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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS: Bike thief swipes two pricey rides
The Brooklyn Paper
May 16See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Daniel BushThe Brooklyn Paper84th Precinct Brooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–Downtown Bicycles stolen A thief stole two fancy bikes — worth more than $1,000 apiece — from a Water Street garage on April 26. The vi... »
No bike share south of Atlantic Avenue this year
The Brooklyn Paper
May 15See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperYou won’t have a hard time finding the city’s new rental bikes this summer — unless you live south of Atlantic Avenue. Beginning in July, 148 bike share stations will set up shop in DU... »
Brooklyn Heights Blog: Squibb Park Bridge Begins Build-Out
The Brooklyn Wire
Apr 27Construction has begun in earnest on the Squibb Park Bridge that will connect Brooklyn Heights from Columbia Heights across Furman Street to Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier One. It was a … »
WILLIAMSBURG: Buy land and buy sea? East River ferry operator wants to accept Metrocards
The Brooklyn Paper
Apr 27The operator of a ferry line that connects Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and DUMBO with Manhattan wants to accept MetroCards — a proposal that could streamline payment and lure more landlubbers to commute across the East River, transit advocates say. Read ... »
WILLIAMSBURG: Buy land and buy sea? East River ferry operator wants to accept Metrocards
The Brooklyn Paper
Apr 27See this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Aaron ShortThe Brooklyn PaperThe operator of a ferry line that connects Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and DUMBO with Manhattan wants to accept MetroCards — a proposal that could streamline payment and lure more landlu... »
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Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stores Swapped for Land Under Manhattan Bridge
mcbrooklyn
May 22Tobacco Warehouse (left), Empire Stores (right). By MK MetzUPDATE with letter from the Brooklyn Heights Association at end of post. The NY Daily News is reporting that a deal has been cut to turn over the Civil-War era Tobacco Warehouse and Empire Stor... »
New York Photo Festival Opens Today (May 17) in DUMBO
mcbrooklyn
May 17Jen DeNikeYamini NayarThe New York Photo Festival 2012 will be held May 16 through May 20 in DUMBO, Brooklyn. A site locator of the area’s exhibition sites and amenities can be found here.The festival opens to the public Thursday, May 17, 11:00 am; tic... »
Stabbing in Brooklyn Heights Library; GoogaMooga Festival Jumped the Shark? And More Brooklyn Briefs
mcbrooklyn
May 16- A man was stabbed in the neck -- at the Brooklyn Heights Library, of all places. Brooklyn Heights Blog - Traffic agents are lying in wait, slapping tickets on cars before seniors can hustle back from putting money into muni-meters. Brooklyn Eagle- Br... »
30 Henry Street HQ of Brooklyn Eagle Sold for $3.5 Million
mcbrooklyn
May 16Brownstoner reports that the two-story light brick building at 30 Henry Street (and Middagh Street) in Brooklyn Heights -- most recently the headquarters of the Brooklyn Eagle -- sold for $3.5 million.The approved five-story, five-unit proposal can be ... »
Weekend to-do list: One Month of Hall and Oates Anticipation edition
Brokelyn
Apr 27Events pulled from our Brokelyn events page. Don’t see yours listed? Add it right now! FRIDAY DUMBO: Learn some photography basics with the $5 Fridays at Brooklyn Creative. 6:30pm. BED-STUY: Establish the France-Brooklyn connection at Papier Francais’s... »