This is 184 N. 8 Street, which is one of our favorite buildings in Williamsburg. Until recently when it was repainted, it served as a canvas for a great deal of street art in addition to some very intricate tagging. Every time we look at it, we see an old industrial building that could be […]

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A mailer from State Sen. Carl Kruger talked about the Coney Island meeting that he disrupted in November. It says “Score one for the good guys” about the meeting that bused in protesters paid for with his campaign funds shut down. “Considering that the incident seemed like a campaign stunt all along, it’s not surprising […]

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The traditional dry cleaners and laundries of Smith Street and Court Street may be dropping like flies, but there’s now a “Laundry at the Deli.” The L at the D is at 183 Smith and is still a work in progress. In addition to washers and dryers, there is a food case being installed in […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn information and images: “Drama and Disrespect” Blamed for Increase in Murder in Four Neighborhoods [NYDN] Are Those New Newsboxes an Improvement Over the Old Mess? [Gothamist] Trying to Keep a Bushwick Venue Open [amNY] Atlantic Yards Opponents Vow Appeal [Metro] Missing Crime Statistics in Atlantic Yards Case [AYR] Brooklyn […]

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Anyone that wants to learn more about the American Institute of Architects proposal to tear down the Gowanus Expressway and replace it with a suspension structure closer to the water might be interested in checking out a presentation at Community Board 10 this week. The AIA will be sharing its idea with the CB10 Traffic […]

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Sunday night was supposed to be a spectacular showing of royal majesty in New York Harbor as the Cunard line’s Queen Elizabeth 2, Queen Mary 2, and the brand-new Queen Victoria rendezvoused by the Statue of Liberty for a Grucci fireworks display before sailing through the Narrows into the open sea – but a delayed […]

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We’ve featured many photos of compromised street signs since we started our “Say What” series last year, but never have we had such a patriotic specimen as this. Stan + Stars and Stripes Street is actually Stanwix Street and Bushwick Avenue. It comes courtesy of our Greenpoint Correspondent, who always ranges far and wide.

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The Park Slope Parents email list is blazing with emails going back and forth from Park Slope residents that have been victimized by credit card fraud. There seems to be a pattern of card data is being copied and fake credit cards being made. Then, charges start showing up from places like gas stations, WalMarts […]

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We got a call from a neighbor of The Modern, the controversial development on N. 7th Street in Williamsburg that work crews were busy working yesterday when they shouldn’t have been. (The photo at right was taken in mid-afternoon.) The building has caused much unhappiness in the hood due to some of the damage it […]

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Recently, we had a bocce-related Sunday Brooklyn CL Missed Connection. Today, we have a dodgeball-related one: Missed connection with your head in dodgeballThrew a dodgeball at you at Thursday night’s game and it narrowly missed your head. Felt bad about it so i bought you a beer. Are you going to play in the Williamsburg […]

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Some new art work and information has been added to the Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall in the plaza outside the Carroll Street subway stop. One of the ways the wall has been used is to repurpose newspapers article and blog posting about neighborhood development issues, as these pics show.

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Heavy Snow Warning [Accuweather] Reading the AY Court Decision: Could Shoot the Freak be a “Civic Project”? [AYR] Those Electronic L Train Signs are Right…and Wrong [NYT] Dumbo Weekly Links [Dumbo NYC] MLK Day at Old First [OTBKB] Cops Out […]

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This isn’t so much “upcoming” as happening because the “Lost in Transition: South Brooklyn, Williamsburg & Coney Island” opened on Thursday at the Brooklyn Historical Society. The cool exhibition of photos taken by high school students as part of the Urban Memory Project documents change in Brooklyn neighborhoods. We caught the Coney Island photos in […]

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Here are few vids for this Sunday that have originated on Smith Street.

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There is a session coming up tomorrow evening (1/14) about the UN Global Climate Change Talks. It will take place in Park Slope at the Park Slope Methodist Church at 7 PM. Here some info about it: Join the Park Slope Greens for a discussion on the recent U.N. Global Climate Change Talks (“Kyoto 2”) […]

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Check out this excellent vid that we came across thanks to the Kinetic Carnival, which covers the Coney Island waterfront like no one else. If you’re not familiar with Kinetic Carnival head over to check them out and definitely add them to your RSS feed. Coney Island 12.31.07 from AtmInside on Vimeo.

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Late yesterday afternoon State Supreme Court Judge Joan Madden issued her ruling dismissing the suit brought by 26 groups challenging the environmental review process that led to the approval of Atlantic Yards. Judge Madden’s ruling weighs in at 71 pages and the crux of her finding is that the actions of the Empire State Development […]

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The press release announcing the decision dismissing the environmental review lawsuit about Atlantic Yards and providing Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn’s reaction hit our inbox at about 4:55PM yesterday afternoon. It was followed by Borough President Marty Markowitz’s press release at 5:55PM. Then came Forest City Ratner’s release at 6:02PM. Here’s a sampling of the reactions: […]

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On Thursday night, Community Board 7 and the Windsore Terrace Alliance hosted a “Public Speak Out” on traffic and transportation issues at the Grand Prospect Hall. More than 100 people attended, including residents, officers from the 72nd Precinct, members of community groups and members of Community Board 7. A number of local officials also attended […]

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Go Brooklyn reports that Mura Sushi on Fifth Avenue is answering the phone when people call the number of Inaka Sushi, the sushi place on Seventh Avenue that now sleeps with the fishes. So, why are the calls forwarded? Did Inaka “give” its customers to Mura? Is Inaka really Mura or vice versa? What would […]

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We’re a day late and dangerously close to a dollar short in posting this, but we figure that it’s still worth pointing out that the Union-Sackett Block Association is having a meeting today (1/12) at 11:30AM at the Carroll Gardens Library. Representatives from both State Sen. Martin Connor’s office and Rep. Yvette Clarke’s office will […]

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For fun (or academic credit), one can always make an intricate sand castle/art project on the beach in Coney Island in the dead of winter. Like the one shown in this vid, for instance.

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[Photo courtesy of Marcin Wichary/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and, especially on weekends, images. Photos: Spooky Whole Foods Gowanus Site [Bluejake] Gowanus [leenfunk/flickr] Rolling Rocks at Seventh Avenue [Atomische] Levee [A Test of Will] Metropolitan & Havemeyer [smshepard/flickr] Coney Island Ballfield [seriously excited!] Words: Major Insanity at the Clinton Hill Co-Ops […]

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We weren’t shocked when we checked out 155 N. 4th Street, around which fences have recently gone up, and found that it’s another Karl Fischer building. The new Fischer will be between a Gene Kaufman building with 30 condos (the building to the left of the one with the “for sale” sign) and another Fischer […]

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios]

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