This interesting case of compromised signage comes from Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Someone made an effort to put that bag up there on the traffic sign, which is very, very high.

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It’s been a while since we posted about Park Slope Street Cats, so we’re happy to note they will be having a Fall Feral Fundraiser on November 10 from 7PM-11PM at Ripple Bar. Here’s a bit from PSSC’s blog: Your ticket includes a drink ticket and buffet style finger food as well as an automatic […]

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The Gowanus Whole Foods, which is far from being able to start construction, has opened its site to future examination. Put on some thick rubber boots, grab a camera and have a look at this environmentally-challenged lot.–Brownstoner

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Want to learn about the zoning and land use review process? The Fifth Avenue Committee is sponsoring workshops in early November. They are part of a series the group has been presenting. The workshops are called “Demystifying ULURP.” They are bilingual and there are two sessions, on Monday, Nov. 5th, 2-5 pm and on Tuesday, […]

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Park Slope moms writing emails on the Park Slope Parents Group are upset about people smoking in playgrounds. Are they going to form “vigilante anti-smoking squads”? How is this going to turn out?–OTBKB

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Mark down 2012 and 2013, give or take, a potentially very significant years for the Gowanus Canal. Last night, the Department of Environment Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers made presentations at a Community Board 6 Environment Committee meeting about the scope of the environmental problems in the Gowanus, the possible remedies and the […]

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We have two reports via Park Slope Parents emails about a big dog attacking and killing a small dog at the Dog Beach in Prospect Park yesterday. Both get at the issue of keeping big dogs on leashes. Apparently, a pit bull or pit bull mix attacked “a little long haired dachsund” in full view […]

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While it may not have the big money, demolition of a historic building sex appeal of 80 Metropolitan and its wide open public safety hazard construction site with the neatly stenciled fence, 158 India Street in Greenpoint has its own wander-in-and-play-in-the-dirt homespun appeal. The image comes courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent. It will be a […]

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Another Carroll Gardens Town Hall Meeting has been scheduled for November. The last one, on August 23, drew a large crowd to a small space at the Scotto Funeral Home. This one will be held in the auditorium at PS 58, which is on Carroll Street between Court and Smith. It is scheduled for Monday, […]

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Mayor Bloomberg will speak in Coney Island and about Coney Island on November 8 at a Brooklyn Business Luncheon sponsored by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Whether the mayor will deliver news about Coney Island rezoning and redevelopment or will expand on announcements that will have already been made is unknown. Key zoning recommendations that […]

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The upstairs neighbors have caved in my bathroom ceiling and throw liquids out the window. They’re drilling upstairs at 6AM. And, to top everything off, there are movie shoots all over the place.–Greenpointers

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As the huge demolition project undertaken by developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities in Red Hook approaches 11 months, the last remnant of the old Revere Sugar plant that is still visible from a distance is on its way down. These photos of the tall smokestack were taken this weekend, and a big crane is […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Vigil for Bicyclist Craig Murphey in Williamsburg [Metro] Canarsie HS Principal Receives Package with Noose [NYT] Canarsie Noose Sparks Hate Crime Investigation [Sun] More Atlantic Yards Flaws Highlighted by Newark Arena [AYR] Forest City Ratner’s New President [No Land Grab] Fighting the Bay Ridge Drug […]

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Sam Horine, one of our favorite local photographers–who does a masterful job of chronicling Brooklyn–is having an exhibition of his work from 2006 and 2007. It’s at the Garage Gallery, which is at 291 8th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The opening is on Saturday (10/27) from 8PM-10PM. Mr. Horine posts as f.trainer on […]

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What’s to be done when a property owner on Lefferts Avenue rips out a historic stoop, “which may end up lessening the block’s historic appeal and aesthetic”?–Across the Park

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Williamsburg’s Giant Fart Cloud Building has broken its last wind and is, in fact, being broken up as we speak. The Old Fart, which was a cabbage processing plant in its most recent iteration, is at 15 Roebling, and was so named by blogger Bad Advice because of its unique fragrance. Bad Advice is currently […]

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This rather tagged up “End” sign appears at the end of N. 3rd Street in Williamsburg, where it ends at the East River next to the Austin Nichols Warehouse, aka 184 Kent. We’ve always had a soft spot for “End” signs that mark what is most clearly the end. This sign is one of the […]

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FC 80 DeKalb Associates wants you to know they’re building a 34-story building and that it will be finished on March 31, 2009. Bruce Ratner (who is not identified on the sign) thanks you for your patience.–Brownstoner & Brit in Brooklyn

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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There’s nothing like a good postal rant (or two or three or four or five or six) to brighten the day. Today, we’ve got two, found on the Park Slope Forum at the always interesting brooklynian.com. Rant Number One: Everyone knows there’s ‘issues’ with our mail carriers in the slope. I’ve had it all: Lost […]

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While the 80 Metropolitan sales team was getting their sales office ready yesterday for its big opening this week, we found the 80 Met construction site was already having an open house. This is the gate on the N. 1st Street side of the site near Wythe Avenue. The good news is that they weren’t […]

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The Red Hook Harvest Festival, which took place at the Red Hook Community Farm on Saturday, was one of those events that brightens our day significantly. Call us odd, but we’re just amused to see hay everywhere, pumpkins and even some chickens and a goat in Red Hook. We’ve included a photo above and below, […]

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There are a few restaurant/cafe openings to report in Williamsburg: 1). Blackbird Parlour, which has been in the making at Bedford Avenue and N. 6th Street (197 Bedford) for some time, is now open (above). The menu is mostly coffee, tea and dessert, with about a dozen sandwiches and other dishes. It was surprisingly uncrowded […]

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This is the Ghost Bicycle set up in honor of 26-year-old Craig Murphey at the intersection of Union Avenue and Ten Eyck Street where he died. If the slideshow below (click on the right to advance) annoys you, you can go directly to our flickr set here. You can find a full photoset of the […]

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