This in from Notify NYC: Notification issued 01/30/12 at 8:40 AM. Emergency personnel are on the scene of an overturned truck on the eastbound Brooklyn Queens Expressway near the Brooklyn Bridge. As a result, the eastbound Brooklyn Queens Expressway is temporarily closed near Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn. Expect traffic delays and consider alternate routes.
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Fall Foliage in Brooklyn Bridge Park
Your correspondent went leaf-peeping yesterday. Above is the view from the crest of the mound on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. More photos after the jump.
Brooklyn’s Next Boomtown is Next Door
According to Rich Calder in The New York Post, to find Brooklyn’s newest hot residential area, you need only cross Cadman Plaza or Court Street between Tillary Street and Atlantic Avenue:
Mr. Junkersfeld and the Evolution of Cadman Plaza
Mr. Junkersfeld has delivered a new opus and provides us with this description:
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.
Heights History:The Nabeguy Collection
BHB community member Nabeguy has posted many vintage photos of Brooklyn Heights to the BHB Photo Club on Flickr. About the pics he says: These photos were taken in November 1961 by my father, who, along with other like-minded neighbors, was in opposition to the proposed zoning variance that would allow for construction of the […]
Have You Seen… Turkey?
Spotted yesterday – this flier about a lost dog answering to the name of “Turkey”. Last seen at Cadman Plaza Tuesday night at 8pm. The poster claims that there is a reward – 646-413-2513 or 917-406-1239.
Recovery Rally on Cadman Plaza Saturday Morning.
Early this Saturday morning, “thousands” of people are expected to gather on Cadman Plaza Park in preparation for a march across the Brooklyn Bridge, during which they will form a “human chain”. This event is sponsored by The Recovery Project, “a wide-ranging, multi-year initiative of A&E Network, federal agencies and leading non-profit organizations designed to […]
Suspicious Package at Cadman Plaza
Developing: A few folks have emailed in saying Cadman Plaza near Court Street is closed due to a suspicious package as of 8 AM. No further details available.
Swelter In The Grass
The Daily News confirms what we suspected: The artificial turf installed at around 100 city parks — including Cadman Plaza Park — gets too bloody hot. Though they didn’t visit our local rubber grass, The Daily News did go to five turf-laden parks across the five boroughs and took the temperature of both the grass […]
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