A city-wide ban on smoking in parks, including the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, goes into effect Monday, May 23. NBC New York: In two weeks, the parking lot — whether at Yankee Stadium or outside one of the city’s numerous parks — becomes one of the last legal escapes for cigarette smokers. Central Park will be […]
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The Birds of Brooklyn Bridge Park
Yesterday morning, your correspondent joined with members of the Brooklyn Bird Club, led by President Peter Dorosh, and others, for a guided tour of bird life that can be seen on or from Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Peter began with a short talk about what birds could be seen here. Since Pier 1 opened […]
Brooklyn Heights Dog Poop Vigilante Strikes Hicks Street
Two BHB readers sent us photos today of signs posted by a Brooklyn Heights resident outraged by dog poop left in front of 175 Hicks Street. The Poop Vigilante framed two lumps of feces with two signs. One reading “Pick up your sh*t or don’t have a dog.” The other, “What kind of lazy person […]
Chopper Noise: Squadron Responds to Reader Complaint
BHB reader drewb, who has frequently and helpfully commented on the helicopter noise problem, wrote to State Senator Daniel Squadron, and has received a reply which provides useful information and a guide to making effective complaints. The full text of the letter follows the jump.
Park Gets Solar Charging Station
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s electric powered vehicles can now use a solar charging station (see two of them getting juiced up in the photo) donated to the Park by Brooklyn-based Beautiful Earth Group, a sustainable energy company. This is the first solar powered vehicle charging station in New York City.
Let Jonathan Landsman Teach You About Neighborhood Plants
Spring will soon be here, and with it even more flowers blooming in the Promenade gardens. But beyond the showy blossoms, there’s lots of interesting stuff growing there, as well as nearby in the neighborhood. (Can you spot where the flowers in the photo, taken last spring, were growing?) Next Thursday, March 17, starting at […]
Chopper Crackdown Enforced with Fines
We earlier noted that the City’s Economic Development Corporation and Saker Aviation, the operator of the Downtown Heliport, have begun to enforce the rules agreed to last April to prevent tourist helicopters from overflying Brooklyn Heights or Brooklyn Bridge Park. These rules are now being given teeth through the imposition of fines on pilots who […]
City Cracking Down on Chopper Noise
The City’s Economic Development Corporation, owner of the Downtown Heliport, has begun serious efforts to enforce the agreement made last April concerning the number and flight paths of helicopters using the Heliport. New York Post: Aviation authorities have quietly started cracking down on hell-raising helicopters breaking new city flight restrictions for sightseeing aircraft, The Post […]
Brooklyn Bridge Anchorages to be Sandblasted Starting Tomorrow
The anchorages on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge are to be sandblasted to remove lead paint. The work is slated to begin tomorrow, and will not affect existing traffic patterns, according the the Community Outreach for the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation.
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