The Brooklyn Heights Association needs volunteers to be house-watchers at the annual House Tour next Saturday, May 8, and also wants bakers to make cookies for the House Tour reception. Dear BHA Friends: Our House Tour is this Saturday, May 8 and we still need volunteers to stand in the houses, and bakers to make […]
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BWE Hosts Children’s Craft Workshops
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange will host children’s spring crafts workshops this coming Saturday, April 24, and Saturday, May 22, at the Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street, between Henry and Hicks. There will be two workshops on each Saturday, one from 11:00 a.m. to noon, and one from noon to 1:00 p.m. There is a $5 activity […]
BWE Hosts Kids’ Craft Workshop Saturday, Silhouette Artist in April
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange will host a children’s craft workshop this Saturday, March 20. Children ages 4+ and their caregivers are invited to join members of the BWE this Saturday, March 20th to make a spring craft at 11am or 12 noon. A $5 materials-fee is requested. Please stop into the shop or call us […]
Giamatti Moves On Up in Brooklyn Heights
Real Estalker reports that Brooklyn Heights resident Paul Giamatti has closed on a new $1.3 million coop in the neighborhood. It’s not too far from his current celebrity crib. Which is good news as it’s always exciting to see Paul walking around the Heights contemplating his next big role. Giamatti currently holds the “title” of […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Featured on Brooklyn Independent TV
This is the second in a series of short pieces that Brooklyn Independent Television made recently about Heights people and institutions (disclosure: your correspondent’s wife volunteers at the Exchange and is one of the speakers in this piece). The Exchange is located at 55 Pierrepont Street, between Henry and Hicks. There’s more to come in […]
Barricaded Subject on Pierrepont
There is police activity on Pierrepont Street tonight. According to Gothamist newsmap, the call is for a “barricaded subject”. DEVELOPING…. Update: This just in from BHB’s Weegee via Mama Weegee: It seems the “EDP” is a woman who has been acting erratically, eg, playing very loud jazz, burning incense, and claiming to be a “9/11 […]
Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights
A sign posted on Columbia Heights near Pierrepont advises drivers to move their cars by 10PM Monday night to clear way for Tuesday’s Law & Order:SVU shoot on the street.
BHS to Hold Carpet Sale Fundraiser
The Brooklyn Historical Society, in conjunction with Kea Carpets and Kilims, is holding a sale of antique carpets and tribal kilims this weekend to raise funds for the Society. There will be an opening reception this Thursday evening, September 24, featuring a lecture by Kea owner Susan Gomersall. From the Society’s press release: Join BHS […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
It was a busy week in crime, plus we’ve got some updates on last week’s big crime stories. Update: Bank heist A would-be bank robber tried to steal money from the Citibank on Montague Street on March 20. The incident happened around 4 pm when the man walked in the Pierrepont Street entrance, wrote out […]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Extends Hours, Opens Sundays
The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, located at 55 Pierrepont Street, between Hicks and Henry (see here for our earlier story about the Exchange and its special events every Thursday during this holiday season) has announced new, extended business hours: Monday through Wednesday and Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.; Thursday, 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.; Saturday […]
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