The ticket blitz around the 20 Henry Street construction zone has been going on for a while now. Our Karl Junkersfeld files this video manifesto. Have you gotten a ticket there?
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Last Gasp for Riverside Apartments Parking Lot?
A BHB tipster informs us that the NY State Division of Housing and Community Renewal has denied the Pinnacle Group’s appeal to reopen the case for a parking lot in the Riverside Apartments’ courtyard. Basically, he reports that the landlord was attempting to “restore retro-active tenant rents without making any improvements or restoration to the courtyard.” Pinnacle’s reps […]
Happy 197, Henry Ward Beecher
Happy 197th birthday, Henry Ward Beecher! Once The Most Famous Man in America, Plymouth Church’s Beecher was Brooklyn Heights first rock star preacher. Known as an abolitionist and strong advocate of women’s rights, Beecher’s legacy was almost derailed by scandal: Brooklyn Eagle: On August 21, 1874 Rev. Beecher was sued by newspaper editor Theodore Tilton for $100,000 for alienation of […]
BHA’s Stanton: Landmarking is Good
Yournabe.com runs two dueling Op-Ed pieces this week about landmarking. On the “con” side is Carroll Gardens resident Michael Cassidy, on the “pro” side is Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton: Yournabe.com: When the push began for a historic district, Robert Moses was on his urban renewal program and was sweeping away townhouses on the […]
BQE Reconstruction Meeting: No Destruction of North Heights, Willowtown
Wednesday night’s BQE EIS Stakeholder’s Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting at St. Francis College put many North Heights and Willowtown residents at ease as two scenarios that would have destroyed their homes were ruled out. The declaration, made by NYSDOT Planning and Program Manager Peter King, came 35 minutes into the meeting which was well attended by […]
Live Blogging BQE EIS Meeting
7pm : NYSDOT’s Peter King intros. Asks public to hold comments to end – let Stakeholder Advisory Committee ask questions as things go along. Saying it’s still a process and we “don’t haves project yet.” Adds that the BQE is old but healthy and “unlike me” it can be rejuvenated. King is confident that “at […]
BQE Stakeholders Meeting Tonight at 6:30
There will be a BQE stakeholders meeting at 6:30 this evening at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St. Up for discussion will be the recent plans that involve widening the BQE and possibly condemning neighborhood buildings. Who out there is going?
Unapproved Rooftop Addition at 113 Columbia Heights
Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton sent BHB the photo above, noting that this structure has not been approved by the Department of Buildings or by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and has been reported to both. Your correspondent rushed to the scene and spotted the structure, which is visible from Pineapple Street between Columbia […]
Do You Know How to Play “I Love A Piano”?
Do you love a piano? Do you know how to play “I Love A Piano”? And do you have a touch of the charisma? Then don’t be shy—here’s your chance to achieve the fame and fortune you deserve by starring in a Brooklyn Heights Blog video. Show off your skills by playing a tune on […]
BHA Sponsors “Literary, Artistic and Cinematic” Walking Tour This Sunday
This coming Sunday, June 27, the Brooklyn Heights Association, as part of its continuing centennial celebration, will present a walking tour of Brooklyn Heights focusing on the neighborhood’s heritage in literature, the visual arts, and film. The tour will be led by the BHA’s newly inaugurated President, Jane McGroarty, an architect and thirty year Heights […]
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