Our Heather Quinlan complains of a foul odor in the vicinity of La Traviata restaurant, between Henry and Clinton on Montague. She describes it as “like hot ammonia and trout.” Has anyone else noticed this?
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Reminder: Electronic Recycling this Weekend
This weekend, bring out your dead equipment and drop it off at the First Unitarian Church, 121 Pierrepont St. They’ll be accepting your CDs, DVDs, VCRs, USBs and the like from 10-4 on Saturday, and 12-2 on Sunday. For more information call (718) 624-5466, or click here for a list of accepted items.
BHA Sponsors “E-Trash” Recycling Event
Do you have old electronic devices, such as laptop or desktop computers, printers, CD, DVD or VHS players, telephones (land line or cell), answering machines, air conditioners, or even dead batteries, which you would like to dispose of in an environmentally safe manner? The Brooklyn Heights Association is sponsoring an e-wast recycling event, to take […]
New Procedure for Chopper Noise Complaints
Note: this is an update of an earlier post that has now been deleted. BHB has been advised that all helicopter complaints are now being received by 311 operators, who will create a helicopter complaint “Service Request” to track and deal with the complaints. Monthly reports will also be provided to NYCEDC, elected officials, and […]
Poplar Street Community Garden Needs Help
From Poplar Street Community Garden: Poplar Street Community Garden SPRING WORK DAYS! Sat, May 8 and May 15 12 -3 PM NW Corner of Hicks and Poplar Streets Friends and Neighbors! Please join us as we plant/transplant and repair garden paths to ready the garden for summer — or just stop by to say hello […]
BHA Seeks Volunteers and Bakers for House Tour Next Saturday; Will Hold E-Waste Recycling Event on Weekend of June 5-6
The Brooklyn Heights Association needs volunteers to be house-watchers at the annual House Tour next Saturday, May 8, and also wants bakers to make cookies for the House Tour reception. Dear BHA Friends: Our House Tour is this Saturday, May 8 and we still need volunteers to stand in the houses, and bakers to make […]
Squadron’s Second Community Convention a Success; Schumer Presses FAA on Chopper Noise
In the opening remarks at his second annual Community Convention, held Sunday afternoon at Borough of Manhattan Community College, State Senator Daniel Squadron noted the changes that had occurred since his first Convention just over a year ago. The first Convention occurred at a time when, despite the economic crisis, many people felt encouraged by […]
Local Officials Call Meeting at Heliport to Address Chopper Noise
A bevy of local political figures, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Borough President Marty Markowitz, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Joan Millman, and City Councilmember Steve Levin, along with others from nearby Brooklyn areas and Manhattan, will hold a press conference tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport. According to Senator Squadron’s office: Congressman […]
“Chop the Choppers” Update: Homer and DrewBurch on TV!
Monica Morales of WPIX Channel 11 News interviewed BHB founder John “Homer Fink” Loscalzo and BHB reader/commenter Drew Burchenal yesterday, and the clip above aired on the 6:30 and 10:00 p.m. news. (Video clip courtesy of Karl Junkersfeld.) Read more about our proposal, contribute your opinion/plan and sign the petition here. Publisher’s Note: While we […]
Volunteer Gardeners: Ready to Grow
Have you a green thumb yearning to be used? Want to spend some time outdoors, in the company of like-minded people, while getting good exercise? The Promenade Partners have a deal for you:
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