Last year, neighborhood and preservation organizations, including the Brooklyn Heights Association, prevailed in lawsuits in both federal and state courts in which they contested the actions of the National Park Service and the city and state governments to transfer the Tobacco Warehouse site from Brooklyn Bridge Park for use as a new home for St. Ann’s Warehouse Theater, as well as the Empire Stores building for possible commercial development. Following the court decisions, BHA and the other successful plaintiffs began negotiations with city and state officials to establish rules governing possible development of these sites. Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that an agreement had been made under which, among other things, additional land will be added to Brooklyn Bridge Park should the Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores be made available for non-park use. Continue Reading →
Roof Cornice Breaks Off At 7 Old Fulton Street
Our faithful videographer & correspondent Karl Junkersfeld was on the scene on the Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO border as a piece of the roof cornice at 7 Old Fulton Street—which houses a restaurant by the same name and has apartments above—collapsed onto the street, at 12:45 Monday afternoon. Fortunately, no one was injured. Karl notes that a similar incident recently took place at Grimaldi’s Pizza up the street. See his 1:21-minute report below. Continue Reading →
Fun at Brooklyn Bridge Park
It was a great weekend to visit Brooklyn Bridge Park. We’ve compiled some photos of BBP from Twitter taken over the last couple of weeks. Check them out after the jump. (Photo: Peter W. Knox via Twitter) Continue Reading →
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
Our friends at Theater 2020 are taking the weekend off, but they’ll be back next Thursday through Sunday and the following weekend with their production of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. Bard buffs need not feel dismay, though, as Random Access Theater will present free performances of Twelfth Night at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park starting at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20. More details are here. And don’t forget the Willowtown Fair on Willow Place, Saturday from noon until 5:00. Continue Reading →
Reminder: Brazilian Dance Party Thursday (5/17) on Pier 1
Thursday, May 17 starting at 7;00 p.m. there will be a Brazilian dance party at Pier 1 (enter at foot of Old Fulton Street), Brooklyn Bridge Park, featuring Nation Beat (see video after the jump), Maracatu New York, and DJ Greg Caz. Admission to the party is free; food and drinks will be available from vendors. More details are here.
Temporary ‘Photoville’ Village Coming To BBP Pier 3 This Summer
Brooklyn-based art cooperative United Photo Industries is creating a temporary “photographic village” out of 30 shipping containers in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 3 Uplands for nine days this summer, with the promise that “central to the Village will be a communal beer & food garden serving chilled brews and artisanal snacks.”
Gothamist reports that “Photoville” will exhibit its “celebration of photography” from June 22 to July 1 (hours are here). It comprises a mix of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on workshops, nighttime projections, a mini dog run with the “Paws Wall of Fame” and beer garden provided by Brooklyn Brewery Continue Reading →
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Tries to Create Controversy Where There Is None
This Brooklyn Daily Eagle story has the headline, “Brooklyn Bridge Park at odds with Heights over bike stations.” It implies some sort of Park-Heights conflict that doesn’t exist. Update: If you follow the link above, you’ll now find that the Eagle headline and story have been re-worded, evidently in response to this post.
The story quotes Nancy Webster of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy as welcoming a bike station near Atlantic Avenue and Furman Street, which is not on a residential street in Brooklyn Heights. It then notes that the Brooklyn Heights Association has expressed some concern over bike stations on residential streets in the Heights. This in no way conflicts with the BBPC’s desire for a station near the Park’s entrance, so the BBPC and the BHA are not “at odds.”
Mother’s Day Roses
For all you Brooklyn Heights moms, including Mrs. Fink and my sweetie, it’s your day. Enjoy! Continue Reading →
NYC Bike Share Program Includes Multiple Locations Across Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Downtown
New York City’s Bike Share Program has announced its citywide locations that include Brooklyn’s portion of 600 city bike share stations, with multiple locations around Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park and nearby Downtown Brooklyn.
The initiative is sponsored by the city Department of Transportation with Alta Bicycle Share. DOT released a draft map of the first locations in this summer’s rollout of a portion of the Bike Share docking stations. Continue Reading →
Karl Grooves on Booker T. Jones
Our Mr. J. and his cam were on hand at Pier 1 yesterday evening for the opening event in the Dance Party series co-sponsored by BRIC Arts Media and Brooklyn Bridge Park. As you can see, Karl got right into the funk groove. Don’t forget, next Thursday it’s Brazilian. Video after the jump. Continue Reading →
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions
The House Tour. The House Tour. The House Tour! More info at the Brooklyn Heights Association website.
There are several activities at Brooklyn Bridge Park this weekend. The Green Team meets tomorrow (Saturday, May 12) from 10:00 a.m. until noon. At the same time, there will be a MillionTreesNYC community tree giveaway on Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. Continue Reading →
BBP Dance Parties Start This Thursday With Booker T. Jones
BRIC Arts Media Bklyn, in partnership with Brooklyn Bridge Park, is presenting a series of free dance parties at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park the next three Thursday evenings starting at 7:00. The opening event, this Thursday, May 10, features legendary funk keyboardist Booker T. Jones, whose group, Booker T. and the M.G.’s, provided the backbone for Stax Records’ classic Memphis soul sound. Also on the bill is DJ Rich Medina. Continue Reading →
Are Brooklyn Heights Activists Looking $40M BBP Gift Horse In The Mouth?
Are Brooklyn Heights residents too haughty to share the neighborhood? That’s the tenor of a New York Post article today, which reports the melodramatic account of Tuesday night’s Brooklyn Park Planning meeting. Apparently, several civic leaders groused that the record-setting $40 million donation for a planned 115,000sf athletic facility would be “devastating” for the nabe.
The proposed year-round Fieldhouse near Pier 5 at the edge of Joralemon Street in Willowtown, received a full funding offer in April from Manhattan philanthropist Joshua Rechnitz, which would include an inclined bike track, sports playing areas, 2,500 seats and on-site parking. Rechnitz also agreed to underwrite any operating revenue shortfalls during the first decade of a 20-year city lease agreement.
But some activists Tuesday complained, saying the BBP attraction would draw crowds of unwanted pedestrians and traffic to the quiet streets of the neighborhood. Continue Reading →
Proposed BBP Fieldhouse Hires Greg Brooks As Exec Director
Greg J. Brooks has been appointed Executive Director of The New York City Fieldhouse, formed to oversee build-out of the new year-round indoor recreation facility near Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. This follows a $40 million donation April 19 from Joshua Rechnitz, Founder & Chairman of the non-profit organization. Continue Reading →
Rosa Rugosa Returns
This past Wednesday your correspondent took his customary walk around Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and got this photo of Rosa rugosa in bloom again. With luck, they’ll be around through November. As reader Stuart noted in a comment then: “[T]he rugosas are tough as nails. They can take anything, even salt. [T]he rose hips they produce are the ones used in pharmacology.”
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Brooklyn Bugle
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Open Thread: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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Packer Institute SAT Scandal Gets More Egregious
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Brooklyn Heights Rallies For Montague Street Retail Corridor
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Adam Yauch Park Closer to Reality: On State Street In Brooklyn Heights
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Roof Cornice Breaks Off At 7 Old Fulton Street
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Montague Street Revitalization Continues With Launch Of Ruby And Jenna
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BHA, Other Groups Settle with City and State over Park Land
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Parade of Ships Opens Fleet Week Tomorrow
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A Peek Inside Montague Street’s New Starbucks
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Film Shoot Moratorium Short-Lived: Remsen Street Site For ‘Amish’
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Open Thread: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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A Peek Inside Montague Street’s New Starbucks
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Adam Yauch Park Closer to Reality: On State Street In Brooklyn Heights
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Heights’ Resident Lena Dunham’s HBO ‘Girls’ Renewed For Second Season
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Tips for New Dog Owners from Brooklyn’s DogBoy Robert Haussman
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Taxi Commission Supports 20% Cab Fare Hike
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BHA, Other Groups Settle with City and State over Park Land
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Parade of Ships Opens Fleet Week Tomorrow
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