A few weeks ago Ben Petok, the communications director for City Council Member Steve Levin, whose district includes Brooklyn Heights, contacted us to set up a get-acquainted meeting. This past Friday morning, your correspondent went to Levin’s district office at 410 Atlantic Avenue and conversed with him for about an hour. Here are some of […]
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Sanitation Department Holidays Tomorrow and Next Monday
This in from Judy Stanton, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association: 1) Tomorrow, Monday, February 13 (Lincoln’s Birthday) is a holiday for the NYC Sanitation Department. No garbage will be picked up in the Heights until Wednesday. 2) Wait until Tuesday night before putting any garbage out on the curb. 3) If Monday is […]
Learn About Brooklyn Heights Plant Life Thursday
This in from Promenade Gardener Jonathan Landsman: This Thursday at 12:30 PM, the Promenade Gardeners are hosting the first of our winter gatherings: Plant Trivia from Brooklyn and Beyond. We’d love to invite interested members of the public to join us for this first class and snacks. We sit, chat, look at photos of plants, […]
Update on Billboard: “Not Illegal” says TA
Following up on our inquiry, prompted by reader Andrew Porter, Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton got on the phone and found that the City Department of Buildings has no jurisdiction over the billboard (see photo) near the north end of the Promenade, because it is affixed to a building owned by the Transit […]
Henry Street Courtyard Serves As Filthy Garbage Dump, Buffet For Vermin
An open backyard on Henry Street has become an all-you-can-eat smorgasbord for rats and other vermin, with piles of trash, discarded furniture, construction remnants, bottles, bags and broken glass overrunning the one-time manicured outdoor space. Located behind Montague Street’s Andy’s Chinese restaurant, Dashing Diva nail salon and the Heights Vision Center, and across from Corcoran […]
Times on the Ongoing Nightmare of the BQE
The Times has a story about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that recounts the frustrations of drivers who use it–“It’s a nightmare”, it quotes livery cab driver Wilifredo Torres, who suffered a blowout that caused his fare to miss a flight–as well as of Brooklyn Heights residents: New York Times: The highway has also been an irritating […]
More on Trash and Recyclables Collection
Sorry to be late with this, which arrived in your correspondent’s mailbox as he was returning from a New Year’s weekend on (yes) Cape Cod. Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association gives us this update: Dear Neighbors: This is an updated reminder of the irregularities of NYC DSNY collection times, due to the consecutive […]
Update from Judy: Trash Collection Tomorrow
We’ve received this update from Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association: Dear Neighbors: 1) All regular trash will be collected tomorrow (Wednesday), starting possibly at 6 AM. Please disregard what you may be seeing on the DSNY website, and wait until after dark tonight to put your non-recycling trash out on the curb. 2) […]
No Garbage Collection in Brooklyn Heights Until Wednesday
This in from Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association: Dear Neighbors: I hope all are enjoying a holiday and had not planned to intrude on celebrations of Christmas Day with news about garbage.
Marty’s Letter to Cuomo Urges Reinstatement of BQE Study
Borough President Marty Markowitz has written a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to rescind the decision by the State Department of Transportation to terminate environmental studies for the rehabilitation of the Gowanus and Brooklyn Heights portions of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which would have the effect of postponing any major reconstruction or replacement of […]
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