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Former Transportation Commissioner Criticizes Mayor’s BQE Plans

Gothamist reports that former DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman, who served under Mayor Bill de Blasio, opposes the three alternative long term Brooklyn Queens Expressway plans proposed by Mayor Eric Adams’s administration. All of these plans would keep the “Central” portion of the BQE following its present route around and below Brooklyn Heights. Mr. Gutman notes […]

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Update on BQE Repair Plans

Mary Frost in The Eagle has a comprehensive report on the Department of Transportation’s virtual community meeting Thursday evening discussing plans for interim repairs to the BQE this summer. Your correspondent also attended; here are some quick takeaways: 1. The work will take place at three locations: below the foot of Grace Court, below the […]

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New Year’s Fireworks

New York City has three planned fireworks displays that will commence at 12:00 AM on New Year’s Day. The one most visible from Brooklyn Heights will be from the waters near the Statue of Liberty. This should be easily visible from the Promenade. There will be one at Prospect Park, which likely will be less […]

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A Salute to the Promenade Gardeners

As winter sets in, it’s a good time to recognize the work of the Promenade Gardeners, who tend to the variety of flowering and ornamental plants that grow alongside the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Mary Frost, in the Eagle, covered their end of season celebration, interviewing many of them and horticulturalist Anil Chandrakumar, whom the Parks […]

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Upcoming Holiday Lightings

Thanks to reader “aeshtron” for publishing this schedule on OTW. I think it needs a top post. The Borough Hall tree lighting will take place tomorrow — Thursday, December 8 at 5:00 p.m. Karl Junkersfeld videoed this event in 2011 (click on “Read full story” below to view). The Promenade (Montague Street entrance) tree lighting […]

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Halloween Parade on Promenade Saturday

There will be a Halloween Parade on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade this Saturday, October 29, starting at 10:30 AM. This year, instead of starting at the Pierrepont Playground, it will start at the Clark Street entrance to the Promenade and proceed southward (left turn from Clark) to Remsen Street. Details are at Mommy Poppins. It […]

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Does Adams Want to Keep Existing BQE? Repair Plans Announced; Public Discussion Forums Coming

According to Cate Corcoran in Brownstoner, “It seems the mayor has made up his mind.” He wants to repair the triple cantilevered section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that sits below Brooklyn Heights and leave it and the rest of the highway as is, while mitigating the damage the BQE has done to other neighborhoods with […]

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9/11 Memorial Service on Promenade Sunday Evening

Tomorrow, Sunday, September 11, starting at 7:15 PM, the Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Clergy Association, which includes representatives of various Christian, Jewish, and Muslim houses of worship in the neighborhood, will hold their annual candlelight memorial service for those who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The […]

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Mayor Adams Wants New BQE Plan

Just a month ago, we cited an AMNY report that Mayor Adams wanted to slash the budget for repairs to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, which are focused on the cantilevered portion that runs below Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade, “from $225.1 million to $44.6 million, with the reduction of $180.5 million preserved for use in […]

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Koren Volk Becomes President of Brooklyn Heights Association

The Eagle reports that Koren Volk has become the new president of the Brooklyn Heights Association, succeeding Erika Belsey Worth, who led the community efforts to organize an alternative BQE plan and supported initiatives such as the ‘Brooklyn Heights Together’ fund which supported workers in need during the COVID lockdown in 2020. Ms. Volk and […]

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