Bach in the Heights Returns
Bach in the Heights, a group of singers and instrumentalists organized by local resident Edward Houser, returns to perform…
December 3, 2012-
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Christmas Romp: Longtime Tree Sellers Return To Brooklyn Heights
As much as Christmas trees are a seasonal tradition, so is the presence of Patti Romp and her son Tim in front of Key Food at 102 Montague Street. The Middlebury, Vermont-based pair has been selling trees in Brooklyn Heights for years, and have become such a part of the neighborhood that BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld […]
December 1, 2012
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A Sad Farewell: After 24 Years, St. Mark’s Comics Shutters On Montague Street
Sad news: One of the stalwarts of Montague Street has closed its doors after a robust 24 years. On November 30, St. Mark’s Comics at 148 Montague, which opened the satellite outlet in 1988, called it quits. A staffer told BHB today that it’s a familiar story along Brooklyn Heights’ primary retail corridor: a marked […]
November 30, 2012
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Brooklyn Bugle Book Club, “An Honourable Englishman: The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper” by Adam Sisman
Readers of my vintage who did not major in history will likely remember Hugh Trevor-Roper as the English historian…
November 30, 2012 -
Nets’ Kris Humphries Throws Down in Boston, Gets Ejected [VIDEO]
Nets forward/the ex-Mr. Kim Kardashian Kris Humphries got into a shoving match with two Celtics during tonight’s game in…
November 29, 2012 -
Transit Museum hosts discussion of Hurricane Sandy, its aftermath, and the MTA
On Wednesday, December 5th Ben Kabak will speak with James Ferrara, MTA Bridges and Tunnels President, and Thomas Abdallah,…
November 28, 2012 -
#ICYMI: Rudy’s Got a Whole Lhota Love for MTA Chief’s Possible Mayoral Bid
Last week the story broke that former New York City mayor Rudolf Giuliani would be an “enthusiastic supporter” MTA Chairman/Brooklyn Heights resident/Republican Joe Lhota’s potential bid for NYC mayor in 2013. Another former mayor of NYC, Ed Koch, told WCBS 880 that while he felt Lhota was a well qualified candidate for the GOP, he’d […]
November 28, 2012
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Man Jumps to Death Off Brooklyn Bridge
The helicopters hovering above Brooklyn Heights this morning signaled that something out of the ordinary was happening nearby. As many Brooklynites tweeted and news sources reported, traffic on the Manhattan bound side of the Brooklyn Bridge was halted due to a police action. NY Post: The 19-year-old was threatening to jump from the Brooklyn-bound roadway […]
November 27, 2012
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Nets Beat Knicks in First Battle in Brooklyn 96 – 89
The Brooklyn Nets defeated their cross river rivals the NY Knicks Monday night in overtime 96-89 at the Barclays…
November 27, 2012 -
Theater 2020 Presents Two Holiday Events
They were a great success last year, so our Brooklyn Heights neighbors, David Fuller and Judith Jarosz of Theater 2020, are presenting holiday events on the next two weekends. Both will be happening at St. Charles Borromeo, 21 Sidney Place. The first, on this coming Sunday, December 2, starting at 3:00 p.m. will be A […]
November 26, 2012
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