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…
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
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 […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
We’ve received reports of downed trees all along Poplar Street from C.F.: Basically every tree behind 55 poplar lining the garden and behind the parking lot is down, one has fallen on a VW, smashed windshield in one corner. Tree from behind 55 poplar fence fell over onto hicks street partially obstructing the street. Also […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
from the NYC Office of Emergency Management: The time to evacuate for Hurricane Sandy has passed. It is time to shelter in place. Get to a safe, indoor location. Stay away from windows and remain above the 3rd floor but below the 10th floor, if possible. Once inside: – Close and lock all windows and […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Late Monday afternoon, cops ribboned off entrances to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade with yellow tape… which promptly blew away. By 5, two strands replaced it, imprinted with “Police Line: Do Not Cross.” That wasn’t enough to stop a fairly constant flow of folks taking a peek at the East River below (as we see in […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
Brooklyn Bugle Media Kingpin Homer Fink and videographer Karl Junkersfeld hit the streets of Brooklyn Heights and return (barely)…
October 29, 2012At noon Monday, a vast majority of restaurants and retailers along Brooklyn Heights’ Montague Street corridor were shuttered for the day. Among those open: Custom House, Connecticut Muffin, Subway, Lassen & Hennig, Heights Deli & Convenience, Le Pain Quotidien, Montague Street Bagels and, uh, Verizon Wireless(?). Key Food was also open, with lines out the […]
(via Brooklyn Heights Blog)
In his 11:30 a.m. storm status report Monday, Mayor Bloomberg announced that NYC Public Schools will remain closed tomorrow.
October 29, 2012 Lots of information about Hurricane Sandy is flowing on the Cobble Hill Blog’s sister Brooklyn Heights Blog. See continuing coverage of storm-related news and local info here and here, including statements from the Brooklyn Chamber of Com…
(via Cobble Hill Blog)
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carlo A. Scissura has issued a statement to borough residents and businesses about Hurricane Sandy, regarding flooding, downed trees and other storm-related damage. Read it here.
October 29, 2012