Brooklyn Heights Blog

Comment from promenade
Time: July 15, 2009, 8:58 am

Okay, I know a lot of cranky people might come out of the woodwork to complain about this, but I would love to know the facts…
my babysitter and my children were outside our brownstone, drawing with chalk when a woman walked by and told her it was illegal to be drawing on the stairs and sidewalk - does anyone know if this true?

Comment from jay
Time: July 15, 2009, 9:09 am

@promenade
see this:
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/40/30_40graffitigirl.html

Comment from sue
Time: July 15, 2009, 9:16 am

Anyone know of a good SAT tutor in the heighborhood both for the regular and subject tests?

Comment from promenade
Time: July 15, 2009, 9:22 am

thanks for the info Jay - unbelievable actually! sigh. can’t decide whether or not to actually hide the chalk.

Sue - I know that Stuart Servetar tutors in the hood and works with many students from St. Anns, Packer, Friends and PS schools - all very successfully garnering high points on the SATs

Comment from brooklynite
Time: July 15, 2009, 10:16 am

people need to lighten up. it is just chalk and typically kids only draw when it is the summer time. as long as you do it on your own property and it isn’t offensive I think people should let it slide. Sounds like that was a grumpy lady but i wouldn’t put it past some snobby person to call 311.

Comment from Bart
Time: July 15, 2009, 10:49 am

I think it’s ok for kids to draw on the sidewalks as long as they don’t deface the heaps dog’s defecation that are also on the sidewalk.

Comment from John
Time: July 15, 2009, 10:49 am

does anybody know why the city doesn’t paint the yellow lines
in front of fire pumps anymore? is this a way of writing more tickets? I’ve seen them measure the distance with tape measures.
BE AWARE IT IS 15 FEET ! FYI

Comment from april fresh
Time: July 15, 2009, 11:11 am

Any recomendations for a company to service our air conditioning units. We are long over due for servicing. Thanks in advance.

Comment from Chuck B.
Time: July 15, 2009, 11:33 am

Anyone know what was happening on Clinton Street near the corner of Remsen last night? There were about a dozen fire trucks there, including the Batallion Chief’s truck, but I couldn’t tell what was going on.

Comment from promenade
Time: July 15, 2009, 11:50 am

John - just give me the word and I’ll have my kids out there with their yellow chalk….

Comment from Claude Scales
Time: July 15, 2009, 12:21 pm

@Bart: it might not work with chalk, but tagging with spray paint has been done. See here (follow the link and scroll down). Caution: NSFW.

Comment from Daddy Dearest
Time: July 15, 2009, 2:14 pm

Drawing on the sidewalk or steps with chalk is allowed in Brooklyn Heights provided that before you draw, you submit a sample of the work and the colors to be used to Landmarks and get the appropriate permit.

Comment from sue
Time: July 15, 2009, 2:17 pm

Thanks Promenade! I will look to find his number

Comment from John
Time: July 15, 2009, 6:01 pm

I don’t want kids to get a nasty letter from the DOT
or a summons. the city is money hungry now !
but thanks for the offer promenade !

Comment from Monty
Time: July 15, 2009, 7:25 pm

The chalk drawing itself doesn’t bother me, but I do get annoyed when a gaggle of children (and parents) treat the sidewalk like a playground and monopolize space that is meant for foot traffic.

Comment from 1 love the Heights
Time: July 15, 2009, 10:40 pm

Does anyone know what happened Friday night (July 10th) at Court at Joralemon? I got out of the Borough Hall Station and there were several (3 maybe) fire trucks and an ambulance on the way. Saturday morning there was a Red Con-Ed truck and a Hazmat clean up truck outside of Starbucks and yellow tape- there was nothing on the news, and I was shocked that there was never anything on this site.

Comment from looking
Time: July 16, 2009, 2:46 am

Anyone hear that the new development at 189 Schermerhorn went off the market for a second time? Is the market that bad for sellers?

Comment from Jane
Time: July 16, 2009, 2:41 pm

I am an SAT Tutor through Method Test Prep - http://www.methodtestprep.com. I live in Brooklyn Heights and can be reached at answers@methodtestprep.com.

Comment from promenade
Time: July 17, 2009, 9:10 am

Sue
Stuarts number is 917.499.5971. Web site is http://www.ibidprep.com Good-luck!