Despite the protestors who prevented Senator Kirsten Gillibrand from speaking (see previous post) at the Brooklyn Heights Association’s Annual Meeting, much else was accomplished. As reported by Mary Frost in the Eagle, BHA president Koren Volk (photo), whose term ends soon, although she will remain on BHA’s board of directors, gave an account of BHA […]
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Brooklyn Heights Association Meeting Focuses on Accomplishments, BQE, and Public Realm
By Claude Scales on March 6, 2024 12:31 am in 11201, Books, BQE rehab, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Brooklyn Heights Library, Cadman Park, Environment, Government, Kids, Parents, Parks, Pets, Public Safety, Real Estate, Restaurants, Streets, Traffic
A Salute to the Promenade Gardeners
By Claude Scales on December 27, 2022 1:24 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Brooklyn Heights Promenade
As winter sets in, it’s a good time to recognize the work of the Promenade Gardeners, who tend to the variety of flowering and ornamental plants that grow alongside the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Mary Frost, in the Eagle, covered their end of season celebration, interviewing many of them and horticulturalist Anil Chandrakumar, whom the Parks […]
Koren Volk Becomes President of Brooklyn Heights Association
By Claude Scales on April 4, 2022 9:41 pm in 11201, BQE rehab, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Heights Association, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, COVID-19, Other Brooklyn, Visual Arts
The Eagle reports that Koren Volk has become the new president of the Brooklyn Heights Association, succeeding Erika Belsey Worth, who led the community efforts to organize an alternative BQE plan and supported initiatives such as the ‘Brooklyn Heights Together’ fund which supported workers in need during the COVID lockdown in 2020. Ms. Volk and […]
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