This is the rendering of the Hudson Companies proposal for Public Place between Smith Street and the Gowanus Canal. The team led by Hudson is proposing 774 units of housing, 38,800 square feet of retail, 26,400 square feet of community space and 98,300 square feet of public open space. The development would include 365 underground […]

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The last time we look, the (somewhat cursed) space that housed Tempo Presto in Park Slope was still on the market. Now, there are reports that work is being done inside involving the floor and fixtures, possibly indicating signs of new life. There are no permits filed with the Department of Buildings, so no major […]

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Looks like Smith’s Street Pita Grill, a recent arrival, is going to the big falafel factory in the sky. It’s on the market for $250K. We found the listing while looking for the one about Monteleone’s on Court Street being on sale. Here’s the sales pitch: Established Turn Key Pita/grill restaurant.Approximately 2000SF, with possible outdoor […]

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The Coney Island boardwalk may be going synthetic. Today’s Post reports that the city is going to test out replacing the wood in the most dangerous section of the badly deteriorated boardwalk with synthetic planks that look like wood. The Parks Department is going to solicit bids starting Friday for boardwalk replacement from West 12th […]

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“A new poll on the 2009 mayoral race produced a startling result yesterday: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s enormous popularity in his home borough has propelled him to the top of the seasoned Democratic field. “It goes against conventional wisdom,” said Marist College pollster Lee Miringoff. The Beep grabbed 18 percent, ahead of Rep. Anthony […]

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Purple53, the purple truck occupied by artist Angel Hess that had been in Williamsburg since October 2006, is now on a farm in North Carolina. We got an email and photos from Mr. Hess yesterday and he’s also posting about the road trip on his blog. We have to say that after seeing the truck […]

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We have to say that Brooklyn 11211 did superb work pouring through very interesting data about how the Department of Buildings does, or doesn’t, do its job in Williamsburg (and citywide). 11211 concludes that the odds of a construction project being caught in the act of doing things like pounding steel beams at 8:30AM on […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Bushwick Teen Tracks Down Cell Phone Thief [NYP] Miss Brooklyn Scaleback? [AYR] Oasis Below the J Train [Bed-Stuy Banana] Reflections on Community Development from Bed-Stuy [Bed-Stuy Blog] Council Member de Blasio Ticked Off About Park Slope Parking Meters [OTBKB] Slope Sex Toy Availability to Increase […]

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Park Slope’s Brooklyn Family Theater is closing after seven years. We got an email last night passing along the news. Here’s what it said in part: With a great sense of accomplishment and heavy hearts, Brooklyn Family Theatre’s Board of Directors is announcing that after producing over twenty plays and musicals in Park Slope, the […]

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Despite claims that the only options at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are preservation of Admiral’s Row without a supermarket or demolition of the historic buildings for the store and parking, the Fort Greene Association is trying to show that the community can have its veggies and eat them too, so to speak. It would be […]

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The Gowanus Canal Community Development Corp. is sponsoring a home buyer’s expo tonight at PS 58 from 6:30PM-8:30PM. The location is at 330 Smith Street, with the entrance on Carroll Street. Topics include types of mortgages, legal issues, saving for a downpayment and finding a home within one’s budget. All are welcome.

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Here’s a black leather sofa from Malcolm X Boulevard in Bed-Stuy. It comes from none other than Miss Heather, who knows her street couches.

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“Booklyn is an artist-run non-profit organization. Established in 1999, it facilities are open to the public Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The first Tuesday of each month is dedicated to ‘Open Salon Night’…Following Tuesdays are dedicated to workshops where you can get hands on experience with the various aspects of bookmaking…”–New York Shitty

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[Photo courtesy of Eric Provost] Among the many great photos we got from Eric Provost this week (you can see yesterday’s post here) is this wonderful sunset shot from Coney Island.

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It’s going to be partly sunny today, but it will be windy at times and colder with some flurries here and there. Winds will be around 20 MPW with gusts up to 40. The high will be 42 but it will feel like 36. Tonight it will be breezy and cloudy with a low of […]

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The Department of Housing Preservation and Development presented details last night about two proposals that are finalists for developing the Public Place site in Carroll Gardens/Gowanus. The proposals come from development groups led by The Related Companies (left) and by The Hudson Companies (right). (A number of proposals have been eliminated.) Both would have more […]

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The Gowanus Village, which is across the Gowanus Canal from the Toll Brothers development site, is on the market. The property is being marketed by Massey Knakal. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported the asking price is $27 million. Developer Shaya Boymelgreen has apparently been out of the picture for some time. Here’s some detail: Boymelgreen, […]

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We’re putting this in the rumor category because we haven’t personally passed by, but only seen an email: Park Slope’s Red Hot Szechuan, at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Tenth Street may be finsihed. An email says that it’s closed with no explanation. We add a grain of salt because the last time such […]

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Readers might remember the sad story of a dog that was found in Park Slope after being hit by a car. A caring soul took the dog for emergency care, incurring significant charges in the process, and has been trying to find the owner. Meanwhile, help has come from a variety of groups and we’ve […]

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The rats at Borough Hall are still doing well. Thanks to the snow there are many pictures of little tracks that show a great deal of activity as well as the failure of extermination efforts. Nice to see them enjoying this little burst of winter, however.–Pardon Me for Asking

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Armando’s on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights is closing down next month and its landmark lobster will go along with it. The Brooklyn Heights Blog is trying to generate enthusiasm for saving the sign. It has always reminded us of another lobster that we love–that of the Lobster Pot in Provincetown on Cape Cod. We […]

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Yesterday, we noted on Curbed that Purple 53, the old bread truck/living quarters that was parked in a lot at N. 11 and Bedford in Williamsburg for a year, was gone. The truck took off last week and actually left New York City on Friday during the snowstorm. The first stop was Richmond on Saturday […]

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We’ve written about this building on Fourth Street in Carroll Gardens before. It is from Robert Scarano and will offer a nice view of the work being done at Public Place from the back. Our Carroll Gardens correspondent noted that it comes from Kudos Construction, which permanently memorialized its role in the building in the […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Some Changes Privately Reported for Atlantic Yards [AYR] Atlantic Yards Construction Update [No Land Grab] Admiral’s Row Debate Still Framed as Either/Or [Brownstoner] Airline Says Crew Acted Appropriately Before Brooklyn Mom Died [NYT] Family Blames American Airlines Crew for Death [NYDN] Another Death at Bay […]

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[Photos courtesy of Deborah Matlack] Brooklyn photographer Deborah Matlack who often sends us cool photos, especially of Coney Island, passed along some photos of the gazebo that is the site of a very cool summer scene on the boardwalk with much Latino music and dancing. Sadly, a nasty fate has befallen the gazebo this winter, […]

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