The Brooklyn Bridge is shut down in both directions Saturday afternoon as police report the presence of a jumper. A BHB reader reported talking to police while stranded in a cab on the bridge, and confirmed that cops are trying to talk down a man spotted pacing back and forth on the Manhattan tower of the bridge. Update: The man was talked down by NYPD.
About Chuck Taylor
Journalist Chuck Taylor worked as a writer and Senior Editor at Billboard magazine for 14 years, has interviewed more than 500 entertainers and music executives, and penned front-page stories for Billboard about Celine Dion, Paul McCartney, Diana Krall, Elton John, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Tony Bennett and many more. He has been interviewed on an array of music and pop culture topics for ABC's “20/20,” “CBS Evening News,” CNN FN, VH1's “Behind the Music,” MTV, BBC and A&E's Biography"; and has been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly and numerous others. He is a voting member of NARAS (Grammy Awards).Author Archive | Chuck Taylor
Key Food Intends To Maintain Clipped Store Hours
In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, the Key Food at 102 Montague Street scaled back its operating hours due to challenges with deliveries and gas. A manager tells BHB that those clipped store hours are here to stay. Before Sandy, the store was open until midnight Monday through Saturdays, and until 11 p.m. on Sunday. […]
Adam Yauch Park Dedication Friday, May 3: The Main Event
The official dedication ceremony for Adam Yauch Park, at Columbia Place and State Street, took place Friday, May 3, on a picture perfect Brooklyn Heights morning. Among those sharing memories of the late musician, who died from cancer May 4, 2012, were his mother, Frances Yauch; fellow Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz; Brooklyn Borough president Marty […]
Adam Yauch Park Dedication: The Morning’s Program
The official dedication of Adam Yauch Park this morning at Columbia Place and State Street featured numerous speeches praising the musician and activist’s contributions to music—and his Brooklyn home. The event program is below. (CT) Share this Story: Tweet
Adam Yauch Park Dedication May 3: Participant Quotes
Among those sharing memories at the dedication of Adam Yauch Park today were his mother, Frances Yauch; fellow Beastie Boy Adam Horowitz; Brooklyn Borough president Marty Markowitz; the group’s longtime manager John Silva; and City Council member Stephen Levin. Following are some choice quotes… . (CT) Marty Markowitz Adam was one of New York’s most […]
Adam Yauch Park Dedication: Beastie Of Burden’s Cool Ride
You can’t top this for a cool ride to today’s dedication ceremony of Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights. Note the sentiment across the trunk: “RIP MCA.” (CT) Share this Story: Tweet
Dedication Of Brooklyn Heights’ Adam Yauch Park Draws National Media Attention
On the eve of Friday’s official dedication of the Adam Yauch Park—which up to now has been known as Palmetto Playground—the national media is aflame with coverage of the renaming. Yauch grew up in Brooklyn Heights on State Street before achieving fame as a member of the Beastie Boys. The musician, filmmaker and activist died […]
Brooklyn Heights’ Least Expensive Apartment On The Market
Ever wonder how little it can cost to purchase property in Brooklyn Heights? We scanned listings at Streeteasy for the entire neighborhood, and found a sweet studio in a well-established Central Heights building for $215,000. The Brown Harris Stevens listing for 70 Remsen Street is on the first floor (Unit 1J) and apparently in need […]
May Day Frolic: The Annual St. Ann’s Puppet Parade
The annual St. Ann’s School Puppet Parade—Brooklyn Heights’ version of a kiddie Mardi Gras—made its way down Montague Street to the Promenade early Wednesday afternoon, on this May Day 2013. As usual, the street was filled with the rat-a-tat of percussion, alongside pint-size clowns, jugglers, 10-foot-tall marionette puppets, accompanied by hundreds of pre-school, primary, middle […]
Cobble Hill Assn. General Meeting May 2: ‘Future Of LICH’
The Cobble Hill Assn.’s General Spring Meeting takes place this Thursday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. at Long Island College Hospital’s Main Entrance, 339 Hicks Street, Conference Room A. Leading the agenda—not surprisingly—is the future of LICH, a topic of interest to the Brooklyn Heights community.
All are welcome. More info on the Cobble Hill Blog.
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