Rob Perris, District Manager for Brooklyn Community Board 2, which includes Brooklyn Heights. has advised us that Census Tract 3.01, which is bordered by Pineapple Street on the north, Hicks Street on the east, Joralemon street on the south. and the East River on the west, to date has a census response rate of only 40-50 […]
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Has BHB Reader “Jorale-man” Spurred Borough Hall Plaza Repair?
News blog DNAInfo NYC picked up Jorale-Man’s opening comment in the New Year’s Open Thread Wednesday: At the risk of sounding a (mildly) negative note to start the year, it would be nice if 2014 is the year that the city fixes the crumbling sidewalks around Borough Hall. I noticed yesterday while lugging my rollerboard […]
Brooklyn Paper: Brooklyn Heights Cinema Endangered?
According to Kate Briquelet’s story, the beloved Brooklyn Heights Cinema, recently rescued and revitalized by BHB Ten honoree Kenn Lowy, may be demolished to make way for (what else?) a five story residential building. Brooklyn Paper: Next Wednesday, building owner Tom Caruana will present plans for a new structure at 70 Henry St. at Community […]
Holy Moses! Highway Planners Considering Condemnation of Brooklyn Heights Residences
State Department of Transportation officials studying ways to improve the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, which is cantilevered on two levels below the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, then curves to the northeast near Middagh, Willow, Poplar and Hicks streets, are considering a scenario under which widening of the highway would necessitate taking some residential buildings near Middagh and Willow […]
Upcoming alternate-side parking changes
The Department of Transportation has started its scheduled suspension of alternate-side-of-the-street parking within Community Board 2, and will reach Brooklyn Heights within six to eight weeks. First, DOT is changing traffic signs in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. CB2 District Manager Rob Perris said Phase 2 will include Brooklyn Heights, Downtown, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry Landing, […]
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