Thanks to newly-revived Gothamist, we get this bit of NYC nightmare-come-to-true: I hope that none of you happened to be on the far right Clark Street station elevator around 10 am this morning. Because, despite what seems like endless repairs and replacements and closures, that elevator stopped and wouldn’t budge for an hour, to the […]
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City Will Consider Options for BQE Reconstruction
A large crowd assembled for Thursday evening’s meeting at which City Department of Transportation officials discussed plans for the reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway below Brooklyn Heights. I took the photo some minutes before the program began; by the time it did there were even more standing in the back or along the sides, and […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
It’s a three-peat. Service changes affecting local stations this weekend – late Friday evening, September 28 to early Monday morning, October 1 – will be the same as last weekend’s. From 9:30 PM Friday to 5:00 AM Monday all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan and […]
Reminder: Meeting Thursday Evening on BQE Repairs and Promenade
The Brooklyn Heights Association has details on the Update meeting on BQE Rehabilitation, a project that could include closing the Brooklyn Heights Promenade for years and building a temporary six lane highway that would bring traffic to the level of Heights residences. Alternatively, it could cause major diversions of truck and car traffic to local […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
With respect to service at local stations, this coming weekend — late Friday evening, September 21 to early Monday morning, September 24 — will be pretty much a repeat of last. From 9:30 PM Friday to 5:00 AM Monday all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
From 9:30 PM Friday, September 14 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 17 all F trains are being diverted to the Q line between Lexington Avenue-63rd Street in Manhattan and Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center, so there will be no service at York Street in DUMBO and no F service at Jay Street, nor from the LES stops […]
Parking Tickets Issued in Heights on Rosh Hashanah
Community Board 2’s Executive Director Robert Perris has sent us the following: Several people got tickets in Brooklyn Heights today despite the fact that alternate side of the street parking was suspended for the second day of Rosh Hashanah. Shana tova! Similar incidents have happened in the past because the parking regulations on the narrow […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, from 9:45 PM Friday, September 7 to 5:00 AM Monday, September 10 there will be no service in either direction to or from the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall, as 4 trains are originating and terminating at Bowling Green in Manhattan, and 5 trains don’t serve Brooklyn on weekends. 2 and 3 trains […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
Barring unforeseen events, the long Labor Day weekend will be a green light weekend for local subway service, as there are no planned service changes that directly affect service at local stations. Indeed, once again we have extra service to Manhattan from Court and Jay streets, as Manhattan bound N and Q trains are being […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
This weekend, from 9:45 PM Friday, August 24 to 5:00 AM Monday, August 27, there will be no service from Manhattan to High Street, as A and C trains will be diverted to the F line between West 4th Street in Manhattan and Jay Street-Metro Tech. Use the York Street station in DUMBO or Jay […]
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