[Photo courtesy of bsing/flickr] Here we go again–another proposed city rule that is raising serious civil liberties concerns. This time, the target is people shooting video and taking photos. The issue has been out there for a while, but it’s coming to a head now that the deadline for public comment is approaching. Here’s what […]

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Granted that the surroundings at Smith and Ninth Street are not the most uplifting in Brooklyn. That having been said, however, the contribution this structure will make toward neighborhood beautification is of, uh, limited value. The building is the work of of Henry Radusky and the ubiquitous Bricolage Designs. It’s a four-story, 50-foot high building […]

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Every weekend, we survey the comments that GL readers have left in the past week. Here’s a look at a few of this week’s: 1) Got Time? Help Brian Lehrer Count SUVs on Your Block. “I know it is easy to pick on these oversized ego machines and feel all self-righteous about yourself. But also […]

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We got an email from Carolina Salguero who runs PortSide New York, a wonderful organization that runs a host of programs dedicated to the city’s maritime heritage. PortSide is in the process of converting an old tanker, the Mary A. Whalen, into its new headquarters and as attraction and community amenity. Ms. Salguero needs volunteers […]

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[Photo courtesy of one of our absolute favorite photobloggers, seriously excited!] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and, especially on weekends, images. Images: Neptune Avenue [seriously excited!] Atlantic Yards Fence [Brit in Brooklyn] News Bench [A Test of Will] Next and Final Stop on the F [BK 11201] Hans Solo, Union Street [Atomische] […]

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The way things go from day to day in Brooklyn and New York City generally, “Outrage!” could refer to everything from the construction site next door to a plan to toss food vendors from a local park. In this case, it’s a photo contest being run by the Municipal Art Society, which is looking for […]

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Gowanus, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios]

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So, if you find yourself looking for an activity next Sunday, consider “The Greenpoint and Williamsburg Waterfront: The Farewell Tour.” The “farewell tour,” which is not the first waterfront tour to bear the name, take place on Sunday, August 5 from 2PM-4PM. It’s a walking tour sponsored by the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment. […]

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A GL reader sent us some new photos of Park Slope’s Brownstone Bride yesterday and we thought that, since they’re different angles than the ones we’ve previously run and since they’re exclusively ours, we’d offer up a couple of them. If you’ve got vids of the odd bridal incident or more pics, shoot us an […]

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Why, you might ask, is this picture interesting? Our answer: Because it shows what happens to the Gowanus Canal every time it rains as countless hundreds of thousands of gallons of stormwater runoff and untreated sewage flow directly into the canal. This photo and the pics in this flickr set were shot by Raymond Tan […]

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We got the photo above from the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights mailing list. The email that came with it said: Passed by this stunning new establishment today. See attached. I Guess you could call it “hanging out your shingle,” except it looked like scrap of aluminum siding and a sharpie doing the magic. Gotta […]

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Perhaps you’ve followed the tale of the hydrant being used for water by The Modern on N. 7th Street in Williamsburg. If you haven’t, all you really need to know is that neighbors complain the luxe condo building has been a huge pain in the ass and that, now, a water leak threatens possible problems […]

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There’s a new Greenpoint blog called Greenpointers, which may be one of the first Brooklyn neighborhood blogs produced by two actual sisters. (Or may not be. We can’t see we’ve tracked the phenomenon.) In any case, the two are natives or Greenpoint, so we’re sure the blog will be offering an interesting perspective one of […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. $10B in Investment & 14K New Apts Downtown in 10 Years [Brooklyn Eagle] About the (Corporate) Nightmare on Smith Street [Gothamist] Checking Out the Flatbush Junction Project [Ditmas Park Blog] Checking Out 111 Kent Avenue [Brownstoner] Underground Railroad Buildings Were Connected [Duffield St. Underground] Designers […]

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There are a few more details on that condo project that is going to be developed in Gowanus by the Hudson Companies, which built the 33-story J Condos in Dumbo. Last month, we noted the sale of the property at 3rd Street and Bond for $7.75 million. The Brooklyn Eagle reported yesterday that the developer […]

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There are many interesting vehicles to be seen in Brooklyn and a large number are to be found on the streets of Williamsburg. We think of many of them as Hipster Cars, although they may or may not be. Hipster cars are either exceptionally beaten up (and possibly deliberately so), tagged up, stickered up or […]

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[Photo courtesy of shi11/flickr] The last time we took a look at the Floating Pool docked below Brooklyn Heights at the “Brooklyn Bridge Park Beach,” the line looked pretty abominable. Then again, it was a Sunday and it was hot. Regardless, the pool is hosting adult lap swim and water aerobics sessions in addtiion to […]

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Something is Wrong at Enid’s in Greenpoint (above) [Eater] RIP Red Deli [BK 11201] DeFonte’s in Red Hook Is Not Finished [Lost City] Flatbush Farm & the Farm on Adderley [New Yorker] Vinnies Pizzeria is a ‘Model for Changing Neighborhoods’ [11222] Check Out Golden Loaf Bakery in Crown Heights [Porkchop Express] New Black Mountain Wine […]

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What’s in a developer’s website? Well, it’s about the product that the developer is trying to sell. In the case of The Future of Coney Island, the Thor website with the very long name that’s hard to type, the image is now 1960s Groovy. We take zero credit for this find–that goes to the superb […]

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We got an email from one of the producers on Brian Lehrer‘s superb staff at WNYC asking us to put up a post about a fascinating experiment they need help doing, starting today. They’re asking listeners to count the number of SUVs on their block as a way of getting at how many gas guzzlers […]

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No, not that kind of Gawker. This kind of gawker. Our Greenpoint correspondent forwarded these images she’d captured in the neighborhood during a morning constitutional on Huron Street, where a crane is hard at work lifting material for 143 Huron, which may be one of the most glared at construction sites in all of Brooklyn. […]

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It’s been a relatively good week in terms of Brooklyn landmarking efforts making progress. As you’ve probably heard by now, McCarren Pool finally gained landmark status. In addition, the Sunset Play Center and Bath House were also landmarked. (That’s the interior pictured here.) The protected structures include all the pools at the Sunset Park facility, […]

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The mysterious story of the Park Slope Brownstone Bride continues to attract attention. We got an email and a call from an Inside Edition producer yesterday asking if we knew of any videos of the bride. We don’t. And, for all the people said to have taken photos of the incident, the only photos we’ve […]

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The City Council voted to approve a rezoning of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill that will make it harder to put up tall buildings on residential blocks in the two neighborhoods. The Council held a hearing on the plan on Monday and voted to pass it yesterday. The City Planning Commission had voted in favor […]

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Yesterday’s story about how Thor reached an advanced point of negotiation with Coney Island USA about selling a building to them and, then, backed off as the contract was about to be signed has provoked quite a reaction from the Coney Island crew via the Coney Island Message Board. The negative reaction to this latest […]

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