It’s a green light at local stations this coming weekend (Friday evening, July 25 to Monday morning, July 28) as there are no planned cancellations, route diversions, or station skips directly affecting service here. The following week (Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1) from 11:45 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. each night, 2 trains are [...]
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Ducks Deluxe in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn Bridge Park has become a favorite spring to summer resting place and breeding ground for ducks. Back in March, I spotted this mallard drake on the uplands of Pier 1. More photos and text follow the jump. In June I saw this mother duck and three ducklings paddling between Pier 2 and Pier 1. [...]
Apple Tree Pruning Time at Poplar Street Community Garden
This Saturday, July 26, from 11:00 a.m. until some time in the afternoon when the trees all get pruned, it’s apple tree pruning time at the Poplar Street Community Garden, at Hicks and Poplar streets. Come by and lend a hand; if you haven’t done it before, there will be experienced pruners there to show [...]
Is S.S. United States Coming to Brooklyn?
According to a New York Times article, S.S. United States, once the pride of our nation’s merchant marine and last holder of the Blue Riband, may be moved from a pier in Philadelphia where she has been docked for some years (and where I photographed her in 2006) to “a location in Brooklyn within four [...]
Smell Something? Say Something.
We’ve received this somewhat cryptic message from Notify NYC: Notification issued on 7/19/14 at 11:18 AM. The United States Coast Guard reports that a ship in Arthur Kill [red in map] off the coast of Staten Island is offloading various fuel products. As a result, there may be an odor in Staten Island and Brooklyn. [...]
Street Milling and Paving in Brooklyn Heights Next Week
With apologies for the late notice they received from the City’s DOT, the Brooklyn Heights Association has notified us of street milling and re-paving to be done each weekday next week (Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25) from 7:00 a.m. until about 4:00 p.m. on many Brooklyn Heights streets. Parked cars will have to [...]
Jonathan Ames, Randy Cohen at Brooklyn Historical Society Wedesday
Jonathan Ames (photo, right), writer — Wake Up Sir!, The Extra Man (adapted as a movie with Kevin Kline and Katie Holmes), The Double Life is Twice as Good, and others — raconteur, creator of the HBO series Bored to Death, promoter of the World’s Most Phallic Building contest (in his opinion, the Williamsburgh Bank [...]
Montague Street BID Sponsors Photo Contest
The Montague Street Business Improvement District (BID) is sponsoring a photo contest that begins now and has a deadline for submissions of September 17. We are looking for striking digital images taken along Montague Street (between Court Street and the Brooklyn Promenade) in Brooklyn, NY. Your images may show the architecture, storefronts and displays, people, [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
On my customary morning stroll around Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, I found actors rehearsing Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew for Random Access Theatre’s free performances of that classic comedy at the Granite Prospect on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings (July 18, 19, and 20) starting at 7:00. More information here. Also at Brooklyn Bridge [...]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This coming weekend–from 11:45 p.m Friday, July 18 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, Brooklyn bound F trains will be diverted to the A/C line from West 4th Street in Manhattan to Jay Street-MetroTech, so no service from Manhattan to York Street in DUMBO. If that’s your destination, you can either get off at High [...]
BHA on Fortis ER: “When seconds count, we’ll be out of luck.”
The Brooklyn Heights Association has released the following statement in response to a letter you, like me, may have received recently concerning Fortis Property Group’s plans for an “emergency room” on the LICH site: Following the announced closing of Long Island College Hospital (“LICH”), residents are confused by a letter they received that is signed [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 12) is City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park is participating with kayaking and with Seining the River Wild. The Park’s Pier Kids series presents The Art of Stepping on Pier 1 Sunday from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. All of these events are free. Also on Sunday Smorgasburg will be [...]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
From 11:45 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, July 11) to 5:00 a.m. Monday, July 14 Manhattan bound A and C trains will be diverted to the F line between Jay Street-MetroTech and West 4th Street. This means no Manhattan bound service at High Street. To get to West 4th or stops above there in Manhattan, walk down [...]
“Books Beneath the Bridge” Series Starts Monday With Liberty’s Torch by Elizabeth Mitchell
Brooklyn Bridge Park will start this summer’s “Books Beneath the Bridge” series this Monday (July 7) evening, starting at 7:00, at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1. This event, co-sponsored by the Park and Freebird Books (each event is co-sponsored by a different local bookseller), will feature author Elizabeth Mitchell reading from her Liberty’s Torch: [...]
“Frozen Zones” in the Heights and DUMBO Tonight
As previously reported, parking in Brooklyn Heights will be severely restricted for tonight’s fireworks as will access to some residential areas.
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Update:On Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Heights Association will have a social event at the new Chocolate Works on Montague. Details here. Tonight’s Fireworks take top billing for events this weekend, but the Brooklyn Heights Cinema again has new offerings. Late tomorrow (Saturday) night, July 5, starting at 11:45, there will be [...]
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TRO Issued on Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Towers
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Where Was the 84th Precinct While Vandals Devastated North Brooklyn Heights and Beyond
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Open Thread Wednesday 7/16/14
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Twitter to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pierhouse: Thanks for Blocking Our View
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Open Thread Wednesday 7/23/14
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Disco Food Cart on Columbia Heights
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Brooklyn Beep Adams on Brooklyn Bridge White Flags: I’m Not Laughing; Offers Reward for the Capture of the Vandals
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Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s a Teardown Option?
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Is S.S. United States Coming to Brooklyn?
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Forget the Clark Street Station Elevators This Little Fella is in a Hurry
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If Someone Could Climb to the Top of the Brooklyn Bridge and Change the Flag, What’s Next
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WSJ Writer Samples Life as a Brooklyn Heights Bottle and Can Scavenger
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HVAC Miseries Point to BPL’s Fateful Decision Regarding Brooklyn Heights Library Branch
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Gabba Gabba Hey: Brooklyn Heights’ Marky Ramone Eats at Sociale, Snaps Photo With Clark Street Residents
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Emily Gould is Sorry for Upsetting Lena Dunham or Mailer and Vidal Did It Better
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Ducks Deluxe in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Car Jumps Curb on Remsen Street
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Willow Street Sign Don’t Need No Stinkin’ “R” to Tell You When to Park
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Montague Street BID Sponsors Photo Contest
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This French Rapper Freestyling at Brooklyn Bridge Park is… Something
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
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Brooklyn Heights Connection to Twin Peaks Revealed in New Oral History
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140 Cadman Plaza West Residents Still Bothered by Brooklyn Bridge Construction Noise and Dust
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Open Thread Wednesday 7/23/14
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Ducks Deluxe in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Tonight’s Brooklyn Heights Fireworks Courtesy Of..
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Car Jumps Curb on Remsen Street
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Apple Tree Pruning Time at Poplar Street Community Garden
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How the Pranksters Duped NYPD in Brooklyn Bridge Flag Swap Attack
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Brooklyn Beep Adams on Brooklyn Bridge White Flags: I’m Not Laughing; Offers Reward for the Capture of the Vandals
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If Someone Could Climb to the Top of the Brooklyn Bridge and Change the Flag, What’s Next
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Emily Gould is Sorry for Upsetting Lena Dunham or Mailer and Vidal Did It Better
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ReBar Owner Jason Stevens Can’t Escape Long Bar of the Law
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This French Rapper Freestyling at Brooklyn Bridge Park is… Something
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Disco Food Cart on Columbia Heights
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Forget the Clark Street Station Elevators This Little Fella is in a Hurry
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Is S.S. United States Coming to Brooklyn?
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WSJ Writer Samples Life as a Brooklyn Heights Bottle and Can Scavenger
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Smell Something? Say Something.
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TRO Issued on Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Towers
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