Santa Claus is coming to Lowen’s in Bay Ridge. It is unknown if he is looking for steroids or will get tied up in the Mitchell Report, as Lowen’s became caught up in some alleged steroids trafficking a few months back.–The Bay Ridge Rover

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Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of aprilchild/flickr]

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Sometimes, a quick trip out can turn into something more than a poppy seed bagel with scallion cream cheese. So it is with this eyewitness account from a GL reader of an attempted robbery of a laundromat in Fort Greene on Friday: I was working from home in Fort Greene yesterday and I saw someone […]

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For this week’s Brooklyn Craigslist Missed Connection, we again turn to crime: to: the greenpoint burglar I know you were probably just dropping by for a quick visit, but I think you may have taken a few things by accident. We seem to be missing seven computers and some other assorted electronics, some diamond and […]

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Where in Brooklyn will the legendary Bottom Line go? The owners are looking for a Brooklyn location in which to open the venue that was evicted by NYU. (NYU converted the space into lecture hall with donations from someone who made millions by defrauding investors.) So, will it be Downtown Brooklyn? Park Slope? Carroll Gardens? […]

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Here’s a collection of some time lapse vids from different spots in Brooklyn for your viewing pleasure on this winter stormy Sunday.

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[Gorgeous photo of Sunday morning, December 16, courtesy of JolieNY/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Why Does the Beverly Road Station Stink? [NYT] Jay-Z Talks Brooklyn and the Nets [AYR] Brooklyn’s Share of NYC Population is Decreasing [Brooklyn Junction] Disgruntled Williamsburg Parent Changes Tactics [New York Shitty] Who is Torching […]

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Once a week, we highlight a few comments left by GL readers during the previous week. Here’s this week’s selection: GL Analysis: What is a Fair Price for History?:“It always amazes me how short-sighted and uncreatively efficient these developers are. Why is “Old” always frowned upon? And why is there no character or trace of […]

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Here’s a pretty time lapse video of sunset from the Williamsburg Bridge. We’ve also put it into our GL Sunday TV collection, but we found it soothing enough to post it apart from that.

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Brooklyn Kitchen, which is at 616 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, is collecting food for distribution by the Greenpoint Reformed Church. Here is part of their email: Bring us your canned goods…Please bring canned or dry foods to the store and we will pass them along to the Greenpoint Reformed Church for distribution to those in […]

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How about a treasure trove of old photos of Flatbush? “Icluded in the set of photos are pictures of The Junction (circa 1960), fraternity parties at Brooklyn College (early 60s), inside Ebbets Field (circa 1930), Cortelyou Road (1960), and the old Rialto Theater (1950s).”–Brooklyn Junction

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Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of Idle Type/flickr]

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Here are few pics of Christmas decorations in Bed-Stuy. “As for Santa’s ethnicity, the debate still rages, but surely we agree that he’s on the stout side and runs a tight sweatshop of little people.”–Bed-Stuy Banana

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of dj mark dean/flickr; for full Walk Around Greenpoint for Christmas Lights Photoset, click here]

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The monster car-killing hole on Pacific Street between Bond and Nevins opened wide again yesterday for another round of Demolition Derby before being filled up, although it likely to come back to life as some sort of underground collapse or leak is causing it. The most recent email from the Boerum Hill Yahoo Group about […]

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The competition among developers to win the rights to develop the deeply toxic parcel of land between Smith Street and the Gowanus Canal known as Public Place took a step forward this week with the release of this rendering. It shows the Avalon Bay vision for Gowanus and includes a number of mid-rise buildings, going […]

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Blogger’s anti-spam software is running amok. It has already taken down Brit in Brooklyn and GL could be next. Right now, we’re dealing with anti-spam word verification, which seems to have the side effect of not allowing us to store drafts of our posts and of not backing up our posts automatically. (If you’re favorite […]

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The information trail that led to us posting this cool hand screened image of Brooklyn started with Apartment Therapy SF, which lead through Curbed San Francisco which, in turn, led through our colleagues at Curbed NY. And, here we are, having gone from Bernal Heights to Brooklyn Heights. The poster comes from Ork and is […]

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Some vids posted to the YouTube of the over-the-top light displays in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.

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Well, after “The Brownstoner” reported that a Goldman Sachs exec was buying in Brooklyn Heights, “the Brooklyn bloggers are up in arms.” In fact, “All we can say is that it’s a good thing these people don’t know that one third of the permanent DealBreaker staff moved to Brooklyn Heights last March. They’d probably be […]

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[Photo courtesy of Kriete/flickr] Pics: Gowanus at Night, (above) [Kriete/flickr] The Thinker, in Santa Hat [GerritsenBeach.Net] Factory Window #1 [Seriously Excited] Ice Bike [INSIJS] Union Street Subway [Park Slope Street Photography] At the Front of the JMZ [Blue Jake] Coney in Winter [Cara S’/flickr] Marine Park [seriously excited!] Words: Crime Down, but Brooklyn Talks it […]

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Of course, it’s not that hard to tell which way is one way at Newell Street and Meserole Avenue in Greenpoint, as long as you look at the parked cars and the direction of the traffic. The signs, well, those might get you turned around a bit. This contribution comes from our inimitable Greenpoint Correspondent, […]

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Here’s a fun vid, just posted on YouTube, of the Wonder Wheel, “as seen through the eyes of four-year-old.” Some of the footage was clearly shot in 2006, before Joe Sitt and Thor Equities did some demolition of rides on their property.

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Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of MeganFromTheLastTownCho rus/flickr]

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Here’s an updated version of the guide to buying local crafts and all kinds of cool things. Check this out if you’re going out holiday shopping and want to find a craft fair or other event this weekend.–Brooklyn Based

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