A new book ,“The Brooklyn Heights Promenade,” by long-time Brooklyn Heights Press editor Henrik Krogius has prompted the Schneider/Junkersfeld team to produce a lively and informative video about one of New York’s major tourist destinations. The video features Krogius and numerous images that tell the complex story of one of our neighborhood’s prize treasures. Henrik’s […]
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Henrik Krogius Talks About His New Book About the Creation of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade [Video]
Area Man Creates Homage Video to Brooklyn Heights Blog’s Karl Junkersfeld
BHB reader Dan Wolpow has elevated our man with a cam Karl Junkersfeld to the level of great filmmakers with this homage video. Only the greatest directors of all time – Fellini, Speilberg, Hitchcock – are worthy of such brilliant parody. Well, maybe we’re just thankful he didn’t use puppets. Watch for a cameo by […]
New Grimaldi’s Open at 1 Front Street, Karl Fresses and Reports [Video]
Karl Junkersfeld checks out the new location of Grimaldi’s at 1 Front Street in his latest video. Grimaldi’s needed to move from its former location next door after it was announced that the original pizza man himself, Patsy Grimaldi, would be opening his own pizzeria called Juliana’s there. Watch the video after the jump.
Karl’s Brooklyn Heights Christmas Card
Your correspondent got home too late to see the Christmas tree lighting (or, actually, re-lighting) ceremonies yesterday. Fortunately, Mr. J. was there with cam to record the event. His video begins with some other Heights scenes. Enjoy! (Video after the jump.)
Karl Goes to Brooklyn Bridge Park and Puts on His Art Critic Hat
Mr. J. has been a consistent fan of Brooklyn Bridge Park, but on his latest visit he saw something jarring. After a little research, he found something interesting about its provenance. Here’s the Park’s take on it. Video after the jump.
Karl Gets Video of NYC SANTACON
Mr. J. and his cam went to Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, to see the crowd assemble for SANTACON, then joined them on their march over the Brooklyn Bridge. Watch after the jump.
Karl and his Cam are Back
Mr. J. returns with video from some weekend events and locales: the Danish Christmas Fair; the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, where he watched potter Drew Montgomery at work; the perhaps suddenly chic Cranberry’s; the now-padlocked Tobacco Warehouse; Brooklyn Bridge Park and Jane’s Carousel. He finishes with an extended, annotated clip from Sweet November, a 1968 movie […]
Rosa Rugosa Still in Bloom on Pier 1
A year ago last June the intrepid Karl Junkersfeld toook a stroll around Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park and made the acquaintance of Rosa rugosa. Yesterday morning your correspondent took a similar stroll and found some of the flowers still in bloom, along with the rose hips that look like small tomatoes.
Mr. J’s Evening Stroll
On a quiet Tuesday evening Karl, with cam, takes a walk along Hicks Street and down to DUMBO, along the way admiring the Halloween window decorations at Perfect Paws, UVA’s artistic construction at the Tobacco Warehouse, and the crowd lined up for
Tobacco Warehouse Temporarily to House Art Exhibit
Vice Media, in conjunction with United Visual Artists, is building a structure inside the Tobacco Warehouse that will serve as the origin of some sort of visual artistic display. Karl and his cam were on the spot to get the story. Video after the jump.
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