dancing girls, originally uploaded by pixietart. Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn related information and, especially on weekend, images. The Mermaid Parade kicks off 2PM today in Coney Island. It runs down the Boardwalk and Surf Avenue. Mermaids: Mermaid Day Set [pixietart/flickr] 15,980 Mermaid Parade Photos [flickr] Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2005 [Linus Gelber/flickr] […]

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In honor of today’s Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, some parade vids from the YouTube, including a clip of Coney Island USA’s Dick Zigun speaking at the parade in 1983.

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Park Slopers are invited to go outside today and have parties and other activities and, then, at 8:31PM make a lot of noise. It’s all because of what’s called Stoopendous. OTBKB has great details about some of today’s event up this morning and here’s some verbiage from the website, which is loaded with info: Join […]

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Maybe you’ve heard about the Revere Sugar Dogs that used to roam the property. For a long time, some bloggers we know avoided posting about them for fear of bringing harm to the dogs. Most were rescued and adopted. One remains. Harriet Zucker is working to save her and participated in this video.

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Sen. Charles Schumer, just announced that the Parks Department is extending the permits of the Red Hook food vendors through October 28. The Department had previously threatened an end to the vending season after Labor Day. However, there’s some bad news: The Parks Department still says it’s going to open the permits to competitive corporate […]

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That story about Astroland getting a one-year stay of execution? It may not be true. amNY reports this morning that “negotiations for an extension appear to have bogged down over rezoning concessions the site’s developer is seeking from the city.” Astroland’s owner, Carol Albert, in fact, says she hasn’t been offered any lease extension at […]

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Richard Thompson performed brilliantly at Celebrate Brooklyn last night in an appearance that even on-and-off downpours and bolts of lightening snaking from the sky in the distance couldn’t wreck. The legendary guitarist and musician joked that the weather was like performing at a British outdoor festival. A huge crowd braved the rain to watch and […]

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If you were confused by the events, statement and announcements in Coney Island this week, join the club. The Coney Island redevelopment has never been a straightforward process, but this weeks seemed to set new levels for obfuscation, tactical shifts and overall confusion. What is clear is that major behind-the-scenes negotiations are going on and […]

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Williamsburg’s Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Havemeyer Street–known for its Giglio Feast in July–is still contending with Sunday construction. A neighbor told GL that repeated calls to the Department of Buildings about illegal construction have failed to produce a visit from the department. (They may produce a visit from one of the local […]

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Look for a new development to start rising soon at the corner of Third and Bond Streets in Carroll Gardens/Gowanus. The corner lot, which involves four different properties, recently sold to The Hudson Companies for $7.75 million. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because it is the same company that developed the J Condo in […]

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[Photo courtesy of Kinetic Carnival] Well, the big Hippo water slide that Thor Equities had promised to put up in Coney Island for the summer has arrived. Coney blogger Kinetic Carnival has posted photos of it sitting on the property that housed a miniature golf course until it was demolished during the winter. He also […]

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There’s growing concern on Court Street, where the former International Longshormen’s Association Building property at 340 Court Street is said to be in contract. No one has yet confirmed the sale, but the site can support a 13-story building under current zoning. The building, which is between Sackett and Union Streets, is owned by Long […]

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In the frenzy of keeping up with other things, we totally dropped the ball on something in our own backyard. The Gowanus Community Development Corporation and the Gowanus Canal Conservancy have a new executive director, Bob Zuckerman. He replaces Thomas Chardavoyne, who passed away earlier this year. The Conservancy–which will function as a sort of […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Splasher: Breaking: Alleged Splasher Caught Sabotaging Obey Show in Dumbo [Gothamist] Was That the Splasher at the Shepard Fairey Opening? [Dumbo NYC] F Express: Residents Give F Express an “A” [NYDN] F Train Express to Coney Amusements [Kinetic Carnival] Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Also Supports F […]

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[Photo courtesy of vOv/flickr] That “Emergency Meeting” that was supposed to happen in Manhattan Beach to discuss solutions to the “thug” problem on the beach never happened. It was canceled, probably because in the words of organizers Dr. Ron Biondo, it was “no longer necessary.” The development was reported by GerritsenBeach.net, which first brought word […]

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We first heard about Stoopendous at a Park Slope Civic Council meeting during the winter when summer seemed so far off in the distance that we chuckled as bitterly as the cold wind blowing outside. Yet, here we are. Stoopendous, which is kind of neighborhood-wide block party to celebrate summer, takes place tomorrow night all […]

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N. 8th Street, Williamsburg

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Remember that big TransGas power plant on the Williamsburg waterfront that would, among other things, have a park and million dollar condos as its neighbors? You know, the one that everyone assumed had been beaten to death by community opposition a long, long time ago? Well, it’s alive and its future could be decided today. […]

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Carroll Gardens residents upset about the proposed building at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place, have posted an online petition “demanding” a moratorium on new buildings more than 50 feet tall in the neighborhood until a comprehensive rezoning is done. The petition reads in part: Therefore, we DEMAND an immediate moratorium on all […]

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There’s so much interesting Coney Island news in advance of the Mermaid Parade that one wonders is an orchestrated charm offensive is not underway. Today’s volley: Astroland won’t be closing at the end of this year, after all! Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. has apparently brokered a deal that will keep the amusement park open for […]

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The Landmarks Commission has confirmed that they will hold the first public hearing for the designation of part of the Domino Sugar Plant in Williamsburg next Tuesday, (6/26). (Brownstoner actually first noted the news last week.) The 9:45AM hearing will follow a vote on the controversial effort to landmark Sunnyside Gardens in Queens. Supporters of […]

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We have been down this road before with 98 Clay Street in Greenpoint, so we thought a “Now & Then” sort of comparison would be useful. There’s good news–the gaping hole in the fence we showed in March has been plugged up. And there’s bad news–now, the gate is open. Whoopee. Our Greenpoint correspondent who […]

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Don’t look know, but the Cyclone in Coney Island turns 80 next week, and it looks pretty good for an octogenarian that takes that kind of daily beating from moving cars and the elements. There will be a birthday celebration on June 26, with riders in their 80s taking the first ride of the day. […]

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Will Atlantic Yards get special treatment under the 421-a tax exemption, which has provided massive tax breaks to developers building luxury condos and luxe condo buyers, but which is being tightened to require some affordable housing in return for the taxpayer subsidy and to make more neighborhoods off-limits for the subsidy? Apparently so. The 421-a […]

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