Depending on one’s point of view the dog named Miss Mordred in Greenpoint is either very cute or quite grotesque. It all depends on how one feels about chihuahuas and, specifically, ones wearing body length apparel that resembles a hoodie with a faux hawk. So, it’s either awwwwhhhh or eeewwwhhhh.–New York Shitty

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The Park Slope Food Co-op will ban the sale of bottled water if its members vote to approve it. Bottled water has become a big environmental issue as an estimated 30 million bottles a day end up in landfills and manufacturing the bottle consumes an estimated 1.5 million barrels of oil a year. The Brooklyn […]

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Spring: Spring Comes to Smith Street [McBrooklyn] Catching a Glimpse of Spring on Court [PMFA] Crocuses on Cortelyou [Flatbush Gardener] Buds in the Park [A Year in the Park] Not Spring: Waiting for the Atlantic Yards Community Advisory Committee […]

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There will be a “Town Hall Meeting on Predatory Lending” on Tuesday, March 11, in Park Slope sponsored by City Council Member Bill de Blasio and Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes “to discuss the growing problems of Predatory Lending and Mortgage Fraud.” It will take place from 7PM-9PM at PS 321, which is […]

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PS 321 in Park Slope is having its annual Winter Carnival this Saturday (3/8). There will be games, prizes, face painting, food and entertainment. There are supposed to be pony rides if the weather is good, but the latter is not looking very promising. there is also rummage sale with children’s clothing, games, toys, books […]

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Which Williamsburg waterfront highrise project will win the battle for the hearts and wallets of Brooklyn condo buyers? “Two of the biggest developments on the Williamsburg waterfront are about to face off on the sales market. First up, the Edge (a Brownstoner advertiser), which is going on sale next month…A cross-section of the 575 units […]

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This beauty comes from Madison Street in Bed-Stuy. Unlike many street couches, which are junked, this sample is in very good shape. If the weather were a bit warmer, it would be ready for serious sidewalk enjoyment. It comes, of course, from Miss Heather.

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“So now that the red chair is in its temporary position in the dining room next to the doorway to the kitchen, I keep bumping into it. To put it succinctly: It’s in the way. But it does make a great place to dump coats, backpacks, electric guitars and cereal bowls (with the Raisin Bran […]

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Our Roving Correspondent returns to Greenpoint for this image, which she titled “Dali’s Bike” and it certainly is. It is melting on Russell Street in Greenpoint.

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There will be increasing clouds today with a high of 50. Rain will develop in late afternoon and it will be rainy tonight with a low of 43. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from tonight through early Sunday morning. Rainfall of 2-3 inches is expected. It could be time to get […]

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A sure sign of spring in a Williamsburg store window. Not long before such sightings are the rule rather than the exception. This comes from Union Avenue, near Metropolitan.

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This is McCarren Park, as seen from Union Street at Bayard on Tuesday night in a photo sent to us by blogger Bad Advice. The lights were being tested and were left on all night and into yesterday afternoon, but we can report they were turned off at some point last night, possible after a […]

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We can’t say we’ve focused on this building before, but it has risen at 1056 Bedford Avenue at Clifton Place and it is the work of architect Robert Scarano. Our Roving Correspondent Miss Heather sent in these shots, along with the comment that it’s “an argument for contextual zoning.” The building has been hobbled by […]

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This is the Smith Street bar that used to be called Quench. It is coming back to life as “The Jake Walk,” from the owners of Stinky and Smith & Vine. Its transition was noted yesterday by Brownstoner along with the coming Clover Club next to Rocket Ship. Our Carroll Gardens Correspondent came upon the […]

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Yesterday, there was much conversation on the Park Slope Parents list about whether there’s a Park Slope in Boston. We posted something, as did OTBKB and Curbed. Among the questions we asked was whether there was a Park Slope in Seattle, Atlanta, Denver and other cities. Today’s question on the Park Slope list: “Is There […]

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This is what remains of another one of Fourth Avenue’s gas stations. This former BP station closed some time ago, making it the second station in a short stretch to bite the dust in a couple of years. The property is across Fifth Street from developer Shaya Boymelgreen’s Novo Park Slope. No building plans have […]

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The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Blogfest will be on May 8th, 2008 at 8 p.m. at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Fourth Avenue and Union Street right on top of the R train’s Union Street station. Cool venue for a cool event.–OTBKB

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A little over a week ago, we noted that a rat poisoning campaign was underway at 475 Driggs, the property immediately to the west of the Roebling Oil Building Warehouse 11. We’ve waiting for something indicating that the property has been sold or that the buildings were going to be demolished. As it turns out, […]

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BCAT, BRIC and Brooklyn Independent Television celebrated a second season of new programming with a reception and presentation last night at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Borough President Marty Markowitz spoke and three winners of the Reel Teen contest were announced. About 40 Brooklyn high school students submitted vids for the contest showing their visions and version […]

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The Union-Sackett Block Association will be having a meeting on Saturday (3/8) at 11:30 AM. The meeting will take place at the Carroll Gardens Public Library, which is located at Clinton & Union Streets. There will be a review of an executive meeting with the Clarrett Group, which is building the controversial project at 340 […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Atlantic Yards Financing Documents Signed [AYR] Debit Card Scam Guy Arrested in Sheepshead Bay [NYP] Get Your 160 Schermerhorn Lottery Ticket [Brownstoner] With the Brooklyn Freelancers [Metro] Crown Heights Real Estate [amNY] All Quiet Again at 333 Carroll Street [PMFA] Woman Gets Face Full of […]

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Yesterday, we ran a gorgeous sunset shot taken by Eric Provost, who is a regular GL photo contributor, in which these two swans could be seen in silhouette. Here they are in a couple of other shots Mr. Provost sent along. He writes,” Never saw swans out in the middle of a beach. They were […]

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Once, there were many hotels in Coney Island. One of them was the Half Moon Hotel on the Boardwalk at W. 29th Street. It was “meant to be a vanguard of western boardwalk expansion, but this plan was derailed by the Great Depression. The hotel served as a naval hospital, the Harbor Hotel, and the […]

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These Bushwick sofas were are outside, but not quite on the street, come from Jefferson Street. They are from our Roving Correspondent, Miss Heather.

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A temporary roller skating rink may be coming to an undisclosed location in Coney Island this summer (our guess is the property owned by developer Joe Sitt), but in the meantime, here’s a reminder of an old rink that used to be on W. 8th Street. The best anyone can do to place this image […]

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