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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Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Council Meeting Tuesday; All Invited
There will be a meeting of the Community Advisory Council for Brooklyn Bridge Park this coming Tuesday evening, November 26, starting at 6:30, at the offices of the Brookyn Bridge Park Corporation, 334 Furman Street (go down Joralemon, under the BQE, cross Furman and it’s on your right). We do not have an agenda for [...]
Karl Sez: “Berm Baby Berm”
(Video after the jump.) As anyone who’s read this blog for a while knows, our Mr. J. is a huge fan of Brooklyn Bridge Park, as is your correspondent. (Actually, one of the things that lured your correspondent to the Heights in the first place was the prospect of walking along the Promenade and watching [...]
Watch This Video Of BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld On Chinese-American Television Talking Brooklyn Bridge Park
Sinovision, the NYC based channel for Chinese-Americans interviewed our Karl Junkersfeld about the new Piers 3&4 at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Watch after the jump.
Construction Ballet at Brooklyn Bridge Park
On my walk this morning I watched two excavators performing what looked like an elaborate dance as they worked on what will be the pebble beach and bird sanctuary at Pier 4. Video after the jump.
Watch Our Video Of The New Pier 3 And 4 Uplands At Brooklyn Bridge Park
Karl Junkersfeld was on the scene at yesterday’s opening of Piers 3 & 4 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Watch the video after the jump.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Expansion At Piers 3 And 4 Opens
The Uplands (land) section of Brooklyn Bridge Park in front of Piers 3 and 4 has opened for public use. It features a series of bike and pedestrian paths from the Pier 5 BBQ area to the existing pathway at Pier 2, grassy lawns (sadly closed until Spring to allow for further growth) a granite [...]
Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 3/4 Uplands open on Saturday
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has announced the next expansion of the Park. The new addition, opening on November 16th at 10 AM (opening ceremonies start at 10:30) will include new lawns, a connecting pathway/bikeway between Pier 1 and Piers 5/6, a granite terrace area, and the sound attenuating hill providing a buffer from the [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The Heights Players’ production of Twelve Angry Men premieres this weekend at the Players’ playhouse, 26 Willow Place, with performances on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 and Sunday afternoon at 12:00. This now classic drama began life as a television show in the 1950s, was made into a movie (12 Angry Men) by Henry [...]
Watch Our Video Of The Brooklyn Bridge Park Lobster Boil
Karl Junkersfeld checked out yesterday’s lobster boil sponsored by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Folks enjoyed, among other things, Luke Lobster’s popcorn and Maine Original’s half-and-half lemonade, iced tea, hot cider andPeak Organic Beer on the Harbor View Lawn while their lobsters boiled. Was it deeelicious? Watch the video and see!
Mark di Suvero’s Sculpture “Yoga” Transported Out Of Brooklyn Bridge Park
It seems like only yesterday that we welcomed Mark di Suvero‘s Sculpture “Yoga” sculpture to Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 for a limited run of “about a year”. Sure, for the first few weeks many of us thought the thing was totally WHACK (as we believe is the vernacular). But over time, we grew to [...]
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This Memo From The BPL President Says The New Brooklyn Heights Library Will Be Awesome
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Open Thread Wednesday 12/4/13
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Gallito’s Kitchen On Montague Street Opening Monday For Dinner
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How Two NYPD Detectives Saved A Despondent Man From Jumping Off The Brooklyn Bridge Tuesday Morning
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St Francis Water Polo Seeks NCAA Win
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BHA, Brooklyn Heights Cinema Present Movie Night Thursday
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Car Break-in Alert on Poplar
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Gallito’s Kitchen On Montague Street Opening Monday For Dinner
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St Francis Qualifies for Second Straight NCAA Final Four
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BHA, Brooklyn Heights Cinema Present Movie Night Thursday
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Brooklyn Holiday Events Galore This Weekend and Next
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Update on Tree Lighting, Caroling December 18; Now With Free Cookies!
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Cleaning Up in Brooklyn Heights
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St Francis Water Polo Seeks NCAA Win
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Car Break-in Alert on Poplar
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Looks Like Clark Street In Brooklyn Heights Is About To Get A Tavern
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
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