Last fall, a group of concerned residents of 140 Cadman Plaza West held a press conference (video) to express their dismay at the constant overnight noise from ongoing Brooklyn Bridge repairs. Nine months later, they’re now speaking out about health issues related to the construction: Brooklyn Eagle: “People are really suffering,” [Roberto Gautier] told the [...]
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Forget the Clark Street Station Elevators This Little Fella is in a Hurry
While Brooklyn Heights awaits the return of “Elevator 2″ at the Clark Street station, all creatures great and small still need to take care of business. That includes this little fella snapped recently by NYC Spotted.
WSJ Writer Samples Life as a Brooklyn Heights Bottle and Can Scavenger
We’ve recently written about the Scavengers of Brooklyn Heights, the ragtag crew of folks who rummage through neighborhood trash for cans and bottles and cash in on their deposit. Area resident/WSJ writer Anne Kadet decided to find out what it’s like to be one of these urban bounty hunters: WSJ: I picked Brooklyn Heights. I [...]
Smell Something? Say Something.
We’ve received this somewhat cryptic message from Notify NYC: Notification issued on 7/19/14 at 11:18 AM. The United States Coast Guard reports that a ship in Arthur Kill [red in map] off the coast of Staten Island is offloading various fuel products. As a result, there may be an odor in Staten Island and Brooklyn. [...]
BHA on Fortis ER: “When seconds count, we’ll be out of luck.”
The Brooklyn Heights Association has released the following statement in response to a letter you, like me, may have received recently concerning Fortis Property Group’s plans for an “emergency room” on the LICH site: Following the announced closing of Long Island College Hospital (“LICH”), residents are confused by a letter they received that is signed [...]
Local Elected Officials’ Statement on LICH
We’ve received this statement about the SUNY deal with Fortis concerning Long Island College Hospital from the office of State Senator Daniel Squadron (photo). It is also signed by Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and Councilmembers Brad Lander, Steve Levin, and Carlos Menchaca: We are distressed that SUNY has yet again ignored the needs of the community. [...]
SUNY Announces LICH Agreement in Principle With Fortis
SUNY has issued a press release saying it has “an agreement in principle with Fortis Property Group for the purchase of the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) complex.” It is subject to SUNY’s and Fortis’s reaching a final agreement and the approval of that agreement by SUNY’s Board of Trustees. The way for this [...]
With LICH in Limbo, A 20 Minute Wait for an Ambulance Leads to a Death in Red Hook
At a March forum regarding proposals for LICH, Cobble Hill Association member/Homer’s cousin Jeff Strabone declared, “If we lose this hospital, people will die.” Not even a week since LICH ceased functioning as a full hospital that prediction has sadly come true. While it remains to be seen how direct the connection between the LICH [...]
Last Ditch #SaveLICH Rally Tuesday Morning
We have this notice from Jim Walden of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, the lawyer who has represented community groups in the battle to save Long Island College Hospital: Tuesday may be our very last hope. With SUNY having executed Peebles just days after our settlement with them, it seems very clear that misconduct continues [...]
SUNY Drops LICH Talks with Peebles; Turns to Fortis
The Brooklyn Paper reports that SUNY today announced it has broken off talks with Peebles Corporation, which became the favored bidder for Long Island College Hospital after the initial first place bidder, Brooklyn Health Partners, was declared disqualified. SUNY is now negotiating with Fortis Property Group, which scored third in the bidding and which, in [...]
E-Waste Recycling Event This Weekend
Our friends at the Brooklyn Heights Association let us know that there will be an e-waste recycling event this weekend at the First Unitarian Church Chapel, Pierrepont Street between Monroe Place and Clinton, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 31 and from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. There’s a list [...]
Everyone Who Wanted to #SaveLICH Should Watch This Video
While the battle to save Long Island College Hospital may be over (?), there’s no doubt that the staff and its supporters put on a valiant effort to keep a full service hospital in our area.
Thursday was the last day for LICH staff and RN Tim Namoca created this farewell video.
Watch after the jump.
Peebles Choice: Full Hospital at LICH Down for the Count As Developer Triumphs
Emergency services and an ambulatory unit will be all that remains at Long Island College Hospital as Judge Johnny Lee Baynes gave the green light to a deal between SUNY and Peebles Corporation for a mixed used complex there. Emergency services will continue there until May 27 under the auspices of North Shore-LIJ who have [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
In town for the holiday weekend? It’s your last chance to see the Heights Players’ final production of their 2013-14 season, West Side Story. Performances are on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00, and Sunday afternoon at 2:00. There’s more information here. This weekend also offers your first chance to see Theater 2020′s production of [...]
The Recycling Scavengers of Brooklyn Heights
Last year, we wrote about Mettle, a film about folks who go through garbage cans looking for metal and other recyclables to sell. While its Kickstarter campaign didn’t hit its goal, the issue is still very much alive. Each week in Brooklyn Heights, right before recycling days, a ragtag crew of mettlers rifle through private [...]
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TRO Issued on Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Towers
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Open Thread Wednesday 7/23/14
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Disco Food Cart on Columbia Heights
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BHB Interview: NYC Council Member Steve Levin Discusses Brooklyn Bridge White Flags, the Brooklyn Heights Library Branch and more
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NYT Takes a Stroll in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Brooklyn Beep Adams on Brooklyn Bridge White Flags: I’m Not Laughing; Offers Reward for the Capture of the Vandals
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New Rite Aid Store Will Open Wednesday
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Car Jumps Curb on Remsen Street
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Downtown Brooklyn Macy’s a Teardown Option?
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Is S.S. United States Coming to Brooklyn?
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If Someone Could Climb to the Top of the Brooklyn Bridge and Change the Flag, What’s Next
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Forget the Clark Street Station Elevators This Little Fella is in a Hurry
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Forest City Ratner Again Focus of Local Residents’ Ire
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WSJ Writer Samples Life as a Brooklyn Heights Bottle and Can Scavenger
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Emily Gould is Sorry for Upsetting Lena Dunham or Mailer and Vidal Did It Better
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Ducks Deluxe in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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140 Cadman Plaza West Residents Still Bothered by Brooklyn Bridge Construction Noise and Dust
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Baylander, at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Opens to Visitors This Weekend
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Photos: HBO’s Boardwalk Empire Shoots on Monroe Place and Turns Back the Clock to 1931
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Heights Author Elizabeth Gaffney to Speak at Brooklyn Historical Society Tuesday August 5
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New Rite Aid Store Will Open Wednesday
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NYT Takes a Stroll in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Photos: HBO’s Boardwalk Empire Shoots on Monroe Place and Turns Back the Clock to 1931
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
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BHB Interview: NYC Council Member Steve Levin Discusses Brooklyn Bridge White Flags, the Brooklyn Heights Library Branch and more
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Is There Really an Islamic Connection to the Brooklyn Bridge Flag Prank?
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Baylander, at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Opens to Visitors This Weekend
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Forest City Ratner Again Focus of Local Residents’ Ire
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
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Brooklyn Heights Connection to Twin Peaks Revealed in New Oral History
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140 Cadman Plaza West Residents Still Bothered by Brooklyn Bridge Construction Noise and Dust
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Open Thread Wednesday 7/23/14
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Ducks Deluxe in Brooklyn Bridge Park
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Tonight’s Brooklyn Heights Fireworks Courtesy Of..
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Car Jumps Curb on Remsen Street
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Apple Tree Pruning Time at Poplar Street Community Garden
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How the Pranksters Duped NYPD in Brooklyn Bridge Flag Swap Attack
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Brooklyn Beep Adams on Brooklyn Bridge White Flags: I’m Not Laughing; Offers Reward for the Capture of the Vandals
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If Someone Could Climb to the Top of the Brooklyn Bridge and Change the Flag, What’s Next
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