Saturday’s walk took me to the library to return some books, then to DUMBO, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, then back into the Heights. These purple flowers were at the southern entrance to Cadman Plaza Park. There was soccer action on the field south of the Brooklyn War Memorial (Eggers and Higgins, sculpture by Charles Keck, […]
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EHS Volunteers Tidy Up Cadman Plaza Park For Earth Day
Those damn water-balloon dropping neighborhood college kids! No, wait… those lovely, responsible pillars of tomorrow’s society. Yeah, that’s it… Educational Housing Services (EHS) roused 40 area students to help tidy Brooklyn Heights’ Cadman Plaza Park last Sunday, April 21, Earth Day eve. Volunteers represented neighborhood institutes Baruch College, Berkeley College, John Jay College, Long Island […]
Vote For Local Project Funding From Councilman Steve Levin’s Kitty
As we reported last October, Steve Levin, who represents our district in the City Council, has $1 million in discretionary funds that may be used to bankroll projects in the area. Back then he had a community meeting to solicit ideas; now he has a list of sixteen “viable” projects and is asking constituents to […]
Fall Colors in Brooklyn Heights
The deciduous trees in the Catskills are already bare, but here in the Heights the peak of foliage season comes later. As I walked around the neighborhood this past weekend, I photographed some examples. Above (click on photo to enlarge) is a portion of the Promenade gardens between Clark and Pierrepont streets. More photos and […]
Is Brooklyn Heights Walkable? You Bet!
I decided to take my own advice as well as test the theory L Magazine proposed, as reported here by Chuck Taylor. I had an errand to run at the Greenmarket, but I decided to go there, with camera, by a circuitous route, down the Promenade and Squibb Hill to Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, […]
Missing Person: Patti Rosen
We have been contacted to assist in a search for Patti Ellen Rosen (photo is unfortunately the best available), a former resident of 40 Clinton Street, last seen in early 2010. Ms. Rosen would now be 57 years old (her hair would likely be grayer than in the photo), is a graduate of Hunter College, […]
Well, by Leonard Uraschi: Sculpture in Cadman Plaza Park
Your correspondent took advantage of a fine day do do his first Brooklyn Bridge walk in several months. On the way, he was surprised to see a new installation of public art at the north end of Cadman Plaza Park. The piece is called Well, by Leonard Uraschi. More images and text after the jump.
#OccupyWallStreet Comes to Brooklyn Heights [Video]
Karl Junkersfeld ventured out to Cadman Plaza Park this evening as hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters flooded in after their march over the Brooklyn Bridge. Watch his video after the jump.
Scenes From a Saturday Stroll
On Saturday morning, Jonathan Landsman and his crew were busy planting by the Clark Street entrance to the Promenade. More photos and text after the jump.
Iran Protest on Cadman Plaza
Protesters held placards facing traffic on Cadman Plaza this morning as a crowd gathered in the Park behind to show their opposition to the government of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is in New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.
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