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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on June 17, 2013 2:28 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Gardening, Maritime, Photos

These photos were taken during several walks on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 14 to 16. Hydrangeas were in bloom on Remsen Street just east of Hicks. Basic work appears complete on the first of the sound attenuating berms meant to shield Brooklyn Bridge Park from the noise of the BQE. A view from the [...]

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More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District

By on June 9, 2013 10:09 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Gardening, Maritime, Photos, Transportation

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 [...]

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Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, and Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on June 2, 2013 8:16 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Food, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Gardening, Maritime, Music, Photos, Red Hook, Visual Arts

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, [...]

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Memorial Day Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights & Nearby

By on May 28, 2013 11:49 am in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Maritime, Photos, Visual Arts

Your correspondent and family returned from visiting friends on Cape Cod Sunday, having endured a rainy, chilly couple of days there. We understand it was, if anything, worse here. I was delighted to get up Monday ready to enjoy one more day’s holdiday, and find bright sunshine and milder temperatures. So, I took a walk. [...]

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Mystic Whaler Arrives at Brooklyn Bridge Park

By on May 19, 2013 2:55 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime

On my morning walk yesterday I looked out from the Promenade and saw the schooner Mystic Whaler approaching the reach of water between Governors Island and Manhattan. I knew she was supposed to dock at Pier 5, but her course seemed to be taking her into the East River, so I continued down to Pier [...]

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on May 15, 2013 11:59 pm in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Comedy, DUMBO, Election 12, Election 13, Events, Gardening, Government, Kids, Maritime, Nature, Obituaries, podcast, Red Hook, Religion, schools, Shopping

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 [...]

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More Walk Photos

By on May 14, 2013 12:52 am in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Maritime, Photos

Vines twined around a tree trunk near the Remsen Street entrance to the Promenade. These photos are from several walks over the past week. Flowers in a garden along Remsen Street near Clinton. Nothing biting…yet. Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. East River Monster? Seen from the south side of Pier 5, this piece of flotsam [...]

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More Photos From My Walks; Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

By on April 29, 2013 9:40 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO, Food, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Maritime, Photos, Sports, Visual Arts

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. [...]

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Mid-day Walk Photos

By on April 14, 2013 12:22 am in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn History, Gardening, Maritime, Nature, Photos

Having slept in for a while this morning, I got a somewhat later start than usual on my Saturday walk, heading out shortly before noontime. As I walked, I noticed that the Forsythia, which were just beginning to bloom last week, and pear blossoms, which were not to be seen then, were profuse along Hicks [...]

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More Evening and Morning Walk Photos

By on March 23, 2013 4:52 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Maritime, Photos

Yesterday (Friday) evening there was an even prettier than usual sunset, so I walked across to the Promenade and got this shot of the harbor, with the Statue of Liberty seen beyond Governors Island. Tug Bruce A. McAllister, seen this morning from Whitman Peak on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. The nearly completed lower portion [...]

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British Invasion!

By on March 12, 2013 11:02 am in brooklyn bridge park, Cobble Hill, Maritime

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Edinburgh arrived in Brooklyn a short time ago, putting in at Pier 7. Her arrival is scheduled to be marked tonight between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. with the firing of three salvoes. She was recently in the Caribbean and is making several stops in the U.S. before returning across the [...]

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Morning Walk Photos

By on March 4, 2013 12:46 pm in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Maritime, Nature

My morning walks, these days mostly confined to Saturday mornings because of my work schedule, usually follow the same route: from Montague on to the Promenade, down one block to Remsen, across to Hicks, down to Joralemon, then down the hill, past One Brooklyn Bridge Park and on to Pier 5. I then walk around [...]

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Christmas Eve Morning Walk Photos, With Tugboats

By on December 25, 2012 1:25 am in brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, Gardening, Maritime, Photos

Yesterday was a good day for a walk, so I did a circuit around the northern part of Brooklyn Heights, including a side trip into Brooklyn Bridge Park and DUMBO, where I did a little last minute Christmas shopping. The photo above–more photos and text follow–is of a wreath on the red door at 33 [...]

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Morning Walk Photos: Maritime

By on December 10, 2012 12:50 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime, Photos

On my walk Saturday morning, I found the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer, based in Boston, docked at Port Authority Pier 7 and taking on fuel from the the Circle Line’s little harbor tanker Capt. Log. Here’s a closer view of Capt. Log; there’s another view, from above, here. Across from Spencer, docked at Brooklyn [...]

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More Morning, and Some Evening, Walk Pix

By on August 12, 2012 7:27 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime, Nature, Photos

Your correspondent had just walked out the door Saturday morning when he spotted these late summer blossoms in the garden outside his building (corner of Montague and Pierrepont Place). More photos and text after the jump.

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Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

By on May 24, 2012 2:07 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Dance, Events, Fun, Maritime, Music, Theater

In town for the long Memorial Day weekend? There’s lots to do. After a week off, Theater 2020′s production of Shakespeare’s A Comedy of Errors resumes this Saturday evening, May 26, at 8:00; there will also be a Sunday matinee at 3:00. Your correspondent heartily recommends this show. More details are here. On Saturday, Sunday, [...]

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NYC Fleet Week Brings U.S. and Foreign Naval Crews To Visit Brooklyn

By on May 23, 2012 6:31 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Events, Maritime, Tourism

NYC Fleet Week, which takes place every Memorial Day Weekend, brings thousands of young men and women serving our and other nations’ navies to our fine city to visit tourist attractions and take part in numerous special events. It has been a tradition since 1935. This year’s Fleet Week celebration is highlighted in Brooklyn by [...]

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Parade of Ships Opens Fleet Week Tomorrow

By on May 22, 2012 8:23 am in Events, Maritime

Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, May 23), weather permitting, you may be able to view from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade a parade of ships proceeding from the harbor entrance up into the Hudson River. Leading the parade, and starting to pass the Statue of Liberty at about 8:15 a.m., will be a line of nine tall sailing [...]

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East River Ferry Adds Food Service

By on April 30, 2012 2:05 pm in Food, Maritime, Transportation

Starting today, there will be food service on the East River ferries that connect Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens, making a stop at Fulton Ferry Landing at the foot of Old Fulton Street. DNAinfo.com: Beginning Monday morning, passengers will be treated to a new menu of locally-produced goodies, including cupcakes from Butter Lane Cupcakes, retro-style u-bet [...]

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Disney Fantasy Arrives on Maiden Voyage

By on February 28, 2012 8:47 am in Maritime, News, Photos

Disney’s new cruise ship, the 130,000 ton Disney Fantasy, could be seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade this morning, arriving after a trans-Atlantic voyage from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, where she was built. She was heading toward the Hudson River and the cruise terminal on the West Side of Manhattan.

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Red Tugboat

By on February 27, 2012 10:11 am in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime, Photos

Barbara E. Bouchard passes under the Manhattan Bridge, as seen from Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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Tall Ship Eagle at Pier 7

By on August 7, 2011 12:57 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Maritime

The U.S. Coast Guard training ship Eagle, docked at Pier 7, as seen from Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue. The Eagle’s crew will be welcoming visitors for tours of the ship until 7:00 p.m. today (Sunday, August 7).

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Scenes From a Morning Walk

By on July 23, 2011 9:54 pm in brooklyn bridge park, DUMBO, Maritime, Nature, Photos

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.

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Municipal Art Society Waterfront Walking Tour Wednesday Evening

By on July 23, 2011 3:30 pm in brooklyn bridge park, History, Maritime

This Wednesday, July 27, the Municipal Art Society will present a walking tour of the Brooklyn waterfront from DUMBO through below the Heights, covering Brooklyn Bridge Park as well as the remnants of the commercial and industrial waterfront that preceded it. For most of the 20th century, the site of Brooklyn Bridge Park was a [...]

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Tug and Barge Week Coming to Pier 6

By on July 12, 2011 11:21 pm in Arts and Entertainment, brooklyn bridge park, Events, Fun, Kids, Maritime

The historic tugboat Pegasus and Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79 will arrive at Pier 6, Brooklyn Bridge Park (foot of Atlantic Avenue) this Thursday, July 14, and remain until Monday, July 25. A schedule of activities is here. This Saturday, July 16, is City of Water Day, and Brooklyn Bridge Park will participate with tug [...]

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Karl Rides the Ferry

By on June 19, 2011 8:00 am in Maritime, Transportation, Video

Mr. J. attends the launch party at Fulton Ferry Landing, then rides the new ferry service. Remember, it’s free through this coming Friday, June 24. Video after the jump.

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East River Ferry Service Starts Today; Rides Free Through June 24

By on June 13, 2011 11:46 am in Maritime, News, Transportation

We noted in February that new ferry service among points along the East River, including Fulton Ferry Landing, at the foot of Old Fulton Street, and. on Fridays in summer, Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park, at the foot of Atlantic Avenue, would start this month. The service is making its debut today, and rides [...]

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Seaport Museum in Danger

By on June 5, 2011 6:55 pm in History, Maritime

For many years, the masts and spars of the tall ships Peking and Wavertree, docked at piers 15 and 16 on the Manhattan waterfront, have been a familiar sight from the Promenade, as have the schooner Pioneer and the doughty little tug W.O. Decker sailing on the East River. Unfortunately, all of these ships are [...]

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Very Last Minute Weekend Suggestions

By on May 27, 2011 6:22 pm in Architecture, Arts and Entertainment, Events, History, Maritime

Tickets are going fast for the Brooklyn Bugle’s Brooklyn Heights 101 Tour (Saturday 11am).  Tix sales end one hour before the event. Get yours now!  Click here to buy. Stuck in town for the weekend? Or, perhaps, you simply enjoy being in town on holidays, when things are a little less crowded and fast-paced. If [...]

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Return of the Ospreys, and Mr. J. Views the Parade of Ships

By on May 26, 2011 5:43 pm in Events, Maritime

If you thought you were truly in helicopter hell this morning, you were only partly right. Most of the racket was being made by a pair of V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (we’ve seen these before) that were circling the area and occasionally touching down at the Downtown Heliport. This was part of the Fleet Week [...]

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