July 1, the 128 Pierrepont Street, will present “Brooklyn Bee,” a spelling contest in which the words will all be Brooklyn related, “from historic names to iconic avenues.” Laura Michael, CBH’s ...

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This equipment allows enforcement of the weight limit imposed to prevent further damage to the cantilevered structure that carries the BQE below Brooklyn Heights. We now have word, thanks to amNY, ...

There will also be plenty of fun along Montague this Sunday. From noon until 3:00 pm you can try your hand at the old Scottish sport of curling, modified for city streets instead of ice. The Brooklyn ...

This weekend – late Friday evening, June 20 to early Monday morning, June 23 – just like last weekend there will be no service at the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall as 4 trains will originate and ...

New York is having a blood emergency; supplies are needed urgently. You can help this Sunday, June 22 at Open Streets Montague from 11:00 am until 5:00 pm when a busmobile will be parked in front of ...

This Sunday, June 15 is Father’s Day, and for Open Streets Montague, from noon until 5:00 pm between Henry and Hicks streets, as “a gift to our community” Chama Mama will, h ...

In the only air conditioned space in the Brooklyn Heights Library building, Brooklyn Public Library president Linda E. Johnson and BPL staff presented the future of the much-debated library branch ...

Opponents of the new residential buildings being constructed at the north and south ends of Brooklyn Bridge Park were out in full force at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s (BBP) board meeting ...

For those not familiar with Pete’s Waterfront Ale House, the Atlantic Avenue bar has been a neighborhood staple for almost two decades. It is owned by Sam Barbieri, who was classically trained at the ...

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 ...

Girls creator Lena Dunham has a place in Brooklyn Heights, but she’s just purchased a house in Los Angeles. The cool thing about that is that it’s the former home of the A-Team’s George Peppard. That ...