Because of a long standing conflict your correspondent was unable to attend Thursday evening’s Brooklyn Heights Association Annual Meeting. Fortunately, The Eagle’s Mary Frost was there to provide an excellent summary. As always for the past several years, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway was a prominent topic. The Eagle story quotes BHA President Erika Belsey Worth: The […]
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Mega Yacht at Marina is a Movie Star
If you’ve been to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade or Brooklyn Bridge Park lately you’ve almost certainly noticed a very large – 240 feet long, in fact – yacht docked at the ONE°15 Brooklyn Marina, near the foot of Joralemon Street. The photo, taken by your correspondent from the Promenade, shows its mast towering to the […]
BHA’s Halloween Parade… On Halloween!
Due to the potential of rain on Saturday, the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual Halloween Parade is now scheduled for Halloween (that’s this Sunday, in case you live in a grave)! This spooktacular event will start haunting the Promenade at the unghostly time of 10:30am. All zombies, goblins, witches, and other stranger things can gather at […]
Interfaith Gathering on Promenade to Mark 20th Anniversary of 9/11
This coming Saturday, September 11, is the twentieth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the hijacked plane that was brought down in Pennsylvania. Starting at 7:15 pm there will be a candlelight vigil on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade near the Montague Street entrance, presented by the Brooklyn Heights […]
Brooklyn Heights Association to hold Party on the Promenade in September
Save the date: on Thursday, September 23, the Brooklyn Heights Association will have a party on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade: We’re throwing a party! Mark your calendar for Thursday, September 23 for a festive night out on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. This will be a ticketed event. More details to follow in the coming weeks. […]
BHA Invites You to Spring into Service and to Fight Helicopter Noise
This Sunday, April 18 the Brooklyn Heights Association will hold its “Spring into Service” event, combining fun with community service and charity. Gather at the Clark Street entrance to the Promenade at 10:00 AM, “wear your best florals, paisley prints and bonnets! Get a bag & gloves from the BHA to collect trash. Kids will […]
Brooklyn Heights Resident Hank Gutman Named City Transportation Commissioner
The Eagle reports that Henry “Hank” Gutman, a long time Brooklyn Heights resident, has been named by Mayor de Blasio as the City’s new Transportation Commissioner. According to the Eagle story, Mr. Gutman has promised to create 10,000 new bike racks by the end of 2022. The Eagle quotes him: We have an opportunity to […]
The BQE is Still Crumbling
The Daily News has a piece by former City DOT Commissioner Ross Sandler, who describes in detail the ongoing process of corrosion that is weakening the supports of the cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade above it. As we reported a year ago, an expert panel appointed by […]
Brooklyn Heights Christmas Tree Arrives; Must Overcome Obstacles
Last year there was no Brooklyn Heights Christmas Tree; a sidewalk shed covered the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade, where the tree always stands. This year, there is a tree. Because of COVID-19 there will be no traditional tree lighting ceremony, but the lights will go on this Saturday, December 12 and remain through […]
Reckless Driver Terrorizes Pedestrians on Promenade
Just before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday the usual tranquility of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade was shattered when an auto entered and was driven up and down its length at speeds estimated as high as fifty miles per hour, causing pedestrians to scatter. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Gothamist has full details, and a video taken […]
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