[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] The annual Kings County Memorial Day Parade took place in Bay Ridge yesterday and GL Contributing Photographer Deborah Matlack was on hand to capture some of the images. The parade is billed as the longest-running such Memorial Day event in the country.

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Last summer we were writing about the plywood that developer Joe Sitt was applying to the windows of property that he owns in Coney Island, including the old Shore Hotel. Yesterday, we found that the plywood has been painted yellow and red. There are two reactions that one can have: (A). Plywood is plywood and […]

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We came across a Polish religious procession on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg this week that involved laying flowers and placing candles on a memorial near N. 8 Street. There were several hundred people on hand, with someone in front of the procession tossing rose petals. When the group reached the memorial, they stopped and sang […]

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Every now and then, we like to remind our readers that we are happy to have their informational tips and photos as well as questions to GL that might be of broader interest to everyone. You can use the contact form above or simply email us at thegowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com. Anyone that is […]

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It’s hard to know exactly what conclusion to draw about New York Magazine’s cover story called “The Brooklyn Wars.” It deals with blogging and Brooklyn–specifically with Brooklyn’s biggest and most successful blog, Brownstoner. Yet, the article does so mainly by dealing with one of the site’s most persistent commenters, who identifies himself as “The What.” […]

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The new rides in “Reithoffer’s Playland,” the temporary amusements on land owned by developer Joe Sitt, were in full swing this weekend, adding entertainment options to the Coney landscape. A number of the rides duplicate existing offerings, and the lot, which is not paved, had a bit of a dust bowl feel in yesterday’s high […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · After 7 Years & $5.4M Fort Greene Community Ctr. Not Open [NYDN] · Driver Who Killed Someone on Brighton Beach Ave. on Serious Drugs [NYP] · Bullies Terrorize High School Students [NYP] · Memorial Day Barbecue at Papasitos [New York Shitty] · Committee to […]

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“It may be one borough, but when it comes to kids, Brooklyn is a tale of two cities. In Bay Ridge, youngsters can stretch out and enjoy 83 kids per acre of parkland – the most green space per child in Brooklyn. Meanwhile, in East Flatbush, families are faced with 2,497 kids per park acre, […]

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There is a “People’s Accountable Development Summit” coming up this Saturday, May 31 from 9AM-3PM. It’s organized by The South Brooklyn Accountable Development Initiative, which is a project of the Fifth Avenue Committee that “seeks to create dialogue and forge alliances among residents and various community stake holders in Brooklyn facing large developments, re-zonings and […]

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Someday, if City Council Member Peter Vallone’s new proposal to fight construction site graffiti has its way, messages like this one at the Roebling Oil Field and Roebling Oil Building could be things of the past. For now, however, they are still very much with us. The Warehouse 11 site has remained free of graffiti […]

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Would anyone care for “A Petite Bit of BoCoCa“? If so, Saturday, June 7 would be a day to note. That is when said event will be happening in the Transit Garden on Smith St. at Second Place from 11AM-5PM. It’s billed as a “Food & Wine Tasting Event celebrating The Transit Garden.” Per the […]

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[Photo courtesy Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Someone in Park Slope, if not many people in the Slope, has a “crush” on Barack Obama, per this photo sent to us by Brit in Brooklyn blogger and GL contributor Adrian Kinloch.

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[Photo courtesy of Sail Brooklyn/flickr] This cool vantage point on Brighton Beach comes from GL Photo Pool contributor Sail Brooklyn. The massive grouping of buildings is the Oceana condo complex as they appear from the water.

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We have gloom and rain right now outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, and today’s forecast calls for thing to be less than nice: “intervals of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; more humid.” The high will be 77. Tonight will feature periods of rain and a thunderstorm. The low will […]

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We visited the Telectroscope in Fulton Ferry Landing a couple of times this weekend, but during prime daytime hours and at a quieter point during the night. It was so quiet, in fact, that no one was on the London end at about 4AM on a rainy night. The device, which has cameras and monitors […]

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The Brooklyn Bridge has been lit up since Thursday night in a rotating assortment of colors. We believe the display ends tonight, but it highlights how the bridge could stand some dramatic lighting, even if the colors weren’t pink and blue, but rather just clean, white light.

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Here’s a shot of the Tour de Brooklyn as it came down Metropolitan Avenue near Union Avenue in Williamsburg yesterday morning. There were more than 2,000 bicyclists overall. Street Films has a nice video of the event, which we’ve also embedded after the jump.

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This particular Brooklyn Missed Connections involves a couple of compelling things, that hotbed of lust on Union Street in the Slope known as the Food Coop and, well, letting someone into the express line with extra items because they’re cute. We have seen people nearly dragged to the basement and forced to pack cheese for […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Happy Memorial Day to all! Enjoy! · Freecycle is Big in Brooklyn [NYT] · Blogging Distinction Needed, Among Other Things [AYR] · Summer and Smoke [A Year in the Park] · Fort Greene Restaurant Documentary [Bed-Stuy Blog] · Early Childhood Center Moves to Bensonhurst [Bay […]

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Here’s a little bit of Memorial Day weekend action from East River State Park in Williamsburg, where lounging takes place against the background of new condos.

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Now, kiss. That’s it. You’re beautiful. Just beautiful. Call it a professional public display of affection. The photo of the photos being made is from the city-run Brooklyn Bridge Park at the foot of Main Street in Dumbo

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Here’s the latest from BCAT’s fun series, A Walk Around the Blog. It features one of our regular go-to blogs for linkage, A Year in the Park.

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[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet] This is a fountain on Dean Street in Boeurm Hill near Bond. We understand that it makes a lot of sound.

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[Photo courtesy of arichman33/flickr] This is Atlantic Avenue. Those are three Porsches in a row. There may be a back story here or it may be an odd coincidence. In either case, props to arichman33 for getting the pic and putting it in the GL Photo Pool on flickr.

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