This is the new jazz club and restaurant in Red Hook on Beard Street that will be known as Mordecai’s. It will occupy the space that once was Lillie’s and have Ikea as its neighbor across the street. Work is progressing, albeit slowly. We found its recent doored, yet door-less, state amusing.

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Looking for a building that could compete for being the poster child for what ails the system that is supposed to regulate construction? It appears that 143 Huron Street in Greenpoint is in the running. We will get to the narrative from our Greenpoint Correspondent in a moment. First, however, we will note that it […]

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To get a sense of how much housing and how many people the New Domino project would add to Williamsburg, simply look at the map above. It comes from a post on Wild Green Yonder by Adam Brock. We reproduce it here, because it shows the impact in a graphic way. Simply put, New Domino […]

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It appears that the interesting tenure of City Planning Commission member Dolly Williams, who is an appointee of Borough President Marty Markowitz, may be numbered according to Jotham Sederstrom writing in today’s Daily News. You might associate Ms. Williams’ name because she had to recuse herself from voting on the Atlantic Yards project because of […]

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There are many Karl Fischer buildings rising on Roebling Street in Williamsburg. Well, actually, three currently in progress, one of which is the Roebling Oil Building at N. 11th and Roebling. This is his building at N. 8 and Roebling, 63 Roebling, which is diagonally across the street from a completed Fischer, on what we […]

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We’ve noted it before, but we’ll note again after getting an email from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden that their 15th Annual Chile Pepper Fiesta will take place on Sunday, Sept. 30 from Noon-6PM. we’ve been to the festival a couple of time, and it can be a bit crowded under the tent where the food […]

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If you like dogs and/or cats, this one’s for you: There will be a “Dog Parade and Kitty Carnival” with pet adoption opportunities in J.J. Byrne Park in Park Slope on Saturday (9/29) from Noon-6PM. The event is sponsored by State Sen. Eric Adams and will include clowns, magicians, live music, food and prizes for […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Would Jane Jacobs Approve of Atlantic Yards? [AYR] Nightmarish Accident on Atlantic Avenue [NYP] Domino Landmarking in the Press [WPA] Newtown Creek Nature Walk Opens Saturday. Really. [amNY] 263-240 Atlantic Ave. Update [110 Livingston] Clooney and Pitt Trailers in Brooklyn Heights [Brooklyn Heights Blog] What […]

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Today’s specimen, which has gotten a little turned around, comes to us (as usual) from Williamsburg. Say what you will, but this doesn’t look like damage from truck traffic to us. The alteration seems a little too deliberate.

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These pics of street are in Williamsburg had to go together. They’re from Williamsburg, of course, actually within a half-block of each other.

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[Photo courtesy of Sandra Cheng] A GL reader sent this pic of the Northside Piers tower on the Williamsburg waterfront that was on fire about twenty minutes this morning. Williamsburg blogger INSIJS alerted everyone to the story and quickly posted a photoset on flickr. No word on cause, but it appears to have been extinguished […]

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There have been a number of cars set on fire in Park Slope and Gowanus in the last week, mostly on Sixth Streets. Some of the torchings have occurred between Fourth and Fifth Avenue and some between Third and Fourth Avenues, making them Gowanus arsons rather than Park Slope ones. Our friends at Brownstoner posted […]

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The main buildings of the old Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg were landmarked yesterday in a vote that was, ultimately, a formality. As it’s one of the very few preservation victories in North Brooklyn recently, we should be jumping up and down and cheering. The buildings weren’t demolished before anyone moved to landmark them, for […]

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Okay, the Barclays Center wouldn’t be in the front yard of this little yellow house on Dean Street, it would be across the street. Actually, one of the tall buildings attached to the arena would be across from across the street from this little 474 Dean. We’ve seen these kinds of juxtapositions before, but in […]

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We keep returning to the area around Berry, N. 10th and N. 11th Streets because of all the ongoing construction. This is the view behind 55 Berry. The building under construction is 125 N. 10th Street. It offers a case in point about why one should always carefully check out all the neighborhood construction possibilities […]

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Windsor Terrace residents have apparently started a petition drive to “demonstrate the desire to have the owner of the C-Town on 9th St, Steven Reifinger, buy the Key Food Supermarket onProspect Ave. in Windsor Terrace. The Key Food is currently up for sale and will be available for public purchase if no other Key Food […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Alternate “Jacobsian” Unity Plan for Vanderbilt Yards [AYR] Unity 2007 Photos [No Land Grab] Signs of Life at 333 Carroll? [Brownstoner] Some Refurbishment on Tap for Brooklyn Bridge [Sun] Tonight Show Set Being Auction to Help Brooklyn Program [NYDN] Great Moments in Greenpoint Siding, As […]

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Here are links to coverage of yesterday’s Domino Sugar landmarking vote: Landmark Status is Approved for Domino Refinery in Brooklyn [NYT] LPC Designates Domino Sugar Factory [Historic Districts Council Newsstand] Old Domino Sugar Refinery is Now a Landmark [CityRoom] Domino Sugar Factory Landmarked [amNY] Sweet Success [NYP] BREAKING! LPC Approves Historic Designation for Domino [Brownstoner] […]

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One of the fun things about the fall (in recent years) is the Coney Island Film Festival. Here’s a reminder that the 7th Annual Coney Island Film Festival is coming up this weekend, from Friday through Sunday (9/28-30). It will take place at Sideshows By The Seashore and The Coney Island Museum, which are located […]

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The Open House New York locations won’t be released until this weekend, but the identities of some of them are coming out. In this case, the well-oiled Prospect Park publicity machine sent out an email blast announcing that “three of Prospect Park’s architectural treasures, the Litchfield Villa, Lefferts Historic House and the Soldiers and Sailors […]

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There’s a free series of “Media Literacy Workshops” coming up in October and November at the Park Slope Y on Ninth Street. They’re sponsored by the Learning About Multimedia Project (The LAMP). There are three different workshops. Workshop 1 takes place on Saturday, October 6 from 9AM-12 Noon and will offer family members the opportunity […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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If you haven’t already heard, let us be the second or third to tell you that several important buildings that were part of the old Domino Plant in Williamsburg were landmarked today. The vote by the Landmarks Preservation Commission was devoid of drama. The developers had even endorsed landmarking the main building (which for preservation […]

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A reader forwarded a couple of Park Slope emails to us dealing with issues of crime and graffiti. The first email says that burglaries have increased recently in Park Slope (there a community meeting tonight at 7:30 at the 78th Precinct at Bergen and Flatbush) and that there have been about 12 break ins in […]

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If you’ve wandered around Williamsburg during the last week or so, you’ve noticed some “Condoburg” graffiti here and there. This week, some posters with a humorous anti-development theme have been added. Most of those here are on Bayard Street on the fencing around the Ikon development on the strip we named Karl Fischer Row. The […]

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