We have dealt with the Greenpoint development that is best described as Crater Lake in the past. We posted about it in June and then posted the contractor’s explanation of why the spot became such a crap hole. Crater Lake is at 265 Eckford Street and a ten-story building with 18 apartment is supposed to […]

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First comes the rat removal. Then, comes the demolition or construction work. So, does the appearance of a crap load of rat poison trays at 360 Smith Street indicate that work is about to start?–Pardon Me for Asking

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If you’re interested in all the many issues concerning the present and future of the Gowanus Canal, there’s a Community Board 6 committee meeting tonight (10/22) at PS32 on Hoyt Street. The notice we got about it says: There will be a Presentation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York City […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Not Blaming the Victim in a Bicycle Tragedy [I’m Seeing Green] A Different Kind of Greenpoint Monitor Museum [New York Shitty] So, Would They Be the “Brooklyn Nets” [AYR] Death of a Park Slope Volvo Named Goldie [OTBKB] Bay Ridge Blogger Get Together [Luna Park […]

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A lot of people turned up for what was the last weekend of the vendors Red Hook Ballfields as they’ve existed. Even if the vendors are back next year, the scene will be very different. By then, Red Hook will be serving as a conduit for up to 50,000 cars a week traveling to and […]

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There’s nothing like a bunch of zombies riding their bikes from the Lower East Side, across the Manhattan Bridge to Fort Greene. The photos prove the point.–Brit in Brooklyn

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When we were taking photos of the corner, the vendor behind this fantabulous sidewalk store started shouting at us, “No pictures! No pictures!” We hadn’t been photographing her stand, so much as the corner of N. 7th and Bedford, which is the epicenter of the weekend sidewalk vending scene in the Burg. Regardless, here’s a […]

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Sunset Park is one of the many Brooklyn neighborhoods where an eventual rezoning is in play. To that end, several community meetings are coming up. They’re sponsored by Community Board 7, Council Member Sara Gonzalez and the Pratt Institute for Community Development. The first meeting is tonight (10/22) at 6:30PM. Here are details on the […]

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Remember “What’s the Hook?”, the summer photo project? As it turns out, nearly 900 photos–863 to be exact– were submitted to the flickr pool. Naturally, a whole bunch of them are very, very good.–What’s the Hook flickr Group

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We’ll be posting some photo of Halloween decorations between now and the big day. Today’s selection is from Williamsburg.

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We checked out the Red Hook Harvest Festival at the Red Hook Community Farm yesterday. It was a great, fun event and an excellent excuse to wander around a small neighborhood farm…in Brookyn. We’ll have a full photo set tomorrow.

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There was a ride and placement of ghostbike last night at the intersection of Union Avenue and Ten Eyck Street where 26-year-old Craig Murphey was killed in an accident on Thursday. There is a Candlelight Memorial Tonight. From the Williamsboard: This evening, Sunday Oct 21st we will meet at 9pm in Macri Park [on Union […]

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Usually our Sunday Craigslist Brooklyn Missed Connections are just that: the funny, sad or weird tales of ships passing in the long urban night of things that will never be. Today’s selection, though, isn’t a Missed Connection so much as social commentary about one of our favorite topics, the Park Slope Mommy. Here we go: […]

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Ever wonder about huge city blocks like the ones that would happen at Atlantic Yards after streets are “de-mapped”? Look at superblocks around the world and adjectives other than “super” might come to mind.–Built Environment Blog

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Here is a sampling of some of the comments left by GL readers during the last week: Last Weekend for the Red Hook Vendors. “And what’s wrong with that? Get some furniture, get some great food. Park @ Ikea, walk to the ballfields. Move on. Stop whining.” [Anonymous] Last Weekend for the Red Hook Vendors. […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Bensonhurst is the Jackson Heights of Brooklyn [NYT] Atlantic Yards Arena to Open in 2009? Really? [AYR] 209 1/2 Eckford Street is Illuminating [New York Shitty] Last Weekend Ever for Red Hook Vendors? [Gothamist] Dumbo Weekly Links [Dumbo NYC] Don’t Forget the Coney Island Creep […]

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Distribution of daffodils by the wonderful Daffodil Project started last weekend in Manhattan and Queens, but it’s coming to Brooklyn next weekend. The daffodils are free, but they have to be planted in a public place like a tree well. A distribution of free daffodils by New Yorkers for Parks will take place on Saturday, […]

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Craig Murphey, one of the people killed riding a bike in Brooklyn last week, had a small photoblog that offers a poignant window on a life cut tragically short.–LOOK IT!

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Here’s a selection of random Brooklyn-related YouTube vids for your Sunday viewing pleasure.

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We missed this in our sleepy Saturday morning reader yesterday, but the New York Times featured a development story from Sheepshead Bay that could serve as a Poster Child for everything that is wrong with the (non) regulation of development and construction in Brooklyn. It’s about a six-story condo development called Homecrest that’s going up […]

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When Union Street goes geopolitical, it does so with style. To wit: “If Iraq Attacks Turkey from the Rear, Will Greece Help?” See the photo of this interesting sign.–Err(or) Ink.

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That awful storm on August 8 that spawned the Bay Ridge Tornado, also resulted in a whole lot of crap going into the Gowanus Canal and New York Bay. Poop Culture author Dave Praeger sent us an email pointing us toward a blog entry he’s just done. Most of it deals with the grotesque, yet […]

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We’re not saying that the situation pictured above at 291 Devoe Street in East Williamsburg is not safe. There appear to be safety harnesses and ropes in place. All we can say is it appears to potentially not be the most secure thing we’ve ever seen. The photo and the information are from our Greenpoint […]

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As you may know, two bicyclists in Brooklyn were killed in accidents within hours of each other this week. While the news media has provided basic details, Streets Blog posted the best account of the tragedy’s meaning and its impact on the many people in the community that knew the cyclists that were killed. We […]

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Sunday is the last day for the beloved vendors at the Red Hook Ball Fields to serve up food this season. If you’ve never been or if you want another fix, today and tomorrow are it. The future of the enterprise is up in the air. The vendors have been under siege all year. First, […]

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