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  1. Sliwa for NYC Mayor Lawn Signs Seen in May 2026

    On seeing the first Curtis Sliwa 2025 mayoral campaign signs in Brooklyn Heights on Mother’s Day 2026, more than six months after election day.

    thenewleafjournal.com/sliwa-fo

    #NYC #BrooklynHeights #CurtisSliwa #NYCMayor #MothersDay

  2. Sliwa for NYC Mayor Lawn Signs Seen in May 2026

    On seeing the first Curtis Sliwa 2025 mayoral campaign signs in Brooklyn Heights on Mother’s Day 2026, more than six months after election day.

    thenewleafjournal.com/sliwa-fo

    #NYC #BrooklynHeights #CurtisSliwa #NYCMayor #MothersDay

  3. Sliwa for NYC Mayor Lawn Signs Seen in May 2026

    On seeing the first Curtis Sliwa 2025 mayoral campaign signs in Brooklyn Heights on Mother’s Day 2026, more than six months after election day.

    thenewleafjournal.com/sliwa-fo

    #NYC #BrooklynHeights #CurtisSliwa #NYCMayor #MothersDay

  4. Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-08-26

    I was busy this morning and forgot to write daily Pook-Emu Bee links. But since tomorrow is newsletter day and there are no Pook-Emu Bee links on newsletter day, I figured I would publish a late-night edition of the Pook-Emu Bee. 1. Can subway rats give New Yorkers hantavirus? Only if you do something extremely disgusting (Natalie O'Neill for the New York Post. May 8, 2026.) I wouldn't put it past the TikTok "creators." 2. Iryna Zarutska Murder Suspect Deemed Incompetent, But Case Will […]

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  5. Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-08-26

    I was busy this morning and forgot to write daily Pook-Emu Bee links. But since tomorrow is newsletter day and there are no Pook-Emu Bee links on newsletter day, I figured I would publish a late-night edition of the Pook-Emu Bee. 1. Can subway rats give New Yorkers hantavirus? Only if you do something extremely disgusting (Natalie O'Neill for the New York Post. May 8, 2026.) I wouldn't put it past the TikTok "creators." 2. Iryna Zarutska Murder Suspect Deemed Incompetent, But Case Will […]

    social.emucafe.org/naferrell/p

  6. “Stick Library” in Brooklyn Heights

    You may have seen the “Little Free Library” boxes. But have you seen Brooklyn Heights’ “Stick Library” for dogs?

    thenewleafjournal.com/stick-li

    #NYC #BrooklynHeights #Dogs #LibraryBox #Photography

  7. 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 […]

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  8. 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, […]

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  9. 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 […]

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  10. Broken Wheel on Amazon eQuad Cargo Bike in Brooklyn Heights

    I was caught out in the rain on a walk in Brooklyn Heights on the afternoon of September 6, 2025. While sheltering under an awning in front of the Bossert Hotel at the corner of Hicks and Montague Streets (just around the corner from where I documented a parked Cybertruck in March), I noticed an Amazon eQuad cargo bike "parked" on the opposite corner. I wrote about Amazon's so-called cargo "bikes" back in April, and as luck would have it some people found that article interesting. I am not […]

    thenewleafjournal.com/broken-w

  11. thenewleafjournal.com/jim-wald

    Back in July, I noticed that now-former NYC Mayoral candidate Jim Walden had Connecticut plates on his car. That proved to be relevant to a story about his attempt to be removed from the ballot.

  12. thenewleafjournal.com/u-s-air-

    I tell you what is really (operative word) happening with the U.S. Air Force’s requesting Tesla Cybertrucks for target practice.

  13. thenewleafjournal.com/jim-wald

    Stumbling upon Brooklyn Heights resident and NYC Mayoral candidate Jim Walden’s campaign mini cooper in Brooklyn Heights (surprise!).

  14. Overheard: I am THE MAT

    thenewleafjournal.com/overhear

    How do you resond when someone excitedly proclaims “I am The Mat!” All I will say is that there are some openings to exploit.

  15. NYC Open Streets Traffic Cone Shortage

    thenewleafjournal.com/nyc-open

    I read about a possible traffic cone shortage in Brooklyn. One day earlier, I watched a truck back over and crush two traffic cones in Brooklyn Heights.

  16. Foggy Manhattan Skyline (May 4, 2025)

    thenewleafjournal.com/foggy-ma

    Two photos of a fog-shrouded Manhattn Skyline seen from the Fruit Street Sitting Area in Brooklyn Heights on the evening of May 4, 2025.

  17. Amazon “Cargo Bikes” in Brooklyn

    thenewleafjournal.com/amazon-c

    Amazon “cargo bikes” have taken over my neck of Brooklyn in the last few months. I took a chance to photograph an unattended one in Brooklyn Heights before launching into a mini research project.

  18. December 2024 at The New Leaf Journal

    thenewleafjournal.com/december

    I took a break from working on bringing 2024 to a close to write a short article bringing December 2024, our busiest non-Hacker News month on record, to a proper conclusion.

  19. Inflatable Halloween Pumpkins, Ghosts, and Spiders

    thenewleafjournal.com/inflatab

    Reviewing inflatable Halloween decorations in Brownstone Brooklyn, seen and photographed in October 2024.

  20. September Fireworks Over Brooklyn Bridge Park

    thenewleafjournal.com/septembe

    I was enjoying a pleasant chat with a friend one September night on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade when we were treated to an unexpected fireworks show.

  21. Matt Damon’s Brooklyn Heights Crane Game

    thenewleafjournal.com/matt-dam

    An observant misanthrope muses about being lucky enough to share a neighborhood with Matt Damon and his moving crane.