Jehovah’s Witnesses Remove WATCHTOWER Sign in Brooklyn (2017)

In the March 12 edition of Pook-Emu Bee, I shared a link to a story about a proposal to turn the former Jehovah's Witness Watchtower buildings on Columbia Heights (between Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO) into apartments. When the Jehovah's Witnesses owned the building, they had a giant red "WATCHTOWER" sign over their headquarters that was something of a landmark in the "Brooklyn skyline." I remember when the WATCHTOWER sign came down in the late 2010s. While reading more news about what may be […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/jw-remove-watchtower-sign-in-brooklyn-2017-03-24-26/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 03-23-26

Monday is the beginning of the work week. But it is also Pook-Emu Bee links day. Of course, every day except Newsletter Saturday is Pook-Emu Bee links day... 1. Hiding Behind Pen Names (Jerome Mazandarani for Anime News Network. March 23, 2026.) In this case, changing a pen name to hide a conviction for photographing a 15-year old student in violation of Japan's Child Prostitution and Pornography Act. 2. Clean-up, construction inch forward at Gowanus Green amid concerns from residents, […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-03-23-26/

Bossert Hotel Work in Brooklyn Heights (March 2026)

I saw new scaffolding going up around the iconic, and now derelict, Bossert Hotel building in Brooklyn Heights. According to Brooklyn Bridge Parents, the new scaffolding is going up so that new new owner, SomeraRoad, which bought the building for $100 million in 2025, can begin work on the facade (I have lost track of how many times it has been sold since the Jehovah's Witnesses gave it up). More interestingly, Brooklyn Bridge Parents reports that "[i]nterior demolition begins in April or […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/bossert-hotel-work-03-21-26/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 03-16-26

I was inconsistent in publishing daily Pook-Emu Bee links last week. But I am on the ball this week. If you enjoy the (almost) daily links and commentary, you can also follow via feed. Links from around the web 1. Japanese Pokémon Pokopia player invents fully automated resource-collecting facility, but it involves Pokémon slavery (Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor for Automation West. March 16, 2026.) This reminds me that I need to play Pokémon Black/White 1 and 2. 2. The Angel Next Door Spoils […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-03-16-26/

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 03-12-26

I missed publishing a set of Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday due to an assignment. But that does not mean I was not collecting links. If you enjoy the (almost) daily links and commentary, you can also follow via feed. Links from around the web 1. Former Watchtower buildings in Brooklyn Heights eyed for new housing (Arun Venugopal for Gothamist. March 12, 2026.) I would not describe the buildings as being "Brooklyn Heights," but the one on the hill descending from Brooklyn Heights to DUMBO is […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-03-12-26/

Looks like a good street from which to enjoy #puravida and #pinacolada #brooklyn #brooklynheights #fruit #fruits #jimmybuffett

#CobbleHill and #BrooklynHeights

I took this photo in Brooklyn Heights (NYC) just after 11:00 PM on August 15, 2025. The recall having noticed that headlights seemed to be growing brighter a few years ago. It turned out I wasn't the first person to notice. This is downright excessive!

Article:
I used this photo in an article about my second pair of anti-headlight glasses:
https://thenewleafjournal.com/fighting-headlights-with-ebd-blue-360-lenses/

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#NYC #Brooklyn #BrooklynHeights #Sidewalk #Street #Cars #Headlight #Headlights #StreetLights #Trees #GooglePixel6a #NewLeafJournal #TheNewLeafJournal

#DidYouKnow that Montague Street in #BrooklynHeights once extended all the way to the river? This #NYTMCollection photo shows the street in 1914 just, before the Montague Street Tunnel carrying the Broadway Line opened under the East River, and long before the BQE was constructed.