There was, in case anyone missed it, an amusing item on CityRoom over the weekend about valet stroller parking at the Park Slope Y. As it turns out, the valet parking isn’t a daily thing, but according to someone on Brooklynian, it’s something that happens a couple of times a week during certain classes. Be […]

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The “mystery lot” at the corner of N. 11 Street and Bedford Avenue is a muddy mess, which one presumes helps hold down any toxic dust that might blow around, but work is already going forward on the big Karl Fischer rental building that will rise on the property. The official address is 95 Bedford […]

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“Wall Street may have gotten the bailout, but most of Brooklyn’s main streets are on the brink of breakdown. From Flatbush Ave. to Fulton St., shopping strips around the borough are struggling to make it through the economic downturn and nationwide job losses, by firing employees, opting for cheaper inventory and cutting business hours.”–NYDN

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We came across this notice on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg near N. 4 Street. There is a reward and hearts are broken.

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[Photo courtesy of nine6sevenfour/GL Flickr Pool] We love the composition and the color of this shot dropped into our GL Flickr Pool that comes from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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They may be trying to call it Brooklyn’s “New Park Avenue,” but Fourth Avenue may be proof of the old adage that it’s very hard to get a tiger to change its stripes. This is the Golden Touch Car Wash, a brave survivor in a Brooklyn that is losing gas stations and car washes left […]

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Consider this a metaphor for the difference between Fourth and Fifth Avenues in Park Slope. We found a promo poster for this film on Fourth Ave. a while back that said “You Never See it Coming.” On it, someone had written “My foot up your ass.” Here on Fifth Avenue, however, the posts that says […]

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There is a nasty story that popped up this morning on Brooklynian about a case of child abuse that someone witnessed on the street. The conclusion is that “it was dealt with,” but the details are simply disgusting. Here it is: I was riding the bus on 7th Ave in South Slope last night and […]

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If you watch one short vid today, this should be it. It was made entirely from cell phone vid footage and deals with homelessness. We think it is superb and is certain to win many awards. These are the creators of the vid.

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This is 111 Kent Avenue, which is known as (gasp) 111 Kent. It is rising across the street from East River State Park. The building has 62 units and has been designed to make the most of views of Manhattan that won’t be blocked. There will be a rooftop pool, two sundecks, a gym, a […]

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On item that we’ve had, but failed to post during our hiatus was one of our favorites about the Smith Street parrots. Our Special Correspondent explains: “The parrot pic is (street name deleted to protect the parrot) and smith’s newest resident. Looks like looks like a baby of a bigger parrot that has been hanging […]

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[Photo courtesy Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s a shot of a wedding that took place under dark skies on the beach in Coney Island. It comes from one of our favorite GL Photo Pool contributors Rubys Host who, we might add, was extraordinarily supportive and encouraging during the time GL was down. We thank RH […]

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Putting out a blog like Gowanus Lounge–and trying to do it right–requires an extraordinary commitment of time. To that end, we’re looking for contributors who’d be interested in posting about their neighborhoods, from Bay Ridge to Bed-Stuy and Sheesphead Bay to Sunset Park (and anyplace else in Brooklyn). If you’d like the join the GL […]

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There was a pretty bad car accident on Smith Street over the weekend and it’s led to the formation of new group to talk about and try to do something about traffic safety issues on both Court and Smith Streets, which like many local streets, often feature drivers going way to fast for what are […]

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Yesterday was Pulaski Day and while we weren’t in Greenpoint, some of the festivities made their way into neighboring Williamsburg. Here’s a short clip of some of the action at N. 11 and Bedford Avenue.

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A forum on traffic in Park Slope and Prospect Park will be coming up on Wednesday, October 15 at 7PM at the Community Bookstore, which is at 143 Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. (The issue of banning traffic in the park is a divisive one in the community). Here’s an email about the forum: All […]

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A lot of cup cakes and other sweet things were sold in Brooklyn this weekend to raise money for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. They may or may not have raised significants funds, but there was certainly a big “isn’t that cute” factor as a lot of the Obama bake sale personnel were very […]

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GL is returning. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for the hundreds of emails and comments that I’ve gotten since I suspending posting last month. I had to hit the reset button on my plans for GL in the future. Your kind words and warm thoughts have touched my heart and reminded me of […]

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We believe we found word of this kitty’s disappearance on Seventh Street around Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. If he/she has truly been paying attention to the growing financial catastrophe that’s been building since we’ve been off the air, we understand why he/she took off. Little dude probably has a condo on the market that […]

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The Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association meeting tonight should be lively as, among other things, it will be covering two of the neighborhood’s favorite projects: 360 Smith Street and the proposed Toll Brothers residential development on the Gowanus Canal. Per an email: Architect, John Hatheway will discuss the BSA case progress on 360 Smith Street/aka 131 […]

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Thanks from the bottom of our hearts to the dozens of people that have emailed or left a comment since yesterday morning. GL is still suspended indefinitely. It is a personal decision that we’ve made. We hope to reverse it at some point, but we don’t know if that means 24 hours, three days, a […]

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Our apologies up front: GL will not be publishing today, having lost a very big supporter and source of inspiration and intellectual kinship, except for possibly posting some items submitted by our faithful contributors. We are very, very sorry. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for reading these last 2 1/2 years.

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And now, a selection of musical events between today and Sunday: Thursday 9/18/08 The Bell House: The Lily’s, Matt Pond PA, Robbers On High Street, and Special Guests (Indie)- Free!!, 8:00pm (Gowanus Grand Opening!!!) Friday 9/19/08 Union Hall: Oppenheimer, Merz (Indie Rock via Dublin)- $10, 8:00pm Saturday 9/20/08 Southpaw: 5th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival […]

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Get excited, people! Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers (band name– we’re not getting that excited) have two shows in the next few days, tonight at Rehab and Saturday at Pianos. This gal, Brooklynite Shilpa Ray, is the next Janis Joplin. If Janis Joplin had a love child with Ella Fitzgerald. Her aptly-named band Beat […]

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There are many ways to get parking tickets in Park Slope, but most of them involve people on foot, in carts or in cards. Not in this case. A Special GL Correspondent writes that this ticked was announced by the sound of horse hooves and of neighing. There is irony in that it was a […]

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