Having had the NYC Department of Transportation show up outside our window at 7:30AM with one of those infernal machines that scrapes the pavement off streets and causes rows of buildings to shake, we’re especially interested in an ongoing exchange in Carroll Gardens about some Con Ed work that is driving people crazy. First, there […]

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There are many letter being written to Marty Markowitz about the Toll Brothers proposal to build a big condo development on the Gowanus. (There’s a letter writing campaign underway both on this project and about asking for an 8-story height limit in the Gowanus rezoning.) The fact that Carroll Gardens residents are now leading the […]

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Among the many ways in which the real world hasn’t caught up with the way media is changing, is the treatment that bloggers recieve. In many cases we are treated as second-class citizens, both by the print reporters who feel free to lift our stories without crediting us for developing them and in the lack […]

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Is this huge Ismael Leyva 40-story tower proposed for the Greenpoint waterfront something that’s actually going to happen or just, you know, a pipe dream in a deflating real estate market where credit is hard to come by? One can draw one’s own conclusions. The development was reported by both Brownstoner and the Brooklyn Paper, […]

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“Can we arrest these people for fraud, already?”–GL Day Ender: How to Avoid Being Energy Scammed

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This Saturday (11/22) from 11am to 4pm at the Calvert Vaux Park, in Kingston, the will be a wandering performance of “Hello My Name is Dark-eyed Junco,”, followed by a bird-watching tour. Junco is a response to the immanent installation of six artificial turf soccer fields scheduled to begin at Calvert Vaux Park November 24th. […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] If there’s one thing that this pic sent to us by local artist and devoted GL Contributor Gary Mirabelle proves, it’s that Halloween pumpkins do not improve with age. Not at all.

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Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, who have been on top of the wretched energy scams being run all over Brooklyn (and the whole city for that matter), went to CB7 to give “a brief overview as to what the scams IDT Energy (and other ESCOS) have been perpetrating on our communities, how not to get […]

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The powers that be went out to the Fulton Mall, yesterday (11/19), and officially kicked of the great “Buy Brooklyn” (Or is it “Shop Brooklyn”?) as a borough wide event to promote spending your money here this holiday season. Participating retailers, restaurants, bars, and other service providers will display a “Shop Brooklyn” logo in shop […]

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[Photo courtesy NY Public Library] Oh, Coney Island, which has been through so many changes and incarnations. Here’s a view of Surf Avenue circa 1917.

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A Judge has issued a Temporary Restraining Order to stop the reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention. A statement from State Sen.-Elect Daniel Squadron says: “I commend the Department of Corrections for agreeing to halt the proposed expansion of the House of Detention pending further conversation with the community.  I hope it is a […]

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We were delighted to receive this email in our inbox today from the owners of new bar Safe Haven on 689 6th Ave. What you doin’ this thursday? yeah i know it’s cold outside, so wrap up nice and warm, layers are always good, and amble on over to Safe Haven for our Kelso of […]

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We’re suckers for pics of wildlife on the Gowanus Canal–ducks, swans, geese, fish, whatever–even if the photo quality isn’t the best. These ducks were spotted off the Carroll Street Bridge, where many a duck has been seen, around 3:30 on Sunday afternoon.

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This is the current appearance of the front door of our favorite building at 184 N. 8 Street in Williamsburg that serves as a spot for some excellent street art. It does make for one heck of a mail slot. The building is currently on the market for a commercial lease and we’re really hoping […]

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That didn’t take long. Crest Cafe on Union Avenue in Williamsburg near Metropolitan, which died a little while ago, has come back to life as the L Train Cafe. We haven’t been inside, but hope there are some good selections. The real allure of Crest was the garden out back, which was one of that […]

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And, we do mean the finest parts of Greenpoint.

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Just when you thought 4th Avenue had enough generic corner shop delis another one rears it’s Boars Head. Dean Street Grill, a Mediterranean/Caribbean take out on 4th Avenue and Dean Street, closed it’s gates this Summer and has since been gutted and reopened as Dean Stop Deli. Filling the new shelves are sodas, chips, candies, […]

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(This once said “I asked for patience. I suffered. I asked for patience.”) · LICH May Merge with Other Hospitals [NYDN] · Who’s in Charge of Atlantic Yards? [AYR] · Last Week’s Biggest Sales [Brownstoner] · Rats, Rats, Rats, Rats, Rats, Rats, Rats Everyfreakingwhere [1010Wins] · Holy Crap: Ratner Stock Dropped 27% Yesterday [No Land […]

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When we first read that someone was selling their 20% off coupon for a single shopping trip at Key Foods on 7th Avenue we had to chuckle. After all, it’s only one coupon for one trip. You’d have to be a bit desperate to go though all that trouble and according to the seller, “I […]

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As we mentioned yesterday, a lawsuit was filed to block the $440 million expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue. A judge is hearing the case today (11/20) at Kings County Supreme Court (360 Adams St., Brooklyn). From a release the landed in the inbox: Kings County Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix […]

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WNYC did some superb reports this week about construction and some of the conditions that have lead to the deaths of 27 workers so far this year. There are two stories in print that can be viewed here and here. Among the buildings covered is one on Clinton Avenue (being marketed as the Collection) where […]

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Our friend Adrian Kinloch, who is an extraordinary photographer and photoblogger as well as a wonderful person, has a way of capturing images that make even the most workaday old building look great. Case in point, this shot of the old Daily News Garage on Third Avenue in […]

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In addition to the very successful Brooklyn Flea, our friends at Brownstoner will also be running an indoor holiday market in December across the street at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple. Here are the details direct from Brownstoner: For the four Sundays starting November 30, we’ll be running an indoor holiday market at the Masonic Temple […]

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[Photo courtesy of spiffae/GL Flickr Pool] The gorgeous Brooklyn fall scene comes to our GL Flickr Pool courtesy of spiffae. We can’t quite identify the street, but it’s a pretty shot.

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For those of you who never got to see D.W. Young’s documentary about Red Hook, A Hole in a Fence, fret not. The DVD will be available just in time for the holiday gift giving!) on December 9th for $19.95. In addition to the documentary -which chronicles the evolution of the off-the-beaten-path neighborhood from a […]

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