BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld explains the gravel situation in Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1. He talks to workers on the scene who tell us about the park pavement plan.
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News 12 Brooklyn Picks Up BBP Gravel Story
News12 Brooklyn picked up on the our story about the new gravel in Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1. No mention of us, but all the points brought up in the post and in your comments basically make the cut! Glad we could help!
Gravel at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 – Good?
They’ve laid down some gravel over the blacktop on pathways at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1. TK Small mentioned it earlier in the week and brought up the fact that it could pose a challenge for strollers and those in unpowered wheelchairs. We found it to be a little tough on our tender feet – […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Council: Tobacco Warehouse Should Stay Public, Multi-Use Facility
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Tobacco Warehouse must remain a public, multi-use facility and maintain its current mix of indoor/outdoor space, says The Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Council in a report provided exclusively to BHB. The BBPCC, a coalition of neighborhood groups and supporters of the park, states that, “the Tobacco Warehouse should remain a stabilized, architectural […]
Eagle’s Holt on Brooklyn Bridge Park History
The Brooklyn Eagle’s Dennis Holt writes about the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park: Brooklyn Eagle: There will be books written someday about the long history of this park, and hopefully someone will have access to all the archival information. There are two main time periods and they could be called Before Connor and After Connor. […]
Brooklyn Paper on Movie Noise: Not So Bad Now
The Brooklyn Paper writes this week about movie noise from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies with a View being no big deal — and that BQE traffic is louder. We didn’t need the BHB Decibel Meter to notice that on July 23rd, the audio at the The Big Lebowski screening was very low in comparison to […]
National Cold Storage: Must Have Been a Wonder When it Was Brand New
Don’t know if the recently demolished National Cold Storage building on Furman Street is worthy of the preservationist fervor represented by the quote from Elvis Costello’s Hoover Factory in our headline, but nevertheless it’s gone. Rejoice in its rebirth as benches and pavement stones in the outstanding new Brooklyn Bridge Park. As for inspiring artists, […]
Kayakersfelding, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Remix
Karl Junkersfeld’s video of kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park has inspired me to create this “remix” (as I believe is the vernacular). Please do not watch if you are sensitive to “street language” laid down by comedians pretending to be rappers.
Dude Abides at BBP’s Movies with a View
It was really crowded at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 last night for the latest in the Movies with a View series The Big Lebowski. I swung by for about 5 minutes and noticed a couple of things – the movie volume seemed very low and the flora and fauna smelled really funny. TK Small […]
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