Disney’s new cruise ship, the 130,000 ton Disney Fantasy, could be seen from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade this morning, arriving after a trans-Atlantic voyage from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, where she was built. She was heading toward the Hudson River and the cruise terminal on the West Side of Manhattan.
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Flowers on the Promenade
Early bloomers in the garden between the Clark and Pineapple Street entrances. Addendum: According to reader “Baron von Montague St” these are “lenten roses, Helleborus × hybridus.”
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange Presents Henrik Krogius on Promenade History
On Thursday evening, March 1, from 6:00 to 7:00, the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, 55 Pierrepont Street (between Henry and Hicks and now, unfortunately under scaffolding that obscures the view of Wendy’s windows) will present Brooklyn Heights Press editor and local historian Henrik Krogius discussing his new book, The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, which tells the story […]
Learn About Brooklyn Heights Plant Life Thursday
This in from Promenade Gardener Jonathan Landsman: This Thursday at 12:30 PM, the Promenade Gardeners are hosting the first of our winter gatherings: Plant Trivia from Brooklyn and Beyond. We’d love to invite interested members of the public to join us for this first class and snacks. We sit, chat, look at photos of plants, […]
Billboard Near BQE and Promenade Illegal?
Responding to our post about an illegal billboard that was blown down by last Friday’s high winds and blocked the southbound lanes of the BQE, a local resident noted that there is an illegal–because it is within 200 feet of a highway–billboard near Brooklyn Heights. It can be seen in the photo and from the […]
Times Briefly Reviews Two Books on Brooklyn Heights History
Sam Roberts’ “Bookshelf” column in yesterday’s New York Times includes brief reviews of two books on Heights history, both of which have been reviewed here: Henrik Krogius’ The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, which review includes a link to Karl Junkersfeld’s video; and Martin Schneider’s Battling for Brooklyn Heights. Roberts recommends Krogius’ book for containing “accounts of […]
Times on Brooklyn Heights Promenade History
The New York Times Real Estate section has a piece by Christopher Gray on the history of the Promenade, headed by the very photo of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Promenade under construction in 1948 that begins our own Karl Junkersfeld’s video about Henrik Krogius’ book that recounts the Promenade’s history. Gray quotes Krogius on the […]
Henrik Krogius Talks About His New Book About the Creation of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade [Video]
A new book ,“The Brooklyn Heights Promenade,” by long-time Brooklyn Heights Press editor Henrik Krogius has prompted the Schneider/Junkersfeld team to produce a lively and informative video about one of New York’s major tourist destinations. The video features Krogius and numerous images that tell the complex story of one of our neighborhood’s prize treasures. Henrik’s […]
Karl’s Brooklyn Heights Christmas Card
Your correspondent got home too late to see the Christmas tree lighting (or, actually, re-lighting) ceremonies yesterday. Fortunately, Mr. J. was there with cam to record the event. His video begins with some other Heights scenes. Enjoy! (Video after the jump.)
Promenade Tree Lighting Wednesday
The Christmas tree at the Montague Street entrance to the Promenade is already ablaze with light (photo), but the official lighting, complete with carolers and local dignitaries, will happen this Wednesday evening (December 14) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. (You can catch part of the ceremony and head to Vineapple for the BHB gathering starting […]
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