[Photo courtesy of June Carter Cash Peep/GL Flickr Pool] GL Flickr Pool Contributor June Carter Cash Peep sees a little something phallic in this pic of one of the entrances to Prospect Park. Others, of course, might only see flowers. Yet others, might think of both. Et tu?

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We’re not clear what neighborhood this story originates from (it appears to be Kensington), but we found it on the Boerum Hill email list with the subject line “scams have resulted in a death.” Here’s the weird and sad story: On Tuesday, I found my dear friend and neighbor in her apartment, the phone off […]

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[Photo courtesy of nautical2k/flickr] Yesterday, the Times decided to check out Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway. Writer Kareem Fahim describes the parkways as: Elegant and sketchy, welcoming and insular, the striated band of roadway, trees and people called Ocean Parkway both reflects Brooklyn and divides it with a thick green line. It was designed about a century […]

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[Photo courtesy of 52510thstreet/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s one from the GL Flickr Pool from a new contributor of a scene that is familiar to anyone that’s ever waited for a train at the lovely and special Smith-9th Street station on the F and G Lines. It gives us that warm and fuzzy Gowanus feeling.

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Landslide coming? Or will it come down to five votes in Ohio or (please God, no) Florida? What we do know is that signs of Barack Obama are everywhere in Williamsburg.

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One of our semi-regular features that is still around is GL Lost & Found in which we try (with little success so far) to reunite those who have lost with those who might have found and vice versa. Here’s one fromm BoCoCa Parents about a found, and quite expensive stroller: I noticed a phil & […]

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Things got a little heated in Red Hook yesterday morning at Rocky Sullivan’s Tap Roomas the photo above shows. We’ll let a GL tipster explain: This morning at around 6.30am, we were woken by the smell of smoke. After confirming none of the apartments in our building were on fire, we went downstairs and outside. […]

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Yes, we keep repeating this, but we’re a sponsor of the event and we intend to make sure that our readers know about it. The event is the 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger. It is taking place today & tomorrow. […]

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Ever since Saje closed in June, Crow Hill denizens have wondered what would replace its charming and frustrating blend of Caribbean/Asian fusion dinners, burned Gorilla morning coffee, and service so laid back it too often ceased altogether. The storefront space on Franklin Avenue and Park Place is big, recently-renovated, and depressing to see empty even […]

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Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS, is pairing up with sex-toy provider Babeland on Sunday, October 19th to celebrate Lambda’s legal work and all things battery operated. The event, held at the Park Slope Babeland at 462 Bergen Street, […]

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[Photo courtesy of woodendesigner/GL Flickr Pool] Boerum Hill Residents Want Thomas Greene Park to be Skate Park [BP] Take Out Taxi Launches in Bed-Stuy [Brownstoner] Replicas of Sculptures To Be Restored to Flatbush & Tillary [Brooklyn Eagle] Time’s Up for ‘Green Church’ [Brooklyn Eagle] Newkirk Plaza Juice Bar Off to a Rocky Start [Flatbush Vegan] […]

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Yes, we keep repeating this, but we’re a sponsor of the event and we intend to make sure that our readers know about it. The event is the 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger. It is taking place tomorrow, October 11 […]

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This is a Judith Supine work on Kent Avenue near Metropolitan in Williamsburg. Like much of her work, we dig it a lot. The interesting, non-art-related back story involves the building to which it is affixed. It is a paint factory with enough toxic issues to keep environmental regulators busy for a long time and […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Our dear friend and valued contributor Miss Heather, who is truly the Queen of the Street Couch, among a great many other things, sent us this goodie, which she called “A Study in Denim” and the “Gonzo Couch.” It comes from N. 15 Street in Greenpoint.

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Latin American Cafe, 661 Sackett Street at 4th Avenue, has had a seven-year history with the Park Slope neighborhood. Now just a dark and divey watering hole, it once offered a rich selection of Latin brunch and dinner options and was even recommended as a spot to take mom out for Mother’s Day by GO […]

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We think it may be safe to call this the slowest Karl Fischer building going up in all of Brooklyn. The building is at N. 8 & Roebling, only a few blocks from the architect’s master work on Karl Fischer Row, and work has been going on since late 2006 (a basement was never excavated). […]

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Once again our friend and contributor Adrian Kinloch graces us with an evocative photograph. This one comes from Coney Island and is truly a magnificent pic combining nature, man and machine.

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Maria’s Mexican Bistro at 669 Union Street recently closed for renovations. With the constant flux that Park Slope establishments are known for, “renovations” took on a new meaning when Maria’s reopened as Mercado Social instead. We contacted one of the new owners, Antonio Lara, to talk about the restaurant. Some foodies might recognize Lara’s name. […]

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We will not turn this into a pro or con rant about the Park Slope Food Coop. The Columbia Spectator took a look at it and wrote many nice things. For instance: “The Park Slope Food Co-op in Brooklyn holds the reputation of best food co-op in the Northeast.” And: “The co-op is extremely well-organized, […]

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This comes from Pistols & Popcorn, which is a relatively new Brooklyn blog that we really like a lot. It’s got great personality and a nice vibe. In any case P&P has posted her story of being a kickboxer. Do read the excerpts and click over to the full story: When I lived in Utah […]

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We found this via Park Slope Parents from a local film maker named Sue Kramer. It’s an uplifting message to get out there on Election Day and to be part of one of the most historic elections that any of us will likely see in our lifetimes. Ms. Kramer writes: Please go www.youvotevideo.org and watch […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brookyn-related information and images. Pro-AY Groups Have Contributed $680,000 to Marty’s Coffers [NY Post] Today is the Last Day to Register to Vote in New York [Gothamist] A Con Ed Worker in ENY Was Killed in a Manhole Explosion [City Room] Cops Are Ticketing Bikers Exiting the Manhattan Bridge […]

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“There was a massive youth street battle yesterday right by the Williamsburg Bridge street entrance, that ended with some bloodied faces and frightened cops. A reader wrote in and said that while sitting at a traffic light just outside Ortis funeral home, they saw a bunch of kids (12-15) acting rowdy and yelling, while a […]

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Anyone that drives on Fourth Avenue or rides in a cab or car service vehicle down it knows that it’s a scary street. (As do pedestrians, of course.) On of the most awful parts of the Fourth Avenue Experience (other than the hideous architecture of some of the new buildings and the wretched planning decisions […]

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Work is moving ahead at 40 Berry Street, which will be a seven-story, 142-unit rental building from the studios of Perkins Eastman. The site has had its issues both with oil on the site from ruptured tanks and with dangerous conditions at the site itself, which led us to dub it the Mud Pit of […]

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