According to Evan Hughes, in the Daily Beast’s “Book Beast”: Columbia Heights, a short street in Brooklyn, just might be the most literary street in America. Columbia Heights is the closest street to the water in the quiet, leafy Brooklyn Heights neighborhood, and the authors who have lived there, if they were lucky, enjoyed commanding […]
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Tree Limb Down on Columbia Heights
With the hard rains afallin’ today, a tree limb has come down on Columbia Heights midway between Clark Street and Pierrepont Street. Our BHB tipster adds: This is the same tree we reported on a few months ago. We were told the Parks Department inspected it, and found it to be ok; no further action […]
And So It Begins…Columbia Heights Sgraffito Restoration Project
The Columbia Heights Sgraffito Restoration Project officially has begun! As mentioned a couple of times before here at Brooklyn Heights Blog, the building’s co-op board had been looking to restore the unique sgraffito façade for years.
Chapin Playground Spring Cleaning Sunday
The Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee asks for volunteers to help with spring cleaning of the Harry Chapin Playground, on Columbia Heights north of Cranberry Street, this Sunday, May 15th, starting at 10:30 a.m. Please bring clean-up equipment of your choice, such as brooms, shovels, and dustpans. Among the tasks to be accomplished are refilling the […]
Death From On High: Hawk Devouring a Pigeon In Brooklyn Heights
At around 5:50pm or so, a hawk was spotted eating what looked like a pigeon on Columbia Heights, between Pierrepont and Clark streets. A flurry of feathers fell to the ground as the bird of prey tore into its victim.
L Magazine Names Three Brooklyn Heights Blocks Among Borough’s 50 Best
L Magazine has surveyed Brooklyn’s multitude of blocks, and named its fifty best in various categories. Two blocks completely, and one partially, in the Heights made the cut. The winner in the “Best Block for Historical Significance” class is Montague Terrace (see photo above). It was here, way back in 1776 at the “Battle” of […]
Holy Moses! Highway Planners Considering Condemnation of Brooklyn Heights Residences
State Department of Transportation officials studying ways to improve the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which is cantilevered on two levels below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, then curves to the northeast near Middagh, Willow, Poplar and Hicks streets, are considering a scenario under which widening of the highway would necessitate taking some residential buildings near Middagh and Willow […]
Mr. Junkersfeld’s Columbia Heights History
Mr. Junkersfeld looks at the evolution of Columbia Heights in his latest video. Karl comments:
Law & Order SVU Shoot on Tuesday in Brooklyn Heights
A sign posted on Columbia Heights near Pierrepont advises drivers to move their cars by 10PM Monday night to clear way for Tuesday’s Law & Order:SVU shoot on the street.
Gossip Girl Filming Today
DUMBONYC sent in this photo of signs regarding today’s Gossip Girl shoot on and around Columbia Heights. Crews are out and if you’ve got pics send ’em to us webmaster AT brooklynheightsblog.com or upload them to the BHB Photo Club on Flickr.
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