Our far end of Court Street Carroll Gardens Special Correspondent is keeping the information flowing. We had previously reported via another important source on the far end of Court Street that Le Petite Cafe is growing. Our correspondent reports that “the expansion of Petite into George’s Pot Pourie” is moving along. George’s in not going […]

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The creator of this vid writes: “My collaborative projects use landscapes as a site for meditation on urban living. Williamsburg Bridge, collaboration with composer Peter Capelle, is a portrait of the well-known bridges industrial strength and beauty.” It is.

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[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] Our dear friend and GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch of Brit in Brooklyn is supplying us (again) with some of his magnificent photos that we’ll be featuring in coming weeks. This is today’s selection, a look at Dumbo and beyond from the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. Like all […]

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Here’s an interesting and nicely done account of Coney Island as related by a writer from the Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida. We came across thanks to Rapid T. Rabitt on the Coney Island Message Board: Coney Island’s appeal is largely in the eye – and nose – of the beholder. You can smell the fried […]

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] The photographer calls this shot taken outside the alway picturesque entrance to the Smith-9th Street subway station, “Reunion Tour,” which we think works quite nicely, thank you. Maybe they were waiting for the Ikea shuttle?

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This is something you don’t hear very often, but there’s a sense that the city’s rezoning proposal for Flatbush “gets it right.” During a recent meeting the Department of City Planning “received accolades from board members and area residents for reworking the plan to take into account neighborhood concerns.” Here’s the low down from on […]

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[Click to expand] We came across a fun online tool that might be of interest to anyone harboring an inner statistics lover. It’s called ZIPskinny and allows you to plug in your zip code and then look at all its key demographic data and compare it other zip codes of one’s choice. Just for laughs, […]

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Given the renderings of this building designed by Robert Scarano (we personally wouldn’t place it on the list of his best), we’re not sure we’re anxious to see the black shroud of netting come off of this building on Fourth Avenue so that the real thing can emerge. Yet, work on this structure, which will […]

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[Photo courtesy of captaindisko/flickr] On Monday, we posted about a new effort in Carroll Gardens to try to find ways to calm traffic and stop accidents. It was spurred by an accident that could have hurt or killed people late last week. A GL reader left a comment that directed us to this photo of […]

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The Kids RX at Seventh Avenue and Second Street in Park Slope is coming along nicely. The space is being transformed from the former Second St. Cafe, which went belly up earlier this year, into a pharmacy and place to buy things for all of the many little ones in the Slope. It would appear […]

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There is much pro-Barack Obama stuff to be found in Williamsburg right now, including graffiti. (Most of it, though, is street art, t-shirts, stickers and the like.) We found this politically-charged tag on the construction fence surrounding our favorite Mystery Toxic Lot at 95 Bedford Avenue where, in reality, Karl Fischer will ultimately change everything.

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We have no problem saying that we know nothing about this, but here it is: “Are there going to be any celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson discovering Coney Island? Next year is supposed to be Coney Island’s Quadricentennial ( if you do not count the Indians, or the 30 year interval between […]

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We’re actually deeply thankful to whoever originally came up with the concept that Fourth Avenue is Brooklyn’s “New Park Avenue.” Yeah, sure. It’s provided us with a regular supply of laughs and posts. So, this is a car for sale parked on the New Park Avenue at a tire place. If one looks closely, one […]

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The Brooklyn Indie Market, which is at Smith and Union is having a Steampunk and Vintage Style Day and fashion show on Oct. 25th from 11AM-7PM. There’s a fashion show at 2PM. Per a release, the lineup includes: • Karen von Oppen –Confession NY, Provocative creations, designed to seduce. • Wren –Purevile, Post Apocalyptic Victorian […]

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[Photo courtesy of vaduzuvunt/GL Flickr Pool] They are indeed creepy and they are on Smith Street and came to our GL Flickr Pool courtesy of valued contributor vaduzuvunt.

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One of the things we missed most about GL being on hiatus was the loss of our Street Couch Series. We even walked by a few here and there without taking photos of them, causing minor crises of both heart and soul. No longer. The Street Couch Series is back! This is one that we […]

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Versions of this image of Barack Obama as Superman are all over Brooklyn and New York City. We caught up with this one on Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint.

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Yes, October. Time for the fall bounty and harvest festivals. This one is taking place at The Yard in Gowanus on Saturday, October 11 and it’s the Second Annual Gowanus Harvest Festival. Here’s a bit from an email: Brooklyn! Fall! Brews! Bounty! Yes, its that time of year again. The Yard is once again hosting […]

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We have no idea, but it’s short and worth a look in its odd way.

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If it’s Tuesday, that can only mean one thing: a photo of a trashed bicycle we came across somewhere. In this case, our specimen is from Fourth Avenue near Union Street on the Park Slope side of things.

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Among the openings that we missed during our hiatus was the opening of Eric New York, the new Park Slope branch of a shoe emporium that has made the jump from Manhattan. We wandered in on opening day and snapped some shots and figure that today is as good a day as any to announce […]

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We love this building at 184 N. 8 Street in Williamsburg, which has served among a great many things, as a magnificent canvas for successive generations of street art. Earlier this year, there were rumors that the building would be demolished. Apparently, word of its demise was greatly exaggerated. The building is actually available as […]

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Yeah, we’d normally make this part of our Eye on the Street series, but this happy heart from the Burg says a certain something that causes us to post it as a Photo Du Jour because it is a heart and it is happy.

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[Photo courtesy of nycblondieandbrownie/GL Flickr Pool] This is Shin Ju II on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, which is now having its grand opening. We’ll refrain from pondering whether Seventh Avenue needs another sushi spot and simply point out that it replaces Inaka Sushi, which closed earlier this year.

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The 2008 Red Hook International Film And Video Festival, which is being directed by our friend and GL Contributor Nathan Kensinger is taking place this weekend, October 11 & 12. The screenings will be happening at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artist’s Coalition’s Screening Room, 499 Van Brunt Street in Red Hook. The schedule rocks and we’re […]

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