The forecast for this weekend is for temperatures reaching the 70s and little, if any, chance of showers, so it should be a very good time to see spring blossoms and foliage in Brooklyn Bridge Park (photo), in gardens well tended by Jonathan Landsman and crew beside the Promenade, or in window boxes and gardens […]
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Spring Blossom Blast Inundates Montague Street
Spring continues to burst forward with a rare March gusto in Brooklyn Heights. Adam Goodkind sent in snaps of the trees blossoming along Montague Street Friday. See more below the jump.
Hello First Day Of Spring 2012!
In New York, “What took you so long?” is the typical query to welcome Spring after a long, dark, dank, gray, snowy winter. Not this time! The predicted high for this first day of the new season is 70 degrees.
Bloomin’ Brooklyn Heights
Early spring-like weather has been propitious for flowering plants, both in gardens and window boxes, around the Heights. The flowers in the photo at left are in front of the residence of garden designer Catherine Fitzsimmons on Joralemon Street between Hicks and Willow Place. More photos and text after the jump.
Who’da Thunk It: 62 Degrees In BK In Mid-March!
With temperatures soaring into the low 60s today in Brooklyn Heights—when the mean average is typically 48 degrees F—local restaurants were quick to indulge midday foodies in outdoor seating along Montague Street. It appears that after the gentle winter of 2011/2012, Spring may truly be arriving ahead of its calendar date of Tuesday, March 20. […]
With Temps Hitting 70(!), Local Crocuses Search For Spring
With temperatures soaring to 70 degrees Thursday, a cluster of perennial Crocus longiflorus—we’ll just call them crocuses—at the end of Remsen Street are eager for Spring to show its colors.
A Sunny & 60 Saturday… In March!
The weather gods have been kind in the winter of 2012… which just about makes good on last year’s Snowcalypse, with one wintry pounding after another. Saturday temps hit a glorious 60 degrees in New York City. Los Angeles, you got nothin’ on the Heights.
High Wind Warning for Tonight, Tomorrow
This just in from Notify NYC: The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for the five boroughs of NYC from 10:00PM tonight to 6:00PM Saturday. Sustained winds between 25-40 MPH with gusts up to 60 MPH are expected. These winds will be capable of bringing down trees, large branches, and power lines. […]
Snowca-blip-se! (Don’t Get Excited; Just A Dusting)
A flurry of snow began gently falling in the neighborhood before 5 p.m. Wednesday, as Brooklyn Heights local Devan tries his best to catch a snowflake on his tongue along Montague Street. A dusting is expected as late as midnight, while Thursday brings a high of 46 degrees. Saturday’s low temp of 18 degrees may […]
A Walk In The Park: Tuesday Temps Tickle Spring
The average high temperature for Brooklyn Heights in January is a chilly 39 degrees. With Tuesday’s sunny afternoon high of 57, day-timers embraced the unusually pleasant temps to traipse through Cadman Plaza Park en masse. Wednesday’s forecast: 60 degrees!
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