Our Greenpoint correspondent sent us this photo, which was the result of some meanderings around East Williamsburg and Bushwick. She didn’t get the exact address, but if you look at the photo you can understand anyone’s reluctance to approach the building permit on the construction fence. She writes: Look at the angle of that “chute” […]

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Only the smokestack is now left. Erin “Sniffy” Norris took these amazing photos of one of the last big pieces of the old Revere Plant in Red Hook being pulled to the ground. It remains unclear what developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities, which cleared the property, intend to with it, although they will likely […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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It’s relatively new to YouTube and very heavy on the irony, most of which is intended.

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and, especially on weekends, information. Photos: Almost October [Seriously Excited] Building on North 3rd [Blue Jake] Moore Street Market [Food of the Future/flickr] Waiting at the Bus Stop [Park Slope Street Photography] End of Wolcott Street [Atomische] Beasts [Lex’s Folly] Coney Americana [For the Love of Brooklyn/flickr] Not […]

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If you’re looking for reason to visit Coney Island or want a little something extra to do while you’re there, then consider this weekend’s Great Irish Fair to be it. It takes place in the parking lot next to KeySpan Park and includes a lot of food, drink and entertainment. You can check all the […]

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Park Slope, Brooklyn

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A “suspicious package” was found around 11AM this morning at the Seventh Avenue F Station in Park Slope, leading to the closure of the station and surrounding streets. Several blocks of both Seventh Avenue and Ninth Street were sealed off as was the station. We heard one officer describing the package as being about a […]

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Today, we are presenting the Department of Buildings Triathlon. You can view Event 1 (The Late Night Concrete Pour) here, and Event 2 (311 Calling) here. The Department of Buildings might want to get their Stop Work Order Patrol over to Bushwick. Our Greenpoint correspondent filed these photos of a new development at 100 Jefferson […]

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The city estimates it would cost $200 million to repair the long boardwalk that runs from Brighton Beach to Seagate. That information is in a story by Sarah Ryley in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. We’re not certain why the entire length of the boardwalk would need to be replaced, but the Parks Department estimates that […]

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Called 311 to complain about a construction-related problem–say, illegal after-hours work–lately? Some of GL’s readers have, and the results are not heartening. There were a number of comments yesterday in our item about people getting frustrated with making complaints to the Department of Buildings. We believe they are indicative of some, uh, problems with both […]

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Will a Prospect Heights Historic District be created soon? There’s no timetable, but the disrict is said to be “at the top of the list” of ones the Landmarks Preservation Commission is considering. The news was conveyed by Atlantic Yards Report: The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC), with the assistance of the Municipal Art […]

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This vid comes from the blog BQE Watch. It shows a stop sign at the Congress Street entrance to the BQE that is apparently invisible. It is funny in a danger to life and limb kind of way. The blogger writes, “This video shows a number of drivers who simply ignore this sign. It is […]

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That new street cleaning plan for the territory covered by Community Board 6–which includes Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Red Hook and Carroll Gardens–has been announced. Twice a week street cleaning is being eliminated in places that had it, and the three-hour time period for sweeping is being narrowed to 90 minutes. Plain English: Once a […]

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Wonder why people get insane about developments and the city’s lack of response? Try this little story, which was posted on newyorkshitty–which does a superb job of chronicling construction, safety and quality of life issues that should be of interest to a certain city agency. Here you go: Since 9:30 p.m. a cement mixer & […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: In the Zone on 21st Street? [Brownstoner] All of the Abolitionist Place Action [Duffield St. Underground] Bushwick Advertecture Attack [newyorkshitty] Piece of Ward Bakery Escapes Wrecking Ball [AYR] South Sloper Fights for Neighborhood [NYDN] The Wandering Stranger of Schermerhorn Street [Deep in the Heart of […]

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We were pleased to do a segment on the Brian Lehrer Show yesterday on WNYC. You can check out the segment here if you wish or simply click on the embed below. The entire segment runs about 17 minutes. We were on wearing our hat as an Editor of Curbed, and dealt with some questions […]

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We are certain that the irony of Prospect Heights residents and others getting together on a Sunday in September to clean up trash in part of the Atlantic Yards “footprint” is entirely intended. In any case, the work will take place this Sunday (9/23) from Noon-5PM along Pacific Street from Fifth Avenue to Vanderbilt. Volunteeers […]

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The 3rd Annual Green Brooklyn Conference is taking place today at Brooklyn Borough Hall from 11AM-4PM. Coordinated by Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, it’s billed as “Brooklyn’s largest showcase of green and sustainability issues, programs, and products.” The even is a fully day fair and symposium and “will feature workshops and discussions led by […]

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You will be hearing a lot about this, as it looks like the email went out to a long list of Brooklyn blogs: There will be a “Brooklyn Goes Vegetarian Week” from October 21-27. (Those crafty vegetarians know how to get word out better than some big companies and their PR firms.) Here are the […]

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Every year we enjoy this festival, which goes on all weekend with a variety of installations and performances around Dumbo. There are open studios, galleries and venues spread out over 27 blocks. More info to be posted soon, here at the Dumbo Arts Center.

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Thor Equities and developer Joe Sitt are said to have offered leases for the 2008 season to some Coney Island businesses. The development was reported yesterday on the Save Coney Island MySpace page and is reported in today’s papers. Jotham Sederstrom has coverage in today’s Daily News: It may not be the last ride for […]

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Demolition crews have shown up at the 5 Roebling Street in Williamsburg, the building that used to be a cabbage processing plant and gained the name the “Giant Fart Cloud Building” from advice blogger and writer Bad Advice. The story of what is to come there will be of interest for a number of reasons, […]

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We’ve got to say that we don’t have any personal experience with calling 311 to file a complaint with the Department of Buildings, but we do have experience with people that have done so and become frustrated in the process. There are those that claim they call to lodge a complaints about things like after-hours […]

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We have an opening and a closing to pass along in North Brooklyn. 1) Jimmy’s Diner is now open at 577 Union Avenue. It replaces Union Picnic, which closed. The menu run–no surprise–to diner food, with a lot of burgers and sandwiches on the menu. When we passed by on Sunday, there was a fairly […]

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