Those of you who were thinking that the nice thing about being in Brooklyn during the last week of August instead of at the beach is that you can park your car any place you freakin’ want, think again. The fun people at Law & Order have something in store for you tomorrow (8/30) on […]

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What would a week be without more intrigue concerning that controversial building at 360 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens? The emails making the rounds yesterday concerned who is (and isn’t) invited to a meeting with developer Billy Stein scheduled to take place this evening at Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s office. One of the local groups that […]

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We were super happy to find Mural vs. Condo, a new blog being produced out of Sunset Park, which is a Brooklyn community with a lot of important issues and news, but that has not had a great deal of blogging voices. A quick glance at Mural vs. Condo’s latest post told us about an […]

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We’re not sure why there seem to be a profusion of bikes with baskets doubling as trash receptacles around the Williamsburg, right now. Although, we might conclude that if you own a bike and you’re going to lock it up, especially on Bedford, you might think about deleting the basket. Our other conclusion is that, […]

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The big Ikea box on Beard Street keeps getting bluer and bluer and the formerly narrow cobblestone street is getting wider. You can see both things going on in these photos, which show the Ikea blue is now visible from all over. (We’re especially liking the view across the Thor Equities demolition zone known as […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Is Music Hall of Williamsburg Really Going to be Ready in a Week? [INSIJS] Check Out the Rendering of the New Duffield Street Hotel [Brownstoner] Crumbling Infrastructure and the Bad Example of Atlantic Yards [AYR] Media Wakes Up About Columbia Street [Lost City] Celebrating a Car-Free […]

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[“Dead End” courtesy of I’mjustsayin/flickr]Who knows how this Dead End sign on Kent Avenue, poignantly backed by a Stop sign, was undone. Truck. Construction. Vandalism. The pic was posted on flickr by Williamsburg blogger INSIJS, who emailed us the following description: “Both a Dead End and a Stop sign…they died together in tragic slumber like […]

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[Photo courtesy of Nathan Kensinger Photography]Nate Kensinger, who is one of the local photographers with a talent for going places that we wouldn’t crawl or venture into, not to mention climb, takes us into a 1914-vintage abandoned rail tunnel in East New York with his latest post on his Nathan Kensinger Photography photoblog. The post […]

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If you’re unfamiliar with the neighborhood that could end up standing in the shadows of Bruce Ratner and Frank Gehry’s Atlantic Yards towers, you owe yourself a get acquainted tour of Prospect Heights. Via No Land Grab, we found news of a great tour being offered by the Municipal Art Society on Saturday, September 15 […]

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That Williamsburg group that has floated the idea of turning the old Domino Sugar Plant into an art museum have put up a website to push the idea. The current proposal, of course, suggests up to 2,400 units of housing and buildings up to 30 and 40 stories tall. The old plant itself would be […]

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So, we’re guessing you may not watch much Home and Garden TV (HGTV). That’s why we’re mentioning tonight’s (8/29) broadcast of a segment that will include one of Brooklyn’s more interesting architectural curiosities. It’s the “Sugar Cube House” AKA the “Cube House” in Sea Gate, the gated community that is at the end of Coney […]

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God, Nooooooooo! Not the Park Slope Maggie Moo’s. As you can see from the signage, the Park Slope Maggie Moo’s has gone to the big frozen dairy treats factory in the sky. Strolling Seventh Avenue yesterday evening, we watched as a woman crossed Second Street and pumped her fist angrily at the gated ice cream […]

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We. Have. No. Idea. All we know is that someone taped up “Lost Bunny” signs on Bedford Avenue with this person’s photo and that this he was marching up and down the street. We’re betting that it was a marketing or promotion effort like everything turns out to be, but holding out hope that it […]

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A GL reader who caught this interesting scene at the Red Hook Ball Fields where the vendors are under siege by the Parks Department, sent us a link to the YouTube vid he shot that was part of a short being produced by Red Bucket Films. So, now, the Red Hook Vendors have to contend […]

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Last week, Brownstoner’s Gabby Warshawer offered a look at the demolition activity underway at the environmentally-challenged Whole Foods site in Gowanus, noting that a promised Spring 2008 opening seems a bit optimistic at this point. When we strolled over to have a look for ourselves, we found the entire building that adjoins the little body […]

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Broolinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Transportation: Why Does the MTA Give Google Its Schedule Data, but Not Us? [onNYTurf] The Joy of the G, Continued [11222] When Do You Need the G? [Save the G] New Prospect Park Car Restriction Begins [Streets Blog] Not Transportation: Revised 421-a Ratner Clause Reduces […]

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With all the attention that’s been paid to the Austin Nichols Warehouse at 184 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, it’s worth noting that early work is underway on the significant alteration and conversion of the building to more than 300 luxury apartments. The big steel door in the front of the building has been removed and […]

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We got an invite from the Red Hook Community Justice Center Photography Project about its second annual photography exhibit, which takes place on Wednesday (8/29). Called “The Eyes of New York Final Exhibition,” it takes place from 5:30PM to 7:30PM at the Red Hook Community Justice Center, which is located at 88 Visitation Place in […]

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We snapped this photo on Sunday afternoon simply to capture some small changes on the “Faile Wall” on N. 6th Street between Wythe and Kent. Then, yesterday, upon returning from a summer blogging hiatus, our friend INSIJS reported that demolition started yesterday on this site. Definitely check out INSIJS’ full post, which includes some interesting […]

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[Photo courtesy of Von Roberts] There are two interesting Red Hook stories on our list today. The first story comes from the archive section of City Limits magazine, which reaches back 20 years to a story that puts today’s Red Hook in an interesting context. (It was titled “Red Hook: Gloom with a View.”) It […]

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The photo above came to us from Williamsburg’s only dating advice and real estate development blogger, Bad Advice. She came across this tangled mess of “Caution Gas Line Buried Below” yellow tape on Roebling Street in Williamsburg. She writes: I found this snarl of “warning gas line below” tape on Roebling between N. 10th and […]

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The historic Childs Restaurant building on the boardwalk in Coney Island hasn’t hosted more events this summer, but it’s looking cleaned up and is sporting the signage of Taconic Investment, the big developer that continues to fly beneath the controversy radar in Coney. Taconic opened the wonderful old building for the Mermaid Parade Ball back […]

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So much Brooklyn hipster content the last few days. There are videos like the Hipster Olympics and Hipster are the New Jocks. And, of course, there’s yesterday’s Missed Connection anti-hipster hate crimes gem. We believe the vid below is a satire. We think. Related Post:Disconnected in Brooklyn: I Was Protesting Anti-Hipster Hate Crimes

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A few tidbits of information about the big planned Public Place development on that highly toxic site along the Gowanus Canal that was home to a manufactured gas plant surfaced during that Carroll Gardens “Town Hall” meeting on Thursday night. Among the groups interested in submitting RFPs are non-profits such as the Fifth Avenue Committee, […]

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It’s time for one of our regular check ins on our dear old friend the Roebling Oil Building, which sits atop the gone, but not forgotten, Roebling Oil Field. As the R.O.B. has taken shape and reached its maximum state of expression, its full height and scale has become quite clear. This baby, which is […]

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