Open Thread Wednesday

Did anyone else hear two very loud bangs, similar to the unannounced firework display on Sunday, on Tuesday morning, at about 5:50am?
Super loud, not seeing it reported anywhere.

The fireworks were sponsored by an Indian American group. There could have been a party too…

The Brooklyn Heights Library branch suffered flooding in Friday’s deluge. The whole basement was closed (lots of disappointed kiddos) so I’m curious whether anyone here has any updates on whether it’s all open again or if this is going to be a longer term problem.

Does anyone here know what’s happening at 269 Henry St? The building had recently been bought by a landlord with a less than savory reputation elsewhere in Brooklyn. That landlord proceeded to empty the bldg and renovate the apts. However, I walked by yesterday and saw that the building’s gorgeous signature red art-deco door had been replaced with a cheap Home Depot special. Hopefully this is just temporary and maybe the original door is being restored? Otherwise, this seems like a major Landmarks violation. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a590a3400ddf297a66118f18419cbf11ab11113b60e97f56d9fc353e3f4f54d6.jpg

Borough Hall postcard from 1935:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4fe719fabf95c99022867dfe2d8dd27a085ddb0251fdceefe1cde3f797071996.png

Same place in 1910:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7a2319a6daa4f080547033f5929e62a099ad52ecc2ff5291cb7d1f1fd955d130.png

4 active rentals apartments just hit the market ranging from $4k to $12k.

https://streeteasy.com/building/269-henry-street-brooklyn

Until 4 AM? Perhaps!

I must be getting old.

Ha, you can estimate when that was filmed based on the scaffolding up across from the church – I think they took that down earlier this year. And the school just redid all of their sidewalks – much better!

You betcha! Not sure how bad it was.

Pier 17 has a strict rule of ending events at 10 PM.