It might be time for Homer Fink’s Brigate Bocce to make a triumphant return. The long promised bocce courts at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2 will become a reality this spring along with other new additions. But wait a minute there, jerky, you gotta have a permit. They’re available beginning April 1. Details are here. [...]
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Do You Want To Build A Snowman Or There Was A Snow Sculpture Contest At Brooklyn Bridge Park On Saturday
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy hosted a “snow sculpture” contest on Saturday (2/15). Up for grabs for the best effort were various gift cards and ski passes to contestants in the “adult” and “family” categories. A trio of Park Slopers won the “adult” category with the Winchosters taking honors in the family group. DNAinfo: John [...]
Morning Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park
The robin is supposed to be a harbinger of spring. “If only!” this one seems to be saying to himself. As I started my morning walk, a few little snowflakes were falling, but as I headed down into Squibb Park and across the bouncy bridge to Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park the flakes got [...]
Weekend Update: Snow Sculpture Contest On For Saturday
Word is in from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy that the long awaited Snow Sculpture Contest will be tomorrow, Saturday, February 15, at Pier 5 (near the foot of Joralemon Street) from noon to 2:00 p.m. Maybe the creator of the Promenade snow-person (photo) will enter. It’s all free, including hot cocoa and treats from [...]
Trees of Winter in Brooklyn Bridge Park
On Saturday afternoon, your correspondent joined a group of botanical enthusiasts for a “trees of winter” tour in Brooklyn Bridge Park, led by horticulturalists Marina (photo) and Chet, along with Park Program Coordinator Travis Craw. More text and photos follow the jump. Before venturing out, we spent some time in a classroom, learning how to [...]
Winter Walk Photos
These photos were taken on walks yeterday (Friday) afternoon and this (Saturday) morning. The first was taken from Cadman Plaza East, looking west across Cadman Plaza Park, with lower Manhattan in the background. More photos and text follow the jump. Snowboarding on the slope between Washington Street and the Brooklyn Bridge on-ramp. The Manhattan Bridge [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Update: The snow sculpture contest at Brooklyn Bridge Park, PIer 5, will not be held tomorrow. We’ll update you on when it will be held. Saturday afternoon, starting at 3:00, the Park will have the first in its series of “Winter Talks.” This one, on “Living Aquatic Infrastructures,” will be given by Dr. Ido Sella, [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Award for Excellence in Urban Design
Brooklyn Bridge Park announced today that it has been named winner of the 2014 National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design by the American Planning Association. The APA’s statement announcing the award says: Brooklyn Bridge Park has successfully integrated the Brooklyn waterfront into the fabric of the neighborhood by creating urban nodes at the park’s [...]
Marina, Roller Rink, and More to Come at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Construction work at Brooklyn Bridge Park will pick up further in 2014, thanks to some recent awards in response to Requests for Proposals and decisions regarding other projects. Edgewater Resources, “a multi- disciplinary marina design, development, and management company with extensive national and international experience,” will develop and operate a marina between Piers 4 and [...]
Photos From a Night Walk Through Brooklyn Bridge Park
These photos were taken on the evening of Tuesday, December 10. The Empire State Building (Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, 1931), as seen from Pier 1, was illuminated in blue, in honor of Human Rights Day and Human Rights Watch. Ducks paddling in the spiral cove inland from Pier 2. Pier 5, lit up at night, [...]
Autumn in Brooklyn Bridge Park and Brooklyn Heights
Autumn is officially with us for almost another month, but it feels like, to quote a Joni Mitchell song, “winter’s closing in.” I’ve collected here some photos I’ve taken on walks over the past month, mostly in Brooklyn Bridge Park and along the Promenade, showing foliage nearing or at its peak fall dress. Above is [...]
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