Sunday afternoon a “video crew” was shooting skateboarders flying down Pineapple Walk, up and over the Peas and Pickles ramp and onto Henry Street. Apart from a knee-jerk “you kids get off my lawn” reaction, what really bugged us is that it appeared the skaters were actually trying to SUCCESSFULLY complete their jumps. Considering their […]
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Kiehl’s Grand Opening Friday
Fashion site Racked has the details on the grand opening of the Kiehl’s skin care products shop at the corner of Montague and Henry this Friday, January 31, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. You can have your skincare products needs determined by Kiehl’s SkinProfile diagnostic device, have your photo taken in the store’s permanent photo […]
These Videos Show Bike Share Mischief In Paris – Is Brooklyn Heights Next?
While NYC prepares for the launch of the Citi Bike Share program, it’s worth taking a look at the King of All Bike Shares in France to get an idea of what we can expect in the next few months. Paris launched its Velib bike sharing program in 2007. The New York Times wrote in […]
Law & Order: Cyclists Ignore Ban On Bikes Along Promenade
Brooklyn Heights residents are roiled over bicyclists wheeling down the pedestrian-packed Promenade—which is forbidden, according to the long list of no-no’s along the picturesque walkway. The Brooklyn Paper claims that the rule-breaking cyclists frequently “weave around park-goers and ride all over the borough’s most illustrious sidewalk.” Community Board 2 district manager Rob Perris says he […]
Let’s Make It Happen: Rename Squibb Park to Adam Yauch Park
READ IMPORTANT UPDATE HERE. Commenter “She’s Crafty” suggested in a comment on BHB that Squibb Park be renamed Adam Yauch Park to honor the Brooklyn Heights native and Beastie Boy MC who died earlier this month at the age of 47. We couldn’t agree more. We hope you do too. A Facebook page has been […]
Brooklyn Heights’ Rabbi Simcha Says No Gelt, No Glory
Sometimes it just feels like life is all nun and shin but no gimel. This is especially true during heated games of dreidel during Chanukah. Rabbi Simcha Weinstein (@rabbisimcha) of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights shares his double secret super dreidel powers:
Recap of Brooklyn Bridge Park Advisory Council Meeting
Last night, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Advisory Council held their initial meeting at St. Francis College. The Council was set up to advise the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation as the remaining sections of the park are built, as well as to offer input on the continually thorny issues of park funding and potential […]
The Brooklyn Heights Bike War – Promenade Edition
With the hullabaloo over church goers parking in the Henry Street bike lane on Sundays about to prove Godwin’s Law, it’s time to shine a light on the far more pernicious and rampant law breaking by bicyclists, skaters and other scofflaws in Brooklyn Heights. Yes folks, BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROMENADE. Neither are […]
Squibb Playground in Lively Use
Long deserted, Squibb Playground was alive with frolicking kids (from PS 8?) this morning. No skateboard pipe yet.
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