The list of appointments to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s Board of Directors, released yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg’s office, did not include a last minute addition by City Council Member Stephen Levin, who represents the 33rd District, which includes Brooklyn Heights. New York Daily News: When the new city-run Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation’s board was […]
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Marty (Markowitz) Names Marty (Connor) to Brooklyn Bridge Park Board
The Mayor’s Office today announced appointments to the governing board of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, a new entity established to plan for the future of the Park and to oversee construction and maintenance. Regina Myer, President of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation, will serve as president of BBPC. The BBPC’s board consists of […]
Real Deal on Watchtower Properties
The Real Deal looks at the Watchtower’s Brooklyn Heights real estate holdings and speculates how much the organization could make once it decides to put its remaining properties here on the market: The Real Deal: Over the next decades, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, as it is officially known, bought up some incredibly valuable […]
Pier 1’s Night at the Opera
BHB’s Karl Junkersfeld reports on last night’s Metropolitan Opera event at Pier 1. The singers, in order of appearance, are: Christopher Magiera (baritone), Susanna Phillips (soprano) and Michael Fabiano (tenor), accompanied by pianist Jonathan Kelly.
The Dude Abides Thursday at Pier 1, Will Brooklyn Heights Take Comfort in That?
This Thursday Movies with a View returns to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 with one of the greatest movies of all time The Big Lebowski. Last week, noise complaints prompted the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation to send a letter to residents asking for their “patience” while kinks are worked out […]
Metropolitan Opera on Pier 1 Tuesday
Metropolitan opera singers Susanna Phillips (soprano) Michael Fabiano (tenor), and Christopher Magiera (baritone), accompanied by pianist Jonathan Kelly, will perform on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, this Tuesday evening, July 20, beginning at 7:00. The program will include selections from Mozart’s Le Nozze de Figaro and Don Giovanni, Donizetti’s L’Elesir d’Amore and Lucia de Lammermoor, […]
Park Officials Apologize for Noise: Give Schedule for Summer Events
The Brooklyn Heights Association has forwarded communications from the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation. An open letter addressed to “Dear Neighbors”, on letterhead of the Conservancy, but co-signed by Regina Myer, President of the BBPDC, and Nancy Webster, Executive Director of the Conservancy, includes the following: We wanted to let […]
Calexico Cart — The Video
Our Karl Junkersfeld reports back with some video of Pier 1’s latest food addition – the Calexico cart.
The Calexico Cart is Here!
Looking for a cheap meal with a view? Calexico, a Mexican food cart usually found in Soho, has been serving up tacos burritos, and quesadillas right here at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The cart is a joint venture by three brothers from Southern California who also started a brick and mortar version at 122 Union Street […]
Brooklyn Heights People: David Kramer
Raised in what he calls the small town of the Upper West Side, Brooklyn Heights resident David Kramer now builds small towns of his own. Sort of. As a principal in the Hudson Companies, a real estate developer of rental and sale units around New York City, Kramer has garnered much attention lately for the […]
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