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Citibike Rate Hike May Become Reality

By on March 9, 2014 4:43 pm in Transportation

While a judge laid the smackdown on 150 Joralemon Street’s suit against Citibike this week, two wheelers only had a few nanoseconds of schadenfreude to enjoy. Seems a rate hike may be in the cards for the service:

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on March 6, 2014 11:51 am in Transportation

From 11:45 p.m. Friday, March 7 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, March 10, Brooklyn bound F trains will run on the A/C line from West 4th Street in Manhattan to Jay Street-MetroTech in Brooklyn, so there will be no direct service from Manhattan to York Street in DUMBO. Those traveling from Manhattan to DUMBO may use [...]

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Montague Street Tunnel Will Reopen In October, MTA Says

By on March 5, 2014 10:11 pm in Transportation

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that the Montague Street tunnel will reopen in October. The passage had closed for repairs last year to fix damage done during superstorm Sandy. Service changes were made for the duration on the R line. The MTA shared an update, the paper reports, at a meeting of CB10 recently. Brooklyn Eagle: [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on February 27, 2014 10:58 am in Transportation

Update: The MTA website now shows no planned service changes affecting local stations this weekend (Friday evening, February 28 to Monday morning, March 3). A, 2, and 4 trains will be running as normal; 5 trains will not be running to Brooklyn. We’re not sure why the change of plans; possibly weather related. As reported [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on February 20, 2014 10:29 am in Transportation

Plus ça change is the rule for planned changes affecting service at local stations this weekend. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 21 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, February 24 there will be no C train service in either direction at High Street or at Jay Street-MetroTech. A trains will be serving both these stations, but the [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on February 12, 2014 11:14 pm in Transportation

We cannot tell a lie: there will be some changes affecting service at local subway stations this Presidents’ Day weekend. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 14 to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 18 there will be no C train service in either direction at High Street or at Jay Street-MetroTech. A trains will be serving both [...]

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This Brooklyn Heights Resident’s Revelation Will Have You Thinking About Film Shoots In A Whole New Way

By on February 8, 2014 3:42 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Movie shoots, Parking

A Brooklyn Heights resident posts this revelation about leaving their car in the “No Parking” zone during a film shoot.

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on February 5, 2014 12:25 am in Transportation

This weekend, from 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 7 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, there will be no C train service in either direction in Brooklyn. A trains will be running to and from Manhattan at High Street and at Jay Street-MetroTech, but there will be no service in either direction between Jay Street and [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on January 29, 2014 9:59 pm in Transportation

This coming weekend (Friday evening, January 31 to Monday morning, February 3) there are no planned cancellations, route diversions, or station skips that will directly affect service at any local stations. The following week, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Monday to Friday, there will be no A or C train service in either direction [...]

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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity

By on January 22, 2014 11:04 pm in Transportation

Last weekend, Brooklyn bound A and C trains were being diverted to the F line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-MetroTech here in Brooklyn. This weekend, it’s the reverse. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, January 24 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, January 27, Manhattan bound A and C trains will be diverted to the [...]

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Who Says There’s No Parking in Brooklyn Heights?

By on January 17, 2014 3:08 pm in Parking

A tipster sent us this photo of ample parking for strollers and scooters at Plymouth Church. But how do you feel the parking has been for automobiles in the Heights recently?

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