We have word from Community Board 2 and the Brooklyn Heights Association that the following Brooklyn Heights streets are scheduled for milling work this coming week: Thursday, July 23: Joralemon from Hicks to Clinton; Friday, July 24: Joralemon from Hicks to Clinton (cont’d); Columbia Heights from Pierrepont to Cranberry. The milling is to be done […]
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Power Outages On Columbia Heights
We’ve received some reports that there’s been power outages along Columbia Heights since last night. We haven’t heard or seen any official comment on the situation. Anyone out there affected by power outages (and presumably have enough juice in their cell phone battery to comment)? UPDATE 11:54am: Sources tell us that the new estimate for […]
Tale of the Tree: Columbia Heights Stump Reveals Fascinating Timeline
Two BHB readers alerted us to a bit of dendrochronology happening on Columbia Heights. The stump of a tree cut down near 157 Columbia Heights has been annotated by someone to reveal its approximate origin date (1885) as well as these historical events:
Tree Down On Columbia Heights
A BHB reader sends us these photos of a tree down near 155 Columbia Heights on Saturday (7/20) afternoon. FDNY is on the scene.
Crane Blocks Columbia Heights For 40 Minutes
A tipster sent in these photos of a crane lift at the building being renovated at 183 Columbia Heights.
Memorial Day Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights & Nearby
Your correspondent and family returned from visiting friends on Cape Cod Sunday, having endured a rainy, chilly couple of days there. We understand it was, if anything, worse here. I was delighted to get up Monday ready to enjoy one more day’s holdiday, and find bright sunshine and milder temperatures. So, I took a walk. […]
Reader Report: Midnight Mischief On Columbia Heights
Did you hear the vandals on Columbia Heights Saturday night?
More Morning Walk Photos
The communications tower atop the new One World Trade Center is taking shape, as it approaches its maximum height of 1,776 feet. Note the copper-patina bluish green spire of 40 Wall Street directly in front of it. This was taken from Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. Duck paddling in the water next to Pier 5. […]
Park Progress
The Pier 5 upland now has a concession stand (left) and a playground (right) adjacent to the “Picnic Peninsula,” a long row of picnic tables sporting blue parasols. There’s now a stairway from the path that follows the Pier 1 upland to the soon to be installed pedestrian bridge connecting to Squibb Park and Columbia […]
Piece By Piece: Squibb Pedestrian Bridge Timber Arrives On-Site
While piers for the upcoming Squibb Pedestrian Bridge arrived on site and were being installed two weeks ago, now the Brooklyn Bridge Park website shares that the first timber pieces of the suspension bridge have arrived on-site for installation. Each of the two main spans is 122 feet in length, and composed of black locust […]
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