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  • USAF Thunderbirds Flyover This Afternoon

    This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 8/18/12 at 12:05 PM. In conjunction with Air Force Week, the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the “Thunderbirds,” will perform a coordinated formation flyover pass in their F-16D “Falcon” aircraft over Yankee Stadium, down the Hudson River and towards the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, today at approximately 4:05 p.m. […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 18, 2012

  • Desilicious Freedom Fling: Saturday, 8/18 At Dekalb Market

    Sholay Productions, sponsors of the monthly Manhattan Desilicious bash, are bringing the extravaganza to Brooklyn to celebrate India and Pakistan Day. “Desilicious Freedom Fling: An Outdoor Summer Dance Party” will be held Saturday, August 18, from 6 p.m. to midnight, at Dekalb Market, on an open-air dance floor, featuring a blend of Bollywood, Bhanga and […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 14, 2012

  • 84th Precinct: Crime Down 78% In Past Two Decades, 10% Over Past Year

    Crime has caved 78% in the 84th Precinct over the last two decades and 10% over the past year, according to the 84th Precinct Community Council—comprising the neighborhoods of Brooklyn Heights, Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, DUMBO and Vinegar Hill. An all-out celebration of safety was held Tuesday at Borough Hall for the 29th-annual “National Night […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    August 10, 2012

  • Car On Congress Walks Itself Across The Street?

    A Cobble Hill Blog tipster who has lived in the neighborhood for a decade sent us the following mysterious quandary, which we shall file under the WTF category: “On Sunday we parked our car on Congress Street between Clinton and Henry on the north side, in a spot that would expire Thursday morning. When I […]
    (via Cobble Hill Blog)

    August 10, 2012

  • Patti Smith Takes Part In BBP’s Books Beneath The Bridge Aug. 6

    Singer, songwriter, artist and poet Patti Smith will participate in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Books Beneath the Bridge” series on Monday, August 6. She will read from her 1992 book “Woolgathering,” and then be interviewed by Ezra Goldstein, co-owner of Community Bookstore in Park Slope, which is the evening’s sponsor. Smith will hang around afterward to […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    July 30, 2012

  • Opera in Brooklyn Bridge Park Gains in Popularity

    Signore Carlo, before sampling pizza at Dellarocco’s soft opening, headed with his cam to his favorite local destination, Brooklyn Bridge Park, to catch some of the Metropolitan Opera’s performance there yesterday evening. Fortunately, he had some video of the 2010 Met performance in his now substantial vault, and so is able to show how this […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    July 28, 2012

  • BBP & Bossert To Be Addressed At Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable

    The Brooklyn Historical Society will host a Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable Luncheon, on Tuesday, August 7, from noon to 2 p.m. Among those scheduled to speak are Clipper Equities principal David Bistricer, who will outline his vision for redevelopment of the Bossert Hotel into a boutique hospitality property; and Regina Myer, Brooklyn Bridge Park president, […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    July 24, 2012