About Claude Scales

Heights resident since 1983. Lawyer, with strong interests in history, philosophy, literature, music, architecture, astronomy, paleontology, ships and the sea, railroads, baseball, food and wine. Married, with one child.

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Solar Powered Charging Stations Available at Pier 1, Other Locations Later

By on June 18, 2013 11:13 pm in brooklyn bridge park, News, Tech

According to Mashable, AT&T and solar energy equipment manufacturer Goal Zero have cooperated to provide solar powered charging stations for cell phones, smart phones, tablets and other hand-held electronics free for public use at locations throughout New York City, including, according to AT&t’s press release, Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The chargers at Pier [...]

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“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening

By on June 17, 2013 11:13 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Music

This Friday, June 21, there will be a a marathon free concert, “Tradition with a Twist” featuring diverse styles of music, at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will begin at 2:30 in the afternoon and go until sunset at 8:31. The headline act is the Balinese orchestra Gamelan Dharma Swara [...]

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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on June 17, 2013 2:28 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Gardening, Maritime, Photos

These photos were taken during several walks on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 14 to 16. Hydrangeas were in bloom on Remsen Street just east of Hicks. Basic work appears complete on the first of the sound attenuating berms meant to shield Brooklyn Bridge Park from the noise of the BQE. A view from the [...]

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Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights to be “Milled” Thursday and Friday

By on June 15, 2013 10:48 am in Brooklyn Heights, News, Parking, Traffic

Our friends at Community Board 2 have passed on to us the word that the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) intends, weather permitting, to “mill” Hicks Street from Atlantic Avenue to the BQE this coming Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. (We presume this means northward from Atlantic through the Heights, as the notice [...]

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Poplar Street “Open Garden” Next Saturday

By on June 14, 2013 8:58 am in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Gardening

Correction: Your correspondent has major egg-on-face. The Open garden is next Saturday, June 22, not today. The Poplar Street Community Garden, located at the northwest corner of Poplar and Hicks streets, is having an “Open Garden” event Saturday, June 22 from noon to 3:00 p.m. The event will feature a beekeeping show-and-tell, a celebration of [...]

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Environmental Assessment For Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse Released; Public Hearing Next Thursday

By on June 14, 2013 12:07 am in brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO, Environment, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Government, Legal

The Brooklyn Heights Association has advised us that an Environmental Assessment has been completed concerning the proposed adaptive re-use of the Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse buildings, located along Water Street in the Fulton Ferry Historic District and DUMBO. Links to the Environmental Assessment and Draft Conversion Application are here; they may also be reviewed [...]

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Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening

By on June 13, 2013 9:04 pm in Cobble Hill, Events, Health, News

Concerned Physicians of Long Island College Hospital are hosting their first “Atlantic Frantic Fundraiser” with food, drinks, and entertainment tomorrow (Friday, June 14) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 320 Atlantic Avenue (between Smith and Hoyt streets). The suggested minimum donation at the door is $50. Proceeds will fund the Concerned Physicians’ legal challenge to [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on June 13, 2013 4:51 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Fun, Kids, Literature, movies, Music, Parents, Religion, Theater, Visual Arts

This Sunday, June 16, starting at 10:30 a.m., author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Stephanie Graegin of the new children’s book Water in the Park will be at the Empire-Fulton Ferry section of Brooklyn Bridge Park (adjacent to Jane’s Carousel and the Tobacco Warehouse) will talk, read, and draw for the benefit of young readers and [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on June 13, 2013 12:20 am in Brooklyn Heights

In a preview of what’s to come, there will be no R or (late night) N service in either direction between Brooklyn and Manhattan (so no service at Court Street or on the R/N platform at Jay Street-Metro Tech) from 11:30 p.m. Friday until 5:00 A.M. Monday. Use the 2, 3, or 4 as options. [...]

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“Kids for Libraries” Rally Saturday

By on June 12, 2013 10:57 pm in Events, Fun, Kids

This Saturday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights Branch, 280 Cadman Plaza West, there will be a “Kids for Libraries” rally. The event will feature: Raging Grannies and Reverend Billy’s Church of the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, balloons and buttons for the kids, Justine the Juggler [...]

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BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”

By on June 12, 2013 7:38 pm in Cobble Hill, Health, News, Real Estate

The Brooklyn Heights Association urges us all to write, call, or e-mail (or all three) Governor Cuomo asking his help to save Long Island College Hospital. While acknowledging that there are allegedly seven suitors possibly interested in buying LICH, nevertheless:

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DA Candidate Ken Thompson Identifies Brooklyn Heights as High Asthma Zone

By on June 12, 2013 4:06 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Election 13, Health, News, Other Brooklyn

In a press release today, Ken Thompson, a former federal prosecutor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Kings County District Attorney, declared his intention to establish an environmental crimes unit in the DA’s office if elected. In his discussion of environmental problems in Brooklyn, he notes that Brooklyn Heights is one of five borough [...]

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Theater 2020 Presents Free Reading of Romantic French Comedy Saturday

By on June 12, 2013 2:21 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Theater

Our neighbors at Theater 2020 will present, as part of their Hearthside reading series, a free dramatic reading (not a staged play; the actors will be seated throughout) of Pierre Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love, an 18th century French romantic comedy, adapted and translated by Rod McLucas. The reading will be at the Brooklyn Public [...]

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Erin Boyle Finds Things Rosy in Brooklyn Heights

By on June 11, 2013 11:35 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Gardening, Photography

On my walk this morning, I stopped to admire (and snap) these yellow roses in front of 80 Joralemon Street. Brooklyn Heights is rose heaven, according to Heights resident Erin Boyle in this post in Gardenista, who writes:

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Photoville Fence Unveiling Thursday

By on June 10, 2013 10:21 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Photography

As we reported earlier, the unveiling of this year’s 1,000 foot long “Photoville Fence” will take place this month; we now know it’s this Thursday, June 13, starting at 6:00 p.m. It’s a free party with refreshments and ice cream from Ample Hills Creamery, who operate the concession at Pier 5. There’s more information here. [...]

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Update Meeting on Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow

By on June 10, 2013 11:55 am in brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO

We’ve received word from Community Board 2 that staff members from Brooklyn Bridge Park will meet with interested community members tomorrow (Tuesday, June 11) evening at 6:00 at Galapagos Art Space, located at 61 Main Street (corner of Main and Water streets), in DUMBO. Among the topics to be discussed are “development plans for Empire [...]

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Landmarks President Peg Breen to Speak at CB2 Meeting Wednesday

By on June 9, 2013 11:59 pm in Landmark Preservation

Peg Breen, President of The New York Landmarks Conservancy, will address the General Meeting of Community Board 2 this Wednesday, June 12, at 6:00 p.m. The title of her talk will be “Forty Shades of Landmarks: The New York Landmarks Conservancy, its Programs and Services.” This is a topic of interest to Brooklyn Heights residents, [...]

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More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District

By on June 9, 2013 10:09 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Gardening, Maritime, Photos, Transportation

The showy tulips, daffodils, and purple irises of May are gone from the Promenade Gardens, but these pretty red and white blossoms were, like June, bustin’ out. Crossing the Pedestrian bridge from Squibb Park, I noticed that preliminary work appears to be underway for the Pierhouse hotel and condo complex. I shot this crossing the [...]

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Seven Suitors For LICH?

By on June 6, 2013 11:29 pm in Cobble Hill, Health, News

The Daily News reports that there may be seven potential buyers for Long Island College Hospital. But what are their intentions? Read more at CHB.

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Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Plans Pride Month Event

By on June 6, 2013 10:42 pm in Events, LGBTQ issues., Religion

The Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, at 131 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Henry) is having a special Shabbat service Friday evening, June 14, in honor of Pride Month. This from the Synagogue: Brooklyn Heights Synagogue supports Pride month with a special celebration of our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning friends, families and allies. Pride Shabbat [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on June 6, 2013 5:44 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, Fun, History, Kids, movies, Music, Theater

Starting tomorrow (Friday, June 7) The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing The East, an espionage thriller about a former FBI agent, Sarah Moss (Brit Marling), who is hired to infiltrate an anarchist group. The story is partly based on some experiences director Zal Batmanglij and Marling had when they “hung out with ‘anarchists’.” Batmanglij [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on June 5, 2013 10:54 pm in Transportation

The planned changes affecting service at local stations this weekend mean there will be less service from here to Manhattan. A and C trains to Manhattan are being diverted over the F line between Jay Street-Metro Tech and West 4th Street from 10:45 p.m. Friday to 5:00 a.m. Monday. So, no Manhattan bound service at [...]

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Barn Dance at St. Ann’s Church Sunday Afternoon

By on June 4, 2013 12:06 am in Dance, Events

Video after the jump. St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Clinton and Montague Streets, will hold a “Barn Dance and FUN-raiser” this coming Sunday, June 9, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. (enter at 157 Montague). The dance will be called by Dave Harvey of New York City Barn Dance (see video). The Barn Dance [...]

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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, and Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on June 2, 2013 8:16 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Food, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Gardening, Maritime, Music, Photos, Red Hook, Visual Arts

Saturday’s walk took me to the library to return some books, then to DUMBO, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, then back into the Heights. These purple flowers were at the southern entrance to Cadman Plaza Park. There was soccer action on the field south of the Brooklyn War Memorial (Eggers and Higgins, sculpture by Charles Keck, [...]

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Lebanese Food Festival Underway

By on June 1, 2013 11:41 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Food, Fun, Kids

I don’t need to tell anyone who lives on Remsen Street, and I’m not sure how I missed putting it in my Last Minute Weekend Suggestions (so give me fifteen lashes with wet pastato), but the Lebanese Food Festival, presented in conjunction with Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, has been going on for two days [...]

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Atlantic Avenue Wedding Extravaganza Tomorrow

By on May 31, 2013 4:36 pm in Events, Fun, Shopping

Tomorrow (Saturday, June 1) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 28 shops along Atlantic Avenue, from Columbia Street to 4th Avenue, will participate in the first Atlantic Avenue Wedding Extravaganza, sponsored by the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District. The all-day event will feature walking tours and merchant discounts including dozens of the area’s wedding-related shops, [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 31, 2013 1:09 am in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Events, movies, Music, Poetry, Theater

Step out into the cool(er) evening air and do some stargazing this Saturday (June 1) evening at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, starting at 8:00. Feel like making some music? The Sing For Hope pianos will be available this Saturday through Sunday, June 16. In our area, pianos can be found at Pier 1, Brooklyn [...]

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Brooklyn Heights Association: You May Still Comment on SUNY’s “Sustainability Plan” and its effect on LICH

By on May 30, 2013 10:44 pm in Government, Health

The Brooklyn Heights Association has a website page devoted to the SUNY “Sustainability Plan” and its effect on Long Island College Hospital. According to the BHA, it is still possible to submit comments to SUNY on the Plan by e-mailing them to hospitalsustainabilityplan@suny.edu. You can read the SUNY Plan here and the BHA’s testimony on [...]

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SUNY Sustainability Plan: Sell or Close LICH

By on May 30, 2013 12:06 am in Cobble Hill, Government, Health, News

SUNY has released its Sustainability Plan, which focuses on preserving its teaching function at University Hospital of Brooklyn while seeking to share or transfer health care responsibilities with or to other Brooklyn hospitals and clinics and to home health care. According to The Wall Street Journal.

Read more at Cobble Hill Blog

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on May 29, 2013 10:40 pm in Transportation

The only planned change directly affecting service at local stations this weekend will result in extra service in both directions at Court Street and on the R/N platform at Jay Street-Metro Tech, as N trains (which normally replace R trains late at night) and Q trains are being diverted over this route all weekend. The [...]

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