Sadly, we’re losing Brooklyn Junction for a bit, which during its short existence, has become one of our must read blogs for its coverage of Flatbush. The departure is actually for a good reason: “It is with great joy and excitement that I inform you I will be taking a break from blogging for a […]

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The idea of residential parking permits in Brooklyn, which have been discussed from time to time, have gotten a further boost from the congestion pricing debate. There’s a forum coming up that is being sponsored by Council Member Letitia and David Yassky. Here’s an email we got about it: What do residential parking permits mean […]

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There’s a rendering of the much-hyped new Morton’s that will open in the Brooklyn Marriott . “We were delighted to receive this here rendering of the 14,000 square foot restaurant-to-be. Conclusion: Peter Luger, all is forgiven.”–Eater

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This plump specimen comes to us from Franklin Street in Greenpoint. It looks like two pieces of a sectional.

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Nothing to do tonight? Then consider checking out a meeting on “Newtown Creek odor issues.” City Dept. of Environmental Protection Commissioner Emily Lloyd will be at the Polish Slavic Center at 177 Kent Street in Greenpoint from 7PM-8PM. The center has a cafeteria too.–New York Shitty

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The fallout from the clear out of 475 Kent, in which nearly 200 tenants, many of them long-time residents, continues. Phillip Anderson, a resident and filmmaker who had emailed us repeatedly during the initial clear out on Sunday night, said last night that he was still in the building. His phone battery had died and […]

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First, the interesting development related news: Work appears to be getting underway to make way for a new Karl Fischer building at the corner of Roebling and N. 9 Streets in Williamsburg. Now the rest of it: We know this because on Sunday, a big crew of workers was up on the roof of the […]

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While this isn’t as juicy as last years Park Slope Barnes & Noble Strollergate, it struck us as interesting when we saw the email relating the treatment of a Park Slope Mom with child at the Slope B&N. The story concerns a mother who tried to return a duplicate copy of a book called “I’m […]

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Any way you slice, chop or dice it, when it comes to handmade kitchen knives, Brooklyn has the edge. A local craftsman has set up shop in a tiny Gowanus studio, whipping up cutlery from scratch under the brand name ‘Cut Brooklyn.’”–NYDN

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Right after Christmas, we noticed that one of our favorite 99 center stores on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope started putting huge sale signs in the window. We thought they might be going out of business, but the signs didn’t say anything about it closing. Now, they do. This store is next to a Washington […]

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The Clarett Group’s 340 Court Street development has generated some controversy over its asbestos removal in terms of (a). neighbors saying that they weren’t adquately notified when it started, (b). the big inflatable rat it attracted last week and (c). work going on until midnight and later, including reports that workers are tossing bags of […]

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The Moore Street Market is thriving, but it’s days are limited. The year of grace it won last year ends on June 2008. “Will it survive or will it be razed to build ‘affordable housing’? I guess we will find out soon enough.”–New York Shitty

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City Council Member Bill de Blasio, who is introducing a resolution in the City Council calling on the Department of City Planning to fast track a downzoning of Carroll Gardens and on the Department of Buildings to impose a moratorium on developments more than 50 feet tall, is also holding a rally on January 24. […]

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Workers were busy inside the future 7-Eleven on Fifth Avenue in the South Slope yesterday and we found the corporate logo on the door and a poster in the window. The home of the Big Gulp will be located between 13th and 14th Streets. We noted the demise of the former tenant–one of the South […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Brooklyn Heights Craziness: Brooklyn Heights Pipe Bomb “Nazi” [NYP] Synagogues Were Target of Heights Arsenal [Sun] About That Brooklyn Heights Aresenal [Gothamist] Bomb Maker Confesses to Painting Swastikas [NYDN] Ivanov the Terrible Admits to Hate Spree [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Everything Else: Brooklyn Fire Responses the […]

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We got an email from the Urban Divers about an event coming up in February that sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s a celebration of Black History and African-American Month on the Gowanus. The event takes place on Wednesday, February 13, from 3PM-9PM. Here are some details: Join The Urban […]

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>The Gowanus Studio Space, which offers shared work space in Gowanus for artists, is opening on February 1. Their full website is here. The space is located at 119 Eighth Street, which is between Second and Third Avenues: …the Studio houses a large industrial arts workshop as well as private studios and exhibition space. Resources […]

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“There is small open green space down the street from us that keeps a flock of fake owls (a flock of owls is actually called a parliament, by-the-by) on the grass. I absolutely love them. When I stooped down to take the above photo, a breeze set in and three sets of intense eyes swiveled […]

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Of course they don’t. They wait for something to die. Props to Miss Heather, with whom we were doing some Greenpoint fieldwork on Sunday, for spotting this one. She posted a photo of it yesterday and–because we find it so compelling–we’re posting it today. This jewel comes from Newell Street. A detail of the house […]

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The old Daily News warehouse on Third Avenue between Douglass and Degraw recently sold for $10.5 million. The new owner says it’s a good spot for retail, mentioning a chain drugstore “or even a supermarket.”–Brownstoner

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Seen on Prospect Park West at the Ninth Street entrance to Prospect Park.

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[Photo courtesy of INSIJS] Last night, around 7PM, a reader emailed us to say that the NYPD and FDNY were trying to clear a building at 475 Kent Avenue in South Williamsburg. Apparently, the building has a variety of fire and building code violations and, for some reason, it was decided to clear the building […]

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Billy Stein, the developer of the controversial 360 Smith building is apparently planning a presentation about his building at the next meeting of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. The CORD group has been agitating to get information from the developer about the building and has, in fact, posted 67 questions it would like answered. Mr. […]

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We passed by the aftermath of the Pies N Thighs closure in Williamsburg at the hands of the Health Department yesterday. It was sad seeing the shutters pulled tight and a dumpster outside piled high with debris. Of course, the eatery promises to back in time for summer with Pies N Thighs 2, but it […]

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[Photo courtesy of ultraclay/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: On MLK Day, the Question of Jobs, Housing and Infrastructure [AYR] MLK Day Comes to Brooklyn [McBrooklyn] Dr. King on “the Fierce Urgency of Now” [Brooklyn Junction] Update on Arsenal Found in Brooklyn Heights [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Arsenal Found at Home […]

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