Gowanus Lounge: Serving Brooklyn

Entries from May 2006

Curbed-alicious Gowanus Lounge Linkages of the Day

May 10th, 2006 · Comments Off on Curbed-alicious Gowanus Lounge Linkages of the Day

Gowanus Lounge has been spending some time in Curbed’s neighborhood. Linkages to GL’s Curbed blog items below: · Meet the Newest Brooklyn Neighborhood: DUGO· Greenpoint Inferno Silver Lining: Fire Sale!· Storefront Rentals on Smith Street: Still Hipster?· Is the Greenpoint Oil Spill Headed for LIC?· Atlantic Yards PM Update: Ratner Model Calls Experience “Nightmarish” The […]

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GL Wednesday Photo of the Day

May 10th, 2006 · Comments Off on GL Wednesday Photo of the Day

Sometimes there is a strange beauty to otherwise imposing industrial structures. That’s the case with this photo from my flickr photostream of Keyspan’s Ravenswood power plant in Long Island City across from Roosevelt Island. It isn’t quite the vista from Lighthouse Park at the north end of the island or a Gowanus panorama, but it’s […]

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ACORN: Beacon Tower Bad, Atlantic Yards Good

May 9th, 2006 · Comments Off on ACORN: Beacon Tower Bad, Atlantic Yards Good

What is the difference between the developer Leviev Boymelgreen’s Beacon Tower at 85 Adams Street in Dumbo and Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards? ACORN likes Beacon Tower so little that it protested at an open house a couple of weekend ago, but likes Atlantic Yards so much that it endorses it in Forest City Ratner […]

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Brooklyn Photo D’Jour: Man Versus Nature in Red Hook

May 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment

This beautiful entry, which we call Man Versus Nature in Red Hook, comes courtesy of the flickr photostream of one of our favorite local photogs, Sonja Shield. “The huge concrete blocks in the multi-acre site at the corner of Columbia and Halleck streets trace the outlines of its former industrial use,” she writes. “Now, tall […]

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How to Remake a Brooklyn Streetscape (Via Inferno)

May 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The top photo was shot at West Street and Calyer Street in Greenpoint on Easter Sunday; the bottom photo was shot from roughly the same spot on Saturday, May 6, after the Greenpoint fire with demolition work underway.

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Atlantic Yards Propaganda Backlash

May 8th, 2006 · Comments Off on Atlantic Yards Propaganda Backlash

It hasn’t been a particularly good few days for Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner. First, the glossy Atlantic Yards brochure mailed out in huge quantities was greeted like a skunk wandering into a garden party by many recipients and certainly by critics. Of note is the particularly brilliant deconstruction by the Brooklyn Paper’s Gersh […]

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Brooklyn Nostalgia Moment: Dumbo

May 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Given the speed of development and change in some Brooklyn neighborhoods — especially Dumbo and Williamsburg — a “nostalgic” photo doesn’t have to be all that old. When the demolition crews show up, nostalgia can happen in 24 hours. Given all that, Gowanus Lounge will be reaching into the photo archive from time to time […]

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Red Hook Ikea Site Panorama

May 8th, 2006 · Comments Off on Red Hook Ikea Site Panorama

montageikea1, originally uploaded by gothamistllc. Here’s a fun panorama of the Todd Ship Yards site in Red Hook from Gothamist’s flickr photostream. This is a stitched panorama of the site from which all will someday be able to purchase low-priced Ikea furniture produced at factories in far-flung Third World locales to keep prices at a […]

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Spring Update: Street Fair Season Again!

May 8th, 2006 · Comments Off on Spring Update: Street Fair Season Again!

Gowanus Lounge doesn’t know how we made it through the season without a Mozzarepa, grilled corn on the cob, a Lucy’s Sausage sandwich or some artery clogging deep fried Zeppole (especially the Zeppole), but street fair season is open. GL spent part of yesterday at the Court Street Summerfest fair. Court Street’s (sponsored by the […]

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Incredible Photos of Greenpoint Terminal Market Fire Death Scene

May 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment

greenpoint terminal warehouse, originally uploaded by insky. When Gowanus Lounge was visiting the Greenpoint Terminal Market death scene yesterday, we noticed a photographer darting around behind the lines that prevent anyone from getting close to the rubble. The photog turned out to be the urban streetscape photographer who posts on flickr as insky. When GL […]

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Sunday Update: More Party and Learning Options on the South Brooklyn Seine!!!

May 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment

How often will you get the chance to tell people you learned to speak Russian on the Gowanus Canal? Here’s your chance. The Empty Vessel Project is hosting Sunday afternoon Russian Classes on the deck of its World War II Navy rescue boat. The class runs from 5-6 and there is a donation that will […]

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Last Chance to See Brooklyn from the Williamsburgh Bank Tower

May 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The Williamsburgh Bank tower is being renovated into hyper-expensive luxury towers so exclusive that you can’t even get into the website without registering. And, Brooklyn’s tallest building will eventually lose some of its view to Bruce Ratner-Frank Gehry City. (Nice to know that Loss of View is one of the great democratic institutions of urban […]

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First Saturday Tonight

May 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on First Saturday Tonight

Looking for something to do on Saturday night beyond the usual bar/club/etc. thing? Gowanus Lounge nominates First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. Admission is free after 5 PM and the museum stays open until 11. There is a dance party in the huge Beaux Art Court on the Third Floor at 9 PM. And the […]

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Greenpoint Skybridges Down

May 6th, 2006 · Comments Off on Greenpoint Skybridges Down

skybridge demolition, originally uploaded by moufle. Gowanus Lounge’s Saturday morning went south in a hurry when he saw this widely linked photo of the wonderful skybridges over West Street at the Greenpont Terminal Market coming down. The photo is credited to Martina Salisbury, and when she took it, the three skybridges were down to one. […]

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Lighting Up Brooklyn’s Eiffel Tower

May 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Lighting Up Brooklyn’s Eiffel Tower

There have been numerous reports since early April of Brooklyn’s Eiffel Tower–AKA the Parachute Jump in Coney Island–glowing in the dark late at night as work continues on a new lighting system. The lights, said to be a nice touch, are being installed as part of the ongoing multi-million overhaul of the structure. One Coney […]

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Sunday on the Shores of the Big G: Elevated Discourse and the World Premiere of “The Gowanus Canal Song”!

May 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Sunday on the Shores of the Big G: Elevated Discourse and the World Premiere of “The Gowanus Canal Song”!

With everything happening Sunday from the Five Boro Bike Tour to the Green-Wood Cemetery tour, GL believes Proteus Gowanus’ event examining the “Changing Currents Along the Gowanus Canal” is first among equals. The gallery and reading room, which is housed in a 1900 box factory, is hosting the event, dubbed Alfredy Tredway White Day. The […]

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Mass Bicycling with the Blessing of the Police: Five Boro Bike Tour

May 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Mass Bicycling with the Blessing of the Police: Five Boro Bike Tour

New York City’s 29th annual Running of the Bikes, the Five Boro Bike Tour, takes place on Sunday. This photo was shot last Sunday in Williamsburg during a mini-tour or dress rehearsal for the real thing. The hundreds of bikers were accompanied by many NYPD cruisers and motorcycles. Unlike Critical Mass when Gowanus Lounge has […]

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Friday Photo Moment

May 5th, 2006 · Comments Off on Friday Photo Moment

colors in the sky, originally uploaded by Runs With Scissors. Gowanus Lounge’s Friday Photo Moment comes courtesy of this magnificent capture by RunsWithScissors, posted in his excellent flickr photostream. As GL and Runs keep missing each other by moments, GL is envious that he was nowhere in the vicinity of Washington Square Park when Runs […]

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$500—Bed in Hip, Airy Williamsburg Apartment **Open House Anytime**

May 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on $500—Bed in Hip, Airy Williamsburg Apartment **Open House Anytime**

This is an incredible opportunity to snag a place to sleep in a cool urban space. Get your Z’s someplace with character. Our apartment has exactly the right combination of artsy ambiance, punk rock attitude and simple design so you can catch the gritty Burg vibe before the nayb turns into Battery Park. Local bands […]

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Heard in Dumbo: The Sound of Leaks and Eeks

May 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on Heard in Dumbo: The Sound of Leaks and Eeks

Our photo of the sign posted, stoop sale style, on Dumbo lamp posts advertising a $50K price cut on a 1BR at One Main, generated beaucoup response in our mailbox and at Curbed. Of particular interest are the comments of one writer who reports: “Went to 1 Main on Sunday to the the apt. Nice […]

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Greenpoint Terminal Market Inferno: The Blaze Seen ‘Round the World

May 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on Greenpoint Terminal Market Inferno: The Blaze Seen ‘Round the World

Not that anyone needs Gowanus Lounge to tell them, but the horrendous Greenpoint Terminal Market fire was finally declared under control yesterday evening. GL is gratified with the extent to which every major media outlet in the city (and all the small ones too) are pursuing the arson-on-the-waterfront angle. Scandal and outrage are only investigated […]

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An Aerial Look at the Scope of the Greenpoint Devastation

May 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on An Aerial Look at the Scope of the Greenpoint Devastation

Thousands of photos posted of the Greenpoint Terminal Market fire, particularly on flickr. But one of the more compelling guides, is the aerial view to the right, with notes and links to photos posted by plemeljr. If you haven’t already been there, go to the page and click on the photo. For more fire photos, […]

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Dumbo Bubble Leaking? One Main Apartment Still on the Market Even with $50K Price Cut

May 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

If a nice looking website won’t do it, try DIY flyers on Dumbo lamp posts. This 1BR apartment in Dumbo, which the owners have been trying to sell directly, has been on the market now for some time, despite the $50K price cut from $899K to $849K (and the listing through brokers in the $900s). […]

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Outdoor Living Series: Wednesday PM Edition

May 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Outdoor Living Series: Wednesday PM Edition

the man who took the indoors out, originally uploaded by Shield. The wonderful photographer Sonja Shield posts this gem in her flickr photostream, which Gowanus Lounge proudly uses to kick off the Outdoor Living Series. She calls this photo “the man who took the indoors out,” thanking writer and illustrator Arnold Lobel for the inspiration. […]

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Clearing the Way for Ektorp: Todd Shipyards Demolition is Going Well

May 3rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Clearing the Way for Ektorp: Todd Shipyards Demolition is Going Well

The image at left, posted by intrepid photoblogger Alexis Robie on his excellent Lex’s Folly site, shows the progress that Ikea is making toward Ektorping Red Hook. “So much of the Ship Yard off the Erie Basin has already been demolished and it looks like they have saved the most impressive buildings for last,” he […]

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