It starts like this: Whilst cruising the missed connections page looking for some vague description of myself posted by my future ex-boyfriend, I was overcome by the sheer genius that is the male mind. I give you –

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[Photo courtesy of New York Public Library] This is Metropolitan and Graham Avenues in Williamsburg as they looked in 1937. A little different than now, no?

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[Click to enlarge] There’s a new online petition to protest the reopening and expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue and Smith Street. Here’s what it says: We are an association of over 2000 residents from Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Downtown Brooklyn, and other parts of Brooklyn. We are committed […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] Local artist and GL Contributing photographer Gary Mirabelle, who has sent us many gorgeous shots of our beloved Prospect Park, hit us off with this pic of the park on a rainy and dark fall day. Beautifu.

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The long-awaited (by some) Baluchi’s on Fifth Avenue, which has only taken about three years to open, is set to open (at least for carry out) on Thursday. We’re not yet clear on whether they will be open for full services. As of yesterday, the interior appeared to not quite be ready to accept customers. […]

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The Toll Brothers application to get property rezoned so they can put up their condo development on the Gowanus Canal has already been approved by Commmunity Board 6. Today, the Brooklyn Borough President will be having a hearing on the plan as part of the ULURP process. Per a community email (and there are many […]

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A GL reader writes to say that Trout on Smith Street, which had been Alan Harding’s Gravy until last year appears to have floated to the top of the big fish tank in the sky. Our tipster says: After 3 years, this diner, come diner/ beer garden, come fish shack/ beer garden has closed its […]

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· Shop Owner Killed Robbers with Their Own Gun [NYT] · City says dead rider knew Cyclone could kill him [NYDN] · State Trying to Save Programs at LICH, Loaning $3M [NYT] · LeBron James Says Brooklyn Isn’t His “Problem” [AYR] · Misc. Foodstuffs [New York Shitty] · 315 Garfield Place: the Movie [Brownstoner] · […]

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There are neighborhoods people can fuck with and neighborhoods that they can fuck with that will cause them more grief than others. Park Slope falls into the latter category. Yes, there have been story of IDT energy “scammers” working the Slope. But this email comes to our attention via our good and dear friends at […]

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Carroll Gardens residents have started a letter writing campaign to Borough President Marty Markowitz asking him to support an eight-story height limit for building along the entire length of the Gowanus Canal rather than the 12 stories in the “MX Waterfront South” District (above) that the current city plan is calling for. Here is the […]

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A few minutes ago we posted about the Magic, Where’s Our Health Care? website. Here’s a vid they made of a worker going to one of his book signings saying “Please, Magic, give us some family health care.” It would appear to end when he is ejected.

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We’ve covered the issue of the hiring on non-union workers at the luxury One Hanson tower in which Magic Johnson is an investor. We’ve also offered our opinion of the situation. Now, there’s a website on the entire One Hanson-Magic Johnson Issue called nomagichealthcare.org. We got a press release about it, but Crain’s beat us […]

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[Photo courtesy of megunski/GL Flickr Pool] Gowanus has a special look on a cold and overcast November day. The land in question is the (maybe possible) site of the Gowanus Whole Foods.

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Coat drives aren’t just for humans anymore. This Saturday (11/22) from noon-4pm, head down to Root Hill Cafe (corner Carroll Street and 4th Avenue) with puppy blankets and coats (new or gently used… and clean, mind you) and donate to the DOG Coat & Blanket Drive to help area rescue groups and shelters keep local […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] There’s really not much to say about this one other than that it comes from Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue on the Bed-Stuy/Clinton Hill border.

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Chase Bank is interested in helping Clinton Hill homeowners refinance and “keep” their homes. To prove it they’re having a session at (drum roll) a local evangelical church and there will be refreshments and a raffle. We suppose having a higher power on one’s side couldn’t hurt.

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“Brooklyn Force” trailer from Adam Bertocci on Vimeo. Star Wars meets Williamsburg development.

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Well, that lawsuit has been filed against the reopening and expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention. The headline on the press release is “Lawsuit: City Broke the Law, Avoided Scrutiny to Push Through Massive New Brooklyn Jail.” Officials claim the $440 million expansion has to go through a standard community land use review process […]

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Here’s a glimpse into the future ramen noodle emporium coming to Fourth Avenue and Degraw Street courtesy of GL’s E.C. Stephens. When Brownstoner originally broke news that the owners of Sheep Station would be opening it, they said they were shooting for November. Doesn’t look like they’re going to make the target, but it’s still […]

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Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets, look out! There are rats afoot! Ok, like we didn’t know that already. But, apparently those little suckers are multiplying (another fact we were already aware of), and they’re hanging out all over Brooklyn’s hot spots (go have some fun on the Health Dept. […]

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It says so, right at the center of the known Williamsburg universe, the exit of the Bedford Avenue L Stop at N. 7 Street and Bedford Ave. Brooklyn Bowl in 2009.

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This is an absolutely fascinating video. The person that made it took a camera out around Brooklyn and asked them “What is tragedy?” Check out the responses that different people give. It’s very cool.

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We’ve already mentioned to you about Buy Brooklyn. Well, there seems to be another concept peaking the minds of our local government, and now have Shop Brooklyn to promote: “Shop Brooklyn” is an awareness campaign highlighting the uniqueness of Brooklyn’s neighborhoods and thriving shopping corridors, re-introducing Brooklyn to Brooklynites, and inviting tourists and visitors to […]

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· Thieves posing as movers clear out apartment [NYP] · Two Robbers Killed in Shootout at Nostrand Avenue Store [NYT] · Whole Lot of Rats in Brooklyn [NYDN] · Sicko Preying on Women at Starrett City [NYP] · The Ugly Ass Buildings of Clinton Hill [New York Shitty] · Council Members Support Gowanus Summit [Brownstoner] […]

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