Well, the BrooklynSpeaks website–which is dedicated to trying to make changes in the Atlantic Yards proposal–went live last night. At first glance, it certainly covers the ground that one would expect including the out-size scale of the development and the top-down process that has gone forward without meaningful local input. It takes some tough stands […]

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Gowanus Lounge made a point of stopping by the “refugee camp” set up by Doctors Without Borders in Prospect Park and spent an hour getting a tour of the facility from a Canadian nurse named Christine Nadori. The “camp” was set up from Sept. 20-24 and drew thousands of visitors. The experience was depressing and […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news articles, blog items and images. Brooklyn Speaking/Atlantic Yards: Brooklyn Speaks, Tougher Than Hinted, Calls for Major Changes [AYR] Brooklyn Speaks Out [No Land Grab] Tenant Ousting and the Ratner Effect [3 Bikini] Atlantic Yards: What Would Tiny Tim Say? [Metro] No Real Winners in Sports Facility Fights […]

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Here’s the video version of our coverage of the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition‘s Dog Show and Parade in Williamsburg yesterday. It was a fun event, featuring the Giglio band from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg, the Hungry March Band, floats and a whole bunch of people and their dogs. To watch click […]

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We did the Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition Dog Show & Parade in Williamsburg today. We’re putting a few photos here and have a full flickr photoset with 56 pics. Also, you can click here to get the slideshow. Or, simply watch the embedded slide show at the bottom of the post. Cute as hell. BARC […]

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We’ve checked back on the Brooklyn Speaks website a few times since its announcement–they were supposed to go live yesterday–if only because we’re curious to see what they’re up to. As of nine o’clock this morning (Sunday), they’re still mute. Although the site’s been updated to say they’re going live today. (Whether this is because […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of news stories, blog items and images. Images: Williamsburg Bridge and an Umbrella [What I See] Lost Music [Native Eye] Thirsty in Coney [Beckerman Photo Blog] Kayaking in Brooklyn Bridge Park [DumboNYC] Out to Dry [A Test of Will] Dumbo Art [Joe’s NYC] Words: Public storage ad ‘offensive and insulting’ […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Red Hook, Brooklyn

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Here’s the fourth installment in our fledgling Gowanus Lounge Brookvids Series, a few minutes on the wonderful Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus. The Carroll Street Bridge is one of our favorite offbeat spots in Brooklyn, one of those places that transports you from everyday NYC and puts you somewhere else entirely. It has always reminded […]

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We’re waiting to see what “Brooklyn Speaks,” the new group that is trying to find a seat at the Atlantic Yards tables, has to say before assessing whether they are bringing useful and serious proposals to the discussion. Our initial assessment is that a divided opposition can play into the hands of project supporters. As […]

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Our friends at Prospect Park send word that this is Hawk Weekend at the Prospect Park Audubon Center. Specifically, you can “meet” trained, live hawks from Noon-4PM today (9/23 and tomorrow 9/24), join a wild hawk watch (12 – 3 PM each day), and take a Discover Tour hawk walk (3 – 4 PM each […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories, blog items and, especially on weekend, images (like our last-gasp of summer photo, above). Pictures: Some Things Never Do [justiNYC] Gowanus Expressway [f.trainer/flickr] Dumbo in Rain [Joe’s NYC] Back to Brooklyn [lomokev/flickr] Myrtle Station on the G [justiNYC] Warsaw Bakery [A Test of Will] Teeba [Lex’s […]

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Regular readers and clickers (we thank you) know we post over at Curbed too from Monday through Friday. Here are some of this week’s offerings posted by our other blogging personality: Carroll Gardens Bastardization Update: Now on Sale Will Red Hook Smell Like an Old McDonald’s Deep Fryer? Schaefer Landing Update: “70s Roller Disco Lights” […]

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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Another day, another Williamsburg demolition. Or two. Or three. Or four. There are entire blocks of Williamsburg, especially in North Williamburg closer to McCarren Park, that have been entirely cleared of their industrial buildings in the last 12 months. Some are now big empty lots; some are construction sites. We recently wandered by the Allen […]

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With the fight over Atlantic Yards poised to enter the official Empire State Development Corporation potential modification and definite approval phase, some neighborhood and civic groups are turning up the volume of efforts to reduce the scale of the massive project. Rather than trying to block the project, they will seek to changes in its […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories, blog items and images. Definitely End of Summer: Lights Out for Parachute Jump [Brooklyn Papers] Scenes from a Late Summer Garden [Eating for Brooklyn] Summer May Be Over, but Atlantic Yards Fight Goes On: Brooklyn Group to Propose Atlantic Yards Changes [NYT] ‘Brooklyn Speaks’ to Modify […]

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Oh, Red Hook. First it was trash transfer stations and sewage treatment plants. Then, it was Ikea. Now, it’s, well, fuel production. Specifically, “the city’s first large-scale manufacturing facility for biodiesel,” in the words of Ariella Cohen in the new edition of the Brooklyn Papers hitting stoops and distribution points all over Brooklyn. Biodiesel is […]

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As we’ve noted, the Missed Connections section on Craigslist offers a rich sampling of ships passing in the Brooklyn night. Depending on your point of view, they’re either sad or funny or hopeful or desperate or a little bit of all four. Clearly, the subway produces a huge number of “missed connections,” and the F […]

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Ah, the Brooklyn hotel boom. The opening of the Holiday Inn Express in Gowanus has sparked a lot of interest in Brooklyn lodging options. Today’s Daily News surveys the landscape and adds some interesting information to that already in hand. (Nitpick Moment: The story also refers to the Holiday Inn Express as being in Park […]

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It’s long been known that the decisive battle over the Atlantic Yards development will play out in the courtroom. The litigation–or actually multiple lawsuits–are likely to be coming regardless of the outcome of the Empire State Development Corporation‘s vote, the major suit centering around the use of eminent domain to take land for the project. […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news articles, blog items and images. On Thursdays, we focus on eating. Eat: Cobble Hill-ish Eateries [NYT] Honduras Maya [Project Me] New Schnitzel Haus on Fifth Avenue [Bay Ridge Blog] Colson Patisserie in the Slope [NY Press] Cafe Moutarde Brunch: Great or Wretched? [Brooklyn Record] If You Could […]

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We finally got around to checking out the new Red Bamboo in Fort Greene, which is the new Brooklyn outpost of the West Village vegetarian spot, and found that it was generally to our liking. The restaurant has a cool Fort Greene vibe versus the more Manhattan/NYU feel of it’s other side of the East […]

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“After School Art” is a cool group show that kicks off today (Thursday, 9/21) at the Laila Lounge on N. 7th Street in Williamsburg and runs through October 17. There are more than a dozen featured artists in the show, which has been put together by s.u.n.Arts. We learned about the when we got an […]

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