Sad news: With major flooding in low-lying DUMBO from Hurricane Sandy Monday night, eateries Bubby’s and Governor suffered major damage. But it appears that the iconic River Café beside Fulton Ferry Landing was all but destroyed by the storm. Huffington Post reports that water reached the restaurant’s doorstep by Monday morning’s high tide at 8 […]
Archive | October, 2012
Sunday’s New York City Marathon Is On… So Far
New York City Marathon officials continue to check damage caused by Hurricane Sandy before deciding what impact the storm will have on the race, scheduled this Sunday, November 4. Mayor Bloomberg said Tuesday the race will “go on as normal, as of now,” although he will continue to discuss logistics with city & marathon officials […]
Happy Halloween(?)
While we certainly had a good fright Monday, compared to so many other areas, Brooklyn Heights was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Sandy’s wicked wrath. It is Halloween, so best wishes to all for a safe holiday. Photo from 140 Remsen Street. P.S. As previously announced, the West Village Halloween Parade has been postponed for the […]
Wednesday Garbage Collection Scheduled For Later Today
BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton provides a Wednesday update regarding garbage collection: “The Bk2 garage foreman is telling me that they are (currently) collecting Tuesday neighborhoods (Boerum Hill, Ft. Greene) and will have garbage trucks out in the Heights picking up our Wednesday trash. There are also trucks collecting tree debris in the Heights. 311 […]
Limited Bus Service Restored In Brooklyn
MTA has restored bus service on the B1, B3, B8, B15, B35, B41, B44, B46, and B61. If you’re heading into Manhattan, be prepared to walk across the bridge, where you can try to pick up the M2, M5, M8, M11, M14, M15+SBS, M34, M34A, M22, M57, M60, M86, M96, and M101. A status report […]
Open Thread Wednesday 10/31/12
So, what’s new? Anything exciting happen to you this week? Still “having” Halloween? What’s on your mind? Comment away! (Photo: Mrs. Fink)
Heights Provides Consummate Media Image Of Lower NY’s Blackout
The consummate photograph that newspapers around the world are using to illustrate Lower Manhattan’s Monday night blackout from Hurricane Sandy—not surprisingly—was taken from our Brooklyn Heights Promenade. New York-based Associated Press photojournalist Bebeto Matthews took the pic, which has appeared in papers across the U.S., as well as New Zealand, Norway, France, Wales, Saudi Arabia, […]
VIDEO: #BrooklynSandy in Brooklyn Heights Continued
Karl Junkersfeld files this follow up to his report from earlier today. Footage from Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO. Watch it after the jump.
Trash Pick Up Tomorrow, Park Needs Clean Up Volunteers, and More From BHA
Update: Judy Stanton of the BHA tells us that, despite what 311 is saying (that trash collections are suspended because of the need to clear storm debris) citywide, she has been told by the local sanitation garage foreman that there will be regular trash pickup here tomorrow. Bottom line, she says,” I think we will […]
Brooklyn Heights Cinema Offers Reprieve From Superstorm
The Brooklyn Heights Cinema continues to provide refuge from the storm, as owner Kenn Lowy discusses in a profile in today’s New York Observer. He tells the newspaper, “We all live in the area, I’m 10 minutes away, so why not.” Lowy says he wasn’t about to let Hurricane Sandy shut him down: “We were […]
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