[Traffic photo posted by gawillia82 on flickr.] Twenty-eight Brooklyn neighborhood groups have signed on to a letter to Mayor Bloomberg that is highly critical of the negative impact of what they say is his administration’s lack of a coherent transportation policy and its impact on the borough. The letter is shared by streetsblog, which consistently […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related blog items, news stories and image. The non-Brooklyn, but appropriate, image above is an ices vendor on a beach in Rockaway: Roasting Dog Days: 25 Ways to Beat the Heat [NYDN] Gimme Swelter! [NYDN] Pools Open Late, Cooling Centers Open [NYC OEM] Park’s Department City Pools Page [NYC Parks […]

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It’s hot as hell. So, for what it’s worth, here’s a guide to the location of city pools in Brooklyn. While the Astoria Pool in Queens in probably the Gold Standard New York City pool, several of the Brooklyn pools, including the one in Red Hook and the one in Sunset Park are absolutely huge. […]

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Brooklyn resident Paul Giamatti’s new flick The Lady in the Water (opens 7/21) is about a shy building manager who rescues a mysterious woman, who is actually a mythical creature, from his swimming pool. Strangeness ensues. Giamatti was interviewed by the AP and the following exchange took place: AP: You live in Brooklyn. Do you […]

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“east river park”, originally uploaded by e-liz. Here’s an interesting look inside East River Park courtesy of local photographer Elizabeth Weinberg, who posts on flickr as e-liz. Her photos, above and below, show the bare bones park on the East River in Williamsburg. (She has also put together a panorama of the park, which is […]

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We took a fascinating boat ride up Newtown Creek on Sunday morning with the good people from the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. Newtown, which forms the boundary between Brooklyn and Queens, is the most polluted body of water in New York City (sorry, Mr. Gowanus), presenting a multiplicity of cleanup issues both in […]

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A crowd estimated by organizers at 4,000 turned out in baking heat yesterday for a rally against the Atlantic Yards project sponsored by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn. (The NY Times estimated 2,000.) While the crowd was not so large as to indicate a popular uprising againt the massive residential-commercia-arena plan, the turnout (whether 4,000 or […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related blog items, news stories and images. Morning After Coverage No Massive Rally Turnout, but Progress [AYR] Bklyn stars come out to rip Ratner [NYPost] Crowd Gathers to Protest Size of AY Plan [NYT] Thousands Gather for Rally at Grand Army Plaza [OTBKB] Blogosphere Rally Coverage [No Land Grab] Rally […]

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South Brooklynites rushing to book a room for mom and dad at the new Gowanus Holiday Inn Express are going to have to wait a bit longer, according to newyorkology, which is the source for info about our favorite lodging option near the Big G. The hotel was originally taking reservations for a mid-July opening, […]

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The crowd, estimated by organizers as 4,000, at the Grand Army Plaza Rally Against Ratner today sponsored by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn. More photos and information tomorrow morning.

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We’ve always loved the expression “dog-and-pony show” and use it whenever possible to describe distasteful and orchestrated displays, so we are very taken with Brooklyn Papers editor Gersh Kuntzman’s smack down of the Forest City Ratner affordable housing session held at the Brooklyn Marriott earlier this week in an editorial headlined “A dog-and-pony show.” The […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related blog items, news articles and images. The photo above is from Jen C on flickr of Art Brut at the Siren Festival in Coney yesterday: Siren Festival Pics [Brooklyn Vegan]Siren Festival 2006 Photoset [vegan in furs/flickr]2006 Siren Fest Photos [Jen C/flickr]Siren Festival Photoset [jnforte 1/flickr]Siren Fest ’06 Pics [dave00327/flickr]211 […]

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Rockaway Beach, Queens

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If you are one of those of a mind to oppose the Forest City Ratner Atlantic Yards plan because of its impact on nearby neighborhoods like Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Park Slope, Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Carroll Gardens, you might be interested in the rally that opponents are having tomorrow (6/16) at 2 PM in […]

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Things at Which to Look: A Corner in East Gowanus [bluejake] Red Hook Outdoor Patio [shield/flickr] The Giglio at Night [imjustsayin/flickr] Domino Sugar Factory [justiNYC] Frightening Clown in Coney Island [Joe’s NYC] Bklyn Video of the Day: 1980 Astroland Commercial [Sunset Parker] Cute Fourth Avenue Park Slope/Gowanus Clown [Quiet Walk Through NYC] Sunday in the […]

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Weekly Saturday greenmarket in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn.

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Gowanus Lounge spends time at Curbed posting Brooklyn and other items. Here are some links to some of this week’s items. The photo is courtesy of Runs Brooklyn: Friday Brooklyn Traffic and Congestion Special [Curbed] Before the Bedford Ave. High-Rise, the See-Through Building [Curbed] On the Run in Brooklyn with Words and Photos [Curbed] Coney […]

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A picture is worth a thousand words, right? But this one is worth so many more, as it is a view inside of the building at the corner of N. 4th Street and Bedford Avenue that is being demolished to make way for what could be a development of 675,000 square feet called Williamsburgh Square, […]

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One of the more genuinely amusing parts of having a state park in Williamsburg is bound to be the inevitable clash between the anal-retentive, rule-heavy New York State Park bureaucratic structure and Williamsburgers. How bad are The Rules? Pretty darn bad. We personally know of brides reduced to tears at Gantry State Park in Long […]

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Indie music stalwarts Yo La Tengo brought their Sounds of Science film score to Celebrate Brooklyn last night, drawing an exceptionally large crowd. The performance was to set to the old short marine life documentaries of Jean Painleve. Playing front of a large film screen, the three members of Yo La Tengo peformed a compositions […]

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Things are far from quiet on the McCarren Pool front, with opponents of expensive concerts at the venue being produced by Live Nation working on ways to turn up the heat on city government. Their next target of opporunity is the local Community Board 1 meeting that takes place on Tuesday (7/18) at 6:30 p.m. […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related news stories, blog entries and images. The beautiful sunset photo above was shot at the Bushwick Inlet in Williamsburg by Jim Striebich of 11th Hour Productions in Williamsburg: Get Your Eat On, Drink and Be Merry Fake Chicken is Real Good at Stir it Up [Brooklyn Record] Punk Icons […]

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Odds are very good you don’t need Gowanus Lounge to tell you that the annual Siren Festival takes place tomorrow in Coney Island, but perhaps the schedule would be helpful? Here it is: Main Stage (W. 10th Street off Surf)1:00 PM Deadboy and the Elephant Men2:00 PM The Rogers Sisters3:00 PM Celebration4:00 PM Tapes ‘N […]

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With sewage erupting from manhole covers and a Gowanus Conservancy forming, Sen. Charles Schumer has stashed $250,000 in the FY 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill to help with Gowanus Canal clean up efforts. The money will go to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study cleaning up and restoring the 1.5-mile South Brooklyn Seine. […]

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Call traffic and overcrowding the dark underbelly of Williamsburg and Greenpoint development. The MTA’s no-brainer of a discovery of how awful the L train has gotten only hints at the problems that will come in the next five-ten years as thousands of new apartments come on line. (The MTA is finally re-introducing old cars to […]

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