On Sunday, April 11, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., State Senator Daniel Squadron will host his second annual 25th Senate District Community Convention at Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street (between Greenwich and West Streets). Our coverage of his first such convention, held on March 15 of last year, is here. From Senator […]
Archive | March, 2010
84th Precinct Police Blotter – 3/23/10
A cat burglar, a cradle robber and a bank robber top this week’s police blotter.
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Final Week for Matching PS 8 Donations
This week is the last chance to donate to PS 8’s new fundraising campaign challenge, where your donation could either be doubled or tripled. A parent has agreed to make a $20,000 contribution, with one catch: the amount must first be matched by other donors. Most contributions will be matched 2-to-1, but for first time […]
Mr. Junkersfeld Goes to Ozu
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld checks out Ozu at 78 Clark Street. Did he like it? Let’s go to the videotape….
DUMBO Neighborhood Foundation Seeks Support to Oppose Dock Street
Although Two Trees Management Co., LLC, the Walentas family’s development entity, has received the permissions necessary to proceed with the controversial Dock Street project, opposition to it continues. The DUMBO Neighborhood Foundation has set up a website explaining opposition to the project, and seeking donations to finance further legal or regulatory challenges. Other community groups […]
Damages Set to Shoot in Brooklyn Heights Thursday
The FX drama Damages will be shooting scenes around Willow and Cranberry Streets this Thursday March 25. A crash scene shot at that intersection in November is part of a crucial plot point in the show’s current season. Cars need to be off those streets by 6AM on Thursday. The program also shot in […]
A Park is Born: BBP Pier 1 Opens
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 opened today with great fanfare. BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld offers this video report.
Bloomberg Says Options Open on Park Financing
At this morning’s opening of the Pier 1 section of Brooklyn Bridge Park, Mayor Michael Bloomberg (see video above) noted in his remarks that the agreement between the State and City under which the City has taken control of the Park’s construction and management provides for the appointment of a committee to study ways to […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 Opens!
A rainy morning could not dampen the spirits of the hundreds who turned out for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier ribbon cutting ceremony–a day over a quarter century in the making. Many past and current elected and appointed officials were on hand including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. David Paterson, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Assemblywoman Joan Millman, […]
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