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It's a SUPERMOON on Saturday May 5th!
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Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
Venus and Jupiter put on a show:
 For the Northern Hemisphere, mid-March 2012 presents the best time to see a Venus-Jupiter conjunction in the evening for years to come.
At mid-northern latitudes, these two brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter – stay out for nearly four hours after sunset. That’s about the longest period possible at these latitudes. You can’t miss these two worlds in the west as darkness falls.
Photos: ©Chuck Bigger, no reuse without permission |
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125 Years in New York Harbor:
Happy Birthday to the Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty, America's symbol welcoming immigrants, celebrates its 125th birthday in New York City.
More than five million people visit the American landmark every year, with 20,000 tourists a day flocking to the site during the summer but beginning Saturday 29 October 29, the landmark will close for about a year while the statue is renovated.
As part of a tribute to a military choir sang America The Beautiful and actress Sigourney Weaver read Emma Lazurus' poem The New Colossus, which contains the quote which embodied the ideals of freedom in the New World.
The copper-covered statue was a gift to the US from France in 1886, and as part of the celebration, 125 immigrants from 46 different countries became the newest citizens of the US during a separate ceremony under the Statue of Liberty.
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BE AWARE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE LANE CLOSURES
Walls appear on the Brooklyn Bridge as it is announced thet Brooklyn to Manhattan will be closed every night till 2014! Photo by Mark D Phillips |
The NYC Department of Transportation is performing rehabilitation work on the Brooklyn Bridge ramps and approaches, which are in urgent need of repair. As part of the project, the steel components of the entire span will also be repainted to prevent corrosion. This work started in the spring and will continue until 2014.
To facilitate this work, DOT announces that the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed to Manhattan-bound traffic overnight, beginning on Monday, August 23rd and will continue until this project is completed in 2014. All Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained, and there will be no closure of the pedestrian/cycling promenade. All work will occur during off-peak hours, and the bridge will be re-opened for traffic in both directions each morning.
Closure Times
On Weeknights: closures will begin at 11PM and the lanes will reopen at 6AM
Saturdays: closures will begin at 12:01AM and the lanes will reopen at 7AM
Sundays: closures will begin at 12:01AM and the lanes will reopen at 9AM
A downloadable brochure showing detour routes and closure dates and closure times can be found here.
SEE UPCOMING EVENTS IN SOUTH BROOKLYN ON OUR HAPPENINGS PAGE!
Read about special events around South Brooklyn in our Archive:
Fleet Week sails into Red Hook
White Collar films on our block
The Ant at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn
The Sopranos in Cobble Hill
William Wegman's work surprises and amuses
Manufactured Landscapes of Edward Burtynsky
The Gallery Players of Park Slope, Brooklyn
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