Brooklyn Public Library has announced that geotechnical drilling to test ground quality around the site of the existing Brooklyn Heights Branch will begin this Thursday, July 23 and continue for about three weeks. The drilling, using truck mounted drill rigs, will be done during the hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. The purpose of the testing is to prepare for demolition of the Brooklyn Heights Branch and its replacement by a 33 story residential and commercial building that will include a new library; a project that has not yet completed its Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (“ULURP”), with a public hearing scheduled 

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