Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Nature: Gowanus Nursery Under Threat [Flatbush Gardener] Arborcide on Boerum Place [110 Livingston] Cool Clinton Hill Trees [Clinton Hill Blog] Not Nature: The Coney Island-Atlantic Yards Developer Contrast [AYR] Develop Don’t Destroy Fundraiser with Local Writers on Sept. 15 [No Land Grab] Will Boymelgreen’s Crest […]

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Apple picking and getting “up close and personal” with hawks are on the list of activities for Prospect Park this fall. We’ll let the Prospect Park Alliance explain: Prospect Park has two great weekends of fun and education lined up for kids of all ages. September 15 – 16, it’s apple picking time during the […]

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The Red Hook waterfront is happening in September. For starters, you can enjoy the Red Hook Discovery Kayaking and Shoreline Cleaning on a number of days, including: Saturday, September 8 (1:00pm-5:00pm)Friday, September 14 (6:00pm-8:00pm)Sunday, September 23 (10:00am-2:00pm)Wednesday, September 26 (6:00pm-8:00pm) You can take a canoe or kayak out for up to 20 minutes within the […]

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We continue our feature of signage that’s been altered, obliterated and otherwise compromised with this No Parking sign from Williamsburg. Why? Because we like the fish stickers.

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You might remember that Thor Equities and developer Joe Sitt reneged in July on an agreement to sell one of Coney Island’s oldest buildings to Coney Island USA to expand its museum. According to Mr. Zigun, discussions were at the contract stage for a $2.1 million purchase (which would have produced a $1 million profit […]

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Yesterday, of course, was the 40th annual West Indian American Day Parade on Eastern Parkway. It’s quite the spectacle if you’ve never taken it in. We have a small flickr set of photos from yesterday and you can check out the flickr stream of “west indian parade” tagged photos here and “brooklyn carnival” tagged photos […]

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We took in Dick Zigun’s “State of Coney Island” remarks on Sunday (and held them until everyone was back from the long weekend today). We summarize them in another post above, but here are some video excerpts for those of you that are interested.

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We looked up on Union Avenue on Sunday to find workers at 525 Union Avenue climbing up the scaffolding and the sounds of power saws, hammering and other construction noise emanating from within. This is only interesting in that 525 Union‘s Sunday work had been tormenting parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and has […]

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1) The bodega on the corner of N. 6th and Bedford has been toast for a few weeks as reported by A Test of Will, but the new management isn’t losing any time turning it into a new space. We caught the gates up and work underway inside. By the looks of the display cases, […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. West Indian Parade: Labor Day Carnival: Daytime Edition [Brit in Brooklyn] West Indian Summer [NYP] West Indian Parade Draws More Than a Million [NYDN] Man Shot Twice at West Indian Parade [Sun] Reveler Shot in Leg at West Indian Day Parade [AP/Metro] Labor Day/End of […]

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Sometimes, when you see buildings frequently, they tend to become part of the landscape and escape close attention. That’s one of the reasons we really love Forgotten New York’s forays into different neighborhoods. Take FNY’s brand new page on Eighth Avenue in Park Slope. There is probably fresh information there for even those who are […]

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Now that September is upon us, there are a number of Brooklyn waterfront and water-related activities worth noting. We begin with our favorite body of water, the Gowanus, where Gowanus bacChANAL 2007 takes place on September 21 from 5PM-9PM. According to the Gowanus Dredgers, which hosts the annual party, “Billy Bones, the ‘Friendly Pirate’ will […]

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[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] In case you are somehow unaware, the West Indian Carnival takes place today along Eastern Parkway. The parade starts at 11AM near Rochester and Eastern Parkway and doesn’t end until 6PM. The wrap up point is at Grand Army Plaza, and there’s a stage at the Brooklyn Public Library. […]

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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[Photo courtesy of Runs with Scissors/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn related information and images. Happy Labor Day and Happy Carnival Day! J’Ouvert: Labor Day Early Edition [Brit in Brooklyn] West Indian American Carnival Day [Gothamist] Ratner Goes Caribbean [AYR] Happy Labor Day from Greenpoint [newyorkshitty] Labor Pangs [Right in Bay Ridge] Moving […]

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The official last day of the summer season wouldn’t be complete without some Coney Island videos. Here are some new ones recently posted to the YouTube. Enjoy.

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Here on this gorgeous Labor Day when it’s hard to sit by a computer, are a few vids related to different Brooklyn topics that have been uploaded to the YouTube in the last couple of days.

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Here’s a pretty video of Coney Island at night from the Astrotower, that includes the Friday night fireworks as seen from above.

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We don’t know if there are more bicycle-related Brooklyn Missed Connections on Craigslist this week or if we just noticed them more. By our count, however, there were 13 this week. Like this one: cute girl on track bike with deep V’s, ATM bedford/N7th sat.night – m4w – 32 i don’t know if the girl […]

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This art piece–at least that’s what we hope it is–is (was) in the lot in front of the closed gas station at N. 7th and Berry in Williamsburg. Interesting, no? Maybe one of the big new condos wants to use it in one of their Williamsburg ad campaigns.

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If you’re inside and sitting at your computer at some point on this gorgeous Labor Day Weekend Sunday, then you might consider giving 5:20 to this vid posted on YouTube. Or not.

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Here’s a selection of some of the Brookvids we created and produced over the last year for your viewing pleasure.

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Here are a few comments left by GL readers during the past week: Noo! Park Slope Maggie Moo’s Closes. “Possibly, Maggie Moo’s closed there because their ice cream is terrible. Now if only someone could do something about the laundromat at 7th Ave and 1st St. that has seen new dryers sitting in the middle […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Still Doing After-Hours Work at 154 West Street in Greenpoint [newyorkshitty] New Carroll Street Condo Not Completely Offensive [Lost City] Found in Crown Heights [Found in Brooklyn] Ditmas Park Links [Ditmas Park Blog] Chain Druggery on Myrtle Avenue [Myrtle Minutes] Tillies September Events [Clinton Hill […]

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