BHB and The Brooklyn Bugle welcome our new contributor/Brooklyn Heights resident Mark “Standupkid‘ Joyella. He walked around the neighborhood today to see how folks were coping with 90 degree weather in April. Mark is an EMMY Award winning TV journalist who you may recognize from WNYW-TV (channel 5) or WPIX-TV (channel 11). Find out more […]
Archive | April, 2009
Dock Street opponents rally at City Hall
Dock Street opponents took the steps of City Hall today, and brought out their biggest gun — Brooklyn Bridge historian David McCullough — to rally for the cause. McCullough, who published a column in this week’s Newsweek explaining his views against the controversial proposed Dock Street project, said on Tuesday that the bridge should be […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Events in May
The small completed portion of Brooklyn Bridge Park and its neighbor, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, both located on the East River waterfront between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, in DUMBO, will be hosting two events in May. On Thursday afternoon, May 7, there will be an opportunity to explore the Parks’ wildflowers and other plant […]
More Evidence of Tree Damage from Waterfalls?
Nabe blogger Michael White, of Noticing New York, has been following the progress of honey locust trees next to the Promenade this spring, and has this disturbing report on possible long lasting effects from last year’s Waterfalls art installation.
Purchase Building Site Paved Over
From the BHB Inbox word about the Purchase Building site: On Friday, construction crews were blacktopping the space where the Art Deco building stood. A construction worker (low level) thought the space may be open to the public by summer. We’ll see. It is a large space but hot blacktop in heat is not fun […]
84th Precinct Crime Blotter
Cops are investigating whether an incident last Saturday involving one older boy and three younger teens is related to the recent spate of similar crimes in the neighborhood. On April 25, an 18-year-old was mugged as he was walking westbound on Livingston Street at 7 pm. The boy was between Court and Clinton streets when […]
Ivanov’s Monday court appearance
Ivaylo Ivanov — who allegedly spray-painted swastikas along Remsen Street in Spetember 2007 and was later discovered to have an arsenal of explosives in his nearby apartment — appeared in Brooklyn criminal court on Monday morning for a pre-trial hearing. Ivanov has pleaded not guilty to the incidents, which include charges of graffiti, criminal mischief, […]
Movies with a View is Back!
This just in! Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies with a View is back! Full press release and schedule after the jump.
St. Ann’s Puppet Parade 2009
The annual St. Ann’s School Puppet Parade on the Promenade this afternoon.
Parrot Strolls Montague Street
We spotted Brooke McAnally and her Senegal parrot Zuri walking down Montague Street on Sunday afternoon. While Zuri has only been out of the house a few times according to her owner, they both seemed to be enjoying Sunday’s spectacular weather. McAnally has lived in Brooklyn Heights for seven years and has no other pets, […]
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