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"The appeal is this: For every bird that has ever enchanted you, do something."
"I would wait expectantly for the first Robin of spring, wondering how they knew when the ground would be soft enough for pecking worms."
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An oversized semi-trailer became firmly wedged into an intersection in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday for more than 1.5 hours. The truck was attempting to turn off Montague Street onto tiny Pierrepont Place when it became jammed.
Oversized trucks have plagued the narrow streets of the Heights... for years, blocking emergency vehicles and damaging parked cars.
Trucks like this are “totally illegal” on neighborhood streets, said Lara Birnback, executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association. “The problem is, there’s no enforcement.”
🔗Read more about Brooklyn Heights’ truck problem at the LINK IN BIO.
Photos: Timmy Daniels
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"It calls on every generation to work toward making its promise of equality a reality for all"
NYC judges and court staff marked the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary with readings across the city court system.
brooklyneagle.comThe pool has been shuttered so far this summer due to flooding in the pool’s filter system.
REPAIR WORK AT the public pool in Red Hook should be complete by the end of July, the Parks Department said at a meeting on Thursday.
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SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.
ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.
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