From Notify NYC comes word that alternate side parking is suspended for tomorrow, Friday, January 14 and Sturday, January 15. The Brooklyn Heights Association advises us that garbage collection will resume tomorrow throughout the Heights, though the process may be slow and will likely continue into the night. Collection of recyclables for those living on […]
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Muni-Mall at Court and Joralemon?
Mayor Bloomberg and Borough President Markowitz today announced that the City is issuing a Request for Proposal to develop 37,000 square feet of space on the ground and second floors of the Brooklyn Municipal Building (photo above), at the corner of Court and Joralemon Streets, for commercial retail use. The space will become available when […]
Walking the Brooklyn Bridge Park Path: a Photo Essay
Late Friday afternoon, your correspondent walked the new Brooklyn Bridge Park pedestrian and bike path from Pier 6, near the foot of Atlantic Avenue, to the north end of Pier 1, at the foot of Old Fulton Street. Below are photos taken along the way: The path begins here, near the northern edge of Pier […]
Joralemon Man Tells Brooklyn Paper It’s Hot
The Brooklyn Paper reports on the heat in town this week with a special appearance by Joralemon Street resident Stephen Brown: Brooklyn Paper: Joralemon Street resident Stephen Brown, 61, watched as Con Edison workers toiled on Wednesday, as temperatures approached 100 degrees for the third day in a row. “I’m taking it slow,” Brown said. […]
Karl’s Holiday Weekend Wrap-Up
Mr. J. finds some historical scenes to contrast with present-day realities, notes what’s new and what’s about to be, and finishes with a last look (it goes away after today, so brave the heat if you yearn to play) at folks playing the piano at Pier 1.
BHA Presses DOT on Pier 6 Crossing Safety
Judy Stanton, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Heights Association, has contacted the City Department of Transportation about concerns over safety of pedestrians, especially with children, crossing from Atlantic Avenue to the new playground in Brooklyn Bridge Park on Pier 6. She reports: I talked to the NYC DOT today re the accident prone approach to […]
Willow Place Repair Work to Start Tuesday
This in from the Willowtown Association: Repair work on the NYC Transit’s cables in ducts running from the substation on Willow Place to Joralemon Street damaged in last January’s explosion will commence on Tuesday, June 1. The repair work, including that to be done on Joralemon, is expected to last three months. The contractor for […]
A Profusion of Fallen Foliage
Today’s strong winds spread sprigs of foliage over sidewalks and streets throughout the Heights, and on Joralemon Street between Henry and Hicks brought down this large limb. Addendum: The wind blew down an entire tree on Clark Street, also between Henry and Hicks. See the comment thread following this post. Update: Read the comment to […]
Brick Attack on Joralemon
A BHB tipster sent us this dispatch last night claiming: Someone threw a brick at a guy walking down the street around 8pm. He was waiting for his friend to come and pick him up and I guess they had just spotted each other when he got hit. Just as he was turning the corner […]
Times Likes Iris Cafe; Slams Rest of Heights Restaurant Scene
Oliver Strand, in his “$25 and Under” column in Wednesday’s New York Times: Iris Cafe, 20 Columbia Place (Joralemon Street), Brooklyn Heights, (718) 722-7395, opened in November on one of the sleepiest cobblestone streets in Brooklyn Heights. Getting there is an excursion, or at least a several-minute walk from Court Street. Despite the limited menu, […]
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