If you were at home, as I was, on the late afternoon of Monday, March 9, you heard the roar of two helicopters hovering nearby. As reported by Mary Frost in ...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this weekend (late this evening, Friday, March 20 through early Monday morning, March 23) should be a “green light weekend,” as there are no planned cancellations ...

We understand, however, that a new bridge and scaffolding will be going up later this year, as the building’s new owner, SomeraRoad, does renovation work.

The photo (courtesy of and © Andrew Porter) shows, from left to right, Brooklyn Heights Association President Jeremy Lechtzin, BHA Executive Director Lara Birnback, and City C0uncilmember Lincoln ...

This morning Martha Foley got this photo of the sidewalk bridge surrounding the Bossert being dismantled. We understand, however, that it was quickly replaced. We can look forward to the day when it’s ...

We recently went on a trip back in time at some of the restaurants in the North Heights. Now it’s time to start doing the same down on Montague Street. What was there before today’s eateries? What do ...

Three weeks ago Binyamin Appelbaum’s opinion piece, “I Want a City, Not a Museum”, appeared in the New York Times. Mr. Appelbaum blamed the city’s lack of affordable housing on its “preserving the ...

Sunday at noon I joined a group of architecture and park enthusiasts for a tour of the completed Pier 5 and the still under construction uplands of Piers 4 and 3. We were led to Pier 5 by Brooklyn ...

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Csaba and Henriett (shown in the photo below with their sons) have been a beloved couple in the Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO communities, having built their dog walking and training business since 2000.

We noted in May 2021 that St. Francis College was moving from its campus in Brooklyn Heights (photo) to space in a new building in downtown Brooklyn. Today The Real Deal reported that St. Francis had ...

Tomorrow (Friday, February 14) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 137 Montague Street (between Henry and Clinton) will celebrate “Galentine’s Day.” Stop in “to enjoy prosecco and ...