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- Brooklyn HeightsA brief history of the neighborhood of Brooklyn known as Brooklyn Heights.
- Brooklyn Heights Residents Still Stewing Over Snow ShortfallsWhen it's just an isolated incident, people are usually quick to forgive and forget. But this snow fiasco has brought out so many shortfalls that people can't help keep their angry face on.
- Student Leaps to Death from Brooklyn Heights HotelYoung man falls to death from St. George Hotel in Brooklyn Heights. Drugs may have been involved.
- HBO Film Shoot in Brooklyn Heights This WeekendBrooklyn Heights drivers beware; HBO is shooting in the neighborhood from today through Sunday.
- Brooklyn Heights is Too Big to Fail, Too Small for ParkingThe new HBO film "Too Big To Fail" is turning daytime parking in Brooklyn Heights into a big...well, parking fail.
Colonie Wine Bar & Restaurant in Brooklyn Heights Makes Fundraising Goal, Already Best Restaurant in Brooklyn?Former PUBLIC restaurant alumni Emelie Kihlstrom, Tamer Hamawi and Elise Rosenberg used the social media site Kickstarter to raise funds for the finishing touches on their new Brooklyn Heights wine bar and restaurant Colonie.- One-Day Holiday Market in Brooklyn Heights, Nov. 21Brooklyn Heights will be hosting one particular gift market that will be open for only one day during the weekend before thanksgiving, on November 21st from 11 to 5 at the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue.
- Dimples Kid Spa Closes in Brooklyn HeightsDimples Kid Spa at 91 Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights has closed up shop. The spa was known for providing children's hairstyling, facials and manicures.
Recession Over, Gabriel Byrne's Brooklyn Heights Home Sells for Half Million Over Asking PriceThe recession officially ended in June of 2009. However, it hasn't felt like it on the street. Till now.- Sahidi's Opened a Holiday Gift Shop for Brooklyn HeightsIt may be three more weeks until Thanksgiving, but holiday markets and pop up gift shops are opening up all around Brooklyn, and Brooklyn Heights just got one courtesy of Sahadi's on Atlantic Avenue.
- Brooklyn Heights Promenade Gardener Appeals for VolunteersThe Brooklyn Heights Promenade gardener has made his appeal for volunteer planters needed on Tuesday mornings. Will anyone be able to help?
- Brooklyn Heights Gardeners Need Help Planting TulipsThe Promenade Partnership gardeners need some extra helping hands from the community.
- Landmarks Preservation Commission to Consider Two Brooklyn Heights PropertiesThe New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) will consider two Brooklyn Heights properties at its next public meeting on Tuesday, November 9, 2010.
- Skyscraper District for Brooklyn Heights and Downtown BrooklynThe Landmark Preservation Commission recently proposed a "Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District." The proposal included 20 buildings in the downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights neighborhoods.
- City Seeks Pest Control Services for Brooklyn Heights Park AreaDid a recent Request for Proposals for pest control indicate that Brooklyn Heights has a pest problem?
- Holiday Preview Party at Brooklyn Women's Exchange, Nov 4th in Brooklyn HeightsThe Brooklyn Heights Blog reported today about a last minute event happening at Brooklyn Women's Exchange in Brooklyn Heights, on Thursday, November 4th from 6 to 8 pm.
- Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Homeless Shelter Gearing Up for Another SeasonThe Brooklyn Heights Synagogue will be opening its homeless shelter for women once again on Monday, November 8 and it will remain open until April 14, 2011.
- Brooklyn Heights' Adjmi Whiting Writers Award WinnerWhen Brooklyn Heights playwright David Adjmi found out he was a winner of the Whiting Writers Award, he was "gobsmacked."
- Brooklyn Heights Buildings Part of Proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic DistrictThe proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District is comprised of properties surrounding Downtown Brooklyn's Borough Hall and parts of Brooklyn Heights.
- Fresh Cafe Bar Finally Open in Brooklyn HeightsNew cafe opens in Brooklyn Heights and appeals to healthy appetites.
- Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Provides Shelter for Homeless Women from NovemberAs the days get shorter and the weather takes a turn for the bitter cold, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Homeless Shelter will be opening its doors to provide warmth, food and beds for ten women in need of a helping hand.
- 8th Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade & Contest, Oct 30th Brooklyn HeightsStarting at 1pm on the Promenade, Oct 30th, ending with an "after party" at 3 in Vinegar Hill, where winners will be announced and super prizes awarded.
- The Best View in New York City is in Brooklyn HeightsSome of the most famous and seen images of the NYC skyline and the Statue of Liberty have been taken from the Promenade. But Brooklyn Heights known for more than the picturesque views and the history.
Read for a Good Cause (as Well as Wine and Cheese); Brooklyn HeightsFor those of you who don't cringe at the thought of cracking open a book and especially for those of you who get excited when doing so, check out the month long P.S. 8 Read-a-thon.- Halloween with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra, in Brooklyn HeightsJoin us at St Ann's Church at 157 Montague in Brooklyn Heights at 3pm on the 31st, and enjoy an after noon of Ravel, Mahler, and Cohn, without a ghost or ghoul in sight.
- Trains with the Most Crime in Brooklyn HeightsDon't be a victim! Find out the train lines and subway stops that have seen the most theft in Brooklyn.
- Choking Time in Brooklyn HeightsThere has been a recent rash of choking's in and around Brooklyn Heights. Perp remains on the loose.
Brooklyn Heights 101 Walking Tour Scheduled for Oct 23rdA great tour for anybody that may be interested in the neighborhood's history, long time residents and first time visitors alike.- Crime Hotspots in Brooklyn HeightsSome areas of the neighborhood are experiencing higher-than-normal crime rates.
- Landmarks Preservation Commission Meets to Discuss Brooklyn HeightsThe NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission will be meeting and discussing things pertinent to Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights
Innovator Heads St. Ann's School in Brooklyn HeightsTompkins is only the third headmaster in the school's 45-year history.- Burning Smell Too Much for Sleep in Brooklyn HeightsThe icky smell of toxic rubber-meets-flame was too much for many Brooklyn Heights residents to stand at 3am.
Jersey Junkyard Jars Brooklyn HeightsResidents wandered the streets, gathered on steps, called the 84th Precinct and 911.- Millman Supports Out-of-Town Visitors Over Brooklyn Heights ResidentsThe never ending debate between cyclists and motorists competing for the same piece of New York City pavement took a strange turn recently in Brooklyn Heights.
- Art Exhibit Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Open Till Oct 29th, in Brooklyn Heights"Breaking the Sea" includes works by Scherezade Garcia and Iliana Emilia Garcia, both Domiican born artists currently living and working in New York.
- Squibb Park in Brooklyn Heights Will Be a Better Skate Park?Thrashers everywhere take notice; Squibb Park could be turning into a skater's paradise
Review of Crime in Brooklyn Heights AreaLooks like Brooklyn Heights' residents are on their toes.- Brooklyn Heights Hail StormFirst a tornado, now a hail storm. What's next, Brooklyn?
- Recent Storm in Brooklyn Heights Brought Penny Sized HailNor'easter in Brooklyn Heights? That's what meteorologists are saying as evidenced by penny sized hail from recent rains.
Brooklyn Heights is Going to the DogsAt this Sunday's Summer Space the Brooklyn Heights Association (BHA) will host a neighborhood dog show.