“Art under the Bridge” in DUMBO This Weekend

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“Art under the Bridge” in DUMBO This Weekend

By Claude Scales on September 24, 2009 10:05 pm in Arts and Entertainment, DUMBO, Events, Fun

The DUMBO Arts Center presents its thirteenth annual Art under the Bridge festival, beginning tomorrow evening, September 25, and continuing through Sunday, September 27. According to DAC’s press release:

The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation’s largest urban forum for experimental art.

Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists’ studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.

Locations and times of the various art projects can be found here. Many DUMBO based artists will be opening their studios to visitors. A list of these artists and their studio locations is here.

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Iran Protest on Cadman Plaza

By Claude Scales on September 24, 2009 9:35 pm in News

BHB photo by C. Scales

Protesters held placards facing traffic on Cadman Plaza this morning as a crowd gathered in the Park behind to show their opposition to the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is in New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.

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Millman Sounds Off on Obama vs. Paterson

By Homer Fink on September 24, 2009 4:26 pm in Brooklyn Heights

The flap regarding President Obama’s reported desire for our “accidental” Governor David Paterson to step aside in next year’s election continues with our gal in the State Assembly Joan Millman weighing in. Here’s the speculation about the horse trading allegedly going on – Paterson bows out, and Andrew Cuomo runs against Rudy Giuliani, thereby saving Sen. Kristen Gillibrand from a challenge by Rudy, and making him a no-go in the 2012 presidential race. Millman tells Courier Life reporter Tom Tracy that she was “surprised” by the entire mess. Continue Reading →

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280 Hicks Street Up for Auction

By Homer Fink on September 24, 2009 11:13 am in Real Estate

Curbed reports today that 280 Hicks Street, owned by the estate of the late Alfie Palmer, will be auctioned off on October 6 by the Kings County Public Administrator [PDF with info here].

Palmer was best know in Brooklyn Heights as the owner of 135 Joralemon Street which after being damaged by fire was dangerously close to “demolition by neglect”. Contractor Howard Haimes bought and restored the property. He sold it last November.

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Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Back from Holidays

By Claude Scales on September 24, 2009 12:25 am in Brooklyn Heights, Shopping

BHB photo by C. Scales

The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange has re-opened following summer vacation. The Exchange, located at 55 Pierrepont Street, between Henry and Hicks, has just completed an extensive interior redesign:

BHB photo by C. Scales

The Exchange is a not-for-profit market for handcrafted goods, many made by local artisans, including children’s clothing, toys, pottery, decorative pillows, soaps and lotions, sachets, and the like, as well as books of local interest (the last including children’s books by local author and artist Melanie Hope Greenberg). It is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Thursday 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Saturday and Sunday 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

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Plymouth Church School Adds Classrooms

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 9:47 pm in Brooklyn Heights

The Brooklyn Eagle reports on new classrooms at Plymouth Church School:

Brooklyn Eagle: In a playful homage to the “Fruit Streets” of Plymouth’s neighborhood, the rooms have been named Cranberry, Orange and Pineapple, and their entry doors painted in cheery matching colors. These three “Fruit Rooms” are set to play an important new role for Plymouth Church School as well as the church congregation. The Cranberry Room will house the school’s library, while the central Pineapple Room will double as an art room and meeting space. The Orange Room will serve as a school classroom for both the school’s “Older Threes” as well as Sunday School classes. Additional construction work has been undertaken to create a new lower level restroom and refurbish an existing one.

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Park Progress: Twenty Eighth Report, and an Award!

By Claude Scales on September 23, 2009 4:10 pm in Brooklyn Heights, News

Brooklyn Bridge Park, along with designer Michael Van Valkenburgh associates, has recieved an Honor Award for Analysis & Planning from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO.

BHB photo by C. Scales

North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 15, 2009.

BHB photo by C. Scales

North end, Pier 1, Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Topsoil is being spread on the flank of Regina Ridge, below Whitman Peak. Can greenery be far behind? More photos and text after the jump. Continue Reading →

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Final Montague Summer Space Sunday

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 4:09 pm in Brooklyn Heights

This just in from Montague BID – the schedule for Sunday’s final Summer Space. Get ready the Heights Players will be performing and there will be volleyball and skateboarding.

Update: 9/27 Due to rain here’s the new schedule:
It’s raining! We’re shifting some of the activities for Montague Street’s Summer Space event to the late afternoon, when it’s supposed to dry out a bit. See below for a revised schedule:

12:00 volleyball (as scheduled)
3:30 Heights Players perform excerpts from “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
4:00 all-ages parade of decorated bikes, trikes, scooters and strollers
4:30 kids yoga from Yoga People

All-day activities (skateboarding, drawing lessons, chess, basketball, face painting, outdoor lounge, sidewalk sales, etc.) will be offered from 3 to 5.

New times are, of course, weather permitting! Look for notice boards along the street with revised information!

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Squadron Conference Call Tonight

By Thomas on September 23, 2009 2:50 pm in Government

State Senator Daniel Squadron is hosting a conference call tonight, inviting all constituents of the 25th District to call in and participate tonight at 5:30 p.m.

On the agenda for the evening:

Overview of topics from March’s Community Convention
Buses, Subways, MTA Funding, and MTA Issues
Pedestrian Safety, Street Changes, Bicycle Lanes, and Traffic Control
Environmental Sustainability and Alternative Energy
Parks and Open Space

To participate, you can call 712-432-3100, and use the access code 691380. Although this is an Iowa phone number, the call is free (the company that runs this service is based in the Hawkeye State).

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Armando’s New Executive Chef

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 1:47 pm in Brooklyn Heights, Food

The new bar at Armando's

Chef David Ferraro has worked at several Manhattan eateries including Montparnasse and he’ll be bringing some new menu items to Armando’s [143 Montague Street] when it reopens on Monday.

The restaurant says that Ferraro will mix “contemporary and classic” Italian cuisine such dishes as Tagliatelle with Rabbit Ragu, Goat Cheese Ravioli with pine nuts and sage, Filet Mignon with with Barolo wine and porcini mashed potatoes. The new and improved Armando’s will also feature an extensive wine list.

Doors open at 11:30am Monday for lunch.

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NY Observer on Doug Biviano

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 12:22 pm in Election09

Marc Hermann/BHB

He may have lost the Democratic primary in 33rd NYC Council District, but Doug Biviano’s campaign is still getting attention. The New York Observer weighs in on the Brooklyn Heights resident’s outsider campaign this week where Biviano draws praise from an unlikely source: Continue Reading →

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Yassky Slapskys Liu in New TV Spotsky

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 11:14 am in Election09

Our man in the NYC Council /Democratic candidate for comptroller / Brooklyn Heights resident David Yassky comes out swinging against his run-off opponent John Liu in a new TV ad. Amid concerns that the ethnic vote will be crucial in Tuesday’s election, the Yassky team attempts to point out some alleged inconsistencies in Liu’s rhetoric.

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Armando’s Will Reopen Monday

By Homer Fink on September 23, 2009 7:30 am in Brooklyn Heights

Armando’s Restaurant [143 Montague Street, 718-624-7167] will re-open on Monday but without its famous lobster sign. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that veteran chef Samuel Jachero will be joined with newcome chef David Ferraro.

Owner Peter Byros closed the original Armando’s and rented the space to the Spicy Pickle franchise in March 2008. It lasted less than a year, shutting down abruptly on February 20. Three days later, BHB broke the news that Byros was mulling a return of his legendary eatery.

On Monday, Byros and his daughter Maria will start Armando’s new chapter. Doors open for lunch at 11:30 am.

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84th Precinct Police Blotter – 9/23/09

By Thomas on September 23, 2009 7:29 am in crime, Police Blotter

In this week’s police blotter, we have more details on last week’s hate crime at the First Unitarian Church on Monroe Place, as well as a pair of electronics thefts. Continue Reading →