New York City Marathon officials continue to check damage caused by Hurricane Sandy before deciding what impact the storm will have on the race, scheduled this Sunday, November 4. Mayor Bloomberg said Tuesday the race will “go on as normal, as of now,” although he will continue to discuss logistics with city & marathon officials […]
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While we certainly had a good fright Monday, compared to so many other areas, Brooklyn Heights was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Sandy’s wicked wrath. It is Halloween, so best wishes to all for a safe holiday. Photo from 140 Remsen Street. P.S. As previously announced, the West Village Halloween Parade has been postponed for the […]
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BHA Executive Director Judy Stanton provides a Wednesday update regarding garbage collection: “The Bk2 garage foreman is telling me that they are (currently) collecting Tuesday neighborhoods (Boerum Hill, Ft. Greene) and will have garbage trucks out in the Heights picking up our Wednesday trash. There are also trucks collecting tree debris in the Heights. 311 […]
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MTA has restored bus service on the B1, B3, B8, B15, B35, B41, B44, B46, and B61. If you’re heading into Manhattan for work, be prepared to walk across the bridge, where you can try to pick up the M2, M5, M8, M11, M14, M15+SBS, M34, M34A, M22, M57, M60, M86, M96, and M101. A […]
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So, what’s new? Anything exciting happen to you this week? Still “having” Halloween? What’s on your mind? Comment away! (Photo: Mrs. Fink)
October 31, 2012The consummate photograph that newspapers around the world are using to illustrate Lower Manhattan’s Monday night blackout from Hurricane Sandy—not surprisingly—was taken from our Brooklyn Heights Promenade. New York-based Associated Press photojournalist Bebeto Matthews took the pic, which has appeared in papers across the U.S., as well as New Zealand, Norway, France, Wales, Saudi Arabia, […]
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Update: Judy Stanton of the BHA tells us that, despite what 311 is saying (that trash collections are suspended because of the need to clear storm debris) citywide, she has been told by the local sanitation garage foreman that there will be regular trash pickup here tomorrow. Bottom line, she says,” I think we will […]
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The Brooklyn Heights Cinema continues to provide refuge from the storm, as owner Ken Lowy discusses in a profile in today’s New York Observer. He tells the newspaper, “We all live in the area, I’m 10 minutes away, so why not.” Lowy says he wasn’t about to let Hurricane Sandy shut him down: “We were […]
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What a spooky spectacle… There’s not a light to be found across Manhattan, in this panoramic shot taken just before 6 p.m. Tuesday from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade (see full-size view here). Below, a closer image focused on Lower Manhattan. ConEd reports 780,000 customers are without service, including 250,000 in Manhattan and 87,000 in Brooklyn. […]
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This just in from Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Facebook page about Jane’s Carousel, which was photographed last night surrounded by water (photo: Jen Carlson/Gothamist): This just in from Jane Walentas: The horses are fine! The wooden Carousel & horses as well as the building, are all fine. Unfortunately, however, The basement that houses all the electronics […]
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