Here is it, the new Bedford Cheese Shop, which is out of the Mini Mall on Bedford Avenue and North 5th in Williamsburg and into its new digs at the corner of North 4th. The move was originally supposed to happen in August, but now the deed is done and the new digs are indeed […]

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We stumbled across this post, which is compellingly funny in a weird misadventures and ranting sort of way, as long as you resist the urge to take umbrage at the digs at Brooklyn and, particularly, at Red Hook. It’s from an NYU student’s blog called I Don’t Do Due Dates and the entry is Brooklyn […]

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We know we’re not the only ones that are finding compelling irony in the results of the Daily News’ “breast feeding test” and, specifically, the finding about the Babies “R” Us on Brooklyn’s Bay Parkway. Seems like some employees at the store are still telling moms to put it away while shopping. And so, Babies […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related articles, blog items and images. Open House: Open House New York Flickr Photostream (662 So Far) [flickr] Open House New York Flickr Slideshow [flickr] Onboard the Mary Whalen for Open House New York [newyorkology] Not Open House: Gargano Says Of Course It’s Blighted! [DDDB] Planning Group Says Atlantic […]

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We didn’t catch the New York Voices on Atlantic Yards on Friday night, being tied down by an Indian meal with one of our oldest friends in the world, so we’re going to have to wait until thirteen.org posts it this week. Meantime, there’s a clip of Empire State Development Corp. Chairman Charles Gargano spinning […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of news articles, blog items and, especially on weekend, images. Images: Come Close to the Wall [Frank Lynch/flickr] Friday Photo [Clinton Hill Blog] Sunset Park Gem [Sunset Parker] Van on N. 10th [justiNYC] Gowanus [Joe’s NYC] Park Slope Seen From Gowanus [daltonrooney/flickr] Corn [Lex’s Folly] Corner of Ash and Manhattan […]

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So, having dug Gawker’s statistical anaylsis of Craigslist Missed Connections, we return to picking our weekly favorite(s) from the Ships Passing in the Night Chronicles. This week’s selection is: Looking for love on the G train – m4w – 28 If you haven’t noticed, missed connections on the G are few to none. But I […]

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We found this wonderful clip thanks to Kinetic Carnival, which is an excellent Coney Island Oracle, searching all over the place for Coney Island info and tidbits. It’s another fun vintage Coney Island vid, and you can watch it by clicking on this link, by going over to Kinetic Carnival or by clicking on the […]

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Our general sense of foreboding about the Coney Island makeover–punctated by fears of gross high rises on the boardwalk and a Times Square-like shopping mall experience–is temporarily relieved by some of the drawings associated with the impending renovation of the New York Aquarium. The current complex is the result of Robert Moses and his single-minded […]

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[Photo courtesy of bluesage on flickr] Those of you who click over to us regularly–and we have really strong affection for you–may know that our alter-ego does time every day of the week over at Curbed. On Saturday, we do a bit of a round up of some of the things we’ve done there that […]

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Yes, Fourth Avenue is coming on strong. Yesterday, a Curbed reader passed along this photo of the rendering that has gone up outside that hotel under construction on Fourth Avenue next to the taxi depot between Fifth and Sixth Streets. It is now billed as a “boutique hotel.” What’s amusing isn’t so much the thought […]

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For the Week of 02 October, 2006: The first week of October was one in which we were reminded about some of the crime and mayhem in our midst. What else can you say about a psycho taking hostages on Smith Street and being gunned down in front of the store you sometimes pop into […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news articles, blog items and images. More About Buildings: New Dept. of Buildings Excavation Rules: Better Late Than Never [Brownstoner] Field Trip to 16th Street Building Site [IMBY] Making the Old Loews Fit for a King [Brooklyn Papers] Lawsuit Alleges “Thug-Like Tactics” by Ratner and Friends [NYDN] A […]

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We overlooked this gem the other day that was included in No Land Grab’s “Eminent Domania” roundup. So, we thought we would offer it up here, because it’s wonderfully funny. And, very nicely done. This was created by Lumi at No Land Grab, who is responsible for helping to comb through and spread much information […]

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The Coney Island Film Festival is here. The sixth annual festival offers 81 films starting tonight (Oct. 6) and running through Sunday (Oct. 8). Most of the event associated with the festival and the films take place at the Coney Island Museum. The “centerpiece film” is director Stephen Verona’s lost classic Boardwalk, starring film legends […]

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You probably don’t need us to tell us, but Open House New York Weekend is upon us again. That’s the weekend when you can get into a lot of very cool places in New York City, including a lot that aren’t normally open to the public. Brooklyn spots range from the Arch in Grand Army […]

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PortSide New York, the wondeful Red Hook group, has a new ship with a proud history. The ship is the Mary A. Whalen and she can be visited this weekend as part of Open House New York. A bit about her from PortSide: She was built in 1938 for Ira Bushey & Sons, a famous […]

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Very disturbing news from today’s Daily News: Something is happening to Brooklyn’s famed Monk Parrot colonies. The birds–which are concentrated near Brooklyn College, Green-Wood Cemetery and other locales–are disappearing and people suspect poachers: “We heard them squawking,” he said. “At night, that’s not normal.” Around midnight one day last month, Ovadia said, he saw a […]

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Court Street is one of those places in Brooklyn that has mercifully managed to somewhat withstand the onslaught of gentrification, meaning that some of the retailers–and our particular favorites, the bakeries–that have been there for decades are still there. There is good news and bad news this week for fans of the old Italian Court […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related news stories, blog items and images. On Thuresday, we focus on Brooklyn eats. RIP, Johnny:R. W. Apple Dies at 71 [NYT] Food:Wednesday Food Roundup [Brooklyn Record]Cobble Hill’s Bocca Lupo [New York]Key Lime Steve on North of New Orleans in Park Slope [OTBKB]Banana Leaf in Bay Ridge Closed [Chowhound]Palo […]

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Huge thanks to Gawker for offering a statistical analysis of the Missed Connections section on Craigslist, and proving why interns are a valuable commodity. In terms of locales for missed connections, the subway is the most popular (35%), followed by restaurants/bars (17%) and the street (8%). After that, it’s a huge mishmash of place and […]

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A couple of interesting new regular events kick off tonight. First is The Stoop Series at the Rotunda Gallery. The new series of discussions with figures in Brooklyn’s art, film, mustic, theater and literary world is sponsored by Rotunda and New York magazine. The event starts at 7PM and is moderated by New York contributing […]

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We do sometimes cross the Brooklyn border, and having done so a couple of times in recent days, we’ll be featuring a couple of out-of-borough items, like these images of the massive construction site at Queens West in Long Island City. There are currently two buildings under construction there (going up at astounding speed). The […]

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Found this life-affirming item on the Daily Heights blog, which features it from the Prospect Heights Message Board, where intense discussion is ongoing. The gist of it is that a local blogger kept a mugger from stealing his camera, which is either a risky thing to do or a way to stand up for yourself. […]

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