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Grimaldi’s Moving to 1 Front Street

The Brooklyn Paper reports that Grimaldi’s Pizzeria has solved two problems by moving to 1 Front Street – a contentious relationship with its landlord and the cycle of truly lousy tenants at the historic cast iron building: Continue Reading →

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Cops Credited with Bridge Grab

Our gang over at the 84th Precinct made a good grab this afternoon on the Manhattan Bridge, when they responded to a report of an emotionally disturbed person standing on the span’s outer edge. P.O. Anthony Brooks, an 18-year veteran of the department, engaged the person, a 38-year-old male, in conversation. Shortly after seeing the officers, the man turned and began to quickly walk away from them. Officer Brooks, with the assistance of P.O. William Cooper and P.O. Daniel Sandberg, followed and managed to grab him by the waist and pull him over the fence to their side. EMS responded and transported the subject to Bellevue Hospital.

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Local Pols to Hold Transportation Town Hall Wednesday Evening

State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, and City Council Member Steve Levin will host a Transportation Town Hall meeting this coming Wednesday evening, October 26, from 7:30 to 8:30, at 55 Washington Street in DUMBO, Room 216. The purpose of the meeting is “to discuss the ongoing transit-related issues in DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Landing, and Downtown Brooklyn.” Representatives of the MTA, the City’s Department of Transportation, and the 84th Precinct will be there. All are invited; if you plan to attend, please RSVP to belinda@danielsquadron.org

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Upcoming CB2 Committee Meetings: Transportation and Land Use

The Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 will meet tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 18) at St. Francis College, First Floor Board Room, 180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court), starting at 6:00. On the agenda are: (1) a presentation by Cheska Tolentino, of Transport Workers Union Local 100, on a campaign, New Yorkers Deserve a Rat-Free Subway; (2) a proposal by Brooklyn Heights Association president Jane McGroarty and BHA board member Patrick Killackey “to increase pedestrian safety at the Atlantic Avenue on-ramp to the eastbound (Queens-bound) Brooklyn-Queens Expressway”; and (3) an update “on plans for streetscape improvements at Fulton Ferry Landing and possibly other matters” by Christopher Hrones, the Downtown Brooklyn transportation coordinator for the Department of Transportation. CB2 committee meetings are open to the public. Details on Wednesday’s Land Use Committee meeting follow the jump. Continue Reading →

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Mr. J’s Evening Stroll

Mr. J’s Evening Stroll

On a quiet Tuesday evening Karl, with cam, takes a walk along Hicks Street and down to DUMBO, along the way admiring the Halloween window decorations at Perfect Paws, UVA’s artistic construction at the Tobacco Warehouse, and the crowd lined up for Karen O’s “psycho opera” Stop the Virgens at St. Ann’s Warehouse. Video after the jump. Continue Reading →

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9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest, Sun. Oct 30, 1-3pm

9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Doggie Costume Parade/Contest, Sun. Oct 30, 1-3pm

Dog obsessed Brooklynites: You know what time it is!

The 9th Annual Howl-o-Ween Charity Doggie Costume Parade and Contest has been scheduled for Sunday, October 30th from 1-3pm on the Promenade.

If you’d like to enter your dog in the parade/costume contest, you’ll need to pre-register at Perfect Paws, 102 Hicks Street (corner of Pineapple). The cost of entry is $25/dog, all of which is a  tax deductible charitable donation and all of which will be distributed among three animal-related charities: Continue Reading →

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Early Autumn at Brooklyn Bridge Park

A monarch butterfly, on its annual migration to Mexico, pauses on Pier 1.

More photos and text after the jump. Continue Reading →

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New CBS Drama “A Gifted Man” Showcases BK Bridge Park, River Cafe, Fulton Landing

New Friday night CBS drama “A Gifted Man,” starring Patrick Wilson as a heartless neurosurgeon whose dead ex-wife returns as a ghost to egg him into becoming a do-gooder (also featuring newly minted Emmy winner Margo Martindale), shows numerous scenes of the good doctor on the fringes of Brooklyn Heights.

In the pilot episode that aired Sept. 23, we see Dr. Michael Holt jogging in Brooklyn Bridge Park, picking up dinner at the River Cafe and enduring a self-reflective moment at Fulton Landing.

The show garnered 9.3 million viewers for its premiere, the top-rated scripted program during the time period and among viewers 25-54, which is regarded as a “decent” opening. All the same, better tune in quick, considering that Williamsburg, BK-based ” Broke Girls,” also on CBS, drew 19.2 million viewers.

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Video: DUMBO Arts Festival

Our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld check out this weekend’s DUMBO Arts Festival. Watch the video after the jump. Continue Reading →

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DUMBO Arts Festival This Weekend

DUMBO Arts Festival This Weekend

The DUMBO Arts Festival returns this weekend, with plenty of treats for eye, ear, and mind, and perhaps even for your backside if you choose to perch on one of the rocks upholstered by Elizabeth Demaray, an artist and Rutgers professor with a background in cognitive psychology and neuroscience, shown here working on a project for the Festival, done in conjunction with the design collective Pillow Culture, called “24 Stones I’d Like to Know”. Continue Reading →

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Evacuation Order Lifted; MTA Service Still Suspended

The evacuation order for Zone A, which includes One Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Park itself, as well as some low-lying areas of DUMBO and Vinegar Hill, was lifted effective 3:00 p.m. Meanwhile, according to the MTA’s website:

MTA crews are reporting widespread impacts following Hurricane Irene, including track and yard flooding, downed trees and power outages across our region. We are moving as quickly as possible to restore service while ensuring the safety of our customers, employees and equipment. Determinations about the timing of restoration of services will be made after assessments are complete and in consultation with the Governor and Mayor.

Update: The MTA will restore “limited bus service” beginning at 4:30 p.m. today, starting in Manhattan and the Bronx, then proceeding to Brooklyn and Queens, but not Staten Island, where conditions are still unsuitable. No fares will be charged today. The PATH will run again starting at 4:00 a.m., but no word yet on city subways or commuter trains.

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City Announces Plan That May Reduce Scale of Park Housing

Mayor Bloomberg announced this evening that city and state officials plan to sign an agreement tomorrow concerning the funding of Brooklyn Bridge Park that may result in smaller scale housing being built on park land, and may even eliminate the need for the two planned new buildings near the foot of Pier 6. Continue Reading →

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Scenes From a Morning Walk

Scenes From a Morning Walk

Your correspondent took his morning walk today along Brooklyn Bridge Park from Pier 6 to DUMBO, and got some photos along the way. Here is the East River Ferry passing Pier 1 on its northbound run, making haste from downtown Manhattan to Fulton Ferry Landing. More photos and text follow the jump. Continue Reading →

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Bubby’s Up and Running Again

Evidently having satisfied the DOH, Bubby’s was back in business this morning.

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Bubby’s in DUMBO DOH’d

A BHB tipster sent us this photo of a NYC Department of Health notice closing Bubby’s [1 Main Street] in DUMBO. The eatery racked up a whopping 56 violation points during its last inspection on June 27. From the DOH website: Continue Reading →

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