The “bouncy” pedestrian bridge connecting Squibb Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park, closed for the past two years because it bounced and swayed too much, “should reopen next spring” according to “[p]ark officials” quoted in this New York Times story. According to Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation President Regina Myer the bridge will be less bouncy–an engineer […]
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Two “Black Lives Matter” Banners Stolen From First Unitarian Church
The Eagle reports that two banners bearing the words “Black Lives Matter” (a photo of one of the banners can be seen in the linked Eagle story) have, in separate incidents, been taken from the fence in front of the First Unitarian Church, at Pierrepont Street and Monroe Place. The banners were designed and paid […]
Brooklyn Historical Society Receives Award; Upcoming Events
The Brooklyn Historical Society has announced that it has received a Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) for its project, Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations. The project, which consisted of oral histories and public programs at the Society from 2011 to 2015, “examine[d] the history and experiences of […]
Court Dismisses Library Lawsuit
The Eagle reports that New York State Supreme Court Justice Dawn Jiminez-Salta dismissed a suit by community group Love Libraries, Inc., headed by local resident Marsha Rimler, that sought to enjoin demolition of the existing Brooklyn Heights Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and its replacement with a high rise residential and commercial building that […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Presents “The Awesome Oyster” Wednesday Evening
Someone once said, “It was a brave person who ate the first oyster”, or something like that. No oysters will be eaten at “The Awesome Oyster”, this week’s adventure in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s series of Wednesday Night Tours, but Isa Del Bello, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s Director of Education, will tell you about the […]
265 Hicks For Sale; One Of Brooklyn’s Costliest Properties
Curbed reports that the recently renovated townhouse at 165 Hicks Street, at the northeast corner of Hicks and Joralemon, is for sale, listed at $10.75 million. The asking price, according to Curbed, “puts it among the ranks of the most expensive homes currently for sale in Brooklyn” and notes that “unsurprisingly” many of these are […]
BHA Files Suit to Stop Pier 6 Towers
The Brooklyn Heights Association announced on its website today that, as previously indicated was their intention, they have filed suit to prevent the construction of two residential towers near the park’s Atlantic Avenue entrance and Pier 6. The suit names as defendants the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, other government entities involved, and the developers of […]
Bargemusic This Weekend
Tomorrow (Friday, July 8) evening at 8:00 violinist Gregory Fulkerson (photo) will begin a series of performances that will present the complete solo violin sonatas and partitas of J.S. Bach, as well as works by other composers. This week’s performance will include works by Bach, Glass, and Bartok. On Saturday evening, July 9 at 8:00 […]
Rolling Stone Publisher May Move To DUMBO
Bloomberg reports that ” a person with knowledge of the negotiations said” Wenner Media LLC, publisher of Rolling Stone, along with Men’s Journal and US Weekly, is considering moving its offices from 1290 Avenue of the Americas, in midtown Manhattan, to the Empire Stores (see rendering) near the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront in DUMBO. Bloomberg […]
Panel on “Brownstone Brooklyn” at Brooklyn Historical Society Tomorrow Evening
Tomorrow evening (Thursday, July 7) at 6:30 the Brooklyn Historical Society will host a panel discussion, “Brownstone Brooklyn: Pioneers in the Gentrification Movement”, moderated by Jarrett Murphy, executive editor of City Limits, and featuring Suleiman Osman, author of The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn, along with “Clinton Hill resident, filmmaker, and educator Walis Johnson, and Sandy […]
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