Brooklyn Papers reports that trees are being planted in DUMBO. “The streetscapes in this neighborhood have been neglected for years, not only due to a lack of trees, but also basic things like sidewalks and sewers,” Tucker Reed, executive director of the DUMBO Improvement District, tells the paper. “We’re just trying to catch up to […]
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LICH Closing?
The New York Post reports today that "state officials" are "considering" closing Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill. The hospital's Dr. Wayne March told staffers that the facility would stay open, the newspaper reports. However, he added that the state Health Care Commission for the 21st Century may try to shut it down. […]
Good Weekend in the Nabe
Saturday and Sunday were action packed days for nabe residents. Saturday saw the inaugural Booklyn Book Festival at Brooklyn Borough Hall, while Sunday played host to the 32nd Annual Atlantic Antic street festival. We got to the Brooklyn Book Festival just in time for "Only the Dead Know Brooklyn," a panel reading of works by […]
Atlantic Antic Today
Brooklyn Record: On Sunday, September 17th, car traffic will vanish on one of Brooklyn's busiest stretches of road. Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods will ring out the summer with a huge celebration — it's time for Atlantic Antic. The street festival, which will be celebrating its 33rd year, runs for a mile and a half along Atlantic […]
Nabe Photog Reveals Gargantuan Nature of Yards Project
Brooklyn Heights resident and photographer Jonathan Barkey has created a website showing what he claims are the true proportions of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project. He tells Brooklyn Papers, “I was bothered by the fact that Ratner’s renderings make the impact look less because the photos were from so far away…But when you show his […]
Brooklyn Heights Don’t Need No Official Flower – BHA
From our "it must me an election year" file… New York Daily News: Bush Gets Vote: The bright red roses of Bay Ridge are in full bloom, as are the lavender hibiscus, the towering yellow sunflowers and the perky marigolds. But yesterday, they all took a backseat to a giant white hydrangea bush, which […]
‘Heights Dreams for Red Hook Pizzaman
BrooklynPapers.com: A Slice of Red Hook: Nearby on Coffey Street between Conover and Ferris streets, Vitale is putting up two new $1.2-million brick carriage-house-style office buildings that he will build to look like they could’ve been on the spot 110 years ago if Red Hook had ever been as wealthy as, say, Brooklyn Heights. “Why […]
CB2 Hears More Atlantic Yards Jibba Jabba
Thursday's CB2 meeting brought no new arguments for or against the Atlantic Yards project according to local reports. Brooklyn Papers: Only two community members spoke in support of the project. Surrounded by four fellow supporters in hard hats and orange vests, both said they supported the project because it would bring construction jobs. Brooklyn Downtown […]
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