Yesterday Jotham Sederstrom at the Daily News wrote about a YouTube video showing a customer going (verbally) berserk at the post office in Kensington. We didn’t see it because the News’ “new and improved” website seems to have developed a delay in posting “Boroughs” articles and the new format makes it hard to find things. […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Rezoning Bed-Stuy, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill [Sun] Get Ready for a Lot of Urban Room at Flatbush and Atlantic [AYR] Montague Street Bank Robbery Spree [Metro] Hamptons Jitney to Schedule Trustafarian Pick Up in Williamsburg [Jossip] Does NYC Have the Will for Congestion Pricing? […]

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We awoke this morning to find a fascinating article on the Coney Island redevelopment proposed by developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that has been posted over on the Coney Island Message Board by the blogger who produces the wonderful Kinetic Carnival blog. (The Eagle follows a subscription-only policy, so […]

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So, this is from a baseball blog, of all things, and came to our attention via a post in the Belltel Lofts blog. What caught our eye was the verbiage there about a Manhattanite moving to Brooklyn. The original post from the Futility Infielder is interesting, a couple of paragraphs of which we copy and […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. For the record, the image above, was taken on April 15 last year, meaning that Spring is truly around the corner. Brownstoner Finally Reveals Himself! [NYO] Markowitz on Atlantic Yards [AYR] Neighborhood News: All Transport Edition [110 Livingston] Stalled on Franklin [Brownstoner] Look Inside 306 […]

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A couple of new additions to the Seventh Avenue food and retail scene in Park Slope: 1) Brooklyn Pita, pictured above, appears nearly ready to join the storefront food fray on Seventh Avenue near Ninth Street. Maybe they will even offer a decent falafel. 2) The new Bank of America ATM storefront brings banking to […]

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Today’s excellent construction site–which we have to say is one of the saddest bits of fencing in a borough full of them–comes to use from Lorimer and Montrose Avenue in Bushwick East Williamsburg. Our tireless and roving correspondent writes: I think this one is hands down the WORST one I have ever seen. Seriously…Note the […]

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We love hearing about new Brooklyn blogs. Last week alone, we noted three of them. Turns out there is also a wonderful new blog being produced out of Kensington–called Kensington (Brooklyn)–that is, so far, keeping up a good posting schedule with lots of valuable information about the neighborhood. Some early entries include items about a […]

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There are a couple of opportunities coming up to dispose of your unwanted electronic gear, including computers, in an environmentally-friendly way. The Lower East Side Ecology Center will be holding a three-day collection drive for unwanted electronic equipment in Park Slope. Collection days are Saturday, March 31 & Sunday, April 1 from 10 AM to […]

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So, who was ranked Number Three in spending on lobbying in Albany last year? Try Bruce Ratner. Overall, firms and trade associations trying to influence the outcome of things in the Capitol spent a record $151 million last year, triple what was spent a decade ago. A hospital group, the Healthcare Association of New York […]

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You know that grassroots democracy has taken an odd turn when everyone is debating how a vote came about and what the outcome meant. You might even be tempted to call it a triumph of parliamentary maneuvering over clear results if you were in the mood to editorialize. And, you especially know it’s bad when […]

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While the area west of the BQE in Greenpoint and Williamsburg gets most of the attention, there is an immense amount of development going on east of the the highway. We captured this image on Kingsland Avenue where the little building picture, 123 Kingland is sandwiched between number 121 and number 125, both of which […]

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This is 518 Meeker Avenue, which we’ve dubbed the BQE Building, the way you’d see it as you were stuck in traffic leading to the Kosciuszko Bridge (try saying it ten times fast and also spelling it without Googling it) which is how we came to take the photo from above. Of all the buildings […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Forest City Ratner’s Spending on Lobbyists [AYR] Ratner Spends $2.11 Million to Lobby, Not a Penny to Buy Vanderbilt Yards [DDDB] Sad Koolman Fire Aftermath [INSIJS] Got Some Faux California Stucco? [WPA] Trying to Close a Zoning Loophole in Southern Brooklyn [NYDN] Clinton Hill’s Contribution […]

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We dump on a lot of construction sites for having crappy fences that pretty much allow access inside to anyone that wants to get in, particularly during the demolition phase when the developer isn’t trying to protect anything. (As opposed to the site with the insane dog inside that we strolled past this weekend in […]

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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A City Council committee hearing on historic downtown Brooklyn buildings that are said to have been part of the Underground Railroad, has been postponed from Tuesday (3/20) until April 11. A recent report by consultants AKRF (hired by the city) found no conclusive evidence that buildings on Duffield and Gold Streets were Underground Railroad sites. […]

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The annual Brooklyn Irish-American Parade took place yesterday in Park Slope. It seemed a little smaller than in year’s past and the ice/snow left over from Friday’s storm made for an odd backdrop. (Whereas the wind just made it cold.) In any case, a couple of photos above and below. You can check out our […]

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A vid of yesterday’s Irish-American Parade in Park Slope. Click here if you can’t get into the embed.

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Where would we be without a Live Journal diatribe about Brooklyn from time to time? Here’s the latest one we came across, called “I Hate Brooklyn” from someone that goes by the name of redstripe. (And this is by no means the only entry on the page that might elicit a strong response from some.) […]

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Of the many issues revolving around the Bloomberg Administration’s ambitious PlaNYC 2030 long-term planning effort–and we believe there are many–its failure to deal with the important issue of waterfront transportation is a glaring omission. That’s the case being made by PortSide NewYork, which issued a statement this weekend suggesting that it would be a significant […]

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The Parks Department is again trying to lure operators of beachfront amusements in Coney Island. In contrast to the demolitions now underway by Thor Equities and its efforts to shrink the amusement zone by including housing, the Parks Department is soliciting bids from operators interested in operating rock-climbing walls, parasailing and other activities. A similar […]

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The Carroll Gardens Hell Building–which gained its name due to the infernal nature of construction work–is becomign a poster child for rezoning in Carroll Gardens. A meeting of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association where downzoning was discussed is reported in the new Carroll Gardens Courier. Many residents say the “Hell” building on Carroll Street is […]

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One of the things we love about some events is the way streets look when they’ve been closed to traffic. So it was yesterday on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, which is the subject of an ongoing community revolt about a proposal to turn it into a one-way street. For a short while yesterday, after […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. AY Environmental and Community Benefits Agreement Monitors Being Hired [AYR] 300 Evacuated in Sunset Park Because of Carbon Monoxide [NYT] Tucker Place Park [Blather from Brooklyn] Chowhounder Calls Clinton Hill “Sketchy” [Set Speed] Actually, Clinton Hill is Almost as Shitty as Greenpoint [newyorkshitty] Keep Brooklyn […]

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