Earlier this year, the American Institute of Architects proposed “text amendments” to city zoning that have flown relatively under the radar could result in bulkier, taller buildings in areas of the city with certain zoning (including many Brooklyn neighborhoods). Aaron Brashear of Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights sent out an email over the weekend about […]

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Here’s all the detail you need about Blackpool, England, the coastal resort that is fascinating model for what Coney Island could be. It even comes with glitzy renovation plans.–Kinetic Carnival

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The Carroll Gardens “Public Forum” on landmarking is taking place tonight (11/19) at 6:30 PM in the auditorium at PS 58. The panel will be moderated by Robert Levine, who chairs the Landmarks Committee of Community Board 6. Written questions will be submitted to a panel, but it’s our understanding that there will not be […]

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The decrepit, rotting Coney Island boardwalk has claimed another victim. A woman in her sixties was walking on the rotting planks when her leg plunged through and she was injured. She is at least the eighth victim of the boardwalk in the last two year. Another lawsuit has been filed.–NYP

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Williamsburg’s Giant Fart Cloud Building is gone, collapsed into a heap of bricks and splintered wood on Roebling Street, across from the Roebling Oil Building (aka Warehouse 11). The Department of Buildings halted the demolition because it was going forward in an unsafe way. Blogger Bad Advice had emailed us last Thursday, saying that residents […]

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So, maybe it was a tad early, but there were Danish Christmas celebrations at two churches in Brooklyn Heights this weekend. “The scene was very wholesome, and could have been taking place in Duluth, Minnesota. Long tables with red paper tablecloths filled with families eating Danish delicacies. Said delicacies were served at another long table […]

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The ugly demolition of 5 Roebling in Williamsburg was halted by the Department of Buildings on Thursday. The Stop Work Order was for an unsafe demolition and for illegal mechanical demolition. On Friday and Saturday, workers were on the job removing scaffolding despite the Stop Work Order. Yesterday, we found the Stop Work Order itself […]

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Kensington residents petitioned Astoria Federal to plant some trees, but the bank has told the neighborhood to drop dead. “AF said don’t want to water them and they don’t have the “resources” to clean the garbage in the tree planters if and when it collects. They just have ‘no interest in that at all.’ Neat.–Kensington […]

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Bedford Avenue’s favorite fast food chain (well, only fast food chain, so far…) is closed. On Friday, Eater posted the Department of Health closing sticker on the front door and, yesterday, the metal grate was pulled tight. A quick look at the Department of Health site found that the Subway racked up 75 points during […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Cops Shoot & Kill Man in East New York Brandishing Broken Bottle [NYP] Cops Kill Man in Brooklyn Armed with Broken Bottle [NYT] See the 465 Dean Street Demolition [No Land Grab] City Finally Funds North Brooklyn Anti-Displacement Initiatives [Brooklyn 11211] Brooklyn Brewery Owner Steve […]

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The huge demolition site at 208 N. 10th in Williamsburg (aka 199-211 N. 9th Street and 489 Driggs) never fails to fill our Sunday with an opportunity to photograph a wide open and hazardous demolition site. This is the view yesterday. Which is not to be confused with this and this. We keep returning to […]

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There’s been a record $20 million land deal that could mean “the landscape of Sheepshead Bay is about to be changed forever.” The site could end up with a 100,000 square foot retail center.–GerritsenBeach.Net

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We love a fallen stop sign because they’re always a sign that life could become more random and edgy. This one is from Red Hook at an intersection with Beard Street where, fortunately, there isn’t much traffic for which to stop. We believe the sign went back up after the construction work on the corner […]

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Kevin Walsh and Forgotten New York turn their attention this week to Sunset Park and a new feature full of photographs. There’s a lot history on the page, but here’s a sample of Mr. Walsh’s analysis of the current state of things: Most local politicians and even many neighborhood residents will tell you that the […]

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A couple of weeks back, we noted the “Haulin’ Ass Sale” signs affixed to Lawanna’s, the latest in a line of businesses to depart the vicinity of Bedford Avenue and N. 6th Street. We caught them yesterday in mid-haul, with the store cleared out and all the info about the relocation, including the new spot(155 […]

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Let’s say you’re a tourist and you want to visit Brooklyn. Where to stay and what to do? Well, park your bags at Le Bleu in Gowanus, of course, and then do some walking tours.–Wall Street Journal via McBrooklyn

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On this somewhat gloomy Fall Sunday, we’re not sure a discussion of Gowanus Canal water quality–or of the long and uncertain time frame for cleaning things up–brightens things. Yet, here we are. Today’s Times considers the often reported topic of the canal’s water quality and a pending cleanup. The Times City Section story says, in […]

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There are several emails and communications to report in the Park Slope Pigeon Serial Killings situation. On Thursday night, the Brooklyn Paper published a story by editor Gersh Kuntzman–who had covered Park Slope pigeon killings in the 1980s. Several emails have subsequently hit our inbox. Two of them are from the “Pigeon Advocate” (PA) who […]

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It’s Sunday, which means we turn our attention once again to that sad-funny-strange world known as Craigslist Brooklyn Missed Connections. We settled on this one because it proves that missed connections can happen anywhere and at any time, including watching Mayor Bloomberg talk about Coney Island zoning at Gargiulo’s Restaurant: Brooklyn Coney Island Revitalization last […]

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This email was circulated yesterday via the Park Slope Parents group and sent along to us by a reader along with a couple of responses. It is written by a Kensington resident, occupying an apartment on a month-to-month basis, who may be losing her place. She says her landlord would like to evict her from […]

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We have no idea where this was shot in Brooklyn, but it’s from a group of recovered private photos passed along by our Greenpoint correspondent. The combination of flag, planes overhead and skywriting are classic.

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Given that it’s been the week of Red Hook and “degentrification,” we thought it appropriate to offer up some vids of the neighborhood.

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Brooklyn Brewery Founder’s Son, Sam Hindy, Killed Manhattan Bridge Bike Accident [NYT] Bodega Owner, Employees Beat Robber with Bat [7Online] Someone Shot at Seventh Avenue Pool Hall? [OTBKB] Red Hook Highlights [A Test of Will] Slave Theater at Center of Court Dispute [NYT] If You […]

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Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn

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Once a week, we like to highlight a few comments left by Gowanus Lounge readers during the previous seven days. Here’s a sampling of this week’s reader comments: Park Slope Pigeon Mania #2: Serial Killing Evidence Thrown Away. “It is people like “anonymous” who posted, “they should give the ‘vermin’ exterminator a medal” that remind […]

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