Look for some significant discussion of that controversial building at 360 Smith Street tonight as developer Billy Stein presents the plans to residents at the monthly meeting of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association (CGNA). According to Tom Gray, who is Council Member Bill de Blasio‘s District Manager and who has sent out word of the […]

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Here is 90 N. 5th Street in Williamsburg at about 11:30 yesterday morning. While it’s on an industrial block, we’ll note that people live about a half-block away. Six complaints about the building have been lodged with the Department of Buildings, some having to do with–you guessed it–work after-hours and on weekends. Back in March, […]

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Once again, 525 Union Avenue was a busy place yesterday. The regularity of the Sunday work (so predictable that you can set your watch by it) and the total lack of attention to it by the Department of Buildings is starting to seriously bore us. It also makes us think the Bloomberg Administration should simply […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: What Will a New Atlantic Yards Design Bring? [AYR] Updated Atlantic Yards Design Coming [NYT] Tourist Dies from Broken Neck on Cyclone [NYP] The Park Slope Corn Stalks Down the Block [NYT] Who Killed This Tree? [11222] For Rent in Kensington [Kensington Brooklyn] Yvette Clarke […]

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden? No, Williamsburg green wall. Specifically, the wall outside of the club Oulu in Williamsburg. Last time we checked, it was lush and green. When we wandered past yesterday, we found it lush and green, with purple and yellow highlights. It turns out the plants in the wall are now blooming, giving us […]

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We came across this post over at the brooklynian site about a contest for photos of of Green-Wood Cemetery. The submission period runs through Sept. 14 and the photos thar are selected will be used in the Green-Wood Historic Fund’s magazine, The Arch. Photos would be from summer/fall 2007 or summer 2007. Here’s the post, […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Gowanus Lounge Analysis: Astroland in Coney Island opens today at noon, for what may be its last day ever. In an era of theme parks and corporate merchandising of amusements, it is a simple and charming anachronism, a reminder of an era whose time has gone. Astroland is the State Fair Midway and the carnival […]

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Today is Astroland’s closing day. The park opens at Noon and a demonstration calling on Thor Equities to keep the park open for another year is scheduled to start at the time. There will be Mariachis on the boardwalk from 4PM-6PM and the Hungry March Band will play at 6PM. Expect a crowd and reporters. […]

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It’s Sunday, which bring us, inevitably, to our Brooklyn Craigslist Missed Connection of the week. Here is this week’s choice: you honed in on my flaxseed oil conversation on manhattan avenue – m4w – 34 earlier today, friday. you were cute, ebullient and good natured, and i appreciated your ability to to openly smile and […]

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A special GL correspondent with a sharp eye for detail, sent us this photo of a Department of Environmental Protection vehicle parked next to the Roebling Oil Field/Roebling Oil Building. He writes that “It isn’t the easiest to tell from this photo but he is actually sleeping. Sound Asleep! Kind of symbolic, huh?” Very. We […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Don’t Rock the Boat in Red Hook, Watch the Opera [NYT] Rally to Save Coney Island’s Astroland [Gothamist] Last Blast for Astroland Buffs as Ride Ends [NYDN] Astroland Park [classicgrrrl79/flickr] A Development Moratorium Resolution? [Carroll Gardens Petition] Brooklyn Hipsters vs. Manhattan Hipsters [NYP] The Sea […]

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Here’s a sampling of some of the comments left by GL readers during the last week: Terrier Menaced by Skateboard & What’s Up With Bicyclists? “…something I’ve been really trying to do lately is follow the rules of the road; stopping at traffic lights, yielding to peds, riding with traffic etc. At the end of […]

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On its last day of the season–and, possibly forever, if developer Joe Sitt does not agree to a one-year extension on its lease–here are a whole bunch of videos from the YouTube of Astroland.

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Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn

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There are some things you can’t make up. It turns out that, last night, the person known as “Art Dog,” who is behind much of anti-development wall art at the Second Place exit of the Carroll Street subway stop was spotted by the police. (The signage, of course, protests the pending development at 360 Smith […]

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A GL reader sent along a photo of a fascinating truck that’s been spotted parked in Park Slope “with an installed greenhouse in its bed.” She wrote: I looked around for some sort of logo, but this appears to be the project of an individual Brooklynite. My assumption is that this person missed their backyard […]

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There is an important update in the still developing story of the roster of the Thor Equities Coney Island team. You might recall that, on Wednesday, Lee Silberstein of the Marino Organization, which has handled public relations for the embattled Coney Island redevelopment plan, let people know that he was no longer on the Thor […]

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The timing is weird, given that the tornado spawning storm that hit Brooklyn occurred a month ago, but President Bush has finally signed a disaster declaration for Brooklyn. It makes residents eligible to apply for federal and state disaster assistance. Those who suffered damage or losses from the severe storms and flooding are encouraged to […]

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This is a poster for tomorrow’s “One More Year for Astroland” protest. There are several others. Brit in Brooklyn has posted PDFs of the poster that can be downloaded and printed out. The event is tomorrow, 9/9 at Noon, at Astroland.

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Images:Brooklyn Exchange Church (above) [seriously excited!]Gold on Coney Island Avenue [Atomische]Laundromat [No Words_Daily Pix/OTBKB]Carnival Creature Desktop [Brit in Brooklyn]Umbrella on the Pier [Park Slope Street Photography] Not Images:Remember, Brownstoner’s Salvagefest is Today [Brownstoner]Bodega Shuttered for “Illegal Activity” [Racked]Preserving Local Business [Brit in Brooklyn]Swimming Under the Brooklyn Bridge? [NYC Swim via McBrooklyn]First West Nile Bite in […]

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We’ve been busy over at Curbed this week. Here’s a sampling of this short post-Labor Day week’s output over there: Karl Fischer Friday #1: Growth Atop Ikon Takes Shape (above) Karl Fischer #2: The Fischer Collection Here’s a $100K Brooklyn Condo Carroll Gardens Walls & Sidewalks Get Political Burg’s 55 Berry is Lonely No More […]

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Here is a set of photos posted on flickr by photographer dubsyuhs called Coney Island: Day and Night that caught our eye. They’re worth a look.

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Yesterday, we noted in a post on Curbed that Thor Equities and developer Joe Sitt had parted company with spokesperson Lee Silberstein and the Marino Organization. It was unclear who had initiated the split. This morning we can report, based on a tip from another reliable source, that Thor has also parted ways with Kramer […]

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You’ve probably heard the news already that the Red Hook vendors season was extended yesterday by the Parks Department to run through October 21. The temporary permits under which they’ve been operating would otherwise have expired tomorrow. The Parks Department had promised to extend the season after a widespread outcry, but waited until the last […]

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