Upcoming: St. Matthew Passion

If you’re into chamber music, here’s an opportunity to catch some today (3/16) when Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music present Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion at the Church of St. Ann and the Holy Trinity, 157 Montague Street at Clinton Street, Brooklyn Heights. It takes place at 4PM. Tickets are $20 at the door. Students tickets are $10, and TDF and High Five accepted. More info by calling 718.855.3053

Bklink: Park Troubles

Does Brooklyn Bridge Park have more trouble on its hands? Yes, it does. The latest issue, revealed in today’s Post, is objections from the Department of Environmental Conservation to many of the park’s water features. DEC says they could harm aquatic life. Negotiations are underway.–Curbed

Brooklyn Heights Lobster Has Friend in P-Town

Armando’s on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights is closing down next month and its landmark lobster will go along with it. The Brooklyn Heights Blog is trying to generate enthusiasm for saving the sign. It has always reminded us of another lobster that we love–that of the Lobster Pot in Provincetown on Cape Cod. We thought we would juxtpose photos we’ve taken of both signs. What other excuse will we have to go so off-topic and run photos of a neon sign in P-Town?

Bklink: Save the Lobster, Continued

Support for saving the Brooklyn Heights lobster sign is growing. A candidate for the State Senate even suppors preserving it, telling “BHB exclusively that the sign for Armando’s Restaurant, a fixture on the block since 1936, should be saved. Squadron tells BHB exclusively via Facebook, “I urge the next tenant or a neighboring establishment to save the lobster. And if the next tenant doesn’t add to the character of the Heights, we’ll all be very crabby.”–Brooklyn Heights Blog

Bklink: Save the Lobster

It is with a heavy heart that we note another local landmark is threatened. This time it’s the lobster sign outside Armando’s Restaurant on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. The restaurant is said to be closing. “Is it time for the BHB community to stand up and say SAVE THE LOBSTER! The sign has been a Montague Street fixture for decades, since the restaurant opened in 1936. The Brooklyn Dodgers, Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller were said to be regulars of the eatery in the 1950s.”–Brooklyn Heights Blog

Bklink: Scaffold in the Wind, Part II

“At the hight of the wind, firefighters checked out the scaffolding built around 20 Henry Street — the Peaks Mason Mints building (also called the Candy Factory). Urban Realty Partners paid $19.6 million for the site last year.” Photo of firefighters walking on the scaffold included.–McBrooklyn

Bklink: Mean Brooklyn Heights Nanny

From the Pierrepont Playground at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade: “Your nanny finished one red bull, popped a top on the other and proceeded to lose her patience or rather continued to lose her patience with your little girl all dressed in pink. One twin or close in age child was outside of the double stroller and one was inside by herself. The nanny handled her very harshly, buckled her in with a meanness and just was very tough with every movement…The way the nanny handled this child in public was rough. I wonder if her touch was softer when she got her home, out of the limelight?…”–I Saw Your Nanny via McBrooklyn

And He Said: Park in the Bike Lane

We often see cars stopped in the bike lane on Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, but yesterday we found three vans from a local church parked in the famous lime green bike lanes (which have, thankfully, faded a bit with time and the weather). They were not double-parked or stopped. They were very parked near Clark Street. We watched one biker swerve into traffic on the narrow street to go around them, and one jogger do the same. Thankfully, Jesus must save, because we no one was hit.

Brookyule #1: Montague Street Edition

Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights[Photo courtesy of ystrickler/flickr]

Brookyule #1: Brooklyn Heights Fire Station

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
[Photo courtesy of a special GL friend]