The Brooklyn Heights Association has advised us that an Environmental Assessment has been completed concerning the proposed adaptive re-use of the Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse buildings, located along Water Street in the Fulton Ferry Historic District and DUMBO. Links to the Environmental Assessment and Draft Conversion Application are here; they may also be reviewed [...]
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Environmental Assessment For Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse Released; Public Hearing Next Thursday
Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening
Concerned Physicians of Long Island College Hospital are hosting their first “Atlantic Frantic Fundraiser” with food, drinks, and entertainment tomorrow (Friday, June 14) from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 320 Atlantic Avenue (between Smith and Hoyt streets). The suggested minimum donation at the door is $50. Proceeds will fund the Concerned Physicians’ legal challenge to [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This Sunday, June 16, starting at 10:30 a.m., author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Stephanie Graegin of the new children’s book Water in the Park will be at the Empire-Fulton Ferry section of Brooklyn Bridge Park (adjacent to Jane’s Carousel and the Tobacco Warehouse) will talk, read, and draw for the benefit of young readers and [...]
BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
The Brooklyn Heights Association urges us all to write, call, or e-mail (or all three) Governor Cuomo asking his help to save Long Island College Hospital. While acknowledging that there are allegedly seven suitors possibly interested in buying LICH, nevertheless:
DA Candidate Ken Thompson Identifies Brooklyn Heights as High Asthma Zone
In a press release today, Ken Thompson, a former federal prosecutor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Kings County District Attorney, declared his intention to establish an environmental crimes unit in the DA’s office if elected. In his discussion of environmental problems in Brooklyn, he notes that Brooklyn Heights is one of five borough [...]
Update Meeting on Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
We’ve received word from Community Board 2 that staff members from Brooklyn Bridge Park will meet with interested community members tomorrow (Tuesday, June 11) evening at 6:00 at Galapagos Art Space, located at 61 Main Street (corner of Main and Water streets), in DUMBO. Among the topics to be discussed are “development plans for Empire [...]
More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District
The showy tulips, daffodils, and purple irises of May are gone from the Promenade Gardens, but these pretty red and white blossoms were, like June, bustin’ out. Crossing the Pedestrian bridge from Squibb Park, I noticed that preliminary work appears to be underway for the Pierhouse hotel and condo complex. I shot this crossing the [...]
Seven Suitors For LICH?
The Daily News reports that there may be seven potential buyers for Long Island College Hospital. But what are their intentions? Read more at CHB.
Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, and Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday’s walk took me to the library to return some books, then to DUMBO, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, then back into the Heights. These purple flowers were at the southern entrance to Cadman Plaza Park. There was soccer action on the field south of the Brooklyn War Memorial (Eggers and Higgins, sculpture by Charles Keck, [...]
SUNY Sustainability Plan: Sell or Close LICH
SUNY has released its Sustainability Plan, which focuses on preserving its teaching function at University Hospital of Brooklyn while seeking to share or transfer health care responsibilities with or to other Brooklyn hospitals and clinics and to home health care. According to The Wall Street Journal.
Brooklyn Heights’ CitiBike Share Foes Aren’t Alone, Sorta
In case you missed it, there are other Brooklynites besides a few (gasp!) NIMBY’s in Brooklyn Heights and other brownstone neighborhoods who are not only against Citi Bike Share (which launches this Monday) but have managed to keep the kiosks out of their neighborhood completely. Bike foes meet your new friends in the “Black Hat [...]
Citi Bike Share Program: CB2 Member Claims DOT Told It Not To Vote Yea Or Nay
The wheels just keep spinning on the controversial Citi Bike Share program. Today’s New York Post reports that The Department of Transportation told Brooklyn Community Board 2 not to hold an up-or-down vote on the bike-share proposal—and “did not do enough to engage the public” about where the racks would be located, a board employee [...]
Fairway Market Contributes $30k to Non-Profit ‘ReStore Red Hook’
Red Hook’s beloved Fairway Market has donated $30,000 to ReStore Red Hook, a non-profit group dedicated to the recovery of small businesses forced to close after Sandy ravaged the neighborhood in October. Read more on the Cobble Hill Blog.
SUNY Downstate Hosts Town Hall Meeting Monday To Discuss LICH ‘Sustainability Plan’
A town hall meeting is taking place today to discuss a sustainability plan for SUNY Downstate, the hospital that controls the fate of Long Island College Hospital. The meeting was held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Alumni Auditorium in Brooklyn. The public was allowed to offer comments of no [...]
Brooklyn Federal Courthouse Target of Second “Anthrax” Letter
Lightning is said not to strike the same place twice, but the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse, at Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza East, has twice this month received envelopes containing white powder. According to the Daily News, the second envelope arrived Wednesday afternoon and white powder came out after a courthouse employee opened it in a [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
This coming weekend is a big one for events at Brooklyn Bridge Park. On Sunday, the Park will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge with a marathon reading of Hart Crane’s epic poem The Bridge at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1 starting at 3:00 p.m. More details here. The [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
The premier event this weekend is the Brooklyn Heights Association’s annual House Tour, to be held on Saturday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00. More information is here. The photo is by Heights resident and interior designer Judith Angel. On Sunday afternoon, starting at 1:00, the Brooklyn Historical Society will present a lecture and book signing [...]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Saturday is Derby Day. So, if the thunder of hoofbeats quickens your pulse, and if you’re not attending a friend’s party or hosting your own, you may want to go to a local TV-equipped bar to enjoy the race. According to ProspectHeightsPatch, Floyd, 131 Atlantic Avenue (between Clinton and Henry), will be serving beer cheese, [...]
Cobble Hill Assn. General Meeting May 2: ‘Future Of LICH’
The Cobble Hill Assn.’s General Spring Meeting takes place this Thursday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. at Long Island College Hospital’s Main Entrance, 339 Hicks Street, Conference Room A. Leading the agenda—not surprisingly—is the future of LICH, a topic of interest to the Brooklyn Heights community.
All are welcome. More info on the Cobble Hill Blog.
Is Lena Dunham Leaving Brooklyn Heights?
It seemed kind of curious, from the start. Lena Dunham, pop culture “It” girl; Emmy-nominated creator, writer & star of HBO’s runaway hit series “Girls”; upcoming $3.7M Random House published author (and acclaimed member of the 2012 BHB Top 10)… settled in to an 800sf, $550,000 1-bedroom apartment at Mansion House on Hicks Street last [...]
More Photos From My Walks; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
A floral display on a stoop on Henry Street between Joralemon and Remsen. Photos in this post are from several walks over the past two weekends. A colorful row of townhouses on Joralemon between Hicks and Furman. Sand volleyball season has started on Pier 6. South Street Seaport Museum’s schooner Pioneer, seen from Pier 6. [...]
City Comptroller John Liu: Library Properties Should Not Be Sold
Citizens Defending Libraries, the Brooklyn Heights-based organization aiming to protect city libraries “from sale, shrinkage and deliberate underfunding,” had an active week, including a story in The New York Times, coverage in The Nation and a sanctioned appearance at City Hall from City Comptroller John C. Liu. In a video posted by Liu’s office, he [...]
NYC Council Member Letitia James: Bike-Share… Get Used To It
Despite mounting disdain in Brooklyn Heights—and throughout the borough—Citi bike-share is here to stay. At a Town Hall meeting Wednesday in Fort Greene that the New York Times deemed “raucous,” NYC Council Member Letitia James—who helped formulate the program with NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg—told 100+ neighborhood residents, “The public streets belong to all of us. [...]
Sen. Dan Squadron On LICH Announcement: ‘It’s Clear We’re Being Heard’
State Senator Daniel Squadron has reacted to the State University of New York’s monumental decision to withdraw the closure plan for LICH, reported earlier today on BHB. (SUNY will work on securing “sustainability” without an active closure plan on the table, creating a possible “collaborative process.”) Squadron says: It’s good news that SUNY is withdrawing [...]
Encouraging News on the #SaveLICH Front
Today the City Council passed a resolution (approved by its Health Committee yesterday) that, according to the Eagle, “calls on the State University of New York and the State Department of Health to work with stakeholders to find a new owner for [Long Island College Hospital] the 150-year old Cobble Hill institution.” While the resolution [...]
Brooklyn Public Library Hosts ‘Bike The Branches’ Fundraiser
The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting “Bike the Branches,” a day-long bike tour through BPL’s network of 60 neighborhood libraries, on Saturday, May 11 (rain date: May 18). Proceeds will support Brooklyn library services, including programming, technology and collections. Riders set their own route and pace, although BPL will offer suggested routes that focus on [...]
Citi Bike Share Prompting Ire—And Vandalism
WINS-AM (1010) reported this morning from Brooklyn Heights that the newly installed Citibank-sponsored bike-share stands in the neighborhood are not only irritating residents—who voiced on-air that they don’t fit in with the historic tenor of the Heights—but have become a target for anti-corporate brouhaha throughout the borough. Brooklyn.Some folks loved the idea of the city’s [...]
Mayoral Candidates’ Forum Monday Evening, May 6
On Monday evening, May 6, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Park Slope Civic Council, and several other neighborhood civic groups, are co-sponsoring a Mayoral Candidates’ Forum to be held at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place (at Eighth Avenue), from 7:00 to 9:00. All interested voters are invited, and no RSVP is necessary. You may [...]
Gala Benefit for Christ Church Cobble Hill at Plymouth This Saturday
There will be a gala benefit event at Plymouth Church, 75 Hicks Street, starting at 7:00 p.m. this coming Saturday evening, April 27, to raise funds for the restoration of the historic Christ Church in Cobble Hill, which was severely damaged by a lightning strike last August. The benefit will feature performances from Bizet’s Carmen. [...]
St. Ann’s Warehouse Again Seeking Approval to Build in Tobacco Warehouse
You may recall the lengthy legal battle over the St. Ann’s Warehouse theater’s attempt to build a new performance space inside the 19th century Tobacco Warehouse in the Fulton Ferry Historic District, which led to a court decision holding that the transfer of the Tobacco Warehouse space from Brooklyn Bridge Park had not been done [...]
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BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
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“Kids for Libraries” Rally Saturday
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
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“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
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“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening
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“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening
June 17, 2013
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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park
June 17, 2013
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‘Don’t Dent My Car’ Visits Brooklyn Heights
June 16, 2013
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Professional Cleanup Guy Geo Friend-Lee Sweeps Up In Brooklyn Heights, Posts Wacky Video
June 16, 2013
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Brooklyn Heights Blogger Coins A Phrase For Captain Cleanup’s Work In Neighborhood
June 15, 2013
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Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights to be “Milled” Thursday and Friday
June 15, 2013
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The People Of The Internets Love Vine And Brooklyn Heights
June 14, 2013
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Brooklyn Eagle Profiles Noodle Pudding Owner And Answers One Of Brooklyn Heights’ Most Burning Questions
June 14, 2013
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June 14, 2013
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Poplar Street “Open Garden” Next Saturday
June 14, 2013
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Environmental Assessment For Empire Stores and Tobacco Warehouse Released; Public Hearing Next Thursday
June 14, 2013
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Fundraiser to Save LICH Tomorrow Evening
June 13, 2013
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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
June 13, 2013
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“If These Knishes Could Talk” Screening at Quad Cinema
June 13, 2013
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
June 13, 2013
-
“Kids for Libraries” Rally Saturday
June 12, 2013
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BHA Says, “Contact Cuomo to Save LICH!”
June 12, 2013
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DA Candidate Ken Thompson Identifies Brooklyn Heights as High Asthma Zone
June 12, 2013
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Theater 2020 Presents Free Reading of Romantic French Comedy Saturday
June 12, 2013
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Open Thread Wednesday 6/12/13
June 12, 2013
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Erin Boyle Finds Things Rosy in Brooklyn Heights
June 11, 2013
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Former Brooklyn Heights Resident Moves To Harlem To “Escape Multi-Million Dollar Mansions And Unfriendly Neighbors”
June 11, 2013
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Brooklyn Heights Profile: Andy Brown
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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 6/11/13
June 11, 2013
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The U.S. Post Office Paints Over The Work Of Brooklyn Heights’ “Captain Cleanup”
June 11, 2013
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Photoville Fence Unveiling Thursday
June 10, 2013
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Mettle: Documentary about People Who Collect Recyclables for Cash
June 10, 2013
-
Della Pietra’s: New Butcher on the Block
June 10, 2013
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Update Meeting on Brooklyn Bridge Park Tomorrow
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Landmarks President Peg Breen to Speak at CB2 Meeting Wednesday
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Will Brooklyn Heights Resident Stephen Pierson Take Out Steve Levin In NYC Council District 33?
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