The Squibb Park Bridge, which will provide Brooklyn Heights its best access to Brooklyn Bridge Park, is rounding the corner toward completion. Fresh pics from earlier this week follow. It is scheduled to officially open in March. (CT)
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Outdoor Pianos To Return This Summer
According to Fox News 6/AP the outdoor pianos last seen the summer before last will return this summer to various locations in New York City, thanks to a donation by Greek yogurt maker Chobani to Sing for Hope, “a grassroots group of over 1,000 artists who volunteer to make art broadly accessible to everyone.” The […]
Scott Stringer Proposes Brooklyn Bridge Park—On The Other Side Of East River
Manhattan borough president Scott M. Stringer has proposed a beachfront park with kayaking, marshlands and a pedestrian bridge—on the other side of the Brooklyn Bridge—in a plan that appears to mimic many of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s amenities. Stringer’s East River Blueway Plan, announced Thursday in his State of the Borough speech, calls for a public […]
Update On BBP’s Squibb Park Bridge [VIDEO]
Our Karl Junkersfeld has posted a spanking fresh video on the latest progress on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s all-wood Squibb Park Bridge, which will link the Heights to the park, just below Columbia Heights near the path that leads from Middagh Street. The final section walkways have now been installed and railings are up. Scheduled completion: […]
Jane’s Carousel Offers Valentine’s 2-4-1 Throughout February
Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park will be offering a “Valentine’s 2 for 1″ Celebration during the entire month of February. Founder Jane Walentas tells BHB, “We’re celebrating St. Valentine’s Day and the restoration of our Hurricane Sandy-damaged heating system.” Two-somes of any age can ride with one $2 ticket. February hours: Thursday-Sunday 11 a.m.-5 […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s ‘Cutest Dog Run’ Contest: And The Finalists Are…
Let the voting begin! Brooklyn Bridge Park’s previously announced “Cutest Dog at the Dog Run” contest is off and running. The 16 finalists—whose pics were snapped at BBP’s Main Street and/or Pier 6 dog runs—are now posted on the Park’s Facebook page. The pooch (and owner) with the most Facebook “Likes” from each location will […]
BBP Calling For New Conservancy Junior Committee Members
Brooklyn Bridge Park will hold an Open House for those interested in joining its Conservancy Junior Committee, which reaches out to park advocates and enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s to encourage involvement and support of the Conservancy and Brooklyn Bridge Park. Comprising a core group of volunteers, the committee hopes to engage a younger […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Looking For The Most Fetching BK Pooch
Run! Catch! Post! Brooklyn Bridge Park is accepting submissions for its “Cutest Dog at the Dog Run” contest, for those who bring their pooches to the BBP dog runs at Main Street and/or Pier 6. One winner at each location will receive a $50 gift certificate to Wag Club. To enter, submit a jpeg pic […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Photo Essay
Aside from the official Brooklyn Bridge Park website, Curbed offers the most thorough wrap-up of pics we’ve seen of BBP’s progress to date in the webbie’s new Camera Obscura feature. The essay from Nathan Kensinger also includes a fine narrative on the 85-acre park’s history and all that is still developing.
Opposition Mounts Over BBP John Street Residential Complex
Not so fast… Brooklyn Bridge Park’s request for proposals to develop a waterfront residential complex along a 9,600sf vacant lot on DUMBO’s John Street—now owned by ConEd and being bought by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp.—has already met with formidable opposition. Local politicos and community members are raising concerns about flooding, according to the […]
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