Open Thread Wednesday 7/15/09

By on July 15, 2009 12:15 am in Brooklyn Heights
BHB Photo Club pic by beachcowboy76

BHB Photo Club pic by beachcowboy76

What’s on your mind? Comment away!

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19 Responses to Open Thread Wednesday 7/15/09

  1. promenade July 15, 2009 at 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?

  2. jay July 15, 2009 at 9:09 am #

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

  3. sue July 15, 2009 at 9:16 am #

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

  4. promenade July 15, 2009 at 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

  5. brooklynite July 15, 2009 at 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.

  6. Bart July 15, 2009 at 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.

  7. John July 15, 2009 at 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

  8. april fresh July 15, 2009 at 11:11 am #

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

  9. Chuck B. July 15, 2009 at 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.

  10. promenade July 15, 2009 at 11:50 am #

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

  11. Claude Scales July 15, 2009 at 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.

  12. Daddy Dearest July 15, 2009 at 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.

  13. sue July 15, 2009 at 2:17 pm #

    Thanks Promenade! I will look to find his number

  14. John July 15, 2009 at 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 !

  15. Monty July 15, 2009 at 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.

  16. 1 love the Heights July 15, 2009 at 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.

  17. looking July 16, 2009 at 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?

  18. Jane July 16, 2009 at 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.

  19. promenade July 17, 2009 at 9:10 am #

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