As BHB continues to dig for post-storm news, we’ll update coverage here that impacts or discusses Brooklyn Heights… * Gothamist: While we all know electricity was shut off in much of Manhattan south of 39th Street, Brooklyn Heights’ residents noted frequent brownouts and light flickers throughout Monday evening’s storm. Time Warner reports that cable and […]
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You’d think it was the first day of spring after a long winter’s haul. Late Tuesday morning, the Brooklyn Heights Promenade was swarming with onlookers, checking out the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy, while peering for signs of life on the other side, where Lower Manhattan remains without power for what may be days. While it […]
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New York Police Department’s 76th Precinct’s Community Affairs Bureau shares the following with all area residents… Multiple road closures are now in effect due to the impact of the hurricane. * The following bridges are now closed: Henry Hudson, Throgs Neck, Bronx-Whitestone, Verrazano Narrows, Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg, Joseph […]
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Our man with cam has been out and about, surveying the damage in our neighborhood. Video after the jump.
October 30, 2012The Montague Street BID shares sanitation collection info with Brooklyn Heights’ residents & businesses: “DSNY will be on 12-hour split shifts, 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. We will be picking up refuse and recycling, but encourage citizens to put waste out Tuesday morning to prevent cans blowing in the wind. Crews will also be […]
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As the Sandy leaves Brooklyn, we look to the one, the only Barry Manilow for our post-storm anthem. So…
October 30, 2012A walk along Montague Street from end to end around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning revealed no broken windows or fallen limbs. The worst damage is a busted lighted sign at TD Bank at the corner of Court Street. All along the corridor, newspaper boxes were tossed about like cardboard, including a couple that were outright […]
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A formidable tree limb is down along the Promenade at the Remsen Street entrance. Around Montague Street and Montague Terrace early Tuesday, other tree damage appears minimal. CBS 2 is reporting that winds reached 65 mph Monday night. Please s…
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An explosion at a Con Edison substation before 9 p.m. Monday has left much of lower Manhattan in the dark and knocked out power to about 310,000 customers. Here’s the eerie scene at 6 a.m. Tuesday, where among the only lights surrounding the Wal…
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FDNY is arriving on scene at 360 Furman St., reporting what sounds to be an electrical fire in the basement. More info to follow. UPDATE: FD monitoring an “electrical condition” as well as an oil leak in the boiler room, caused by “rising water.” More to follow. UPDATE, 11:58 P.M.: The chief has requested an […]
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