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6 days ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 10:35 pm in 11201, BQE rehab, Brooklyn Heights, TrafficAs we noted in November of 2023, at that time equipment was in place to measure the weight of trucks traveling on the northbound, or Queens-bound, lanes of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. These are the lanes closest to the Promenade (see photo). This equipment allows enforcement of the weight limit imposed to prevent further damage to the cantilevered structure that carries the BQE below Brooklyn Heights.
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2 weeks ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
The Poplar Street Community Garden, located at Poplar and Hicks streets, will host a party this Saturday, June 14 from noon until 3:00 pm. The party will feature “[g]arden tours, live music, refreshments and more!” It’s all free.
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3 weeks ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights |Elected Officials
By on 10:53 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Elected Officials, Government, Parking, TransportationAccording to Crain’s New York Business State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, whose district includes Brooklyn Heights, and State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who represents Manhattan’s Upper West Side, have introduced a bill in both houses that would allow certain neighborhoods, including Brooklyn Heights, to require permits for on-street parking.
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1 month ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 6:58 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, MusicThis coming Saturday, May 31, starting at 7:00 pm at the First Unitarian Congregational Society, Brooklyn, 119 Pierrepont Street (corner of Monroe Place), the Grace Chorale of Brooklyn will present Johannes Brahms’ choral masterwork Ein Deutsches Requiem (“A German Requiem”; 1865-68).
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1 month ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 10:35 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Development, Housing, News, Real EstateAs reported by the Eagle, the former Hotel Bossert (photo by C. Scales for BHB), at Montague and Hicks streets, has been bought by Somera Road Inc., described as an “opportunistic real estate and development firm.” Not surprisingly, Somera Road doesn’t intend to make the Bossert a hotel again; something it hasn’t actulally been for some years.
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1 month ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 11:12 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Events, Open Streets, PetsThe Brooklyn Heights Association will have its Dog Show on Sunday, June 1, the Sunday after next, and will take place as part of that Sunday’s Open Streets Montague.
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1 month ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 11:57 pm in 11201, Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Music Repast Baroque returns to Brooklyn Heights this Saturday, May 17 with the final cocert of their 2024-2025 season, which has featured “Feast Days.” This concert will celebrate “Rosalia, the Festival of Roses, [when] ancient Romans memorialized their ancestors by adorning their tombs with flowers, symbolizing rejuvenation, rebirth, and memory.” Repast’s permanent lineup of musicians: Sarah Abigael Stone on viola da gamba;...
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1 month ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
A tree fell across Willow Street near State Street, blocking traffic. We’re not sure exactly when. The Channel 12 news report indicates there were no injuries, and the accompanying photos show no damage to parked cars.
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2 months ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights
By on 8:53 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Events, Fun, Kids, Parents, ParksThe Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Egg Hunt will be held this coming Saturday morning, April 12, starting at 10:30. This year it will be held at two locations. Kids four years and older should go to its traditional location, the Pierrepont Playground, while those three and under should go to Harry Chapin Playground.
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2 months ago | 
brooklynheightsblog.com | Claude Scales |Brooklyn Heights |Brooklyn Women's Exchange
Deborah O’Connor will be at the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street (between Henry and Clinton, below UPS), Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, to work her scissors magic and create silhouette portraits. Children of all ages, pets, adults…everyone is a suitable subject for Deb’s keen eye and sharp scissors. You’ll be amazed at the results—in only five minutes, a beautiful heirloom keepsake!Reservations are necessary, and they are already going fast. You can sign up here.
