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Archive | May, 2016
State Scuttles Pier Six Towers Plan; Park Execs Got Hefty Raises
Politico New York reports that the Empire State Development Corporation, controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo and with authority over development at Brooklyn Bridge Park, has decided not to approve a proposed modification to the Park’s plan that would have allowed construction of two residential towers, including a substantial affordable housing component and a space for […]
Scenes and Music From Willowtown Fair
The weather forecast for Saturday afternoon was threatening, but the rain held off for the duration of this year’s Willowtown Fair. Artists were busy painting young faces and arms. Iris Cafe sold tacos and roasted corn on the cob, and kids frolicked on a bouncy castle. Video and more photos after the jump. Under overcast […]
Learn About Brooklyn Bridge Park Operations Wednesday Evening
This Wednesday evening, May 18, starting at 6:30 at the Park’s entrance near the foot of Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn Bridge Park will present a walking tour, “Managing BBP Operations”. This is part of the Park’s “Wednesday Night Tours” series. If you join this tour, led by the Park’s Director of Operations, Mike Lampariello, you […]
84th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tuesday Evening; BHA on Pier 2 Issue
The 84th Precinct Community Council will meet this Tuesday evening, May 17, at 7:00 p.m., at The Theater @ The Schermerhorn, 160 Schermerhorn Street (between Smith and Hoyt streets). All are invited; refreshments will be served. The agenda includes presentation of the Cop of the Month Award, a presentation by Precinct Commander Deputy Inspector Sergio […]
Cats With Mats: Sunday Yoga at the Brooklyn Cat Cafe
Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition’s very own cat cafe opened last weekend to brisk business (full post to come on that soon), entertaining visitors of all ages who have packed the place at 149 Atlantic Avenue, only too happy to hang out with cats and kittens in the cozy space. But on Sunday morning (May […]
Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights And Vicinity
Continuing post-Sandy work brings a weekend of heavy disruption. From 11:45 p.m. Friday, May 13 to 5:00 a.m. Monday, May 16 there will be no service in either direction at the 4/5 platforms at Borough Hall, as 4 trains will terminate and originate at Bowling Green in Manhattan, and 5 trains do not serve Brooklyn […]
Bargemusic This Weekend Kicks Off With “Basically Bull”
Tomorrow (Friday, May 13) evening at 8:00, at Bargemusic, the pianist Alan Feinberg will present Basically Bull, a concert of works by John Bull, a seventeenth century English composer whose life included not only brilliant musical composition but also fistfights, adultery, and possibly espionage. The concert will also include works by Bull’s Elizabethan era contemporaries […]
Pier 2 Evacuated…Again
Your correspondent went to the Promenade to view an especially glorious sunset when a BHB reader pointed out to him that people were streaming along the path in Brooklyn Bridge Park below, headed to the Joralemon Street exit. Pier 2 had been shut down again. A police boat was nestled next to the pier (photo). […]
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