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The American Heart Association is bringing the Heart Walk to Brooklyn on Oct. 5. Shown are participants in the 2009 Brooklyn Heart Walk.

American Heart Association brings Heart Walk to Brooklyn

The American Heart Association will be bringing the Heart Walk to Brooklyn on Oct. 5.  Festivities will begin at 8 a.m. at the Cadman Plaza North Lawn, followed by the walk to Brooklyn Bridge Park at 9 a.m. … Full Article
 
NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer at rally for LICH. Photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn groups, officials slam NYU failure to keep LICH ER promise

“Bring back the ambulances!” a crowd of community members, officials, nurses and health care workers chanted at a noontime rally at Long Island College Hospital (LICH) on Wednesday. … Full Article
 
Artist Megan Marlatt is turning her art on the critics with The Big Head Brigade. The big head versions of artists’ favorite power couple, New York Magazine’s Jerry Saltz and the New York Times’ Roberta Smith, will roam the festival, occasionally stopping to dance and check out the artwork.

18th annual DUMBO Arts Festival transforms neighborhood into waterfront gallery

The DUMBO Arts Festival has announced its exciting 18th celebration of art on the waterfront, featuring “big headed” critics, hydroponic tomato plant sculptures, a traveling dance party, a tour of DUMBO’s industrial history and much more.  … Full Article
 
Kara Gilmour, Justin Skeels, Councilmember Steve Levin, Steve Cassell, Brooklyn Bridge Park President Regina Myer, Executive Director of Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy Nancy Webster, state Sen. Daniel Squadron, Kai D. Feder, Pat Kirshner and Keith Ward take part in the groundbreaking for Brooklyn Bridge Park’s new community and environmental education building.

Brooklyn Bridge Park breaks ground on Community Center

Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) will soon have its very own community building. … Full Article
 
Junior Dayquan Russell is making a big name for himself at New Utrecht High School. He played an huge part in its win over Brooklyn Tech last week when he helped a goal-line stop and ran 82-yards for a touchdown almost immediately after.

Defensive stop leads to important win for New Utrecht

New Utrecht head coach Alan Balkan couldn't speak — he literally couldn't speak after losing his voice during the team’s Saturday game.  … Full Article
 
Behind this fence stands 1850s-vintage 69 Vanderbilt Ave., which is located in the Wallabout Historic District.

Will this Wallabout landmark be saved?

New Yorkers who love wooden houses are obsessed with 69 Vanderbilt Ave. — and with good reason. … Full Article
 
Susan Raskin's Wallabout house, 73 Vanderbilt Ave., was built in the 1830s.

Home Sweet Home in historic Wallabout

Susan Raskin's 1830s Wallabout house is a knock-out and she wouldn't dream of living anywhere else. But when she first laid eyes on it during a home-buying hunt, she refused to get out of the car. … Full Article
 
Welcome to Wallabout. This is Vanderbilt Avenue, which is full of fine wood-frame houses that give the neighborhood its distinctive character.

Welcome to Wallabout, Brooklyn's wooden-house wonderland

It's a wonderland for wood-frame houses built before the Civil War. Welcome to Wallabout, where some of Brooklyn's finest architectural eye candy can be found. Just ignore the roar of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and super-busy Park Avenue beneath it. … Full Article
 
A 28-foot-wide opening created by the removal of the corner of the pre-existing building will be equipped with an expansive glazed curtain wall spanning the height of the building and featuring the main entrance.

Construction begins on DUMBO community and environmental education building

Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBP), general contractor Stalco Construction and architect Architecture Research Office (ARO) have begun an extensive renovation and conversion of a former New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) maintenance building into a Brooklyn Br … Full Article
 
This design for townhouses at 295-299 Hicks St. got a thumbs-down from the Landmarks Preservation Commission Tuesday

Landmarks Preservation Commission tells Brooklyn Heights townhouse designers to try again

Lou Greco wants to fill one of the only gaps in Brooklyn Heights' landmarked streets with three townhouses. … Full Article
 

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