday, April 18.

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