We ran a version of this installment of our GL Brooklyn Holiday Gift Guide last year and decided to update it and run it again. It includes a very selective list of memberships in or donations to Brooklyn organizations or Brooklyn-based groups that would make cool holiday gifts: Coney Island USA. A basic Coney Island […]

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Behold the requisite Carroll Gardens decorative elements: Virgin Mary, dead plants, fake flowers, empty plastic detergent bottles and, of course, a cement donkey.–Pardon Me for Asking

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We have no idea who created these displays by two of the bridges over the Gowanus Canal, although we’re certain someone does know and that they might tell us. We noticed both for the first time recently and know that wood with the Goofy, Donald Duck and other cartoon figures wasn’t there a week or […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Looking at the New Rental High Rise Planned Near BAM [Brownstoner] Ward Bakery Demolition Porn [No Land Grab] The Crappy Man [New York Shitty] The Beginning of Carroll Gardens [Pardon Me for Asking] New Union Market About to Arrive in South Slope [Sun] Local Bed-Stuy […]

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The organizers of the Park Slope Snowflake Celebration, which takes place tonight, have certainly succeeded in getting the word out. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate or, at least, not deter people from taking advantage of the 150 shops, restaurants and cafes that will be open late or offering specials tonight. Participating shops will be open […]

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“The corner stores are sold out of flour, the fabulous/kitchy over-the-top decorations are up on Windsor Place…” Check out some of the photos.–Icky in Brooklyn

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We have very mixed feelings about this post as it concerns New Year’s Eve and mulching one’s Christmas Tree and it’s only December 12. However, in the interest of disseminating information, even if it makes us sad (we haven’t even bought our tree), here it is: New Year’s Eve FireworksDecember 31 at Grand Army Plaza […]

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Luxe real estate marketer Elizabeth Stribling on Brooklyn: “I would say that, as you know, Brooklyn is a hot borough; and I think that the typical buyer is a young person who wants perhaps a little more sizzle in their steak for their purchase price. I think that Brooklyn is a fun community.”–NY Observer

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Want a way to buy from local designers and to do a good deed at the same time? Then, consider doing some holiday shopping at the Brooklyn Indie Market on Smith Street on Saturday and Sunday (12/15 and 12/16). The designers will be donating up to 15 percent of their receipts to benefit at-risk families […]

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Joel Cohen, aka The Sticker Dude, is showing some of his work at ART 101 in Williamsburg. The show runs from December 14 through 23. The email we got said, in part: Joel S. Cohen, collects artwork, puns, aphorisms, -the visual and verbal symbols, aesthetic moods and graphic social commentaries that surround us. After stripping […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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“The deal does nothing to counter the notion that DOB (or at least the Brooklyn office) exists to protect developers, contractors and architects, rather than to regulate construction and enforce zoning rules.”–Brooklyn 11211

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of a special GL friend]

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There are more developments in the long, tortured case of Williamsburg’s infamous Finger Building, the rusting steel hulk that has loomed over N. 7th and N. 8th Streets for more than two years. The obscure, but powerful, Bureau of Standards and Appeals (BSA) ruled yesterday that the permit for a ten-story Finger (aka 144 N […]

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In what could be good news for preservationists and bad news for advocates of tearing down the buildings on Brooklyn’s Admiral’s Row, a Federal study has found that the historic buildings still have “an extremely high level of integrity” and that they could be saved. The price tag, however, could be up to $20 million. […]

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Demolition permits to level Red Hook’s iconic Revere Dome were issued on December 6, 2006. A couple of days later, crews working for developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities were on site starting prep work for the big tear down. The job continued through the winter, spring, summer and into the fall. (For those with […]

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We know that parks, geese and the stuff that they leave behind are no strangers. Yet, upon entering East River State Park in Williamsburg we were rather stunned by the sheer volume of goose crap on the grounds. We don’t know if it’s more goose crap than we’ve ever seen in one place at one […]

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Normally, we run a Missed Connection post from Craigslist on Sunday, but our Greenpoint correspondent sent this item our way from Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg. Michael, if you’re out there, do call.

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In today’s “no kidding” moment, the New Jersey Nets have finally admitted that the Atlantic Yards arena won’t be ready for the 2009-2010 season. They’re now saying that the goal is to be in the venue sometime in 2010. Assuming, of course, that the way is legally cleared.–NYT

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A special GL correspondent who has been responsible for many of the holiday images we’ve been sharing recently has supplied us with a lovely set of photos of wreaths around Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights. They make for a great little slide show, which is embedded below.

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“According to a couple of sources, 7th street between 2nd and 3rd aves will soon be home to a new musical venue run by the good folks at union hall.” The moves seems to makes sense for a number of reasons, including noise complaints at their current location on Union Street.–Food of the Future

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The Edge may be a huge hole in the ground with pile driving and other activity right now, but here’s a screen cap of its updated web page. The sales office at N. 6 and Kent Avenue in Williamsburg is opening in March and, by then, there should be loads of fascinating renderings and marketing […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Another Karl Fischer at S. 4th and Bedford [Brownstoner] City Council Formally Approves Domino Landmarking [NYP] Thor Fences Back Up in Coney [Kinetic Carnival] Early Christmas at 1000 Manhattan in Greenpoint [New York Shitty] Grand Army Plaza Concept is “Brilliantly Obvious” [Streets Blog] New Flatbush […]

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Tonight (12/12), Coney Island historian Charles Denson will be doing a presentation about the “Genesis of the Coney Island History Project” at the American Folk Art Museum. (You can learn more about the Coney Island History Project by clicking here.) Mr. Denson, who is the author of Coney Island Lost and Found, “will discuss the […]

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Want to joint a Community Board (well, Community Board 6) Committee? Your time has arrived. We got an email from CB6 that it’s accepting applications for membership to its committees. Here’s the info: It’s that time of year again when Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) reconstitutes the composition of its standing committees. Although CB6 committee […]

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