There has been much hubbub surrounding Marty Golden’s Greenmarket in the Walgreens parking lot in Bay Ridge, and much debate about whether it will live on past December. Thirty blocks away, produce-hungry residents of the Bay Ridge Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) have taken matters into their own hands. Every Saturday from June through November Farmer […]

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[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library] You know the sort of scary-looking grain terminal in Red Hook on Gowanus Bay? This is what it used to look like back when it was in operation. The photo is undated, so it’s unclear when this was.

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A short vid of the Thunderbolt in Coney Island, which was demolished on Nov. 17, 2000 at the age of 75. Pics and music. Worth a viewing.

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[Photo for GL Courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] This gorgeous photo of Prospect Park come from local artist and GL Photo Contributor Gary Mirabelle who has supplied us with many, many shots of our favorite park in all seasons.

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“GL posts a lot of great stuff, but sometimes goes off the insane-o-meter. This is probably the worst example of journalism I have seen GL post. There are a number of anecdotal complaints about one ER which becomes the headline: ‘Slopers Continue Venting About Methodist Hospital ER Shitshow’. Methodist is no worse and no better […]

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[Photo courtesy of pixonomy/GL Flickr Pool] To be perfectly honest, we’re not big fans of Canada Geese, especially to the extent that they leave a lot of, uh, things behind. But this is one cool pic of a goose in Prospect Park.

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There is a long and involved discussion going on among our dear and good friends at Park Slope Parents about the horrors at the emergency room at Methodist Hospital, although to be fair, a few people have reported positive experiences. (We thank some PSP members for their very encouraging emails yesterday, by the way, for […]

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Today’s adoptable kitty of the week comes thanks to Sonia and the Urban Cat League. She writes: Juno is an adorable one-year-old tabby who adores being pet and purrs instantaneously. She loves lap cuddles and is eager to jump into to bed with you when you’re ready to wind down. She is an absolute doll […]

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Are we addicted to the forums at Brooklynian? “Addicted” is such a strong word…how about “attached”? Seriously, we can quit anytime we want to. We just don’t want to, that’s all. For those of you who are still social lurkers, we here at GL offer a weekly peek at what’s weird, funny, and gentriconfrontational over […]

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Romance Bed-Stuy Style [Bed-Stuy Banana] Communitree Day at the Hattie Carthan Garden [Bed-Stuy Blog] Brooklyn Love [Brit in Brooklyn] Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights Slam the Energy Scammers [BVIB] Montague Vacancy Persists as Dental Clinic Backs Out [Brooklyn Eagle] SWO at Future Fairfield Inn [Brownstoner] Denis Leary Filming Outside Lares Bar [BushwickBK] Rent God’s House […]

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[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library] This is a photo showing “social conditions” in Red Hook via the state of some of the housing stock in the 1930s. We could swear we recognize one or two of those buildings.

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How about a strange video tour/commercial for the Nu Hotel on Smith Street across the street from the Brooklyn House of Detention?

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The Thanksgiving bird’s not even in the oven, and we’re already getting things lined up for the next holiday. It’s time to prepare for the annual Atlantic Avenue Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Belarusian Church (corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond Street), on Thursday (12/4) at 6pm. Local school children will sing Christmas carols and […]

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[Photo courtesy of vaduzuvunt/GL Flickr Pool] The sunsets in Red Hook are always special, even when power lines are part of them. (As a point of interest, this is the 10,000th post on Gowanus Lounge.)

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This Saturday (11/22) 1-6pm Empty Cage Collective will be at NYC Pet Supplies in Williamsburg (241 Bedford Avenue b/w N 3rd & 4th Streets), with adorable kittens and cats rescued from the mean streets looking for loving homes. Head on down to enter in the raffles, donate to the ECC food bank, or even share […]

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[Photo courtesy of megunski/GL Flickr Pool] Those who take the F Train or the G Train know exactly why this shot of the Smith-9th Street station is called “waiting.”

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[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library] This is Brighton Beach Avenue at Hoff Street back in the Roaring Twenties, specifically 1927.

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Yes, yes, it’s not a street couch. But, it’s a Fourth Avenue Rocker (Park Slope side) just sitting there waiting to be taken or rocked.

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Have a look.

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And, now, from our friends at the Center for the Urban Environment, here is this weekend’s very interesting tour: Ditmas Park. Sunday, November 23, 2-4 pm– with Francis Morrone. Ditmas Park is one of the most popular neighborhoods in Brooklyn even as its splendid “Victorian” houses have ceased to be bargains. The streets of the […]

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This week, Eat It: The Brooklyn Food Blog takes us to Diner in South Williamsburg: My Dad was visiting recently so I took him to Diner to have dinner. Not only did I know we were in for a fabulous meal, it would be guilt-free, as the people behind diner use only seasonal, well-raised food, […]

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Heads up book lovers – big sale at Picture Box (121 3rd St. at Bond) down in Gowanus this weekend (Sat 11/22, Sun 11/23), noon-5pm. Everything from educational to fiction, collectible to rare, children’s to graphic novels, as well as magazines. We don’t often promote sales that stores are having, but this is a cool […]

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There are few Brooklyn hospitals about which one doesn’t hear horror stories, but a perrennial favorite is Methodist Hospital on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. Today, our dear friends at Park Slope Parents bring two such tales of uplifting visits to Methodist’s emergency rooom. There is this: We had a horrible experience at Methodist’s emergency […]

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[Photo courtesy Marco Boni/Flickr] Several food reports in from that Park Slope dining mecca known as Fifth Avenue: 1) Al di La, one of everyone’s favorite Slope Italians is now reported to be open for lunch, via correspondent E.C. Stephens. 2) Oh Baluchi’s. It was not open last night as had been previously rumored. The […]

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