The TV show “Damages”, starring local celebrity William Hurt, will be annexing parts of Montague and Hicks Streets tomorrow, from around 5am to 9pm, though whether the scenes will feature Mr. Hurt is not known. A local tipster overheard they would start towing cars tonight at 10pm. So if your car is parked around the […]
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New Parking Rules Coming
Our pals at DUMBONYC had the time to check out the CB2 meeting and the word on new parking regulations for DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. According to the report, “in Brooklyn Heights, the sweeping (per side) would take place on one day per week with No Parking in three different sessions: 8:30am to 10am, 9:30am […]
Extensive Nighttime Street Work in Heights Next Two Weeks
The following “heads up” was provided by Judy Stanton of Brooklyn Heights Association: We have just been handed a tentative Street milling schedule from the NYC Dept. of Transportation for work scheduled over the next two weeks, starting Thursday. Currently, all the work is scheduled for nights between 9PM – 5 AM! We urged the […]
Montague Parking Spaces “Liberated” for a Day
Two parking spaces on Montague between Henry and Hicks, roughly in front of Connecticut Muffin, have been taken over by Park(ing) Day NYC, an organization that promotes “Park(ing) Day” in New York City. Park(ing) Day is described in the organization’s flyer as: an international phenomenon in which people around the world reclaim parking spots for […]
Brooklyn Law Students Get New Parking Spaces
From the BHB Inbox comes news that Brooklyn Law students will now have access to the “judge’s” parking lot at Columbus Park. Access to students had been cut off several years ago due to “an angry confrontation” between a student and a parking lot guard. The following email from a BHB reader and the original […]
Mommy, Where’s My Cornflower Blue Crayola?
A car with its alarm blaring on Henry Street near Joralemon was slapped with this note, scrawled with what appears to be a Cornflower Blue Crayola:
Love Lane Condo Construction Moving Along
Brownstoner reports that construction on the Love Lane Condos is moving ahead. They’re particularly amused by the handpainted sign informing passersby that they can anonymously report unsafe working conditions at the site. They also pose the question what will be easier once the condos are complete — sales or finding a parking space in Brooklyn […]
LPC Riverside Apts Hearing: Rescheduled
Riverside Apartment residents take note: The Landmarks Preservation Commission declared today’s hearing on the Riverside Parking Garage “Laid Over”. It looks like it was rescheduled for April 22nd, and is listed as “item 26″ on their agenda. Is The Pinnacle Group reevaluating their efforts? Flickr photo by dphetteix
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