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  • Montague Street Walloped By Quick & Dirty Snowstorm

    Who’d have believed that Hurricane Sandy would turn out to be the kinder, gentler storm—in Brooklyn Heights, mind you. Wednesday night’s sopping slushy snowstorm took down trees and major branches not only on Remsen, but all along Montague Street, from Hicks to Clinton streets. Heavy brush was also seen on Pierrepont early Friday. Fortunately, as […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 9, 2012
  • Nice Weather This Weekend; Anything to Do?

    The weather forecast is encouraging, but with so many institutions, like Bargemisic, which is in good physical shape but still lacks Con Ed power, coping with the aftermath of the Sandy/nor’easter one-two punch, what is there to do if you’re in town? There’s the penultimate Smorgasburg of the season this Sunday, November 11 from 11:00 […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 9, 2012
  • Gas rationing comes to BH

    The lines at the Shell station on Atlantic Avenue will be getting shorter — but only because Mayor Bloomberg has imposed a “odd and even” emergency rationing plan. Beginning tomorrow, you’ll only be able to drive into a gas station to fill up if your license plate ends with an odd or even number, depending […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 8, 2012
  • Gas Rationing Comes to Brooklyn Heights

    The lines at the Shell station on Atlantic Avenue will be getting shorter—but only because Mayor Bloomberg has imposed a “odd and even” emergency rationing plan. Beginning Friday, you’ll only be able to drive into a gas station to fill up if your license plate ends with an odd or even number, depending on the […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 8, 2012
  • After The Snowstorm: Remsen Street Completely Blocked By Downed Tree

    While Brooklyn Heights suffered comparatively little damage following Hurricane Sandy, the weight of the wet, slushy snow from Wednesday’s snow took its toll. The huge mature tree that fell around 10 p.m. has completely blocked access on Remsen Street between Montague Terrace and Hicks Street. That’s for vehicles and pedestrians. Three cars were impacted by […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 8, 2012
  • Douglas Elliman Realty Organizes BK Donation Collection Center

    Douglas Elliman Realty is sponsoring an ongoing effort to accept donations and organize relief efforts following dastardly Hurricane Sandy at its Brooklyn Heights location, 156 Montague Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Its effort in Brooklyn and around NYC include: · The firm is using social media and online resources to rally and […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 8, 2012
  • Reader Report: Tree Down on Remsen, 3 Cars Damaged

    This dispatch from a BHB reader: A large tree just came down at approximately 9:50pm this evening on Remsen Street. It was growing right alongside the building at 33 Remsen and fell across the road on top of at least three cars, with one parked in front of 34 Remsen taking the brunt. A firefighter […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 8, 2012
  • Follow-Up: Nate Silver Nails All 50 States In Prez Election Prediction

    After BHB reported Tuesday about Brooklyn Heights area resident/NY Times’ 538 Blog guru Nate Silver’s prediction that “President Obama has a 90.9% probability of winning reelection” and his profile in Tablet, it appears the statistician/strategist correctly called every single state in last evening’s election—after being needled for weeks by political commentators who ridiculed his method […]
    (via Brooklyn Heights Blog)

    November 7, 2012