Today’s strong winds spread sprigs of foliage over sidewalks and streets throughout the Heights, and on Joralemon Street between Henry and Hicks brought down this large limb. Addendum: The wind blew down an entire tree on Clark Street, also between Henry and Hicks. See the comment thread following this post. Update: Read the comment to […]
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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 […]
Spring is Here – Time for Nude Sunbathing in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Was this guy really sunbathing nude on the newly opened lawn at Brooklyn Bridge Park? A shocked BHB tipster sent us this photo and the answer to that question… after the jump.
A Tree (Doesn’t) Grow on Henry Street
A BHB reader sends us this missive along with photo: I’m wondering if there’s a good reason why the tree well on Henry Street facing Clark’s Restaurant, at Clark and Henry, is perpetually empty– no tree! I know why it’s always rutted with tire marks– delivery trucks find it convenient to pull up on […]
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:
Rabid Raccoon Is “Isolated Incident”
The Courier Life reports that Brooklyn’s first rabid raccoon incident occurred last week near the corner of State and Nevins streets. The Health Department caught and euthanized the raccoon on February 12 after it had displayed odd behavior by interacting with someone’s dog. The agency is planning to enhance its raccoon surveillance in Brooklyn, looking […]
Ice Before the Snow
As seen from the Promenade Tuesday morning, ice floes clog the embayment between Piers 3 and 4 as a Moran tug sails into the East River. A New York Water Taxi and a Staten Island ferry are in the background. In the clear air, New Jersey’s Watchung First Mountain is easily visible on the horizon.
Park Development Corp. Says Trees are All Right
Responding to a reader inquiry about the condition of the trees being held near the foot of Pier 3 for eventual transplantation to Pier 6, we requested information from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation. Today, Nathan Tinclair responded for the Corporation: We understand completely your reader’s concerns, and we have paid close attention to […]
If a Tree Falls at Fulton Landing…
It made a sound, and there were plenty of people around to hear it.
The Secret Garden
In a formerly-empty lot on Poplar Street sits one of the borough’s richest and lushest private gardens. It’s almost like the Heights’ own Gramercy Park, but here passersby can look in and see flowers from the sidewalk and still get that pleasant satisfaction of nature all around us. This week, BHB got a tour of […]
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