There’s more free Shakespeare on the pier this weekend, as the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy presents Random Access Theater’s production of the comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the Granite Prospect, Pier 1, starting at 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Set in colonial Macau, this production explores Much Ado’s wickedly enjoyable themes of love, intrigue, […]
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Solar Powered Charging Stations Available at Pier 1, Other Locations Later
According to Mashable, AT&T and solar energy equipment manufacturer Goal Zero have cooperated to provide solar powered charging stations for cell phones, smart phones, tablets, and other hand-held electronics free for public use at locations throughout New York City, including, according to AT&T’s press release, Pier 1 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. The chargers at Pier […]
“Tradition with a Twist”: Free Concert at Pier 1 Friday Afternoon and Evening
This Friday, June 21, there will be a a marathon free concert, “Tradition with a Twist” featuring diverse styles of music, at the Granite Prospect on Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park. It will begin at 2:30 in the afternoon and go until sunset at 8:31. The headline act is the Balinese orchestra Gamelan Dharma Swara […]
More Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and Fulton Ferry Historic District
The showy tulips, daffodils, and purple irises of May are gone from the Promenade Gardens, but these pretty red and white blossoms were, like June, bustin’ out. Crossing the Pedestrian bridge from Squibb Park, I noticed that preliminary work appears to be underway for the Pierhouse hotel and condo complex. I shot this crossing the […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Starting tomorrow (Friday, June 7) The Brooklyn Heights Cinema will be showing The East, an espionage thriller about a former FBI agent, Sarah Moss (Brit Marling), who is hired to infiltrate an anarchist group. The story is partly based on some experiences director Zal Batmanglij and Marling had when they “hung out with ‘anarchists’.” Batmanglij […]
Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Historic District, and Brooklyn Bridge Park
Saturday’s walk took me to the library to return some books, then to DUMBO, to Brooklyn Bridge Park, then back into the Heights. These purple flowers were at the southern entrance to Cadman Plaza Park. There was soccer action on the field south of the Brooklyn War Memorial (Eggers and Higgins, sculpture by Charles Keck, […]
Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby
Step out into the cool(er) evening air and do some stargazing this Saturday (June 1) evening at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, starting at 8:00. Feel like making some music? The Sing For Hope pianos will be available this Saturday through Sunday, June 16. In our area, pianos can be found at Pier 1, Brooklyn […]
Memorial Day Walk Photos: Brooklyn Heights & Nearby
Your correspondent and family returned from visiting friends on Cape Cod Sunday, having endured a rainy, chilly couple of days there. We understand it was, if anything, worse here. I was delighted to get up Monday ready to enjoy one more day’s holdiday, and find bright sunshine and milder temperatures. So, I took a walk. […]
Purple Irises and Serviceberries
Your correspondent is off for a long weekend starting tomorrow. The Bugs and Blooms tour of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 put me in a botanical frame of mind, so when I started on a short early evening walk today, I couldn’t resist photographing these especially lovely purple irises growing in the garden by the […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Blooms and Bugs”: Lots of Blooms, No Bugs, Some Birds
As we noted before, this was a big weekend for events at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Your correspondent chose to register for the early Sunday morning “Blooms and Bugs” tour around Pier 1. The tour leader was Matthew Wills (photo), who publishes the blog Backyard and Beyond. Matthew began by noting that we weren’t likely to […]
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