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Mr. Junkersfeld Gets Existential

Just as the Nazarene appeared on Christmas Day, Mr. Junkersfeld returns with a new film. Watch it after the jump.

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Mr. Junkersfeld Goes to the Cleaners

Montague Laundry, Inc., which suffered a devastating fire at its old location next to Teresa’s, on Montague between Hicks and Montague Terrace, has opened in its new space below Amin Restaurant, on Montague between Clinton and Henry. Mr. J., video cam in hand, paid them a visit. (Video after the jump.)

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Trivia Champs!

Members of the team Culver Express celebrate their victory in tonight’s Trivial and Convivial event at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The main floor event room was jammed for this contest, in which categories tested included general Brooklyn knowledge, Brooklyn authors, Brooklyn singers and their songs, spotting locations in Brooklyn from Google Earth photos, and spotting […]

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Mr. Junkersfeld’s Further Survey of Pier 1’s Fauna and Flora

Karl, our man with cam, returns to Pier 1 and finds a breeding ground for monarch butterflies, perhaps deliberately encouraged by the planting of common boneset.

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BHB Wins Signage Change, Parking Clarification at 20 Henry

Thanks to a campaign spearheaded by BHB reader my2cents and taken up by our Karl Junkersfeld (who made the video above), the City has installed new, easily visible signs adjacent to 29 Henry Street, which now make it clear that parking is allowed along part of the block except on Wednesdays, when street cleaning is […]

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Muskrat Love at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Karl Junkersfeld discovers actual wildlife at Brooklyn Bridge Park and he names it “Dodger”.   Is this muskrat supposed to be there?  Has he been bused in or is he a native?  Anyone know? And should we be cranking this song?

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Mr. Junkersfeld Takes a Powder

Karl Junkersfeld has done a lot of walking recently. The top video highlights the new pedestrian and bike path connecting Piers 1 & 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. After the jump, Karl goes to somewhere called “Manhattan” to check out the pedestrian mall on Park Avenue among other sights.

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Mr. Junkersfeld’s Plea for Pier 4

Karl, Heights history buff extraordinaire, gives us a visual tour of Pier 4, lying below and just to the north of the foot of Montague Street, showing its bustling past as an essential element in a commercial and industrial waterfront, its disuse, decay, and present decrepitude.

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Junkersfeld Goes Kayaking

When he’s not being interviewed about his accent or crusading against shady parking rules, Karl Junkersfeld can be spotted galavanting around the neighborhood with his new camera. Here he finds fun amidst the new BBP kayaks. Have a look!

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Dude Abides at BBP’s Movies with a View

It was really crowded at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 last night for the latest in the Movies with a View series The Big Lebowski. I swung by for about 5 minutes and noticed a couple of things – the movie volume seemed very low and the flora and fauna smelled really funny.  TK Small […]

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