We recently got an inquiry from a reader concerning the scaffolding at 65 Montague, shown above, which has now been joined by similar scaffolding in front of the adjoining Heights Casino, resulting in about two thirds of the sidewalk on the north side of Montague between Henry and Pierrepont Place being covered. Our interrogator was […]
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Yassky, Millman, BHA Support Atlantic Yards Oversight
This morning, a press conference was held on the City Hall steps to announce the introduction at the State Assembly of a bill titled the Atlantic Yards Governance Act. If enacted, this bill would establish a new entity called the Atlantic Yards Development Trust, which would have the power to supervise the developer’s implementation of […]
BHA’s Judy: Landmarks Could Have Worked Harder to Save 100 Clark
The Brooklyn Eagle covers the tragedy at 100 Clark Street (aka 1 Monroe Place) and includes a quote from BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton. Clearly the finger pointing has begun in this saga:
BQE Louder Than Ever in North Heights
Several folks have mentioned to us over the last few months that truck noises from the BQE have reached a new level on annoying. Of course living near a major highway is by its very nature a noisy endeavor but these sounds, according to witnesses, appear to more than just business as usual.
NY Daily News on Columbus Park(ing)
The NY Daily News reports on the continuing drama that we like to call "The Thing Where Folks Complain About Judges and Their Minions Parking in Columbus Park": NY Daily News: Secretaries, Law Clerks…: "It shows there is a lot of room for belt-tightening there," added Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton, who has […]
Haberman: Crystal Ball Cloudy
New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman, featured speaker at tonight's Brooklyn Heights Association annual meeting, and Professor Sybil Trelawney of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, have something in common: neither is any good at predicting the future. The difference is that Haberman admits it. Tasked with giving an address on the future of life […]
Brooklyn Heights: Number 2 in Parking Tickets
Whine all you want about the lack of parking, but even if you do find a spot in the neighborhood you just might get a ticket: NY Daily News: Tickets and Car Thefts on the Decline…: Residents of Brooklyn Heights, which ranked second-highest in the number of parking tickets, say that cops are all too […]
Oh No! Not This Sh*t Again
The Brooklyn Paper covers parking placard abuse in Downtown Brooklyn and the Bloomberg administration's promise to crack down on it in this week's issue. Also in the mix – similar abuses in Brooklyn Heights. It's deja vu all over again!: Brooklyn Paper: Placard Crackdown…: Downtown isn’t the only neighborhood crying out for relief. Judy Stanton, […]
Precinct Housing Still Alive
Housing should still be an option at the old precinct at 72 Poplar Street, Heights residents said at Wednesday's CB2 meeting. Brownstoner reports that a "large crew of locals" were at the meeting and presented a petition carrying 104 signatures advocating the building for residential use. The developer who purchased the property announced last […]
Neighbors on Mailer
This week's Brooklyn Paper has a nice round up of the Brooklyn Heights Glitterati's memories of Norman Mailer:
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