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On last week’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour, I made a quip that the ”Harry Chapin Playground is where kids who don’t want to deal with the social brinksmanship over at the Pierrpont Playground hang out.” Some folks seem to agree. Am I on to something? Does each park have it’s own unique “clientèle”? Is there some sort of Mama Caste system? Comment away!
As we noted yesterday, the dangerous domes at the playground on Pier 1 were slated to be replaced by a “red house” and a “fairy castle”. Our intrepid Mr. J. went to the park this morning, and found new items already in place. That’s obviously the “red house” in the foreground. It looks like it should be safe and fun, but we’re puzzled by the cryptic “KOMPAN”. Does this lend credence to the Village Voice’s theory that the “red house” may be seen as a Marxist Trojan horse? We’re not sure if the structure in the background is, in fact, a “fairy castle”. Perhaps we should ask George Rekers.
This coming Saturday, June 12, the Brooklyn Heights Association will present a walking tour of historic churches in Brooklyn Heights, guided by Alex Herrera of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. From the BHA:
Donate School Supplies to Benefit Homeless Children
It’s that time of year again– New York children everywhere will soon be back to school. But did you know that there are 15,000 homeless boys and girls in New York who don’t have the school supplies they need to succeed? The Coalition for the Homeless started a project three years ago to help those kids in need– “Project: Back to School.” (more…)
Brooklyn Heights Playgrounds Open Thread
BHB Photo by C. Scales
On last week’s Hidden Brooklyn Heights Walking Tour, I made a quip that the ”Harry Chapin Playground is where kids who don’t want to deal with the social brinksmanship over at the Pierrpont Playground hang out.” Some folks seem to agree. Am I on to something? Does each park have it’s own unique “clientèle”? Is there some sort of Mama Caste system? Comment away!
New Playground Equipment at Pier 1
BHB photo by K. Junkersfeld
Deedle Deedle Dees Swing at BHA Picnic
As part of its continuing 100th anniversary celebration, the Brooklyn Heights Association today hosted a Promenade Picnic for parents and kids, with free cupcakes from Crumbs, and music by the Deedle Deedle Dees, shown above doing a song about a bear in Alaska. More videos and text after the jump. (more…)
Pier 1 Domes Doomed? Our Man With Cam Investigates.
Mr. Junkersfeld takes a morning stroll to the Pier 1 playground, finds the solar fryers climbing domes fenced off, and learns their fate.
Doug Biviano – Danger at Pier 6
Doug Biviano: Danger at Pier 6 from Heather Quinlan on Vimeo.
New York State Assembly candidate Doug Biviano contacted us about safety issues with the newly-opened Pier 6: In addition to the knee-skinning gravel surface and bad sight lines between playground sections, Biviano also pointed out jagged boulders, potentially dangerous equipment and spots where he felt safety was sacrificed for design. He explains more in the video above—watch and have your say below.
Underground Railroad Festival at Plymouth Church, Saturday, June 19
Photo by Mille Fiori Favoriti.
No, it isn’t about subways.
June 19, “Juneteenth”, is celebrated as the day slaves in Texas learned of their emancipation. This coming June 19, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., there will be a festival at Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Hicks and Orange Streets, commemorating that church’s role as the “Grand Central” of the “Underground Railroad”, the clandestine network that helped escaped slaves reach freedom. (more…)
BHA Presents Historic Church Tour Saturday; Promenade Picnic on 19th
BHB photo by C. Scales
Brooklyn Heights boasts an astonishing collection of architecturally stunning churches — in fact, it is a veritable outdoor gallery of 19th-century ecclesiastical design. Outstanding figures in American architectural history, including Minard Lafever, Richard Upjohn and James Renwick, all had a hand in designing churches of various denominations in the Heights. (more…)
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