We’ve received word from the office of Congressman Jerrold Nadler that P.S. 8 is on the list of schools, compiled by the City’s School Construction Authority, that have old lighting fixtures containing polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. These are carcinogens, and are considered especially hazardous to pregnant women. According to Dr. Maida Galvez, Director of the […]
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Pumpkin Composting at Greenmarket Tomorrow; Trash Pickup Today
Got leftover Halloween pumpkins (we’re thinking of you, Peter Steinberg)? The BHA’s Judy Stanton urges you to take them to the composting booth at the Greenmarket tomorrow. They’ll also handle other veggie waste or scraps, and are there every Saturday. Word came late, but there is normal trash pickup today, despite the Veteran’s Day holiday.
Squadron’s Community Meeting Hits Hot Button Issues
Last evening’s Community Meeting got off to an interesting start when Brooklyn Heights resident and long time Brooklyn Bridge Park advocate Tony Manheim asked State Senator Daniel Squadron if, now that in a deal brokered in part by Squadron and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, the State has given control of the Park to the City, he […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Fall Colors Tours
This Friday, October 21 and Sunday, October 23, from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. both days, Brooklyn Bridge Park will present a Fall Colors Tour. Autumn is especially beautiful at Brooklyn Bridge Park! Join Rebecca McMackin, the park horticulturalist, for a walk on Pier 1 and see the beautiful fall colors in the park’s flowers, trees […]
Scenes From a Saturday Stroll
On Saturday morning, Jonathan Landsman and his crew were busy planting by the Clark Street entrance to the Promenade. More photos and text after the jump.
Help Tomorrow So Promenade Gardens Will Bloom in Spring
As your correspondent returned from his morning walk, he found Jonathan Landsman, the Promenade Gardener, and a Parks Department crew, unloading plants from a truck. Some of these, along with bulbs, are to be planted tomorrow (Saturday, October 15) , which happens to be It’s My Park Day. If you would like to lend a […]
Help Poplar Street Garden Grow This Saturday
The gardeners who tend to the Poplar Street Community Garden, located at the northwest corner of Poplar and Hicks streets, are having their annual Fall Work Day this Saturday, October 15, from noon to 3:00 p.m. Please join us as we ready the garden for winter and spring. We welcome your good company and helping […]
Squadron, Millman, Levin call for Tourist Helicopter Ban
Following yesterday’s fatal helicopter crash in the East River, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and City Council Member Steve Levin, along with other local elected officials, have called for “a complete ban on all tourist helicopters from Manhattan’s dangerous air corridors, including the city’s rivers and harbors.”
Reefer Madness: Is Brooklyn Heights Going Up in Smoke?
Twitter user/Brooklyn Heights resident @estwhile tweets Thursday: Either there’s a skunk hanging out at the #BrooklynHeights #promenade or ppl have been smoking crazy amounts of weed on my corner all day. We’ve also noticed a steady flow of folks toking on “Mary Jane” in the neighborhood recently. Have you?
Monsanto’s Controversial RoundUp Sprayed in Cadman Plaza Park
A BHB tipster writes us that the Parks Department is spraying RoundUp, a pesticide recently in the news for reportedly causing birth defects and other issues. Note that many of these findings have been disputed, so let’s not get all Jenny McCarthy about this yet:
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