“The body of a man, possibly homeless, was discovered inside Prospect Park Wednesday morning. Police say the victim, in his 40s, was found in the southwest section of the park, near 16th Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities were acting on the premise that the man was killed, possibly from blunt trauma […]

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The old International Longshoremans Association Building on Court Street is no more. In its place at 340 Court Street is a big hole being dug for the foundation of The Collection at Court Street condos being built by the Clarrett Group. The building will be designed by Rogers Marvel, but the developer has refused to […]

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Today local blogger Kristen Haas, who produces Adventures of a Gal, weighs in with a guest post that tackles the age old Park Slope question: Why do so many of the local Indian restaurants bite? Here’s her post for GL: Why is it so hard to find good Indian food in Park Slope? It’s strange, […]

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Sad news from Brighton Beach, where the body of Akira Johnson the 10-year-old girl who drowned at Coney Island this morning was found offshore by a fisherman this morning. She was pulled under by a riptide around 5:30PM on Saturday in the water off W. 23rd Street.–NY1

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Yes, we’ve announced the “opening” of the Dreamland Roller Rink many times, but we like it so much that we’re going to note that the official Opening Party is Saturday, Aug. 2 starting at 7PM. Here’s some info about the rink, which is in the historic Childs Restaurant Building in Coney Island: We have the […]

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God bless this Big Ass fan. A Kentucky company with a wicked name – Big Ass Fans – is putting one of its industrial-sized machines in an unlikely place: a Brooklyn Catholic church. The nearly century-old Our Lady of Refuge Church in Flatbush, where the congregation dwindles every summer because of scorching heat, plans to […]

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Want to learn about some of Prospect Park’s most noteworthy trees and perhaps visit these venerable citizens? Then, check out the new Online Tree Guide. We got an email from the Oracle of Prospect Park, Eugene Patron, about the new interactive map: “Prospect Park’s website has just added a great new feature: a ‘tour’ of […]

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We reread this news release a number of times to make sure that (a). we weren’t seeing things and (b). it wasn’t dated April 1. The thumbnail is that two professors from New York City College of Technology think that some of the gunk in the Gowanus Canal could be the source of new antibiotics […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Did Lawyer Close to Democrats Rip Off Church for $218K? [NYDN] · Need to Use a Credit or Debit Card for a Metrocard? [NYT] · More Detail on the Widely Reported A&S Pork Store Closing [NYDN] · ‘A Modest Proposal’: Have Bruce Ratner Bunk […]

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[Photo courtesy of threecee/GL Flickr Pool] The Atlantic Terminal Mall in summer is a great place to chill and think thoughts about the future. This image comes from Tracy Collins, of course, via our GL Flickr Pool.

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The Straphangers Campaign has rated the L Train the best in the system (and the W as the worst). “The L was rated particularly high for its regularity of service and the quality of announcements; the line, which runs from Eighth Avenue in Manhattan to Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie, Brooklyn, has seen its tracks and […]

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[Photo courtesy of rosweed/GL Photo Pool Flickr] This church on Nostrand Avenue comes to our GL Photo Pool from rosweed. Come one and all and be saved.

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Behold the latest Gowanus hotel, which will be coming to Degraw Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Brownstoner revealed it yesterday, noting that work will be kicking off in eight weeks and that it should be done in a year. The hotel is from Kutnicki Bernstein. A hotel at President and Third Avenue will be […]

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This bit of thoughtful philosophy comes from a construction fence on Union Avenue in Williamsburg. The fact that it is a development-related thought makes it even more meaningful.

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning the sun is once again shining. The forecast calls for it to be party sunny, warm and more humid with a high of 89. (It will feel like 98.) There will be some thunderstorms around tonight and the low will be 74.–Accuweather

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The reader who sent us this photo calls it “Midnight Couch Photo,” presumably having something to do with the time of the photo. In any case, what’s interesting is the where the couch was located: at Raccuglia’s funeral home at Sackett & Court Streets in Carroll Gardens, making it our first funeral couch.

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Photo Pool] This is the Ring of Fire ride on land owned by developer Joe Sitt and Thor Equities in Coney Island being dismantled. It comes from the roving camera of Rubys Host. The ride was one of those that was supposed to be in Coney Island all summer as […]

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There’s been a lot of depressing violence on the Southside of Williamsburg in recent months, and there’s going to be a rally and concert on Saturday, August 2. It will take place from 5PM-10PM at Continental Plaza at Roebling and South 5th Street. There’s a mass at 7PM and it’s sponsored by a number of […]

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The Gowanus landscape has been slightly redecorated with this banner that has appeared atop the old power plant (aka the Bat Cave) between Third Avenue and the Gowanus Canal. The building, which is an old subway power plant, sits on property that was once the possible site of developer Shaya Boymelgreen’s Gowanus Village but that […]

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“Calling the section of 8th Ave. off the N train ‘Chinatown’ is like calling The Wire ‘a TV show’ or foie gras ‘food.’ It doesn’t do it justice. Yes, you can get great dumplings and buy glazed tripe and chicken feet from street food vendors. There are the usual bins of tiny dried fish and […]

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[Photo courtesy of sabeth718/flickr] According to Transportation Alternatives, the Williamsburg Walks program doubled foot traffic on Bedford Avenue. The program involves closing a long stretch of Bedford Avenue to cars: “Foot traffic on Bedford Avenue was 96% higher than the average Saturday, based on pedestrian counts. The number of children and seniors using the street […]

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Sometimes, when we find Brooklyn Missed Connections that get our attention in one way or another, we like to feature them on days other than Sunday. This is one such remainder written by a dude in a “whte shite” from a Bushwick party this weekend. danger party european for maybe italian – m4w – 25 […]

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[Photo courtesy of meL in Progress] The Fifth Avenue Farm, a store at Fifth Ave. & Fifteenth Street that was known for having friendly owners and a good selection of produce, closed a couple of weeks ago. The blogger who produces the meL in Progress blog emailed us to say: It used to be a […]

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There was a mugging yesterday in the South Slope on 15th Street above Seventh Avenue. An elderly man riding a bike was robbed of a chain by some people who got out of a car, pushed him over and robbed him. The incident took place around 10AM.–GL Inbox

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