The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse Opens Next Week!

We are thrilled to open the doors to 1 Monroe Place and share the magic that our 19 incredibly talented design teams have created. This is your opportunity to support the BHA, as the Showhouse is our major biennial fundraiser, while also touring this historic home.  There are so many opportunities to visit!

Opening Night Party - September 30th is our marquee event and is sure to be an evening to remember!  Guests will see the first reveal of the rooms, meet the designers, and share drinks and food with neighbors and friends. The event starts at 6:30pm, with a preview party beginning at 5:30 for our Benefit Committee members. Ticket sales will close next Tuesday or when we sell out, whichever comes first.  Buy your tickets now!

Run of Show - The house opens to the general public on Friday, October 2. Visitors can walk through the house and explore the roof deck. Tickets are not time-stamped and are good for a single visit anytime Thursdays-Fridays 11am-7pm or Saturdays-Sundays 10am-6pm. Buy your tickets here.

Events - The house is open Mondays-Wednesdays for private tours as well as a variety of events.  We have an incredible line-up! Play Mahjong, learn about the Women of the Gilded Age, and shop a multi-brand Trunk Show!  More events will be added soon. Buy your tickets as these events will definitely sell out!

Private Tours - Have a group of 10 or more and want a guided tour of the house?  Private tours can be scheduled in the morning or afternoon Mondays through Wednesdays.  Limited slots available.  Tickets are $75 each.  Email showhouse@thebha.org to inquire.

Volunteer - House volunteers are essential to helping guests enjoy their visit as well as to protect the items in the rooms.  If you are interested in volunteering please sign up here.  Volunteers will receive 2 tickets for a return visit.

Caring for Our Street Trees:

Events and Resources

Our neighborhood trees give us shade, beauty, and cleaner air — and with a little help, they’ll keep thriving for years to come. This fall, there are plenty of fun ways to learn more, get involved, and even adopt a street tree of your own.

Saturday, October 3: City of Forest Day Tree Care Event 

Join CM Restler’s office, Big Reuse, and the BHA Tree Team for a couple of hours of hands-on street tree care to improve the health of our street trees. We’ll start with a brief tutorial on tree care essentials and the benefits of compost and mulch. Then, we’ll fan out in teams to clean tree beds, weed, cultivate soil, and apply compost or mulch on assigned neighborhood streets. All supplies are provided, and all ages are welcome.

Location and Registration: Meet at 45 Pierrepont Street at 10am. RSVP.

Sunday, October 4: City of Forest Day Street Tree Workshops

Join us for a short workshop on basic street tree care. The BHA Tree Team will walk through the essential steps of caring for a tree bed, followed by a Q&A where we can talk about tree bed planting do’s and don’t’s, what to do with paving bricks in tree beds, best practices for minimizing damage from our canine friends, rodent abatement, and anything else you’d like to know about helping your street tree thrive

Location: Columbia Heights and Middagh Street, near the Harry Chapin Playground

Time: Workshops will run every half hour from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration: Although registration isn’t required, please email trees@thebha.org to let us know when you might drop by. This will help us keep the workshops
small and allow plenty of time for questions.

The Story of the BQE; what are "Blue Highways?"

BQE Central Rehabilitation Update

Following the August announcement about the city's plans to repair the BQE Triple Cantilever, the BHA has been busy meeting with local elected officials and City Hall representatives to better understand what the city is proposing and how it will impact our neighborhood and others. 

DOT has updated the BQE Central portion of its website and we encourage everyone interested and concerned about this project to review it for more information than we can include here. 

In a nutshell, NYC DOT is preparing to begin the CEQR process for the BQE Central Project. CEQR is New York City's environmental review process. It helps the City study how a proposed project could affect nearby communities and the environment. As part of CEQR, NYC DOT will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS. The EIS will study topics such as construction, traffic, noise, air quality, parks and open space, historic resources, neighborhood character, and other potential effects.

The first formal public step will be public scoping. During the public scoping period, the public can comment on what the EIS should study. Members of the public will be able to provide comments in-person by attending a Public Scoping Meeting or can submit comments online. NYC DOT currently expects to hold two CEQR Public Scoping Meetings later this fall. The BHA will provide the information about those meetings as soon as we have them. 

Upcoming Virtual Q&A Sessions

NYC DOT will host virtual Q&A sessions where members of the public can learn more about the proposed rehabilitation, the environmental review process, and upcoming opportunities to provide input. We invite you to review the Project Materials section as well as the Draft Scope of Work before attending either of the sessions. We expect the the Draft Scope of Work to become available next week. Registration in advance is required to attend these sessions.

Virtual Q&A #1

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Registration: bit.ly/bqecentral-oct6

Virtual Q&A #2

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Registration: bit.ly/bqecentral-oct22

Click Here for a downloadable guide to public participation. 

Neighborhood Tag Sale Rescheduled

Montague Open Streets is cancelled this Sunday due to the impending Nor'easter.  But be sure to stay in town next weekend and check out the Neighborhood Tag Sale!  Help our community upcycle and find some great items!  See all the details here.

The Montague Pickleball Open is Back!

Our fan-favorite racket game is back in action on Montague Street!  Grab a partner and get ready to compete in the ultimate pickleball showdown!  Sunday, October 18 at Montague Open Streets beginning at 12pm.

Each 2-person team will be slotted into our single-elimination tournament for a chance to win not just bragging rights, but also prizes from some of our amazing businesses.  Learn more and register here.

Sign Up to Donate Blood

Vote for your next Book Club Book!

OR...

Our next BHA Book Club will meet in November.  Which book would you like to discuss?  Cast your vote by October 5th.

Fall Calendar

Sunday, September 27.  Brooklyn Book Festival Day and Literary Marketplace. 10am-6pm.  Learn more.

Sunday, September 27. Atlantic Antic. 12pm-6pm.

Tuesday, September 29. Historian Theodore Hamm speaking on his book Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn. Plymouth Church, 7pm. Free! Register & Learn More. 

Wednesday, September 30.  Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse Opening Night Party.  6:30-9pm.  One Monroe Place.  Buy tickets.

Friday, October 2.  Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse Opens for Run of Show.  Buy tickets.

Saturday, October 3.  Bark-tastic Day at Hillside Dog Park.  9am-12pm.

Saturday, October 3. City of Forest Day Tree Care Event. 10am-12pm.  Sign up.

Sunday, October 4. Street Tree Workshops. Columbia Heights and Middagh Street.  Workshops every half hour from 10am-1pm.  Let the BHA Tree Team know you are coming.

Sunday, October 4.  Montague Open Streets.  12-5pm.  Neighborhood Tag Sale + Blood Drive + More.

Monday, October 5 - Make Sandwiches for the Community Fridge. 5-6pm. NEW LOCATION - Zion Lutheran Church. 125 Henry Street. Sign up. 

Sunday, October 11. Montague Open Streets Hoedown.  12-5pm.  Learn more.

Wednesday, October 14.  World Trade Center Health Webinar. 4-5pm.  Learn more and register.

Saturday, October 17 -  World Singing Day. 12pm. Brooklyn Borough Hall.  Sponsor a song!  See what's available and email Bob Yates to select your song and process payment.

Saturday, October 17 - Senator Gounardes hosts a Kids Town Hall at M.S. 51 (350 5th Ave) from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, October 18 -  Pickleball at Montague Open Streets. Register.

Tuesday, October 20.  84th Community Council Meeting.  7pm.  Brooklyn Heights Library.

Wednesday, October 21 -  Kings County Tennis League Annual Fundraiser.  Purchase tickets.

Sunday, October 25.  Montague Open Streets Dog Costume Contest Sponsored by Montague Diner.  See details.

Sunday, October 25.  First Unitarian E-Waste Collection. 10am-2pm.  119 Pierrepont Street.

Wednesday, October 28 - Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball.  6:30.  Powerhouse Arts.  Buy tickets.

Saturday, October 31 - BHA Halloween Parade. 10:30 sharp.  Meet at the north end of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

Monday, November 9.  Friends of Brooklyn Heights Branch Library Fall Benefit. 7-9:30pm.  Learn more and buy tickets.

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