City Comptroller Bill Thompson and City Council Member David Yassky have filed papers in court asking a judge to block the reopening of the Brookyn House of Detention and are filing a lawsuit against the city arguing that plans for the $440 million expansion have to go through community, land use process under city and […]

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The second part of the Roebling Oil Field development, well Warehouse 11, which is on the cleaned up former Roebling Oil property, is underway and the good old Empire pile driver is banging away on the property. The interesting thing is that it looks like they’re not digging down too far below grade for part […]

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“We might as well call it ‘As the Coney Turns‘ and get it over with. This morning’s bombshell news from the Southern Brooklyn Riviera comes via the New York Post that the city “is in serious negotiations to buy 10.5 acres of real estate in Coney Island” belonging to developer Joe Sitt and the he […]

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Planning Commission Chair Amanda Burden visited Gowanus last night to talk about the status of the city’s plans to upzone 25 blocks of Gowanus to allow buildings up to 12 stories tall, but she surprised everyone by announcing that a Carroll Gardens downzoning proposals would be ready by June, 2009. Ms. Burden claimed to want […]

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[Photo courtesy of Josh Derr/Gl Flickr Pool] Presented without snarky comment.

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So, you have some time to plan for your Thanksgiving weekend post-gorging exercises, but here’s a little idea to keep in mind for some fun: On Thanksgiving Day (11/27), there will be the Turkey Foot Race, a 5K run with the Prospect Park Track Club, starting on Park Drive near the Concert Grove. (Call (718) […]

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] We remember summer in Coney.

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This is one of the renderings of a new Coney Island just released by the Municipal Art Society that will be presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this evening. More about it all tomorrow.

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Per an email from Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, who were among the first to sound the alarm about the scam-like practices which IDT energy is engaging all over Brooklyn: “our ever vigilante crew on 23rd St. (don’t mess with us man!) was on the tip as the boys and girls of IDT Energy (most […]

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“Just walked home from the train around 11:30 and saw a group of two or three older looking Skinheads hanging out with some of the younger punk kids from the neighborhood on 7th Ave and 15th. Couldn’t tell if they were the racist kind but I’ve never seen them around here before so I didn’t […]

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Imagine the conversation that led up to this lightening bolt of genius. So, we’re going to put another Asian restaurant on Bedford Avenue. We’ve got Wild Ginger on the left. We’ve got Rice Bowl on the right. What can we call it? Oh. Wait. I know! Zen Tango. While we were taking the picture the […]

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And, now, a selection of musical events through the middle of the week: Monday 11/17/08 Jalopy: Country Blues Jam: Bring you fiddle, accordion, banjo, washtub, mandolin, guitar, or maybe even spoons and participate in an open jam session. Free!! 9:30pm Tuesday 11/18/08 Bar 4: Open Mike Night–Hosted by Tanya Buziak. Pre-list @ 6:15pm, Sign up […]

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Forget Park Slope. The neighborhood you’re seeking is Marine Park. It “is somewhat isolated by a lack of subway access. It is bounded by Flatlands Avenue and Avenue N on the north, Avenues U and V on the south, Nostrand and Gerritsen Avenues on the west, and Flatbush Avenue on the east. Many residents are […]

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You knew this was only a matter of time. It’s going to be on Bedford Avenue right next to Northside Car Service near the Subway. FroYo from Yogurtberry while you wait for your ride? The wisdom of opening in November or December? Eh. Not so good.

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This is a time lapse of Brooklyn and the sky as shot from 23rd Street recently.

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If one had to select a couple of cuisines that Park Slope doesn’t need more of, one would be Japanese and the other would be Italian. Yet, here we are. This is Primo Atto, which is now open in the space formerly occupied by Cocotte. The menu looks interesting. It is a block from Villa […]

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On the left we have the Shaft of Fourth Avenue, a rental building, from Bricolage Designs. On the right, we have a boxy thing designed by Armand Quadrini that was originally a Robert Scarano product. The Quadrini is 12 stories and will have 44 units. Comparison between the two versions here.

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How Much Did FCR Save on ‘Arena Land’ Buy? A Lot. [AY Report] Introducing ‘Balconization’ [NY Shitty] Big Fire Over the Weekend at a Bed-Stuy Crackhouse [Brownstoner] Brooklyn Film Shoots all the Rage [NYDN] Low-Income Bushwick Woman Nearly Evicted in Error [NYT] It’s Cauliflower Season at the Greenmarket [A Year in the Park] Reflections on […]

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Making the rounds on Fourth and Fifth Avenue over the weekend we found some fences down and the place formally known as Terrapin Playground, which we like to call the Boymelpark in honor of Novo Park Slope developer Shaya Boymelgreen, open. The handball courts were in use. The brand new dog run was available. The […]

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This is the new location of the A&S Pork Store on the very happening block of Fifth Avenue between Second and Third Street. (Except that it’s now M&S Prime Meats unless someone made a very major F’ Up with the sign.) It’s next to the new Bird and just down from the soon to open […]

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[All photos for GL Courtesy of Nathan Kensinger Photography] Yesterday, of course, was the formal rededication of the Fort Greene Prison Ship Martyrs Monument and its centennial. The remains of more than 10,000 Americans who died on British prison ships in Wallabout, offshore of what is now the Brooklyn Navy Yard are buried in crypts […]

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This morning’s Post brings news of a potentially huge development in Coney Island: the city may be close to a deal worth between $200 million-$250 million to acquire all of developer Joe Sitt’s land in the amusement zone where the city would like to develop and amusement park. This land would include the Astroland property. […]

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It’s just hard to find love for a big jail in a gentrifying neighborhood, especially when it involves a $450 million expansion and there are people that think the money ought to be invested in alternative programs that encourage rehabilitation. And so, yesterday, a number of elected officials including City Council Member David Yassky and […]

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City Planning Chair Amanda Burden is comming to Gowanus tonight for a forum hosted by Commmunity Board 6. The general topic is the status of the contentious rezoning of the neighborhood to allow higher density, high-rise development. Per an emial alert: An update by Commissioner Burden on the department’s land use activities related to the […]

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[Photo courtesy of atomische.com/GL Flickr Pool] Behold the canal and the graffiti and tags on the Big G on a November day.

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