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Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights to be “Milled” Thursday and Friday

By Claude Scales on June 15, 2013 10:48 am in Brooklyn Heights, News, Parking, Traffic

Our friends at Community Board 2 have passed on to us the word that the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) intends, weather permitting, to “mill” Hicks Street from Atlantic Avenue to the BQE this coming Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. (We presume this means northward from Atlantic through the Heights, as the notice [...]

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Parking in Brooklyn Heights

By Heather Quinlan on June 14, 2013 4:18 pm in Parking

I don’t own a car, but I imagine parking has not gotten any better around here recently? I spotted this on Henry Street yesterday. Which came first, the Minivan or the Audi? Looks like the Minivan, with the Audi trying to, literally, wedge its way in. The fact that it has one of those bumper [...]

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The ‘Empire’ Strikes Back: Filming Takes Over Heights

By Chuck Taylor on April 10, 2013 8:40 am in Arts and Entertainment, Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking, Streets

As previously reported, filming for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” is pervasive in Brooklyn Heights Wednesday, with shooting, catering, holding, cranes hoisting giant spotlights, cams and various other big mamma trucks, wiring & related accoutrements along: Cadman Plaza West, Montague, Court, Remsen, Monroe Place, Clinton, Pierrepont and Henry. In fact, it’s almost easier to omit those streets [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving From ‘Delivery Man’

By Chuck Taylor on November 19, 2012 6:53 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking, Streets

He’s baaaack! Shooting resumes on feature film “Delivery Man” on Wednesday, following a hiatus after Hurricane Sandy struck New York. Crews will be on Monroe Place between Pierrepont and Clark streets, from 9 a.m. through the night, according to posted signs. Note that vehicles will not be towed, for a change. 533 Kids Productions offers: [...]

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Pervasive ‘Delivery Man’ Film Shoot Hijacks The Heights

By Chuck Taylor on October 23, 2012 1:00 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking, Streets, War On Fun

Consider this the week that the “Delivery Man” took over Brooklyn Heights. Locating a street where the feature film shoot from 533 Kids Productions isn’t shooting in the neighborhood is easier than naming all those where it is. Tuesday’s scheduled filming near and along the Promenade was postponed until Wednesday because of cloudy weather—meaning that [...]

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The Heights Are Alive… With The Sound Of Movie & TV Shoots

By Chuck Taylor on October 11, 2012 8:15 am in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking

Following Tuesday’s BHB post about Brooklyn Heights being potentially overtaken by a multitude of film shoots, there was certainly plenty of ongoing action we witnessed along Montague Street, Hicks Street, the Promenade, Montague Terrace, Pierrepont Place and Remsen Street on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s a red cone zone, for sure—along with associated mammoth vehicles taking [...]

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CBS Series ‘Person Of Interest’ Filming In Heights Monday

By Chuck Taylor on September 16, 2012 12:05 am in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking

CBS-TV crime thriller “Person Of Interest” will be filming in Brooklyn Heights on Monday, September 17, from 7 a.m. until noon. According to a posted notice, the shoot will take place on Clark Street between Cadman Plaza West & Monroe Place; Henry Street between Middagh & Pineapple; Hicks Street between Pineapple & Orange; Clark Street [...]

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Montague Street Parking Ticket Overkill? Come On!

By Chuck Taylor on August 28, 2012 12:00 am in Brooklyn Heights, Parking, Streets, War On Fun

Are you kidding? This UPS truck parked on Montague Street Monday afternoon across from the AT&T store was adorned with not one, not two, but three parking tickets, each strategically placed so as not to overlap. I’ve never known a UPS truck to dawdle for so long that it merits this kind of overkill. Really? [...]

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Willowtowners Fear Traffic Nightmares From Fieldhouse Crowds

By Claude Scales on June 29, 2012 12:40 am in Architecture, brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Development, News, Parking, Traffic, Transportation

Yesterday (Wednesday) evening the Fieldhouse road show continued in Willowtown, at a meeting arranged by the Willowtown Association and hosted by their President, Ben Bankson. The opening presentation was similar to that at St. Francis on Monday, except that Fieldhouse Executive Director Greg Brooks stressed even more–no doubt anticipating the questions he knew would come–that [...]

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Bossert Plans Draw Cheers and Caveats

By Claude Scales on June 21, 2012 12:36 am in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Development, News, Parking, Traffic

Update: Following last evening’s hearing, a majority of the Community Board 2 Land Use Committee voted to approve the new owner’s request for a variance to re-convert the Bossert to transient hotel use. The matter will now go to the full Community Board for consideration. We’ll keep you posted. David Bistricer, buyer of the Bossert [...]

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Film Shoot On Remsen Street: Site For ‘Amish’

By Chuck Taylor on May 23, 2012 5:53 pm in DUMBO, Movie shoots, Parking

A notice was posted at the bottom of Remsen Street late Wednesday afternoon May 23, that said filming for “Insomnia TV—Amish” would be taking place, beginning at 4 p.m. However, as of 5:30 p.m., there were no signs of action, nor were cars ordered to vacate the block.

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What Say You? Montague Street Biz Improvement District Survey

By Chuck Taylor on May 15, 2012 9:02 am in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Real Estate, Parking, Shopping, Streets, Traffic

The Montague Street Business Improvement District is calling on all Brooklyn Heights Blog readers and area residents to participate in a survey to collect info on what folks think about programs & services in the nabe’s primary retail destination, as it strategizes future goals. Four survey respondents will be randomly selected by BID to receive [...]

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Filming For CBS’ ‘Golden Boy’ Thursday & Friday: Remsen Street & Montague Terrace

By Chuck Taylor on April 2, 2012 8:16 am in Brooklyn Heights, Movie shoots, Parking

Filming for CBS’ upcoming TV series Golden Boy will take place beginning Thursday April 5 at 10 p.m. into the day Friday April 6, along Montague Terrace and on Remsen Street to Hicks. A “No Parking” warning is posted in hot pink along the shoot’s locale. The upcoming hour-long drama is “about one cop’s meteoric [...]

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The Heights: Hillbilly Heaven Or Hoodlum Haven?

By Chuck Taylor on February 24, 2012 12:15 pm in crime, Parking

BHB follower Vanessa shares that she noticed a vehicle on State Street between Sydney Place and Henry Street jacked up on cinder blocks with all four tires removed. Is this a case of theft (call 911!) or a resident confusing the Heights with the Alabama backwoods (call 311!)?

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Sifton Reminisces About Pizzas Past, Looks to Future at BHA Meeting

By Claude Scales on February 23, 2012 1:15 am in brooklyn bridge park, Brooklyn Heights, Education, Food, Landmark Preservation, News, Parking, schools, Streets, Traffic

New York Times National Editor Sam Sifton recalled a rough-and-tumble childhood growing up on Willow Street, learning tricks like heading down Grace Court, which would trick pursuers seeking to “yoke” him into thinking he would be trapped on a dead-end street, then going over the fence and walking above the BQE to safety on Remsen [...]

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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tomorrow

By Claude Scales on January 20, 2012 4:25 pm in Parking, Weather

Notify NYC has announced that, because of the impending winter storm, alternate side parking rules are suspended tomorrow, Saturday, January 21, citywide. Parking meters and other parking regulations remain in effect.

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City Council Passes “Home Rule Message” on Residential Parking Permits

By Claude Scales on November 3, 2011 6:46 pm in Government, Parking

The City Council today passed a “home rule message” asking the State Legislature to pass enabling legislation allowing the City to issue residential parking permits. In an earlier post, which has now been corrected, I had incorrectly reported that it passed the Council yesterday; it had just passed the Committee on State and Federal Legislation. [...]

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Squadron’s Community Meeting Hits Hot Button Issues

By Claude Scales on November 2, 2011 12:31 pm in brooklyn bridge park, Development, Education, Environment, Government, Parking, Traffic, Transportation

Last evening’s Community Meeting got off to an interesting start when Brooklyn Heights resident and long time Brooklyn Bridge Park advocate Tony Manheim asked State Senator Daniel Squadron if, now that in a deal brokered in part by Squadron and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, the State has given control of the Park to the City, he [...]

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Squadron, Millman Push Residential Parking Permits

By Claude Scales on November 1, 2011 8:33 am in Government, Parking

Our local elected state representatives, State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, are supporting legislation that would enable the issuance of parking permits to residents of various neighborhoods throughout the City, including Brooklyn Heights. In each of these localities, eighty per cent of parking spaces would be reserved for local residents. There will be [...]

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BHA Wants You for Transportation Committee

By Claude Scales on October 31, 2011 5:25 pm in Parking, Transportation

The Brooklyn Heights Association is reconstituting its Transportation Committee, and inviting interested BHA members to join. The Transportation Committee is a forum for addressing specific transportation issues important to BHA members, such as biking, truck traffic, pedestrian safety and police enforcement. A large, unified voice on these and similar matters can effect changes. The Committee [...]

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“Boardwalk Empire” Returns to Borough Hall

By weegee on August 21, 2011 9:06 pm in Arts and Entertainment, Celebrity Residents, Movie shoots, Parking

Don’t be surprised if you see a scene similar to this picture tomorrow. The HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” will be filming in Borough Hall from early morning on. The hit show is no stranger to the area, having shot scenes at the former Gage & Tollner restaurant, as well as in the rotunda of Borough [...]

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WPIX on Brooklyn Heights Parking Woes

By Claude Scales on July 10, 2011 6:10 pm in Parking

Stephanie Tsoflias of WPIX came to the Heights to document car owners’ parking problems, and encountered Ginger Berman, who found the whole thing so frustrating that she sold her car. Video after the jump.

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Alternate Side Parking Suspended Wednesday and Thursday

By Claude Scales on June 6, 2011 9:33 pm in Parking

Parking meters and other regulations will be in effect. It’s for Shavu’ot.

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Alternate Side Parking Resumes Monday

By Claude Scales on February 5, 2011 6:57 pm in Government, Parking

According to Notify NYC, the City DOT and DOS have announced that alternate side parking rules will be back in effect starting Monday, “to facilitate street cleaning and snow clearing operations.” Funny, that was the reason given for having suspended them. But, everything has its time, as a song from 1965 reminds us (video after [...]

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Latest on Parking from DOT and DOS

By Claude Scales on February 1, 2011 4:43 pm in Parking

Via Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, today announced that Parking Meter Regulations will be back in effect Wednesday, February 2. Alternate Side Parking Regulations remain suspended until further notice.

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In Case You Haven’t Looked Out Your Window

By Claude Scales on January 26, 2011 10:18 am in Parking, Transportation, Weather

From Notify NYC: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City from 10:00 AM this morning to 6:00 AM tomorrow. The current forecast calls for 4-8 inches of snow with wind gusts up to 30 MPH. Caution should be exercised while traveling. For more information visit: http://www.weather.gov/nyc Update: No [...]

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And the Beat Goes On…

By Claude Scales on January 24, 2011 4:27 pm in Parking, Weather

From Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations Citywide for Tuesday, January 25, 2011 to facilitate snow removal. Parking meter regulations will remain in effect throughout the City. The latest forecast is for snow early tomorrow, but temperatures rising to [...]

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Once More, With Feeling…

By Claude Scales on January 23, 2011 4:21 pm in Parking, Weather

From Notify NYC: The New York City Department of Transportation, in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation, has suspended Alternate Side Parking Regulations Citywide for Monday, January 24, 2011 to facilitate snow removal. Parking meter regulations will remain in effect throughout the City. Snow showers are forecast for Tuesday, and the ever-popular “wintry mix” for [...]

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