This coming weekend — late Friday evening, April 26 to early Monday morning, April 29 — the 2 (although on a reduced, every twelve minutes, schedule), 3, F, N, and R trains should, barring the unforseen, all be running normally. The A, C, and 4 won’t be stopping at any local stations, so no service at High Street, the A/C platforms at Jay Street-MetroTech, or the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall (% trains don’t serve Brooklyn on weekends). For those traveling to or from Brooklyn, 3 trains will be making 4 train stops to New Lots Avenue and back. To make up for the weekend craziness, the followin ..read more

A very big hat tip to readers “Karen and Chad” for putting a link to this New York Times article, co-written by Brooklyn Heights Association President Jeremy Lechtzin and Times correspondent Aliza Aufrichtig, on last week’s OTW. The portrait, from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, is of Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont (the name was originally Pierpont but Henry changed it to Pierrepont “for added cachet”; yes, J. Pierpont Morgan was a cousin), one of many New Englanders — he was from New Haven; his grandfather, James Pierpont, was one of the founders of Yale University — who came ..read more

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A Webby award winning video by Eater (click on “Read full story” to see the video) follows Charlie Mitchell, executive chef and owner of Clover Hill, 20 Columbia Place, as he and his team go about the meticulous business of preparing seafood, from Norwegian crab to Montauk stripers, and other delights for diners ..read more

As reported by Women’s Wear Daily, quoted in Yahoo! Lifestyle Canada, Joseph J. Thomas, 85, a resident of Brooklyn Heights, retired Bloomingdale’s executive, and long time advocate for Black people in retail work, died last Sunday, April 14 of natural causes at NYU Langone Hospital. Born in 1938 in Opelousas, Louisiana, he was employed by Bloomingdale’s in 1965 following Army service. He became the first Black buyer for Bloomingdale’s, and later its first Black corporate operating vice president. He was also a member, and later president, of the Black Retail Action Group (BRAG), which advocat ..read more

Barring any unforseen circumstances, it’s a “green light” all the way through this weekend (late Friday evening, April 19 through early Monday morning, April 22) and the following work week (Monday morning, April 22 through Friday evening, April 26), as there are no planned cancellations, route changes, or station skips directly affecting service at any local stations. There will be less frequent service from morning to evening Saturday and Sunday at Clark Street and at the 2/3 platforms at Borough Hall as 2 trains will be running on a reduced schedule — every 12 minutes. 3 trains do not serv ..read more

This coming Monday, April 22, is Earth Day. The Brooklyn Heights Association has notified us of many celebratory activities this Saturday, April 20 taking place near Brooklyn Heights. The Atlantic Avenue BID is having a celebration on Hoyt Street between Atlantic Avenue and State Street from noon until 3:00 PM on Saturday. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership will host many activities at a car-free Albee Square from 11:00 AM until 3:30 PM. Nearby, at City Point, there will be a Wind Energy Party for Families from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Governors Island will have activities for all ages from 10 ..read more

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One of the many rewarding aspects of living in this neighborhood is that Center for Brooklyn History is at our doorstep. This Friday through Sunday (April 19 – April 21), CBH is hosting University Open Air, which provides “immigrant teachers, professors, and academics, who were trained outside of the U.S., an opportunity to share their knowledge with the public by welcoming students to enjoy free classes.” Here are some of the offerings: Healing: Meditation on the Three-Syllable Mantra. A Simple Method of Healing Oneself and Others taught by Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam from Tib ..read more

We have been advised by the NYC Department of Transportation that a single lane of the Queens bound portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from Atalantic Avenue to Sands Street will be closed from midnight to 5:00 AM starting today and continuing each night through Friday, May 10. The Queens bound entrance ramp from Atlantic Avenue to the BQE will also be closed during these times ..read more