The New York Times profiled Jed Walentas of Two Trees Management over the weekend. In the piece by Marc Santora we learn among other things that the heir to the Walentas empire is pals with Donald Trump and that Bruce Ratner doesn’t think the kid is chopped liver. And just in case you didn’t think […]
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Update from Judy: Trash Collection Tomorrow
We’ve received this update from Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association: Dear Neighbors: 1) All regular trash will be collected tomorrow (Wednesday), starting possibly at 6 AM. Please disregard what you may be seeing on the DSNY website, and wait until after dark tonight to put your non-recycling trash out on the curb. 2) […]
No Garbage Collection in Brooklyn Heights Until Wednesday
This in from Judy Stanton of the Brooklyn Heights Association: Dear Neighbors: I hope all are enjoying a holiday and had not planned to intrude on celebrations of Christmas Day with news about garbage.
State Court Rules Bloomberg Administration and State Acted Improperly in Tobacco Warehouse Transfer
While the attempted turnover of the Tobacco Warehouse for use as a new home for St. Ann’s Warehouse Theater was effectively stopped by a federal court’s decision in July (and St. Ann’s has found a new, if temporary, home in DUMBO), a New York State court ruled in a parallel action brought by the same […]
BHA’s Stanton: Eagle’s Report Wrong on 30 Henry Condo Height
Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton sent us a dispatch this morning about construction plans for 30 Henry Street. The site has been sold by its owners, the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper, to DUMBO based developers the Fortis Group. The Eagle’s own report on the sale claims that Fortis plans to build a 65 foot, […]
Pumpkin Composting at Greenmarket Tomorrow; Trash Pickup Today
Got leftover Halloween pumpkins (we’re thinking of you, Peter Steinberg)? The BHA’s Judy Stanton urges you to take them to the composting booth at the Greenmarket tomorrow. They’ll also handle other veggie waste or scraps, and are there every Saturday. Word came late, but there is normal trash pickup today, despite the Veteran’s Day holiday.
Kingdom Come: NYT on Bossert Hotel in Brooklyn Heights
The New York Times reports on the Bossert Hotel, currently owned by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. The piece discusses how members of the religion, known as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, become eligible for a stay in Brooklyn’s “Waldorf”. It also covers the fact that the Watchtower plans to move out of Brooklyn Heights over […]
Squadron’s Community Meeting Hits Hot Button Issues
Last evening’s Community Meeting got off to an interesting start when Brooklyn Heights resident and long time Brooklyn Bridge Park advocate Tony Manheim asked State Senator Daniel Squadron if, now that in a deal brokered in part by Squadron and Assemblywoman Joan Millman, the State has given control of the Park to the City, he […]
Squadron to Host Community Meeting Tuesday Evening
State Senator Daniel Squadron will host a community meeting for residents of Brooklyn Heights and nearby neighborhoods this coming Tuesday evening, November 1, from 6:30 to 8:00, at Classroom A of the Dodge YMCA, 225 Atlantic Avenue (between Court Street and Boerum Place). Brooklyn Heights Association Executive Director Judy Stanton says: Whether your concern is […]
Riverside Garage Proposal Raises its Head Again
Over three years ago, we noted that the proposal by landlord Pinnacle Group to build a parking garage in the courtyard between the A.T. White Riverside Apartments and the BQE, which would entail destruction of a grove of mature trees (see photo) as well as disruption of tenants’ lives, was “proving harder to kill than […]
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