It would appear that two of the Prospect Park red-tail hawks are also hanging around Grand Army Plaza and, uh, doing some food shopping. There are several comments in a new thread on Brooklynian about the hawks. They have been seen on Plaza Street near Butler Street and St. John’s. Another poster writes, “I’ve seen […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Other Atlantic Yards Suits Could Take a Year to Resolve [AYR] Atlantic Yards Quiz Tonight [No Land Grab] State Appellate Court Judge Hands Atlantic Yards Opponents Another Setback [Sun] Update on Carroll Gardens Development Issues [Brownstoner] Brooklyn’s Simple Life [Gothamist] Sad News: Markowitz Can’t Park […]

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This is 2 Marcy Avenue, which is currently a mess, at least, in terms of its fence falling down. This photo is about a week old, and since we took it, most of the fence on Metropolitan Avenue has come down too. It’s unclear what’s going on with this lot, which is actually the more […]

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The new Union Market on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope opened yesterday. “A hand lettered sign welcomed customers to the new 7th avenue (between 12th and 13th) union market this morning. although bigger than the original, it’s layout and selections are pretty much the same. lots of fresh produce, sullivan street breads and a large […]

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Of all the place in Brooklyn harboring industrial ghosts, we find the Brooklyn Navy Yard one of the most riveting. Photographer Nathan Kensinger, who has been inside many old industrial structures, offers up a look inside Building 128, most of which will be replaced by a food processing facility. Building 128, which dates from 1899, […]

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It’s time for the 2008 Building Brooklyn awards and the Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations. Will North Brooklyn get the short end of the stick again? “The contest regulations require that a project have a temporary or final CO issued in calendar 2007. So such favorites as 20 Bayard, North8 Condos, 207-211 South First […]

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We’ve posted before about the “Town Hall” meeting sponsored by the Greenpoint Waterfront Assocation for Parks & Planning at Warsaw on January 17 at 7PM (261 Driggs Ave.). But, it’s important enough to note again. (There’s a small article in Metro today about it as well.) Here’s a bit from the original email announcing it: […]

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It’s fair to say that the Health Dept. hasn’t won any fans by forcing much loves Burg eatery Pies ‘n Thighs to shut down. “The Department of Health is ordering its demise in one way or another– a true tragedy, only proving the extent to which the NYC administration continues to strip the city of […]

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This nicely decorated alternate side sign, which has had plastic roses for a long time, comes from Manhattan Avenue east of the BQE in Williamsburg. The sign actually marks the route as St. Padre Pio Way.

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Here’s some new Gowanus construction that is easy to get behind. At some point during the winter, someone put in some houses for the feral cats that inhabit this empty lot to use. Very cool.–Callalillie

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The approval process for the Coney Island rezoning will be a long and technical one, including things like the upcoming Public Scoping Meeting. The session will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 6:00 PM at Abraham Lincoln High School, which is located at 2800 Ocean Parkway. In (relatively) plain English, the meeting will […]

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We ran this yesterday, but it’s important: If you’ve been a victim of the credit card fraud we’ve been reporting, Detective Shy at the 78th Precinct is investigating. He can be reached at 718-636-6411. Victims will be asked to submit a list of local businesses where cards have been used in the last three months.–GL

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The Citypoint website for the project that is going up on the site of the Albee Square Mall doesn’t go out of its way to highlight the height of the tower that will rise with the huge development planned for the site. (Brownstoner first drew attention to the site on Monday.) In fact, most renderings […]

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Chalk it up to the mid-January slump, perhaps, but both Hotel Le Bleu in Gowanus and Hotel Le Jolie in Williamsburg have slashed their rates for “winter sales.” Rooms at both establishments are available for as little as $139 a night. We say this as a way of saying that prices for the time being […]

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“Though they didn’t say so explicitly, plaintiffs in the Atlantic Yards eminent domain case had to be pleased to learn that U.S. District Judge Edward Korman, the most skeptical member of a three-judge panel who last October 9 heard the appeal after the case had been dismissed, recused himself from the case. Develop Don’t Destroy […]

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The big lot next to the Red Hook Ikea is on the market. Actually, it has been for months, as these signs went up in November and we’ve had these pics on our hard drive forever. The property has an interesting history as people lived there for a while and it was also home to […]

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Here’s the good news: There will be 50% more G Train service on weekday evenings and 20% more in the afternoon. Now, the bad news: Off-peak service is being eliminated to 13 stations as the G will end at Court Square, which means extra transfers for people going to Queens. Say, buh-bye Forest Hills.–NYDN

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From the Sunset Park Autonomous Zone blog comes word of the “2nd Sunset Park Neighborhood Summit” this weekend. It takes place on Sunday (1/20) from 1PM-4PM at the Trinity Lutheran Church, which is located at 46th Street & 4th Ave. The meeting is sponsored by Sunset Park Alliance of Neighbors (SPAN), Friends of Sunset Park, […]

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One of the more interesting community meeting venues in Brooklyn has been the Scotto Funeral Home in Carroll Gardens where the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association has been holding its meetings for years. No longer. CGNA is moving to a church meeting space a few blocks away.–PMFA

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A letter from Coney Island Development Corp. president Lynn Kelly went out yesterday afternoon to announce an upcoming meeting that is the first step in the official public approval process for the city’s Coney Island rezoning proposal and plan. Here is some of what it said: As you may know, the Coney Island Development Corporation […]

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So, here’s a show about construction and renovation that has a very funny and very local Park Slope angle. The issue is what’s happening in a backyard on 12th Street and, we guess, why a dog is going over a wall to do his/her thing in a neighboring backyard. We posted it over at Curbed […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Markowitz and Staff Can Now Legally Park on Sidewalk [NYDN] A 20-Story Condo in South Williamsburg [Brownstoner] Check Out This Excellent Trailer Place [New York Shitty] Red, White and Blue Under the BQE [Lost City] Nominations Now Open for Building Brooklyn ’08 Awards [Brooklyn 11211] […]

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Tracy Collins, the photographer who has been documenting the changes in the Atlantic Yards “footprint” and creating an invaluable visual record, will be showing some of his photos. The opening is on January 24 at 7PM and all the info is in the image above. If you haven’t seen them, click over to Mr. Collins’ […]

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If the truth be told, we’ve always felt that there were parts of the Atlantic Yards “footprint” in Prospect Heights that could have used a bit of a cleanup, particularly since the city and Forest City Ratner had been allowing conditions like dirty streets to get worse over the last couple of years. Yet, the […]

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Check out photos of Fourth Avenue back when there were shanties and a lot of trees. They’re part of a collection and the Brooklyn Museum and they are fascinating.–Brownstoner

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