Last night at Borough Hall, Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation (BBPDC) representatives publicly revealed seven responses to the previously announced Request for Proposals (RFP) for a developer to build and operate a hotel and market priced residential housing on two reserved development parcels in Brooklyn Bridge Park near Pier 1. Representatives presented slide visuals to the general […]
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Nobody Cry When Jaws Die, Everybody Cry When Indoor Soccer Field Dies at Brooklyn Bridge Park
The Brooklyn Paper reports on the death of the Brooklyn Bridge Park planned indoor soccer field bubble thingy. For some reason all we can think of is John Belushi as Dino De Laurentis declaring that “no one cries when Jaws die…”:
East River Flowing into Brooklyn Bridge Park
Hurricane #Irene’s “wrath” has caused the East River to overflow onto Piers 4 and 5 of Brooklyn Bridge Park as this BHB reader photo from “Owen” shows. Residents of One Brooklyn Bridge Park, between Piers 5 and 6, were asked to evacuate as it falls in one of the city’s most flood prone areas, Zone […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park to Close at Noon on Saturday
This just in from Brooklyn Bridge Park: Brooklyn Bridge Park will close at 12:00pm on Saturday, August 27. The park is within Zone A evacuation area and will be closed for public safety from 12:00pm on Saturday, August 27, until further notice. All programs and events scheduled during this time are cancelled. For more information, […]
Brooklyn Heights in the Path of Hurricane Irene
It’s still three days away, and the path it follows changes continually, but the current (Thursday afternoon) “center” track of Hurricane Irene is now projected to pass through Brooklyn and Manhattan, and the eye could potentially go right over the Brooklyn Heights Area.
Coming Soon: Hotel And Housing Proposals for Brooklyn Bridge Park
While attention has been focused on the St. Ann’s Tobacco Warehouse saga, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation announced at a meeting yesterday that they will be issuing by the end of August a “Request For Proposal” for the hotel and residential housing buildings across from Pier 1. According to the Brooklyn Eagle: Two buildings — […]
Floating Pool Scheme for Brooklyn Bridge Park Gaining Traction
A proposal to build a permanent floating pool is gaining traction as its designers attempt to raise funds, via Kickstarter, to test filtration methods needed to build the project. Watch their pitch video after the jump.
Upcoming Events at Brooklyn Bridge Park
More stargazing; crafts; a show featuring puppets, banners and music; and lots of fitness classes and activities are planned for this summer at Brooklyn Bridge Park. All of these events and classes are free. Details after the jump.
Bhangra Dance Party Video from Brooklyn Bridge Park
Red Baraat and DJ Rekha performed last night in the final event in the Dance Brooklyn series sponsored by BRIC Arts Media and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Karl Junkersfeld was there, cam in hand, and it looked like a great time. Sure the sound may have bothered some folks along Columbia Heights, we just […]
Another Volunteer Opportunity: Count Traffic, Advance the Greenway
Brooklyn Bridge Park is asking for volunteers to do one hour shifts this Thursday, May 12 and Saturday, May 14, counting bikers, runners and pedestrians using the path that links Pier 1 to Pier 6, which will eventually be part of a much longer path connecting the waterfront from Greenpoint to Sunset Park, the “Greenway.” […]
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