Earlier this year, one of the better 99 Cent stores on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope closed its gates for good, another victim of rising rents on the southern end of the avenue. Now, we know what’s going into the space, which is next to the Washington Mutual branch on the block. A poster on […]

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A Special GL Correspondent has gotten a first look at the new food store getting ready to open on Court Street. There is major progress to report at gourmetfresh between Third Place and Fourth Place. The shelves are being stocked, which is certainly a sign of an impending opening. Residents on that end of Court […]

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As we’ve noted the 4th Annual Green Brooklyn…Green City Conference is taking place at Borough Hall on Thursday, September 18. Coordinated by the Center for the Urban Environment, it’s billed as “New York City’s largest showcase of green and sustainability issues, programs, and products…Green Brooklyn…Green City 2008 will feature workshops and discussions led by several […]

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We got an email from the people at the TKTS Booth in Downtown Brooklyn about the email blast they send out every day. The daily email is called TKTS Today and goes out around 11AM, which is around the time the booth opens. The booth itself is located at 1 Metrotech Center at the corner […]

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[Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brookyn-related information and images. Today we mourn Richard Wright and, of course, David Foster Wallace: · Looking at Deadly Boerum Place [NYDN] · School Report Cards Coming Today. Grades Higher Than Last Year? [NYP] · Taking in the View of Coney from Above […]

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Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has been engaging in the unethical, if not illegal, practice of funneling city contracts to a non-profit that he controls. Today’s Daily News has the story of how nearly $700,000 in city contracts has gone to Best of Brooklyn Inc., a non-profit he controls. Many of the contracts were written […]

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City Council Member Bill de Blasio has been involved in the debate over 360 Smith Street since it became a community issue in Carroll Gardens. He has been involved in most public forums over the issue and his office has practically become the official go-between with the community and the developer. Recently, the neigbhborhood group […]

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There was a stabbing at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue yesterday around 3:30PM that is said to have involved students at John Jay High School. Details about the incident are otherwise sketchy.–GL Inbox

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There have been random reports here and there that suggest property crime may be spiking in Park Slope. Well, some residents believe more things are happening. The latest from Brookynian: Is it just my bad luck, or is crime picking up in Park Slope? Tonight I found all my hubcaps stolen off my 6 week […]

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So much for Park Sloper pissed off about the opening of Babeland on Bergen Street. Behold a Park Slope tot standing in the window of the sex toy shop holding a, uh, device. Park Slope adapts quickly.–Brownstoner

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Now that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement has been accepted for the big Toll Brothers proposal for rezoning a parcel of Gowanus land they own for a very large residential development, the issue is going to Community Board 6. On Thursday, September 25, the board’s Land Use Committee will be having hearing on the project […]

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[Photo courtesy of Dalton Rooney/GL Flickr Pool] This is a very cool shot of Prospect Park shot with a 4×5 pinhole camera. It’s a Palladium print. We think that means this is a decidedly non-digital work.

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, the sun is just up and it looks like it’s going to be a gorgeous day. The forecast calls for it to be partly sunny with a high of 75. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 60.–Accuweather

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We turn now, a day late (and possibly a dollar short) due to logistical issues, to our Brooklyn Missed Connection of the week. It takes us to the L Train: An Old Lady Picked a Fight with You – m4w – 25 (L Train) You got on the Brooklyn bound L train at 1st Ave. […]

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Last week, it was reported that P.S. 8 in Brooklyn Heights is getting an “F” on the city’s school report card. School Principal Seth Phillips has sent a letter to parents: “I would be lying to you if I said that this grade does not hurt, but I also strongly believe that this grade does […]

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This excellent specimen comes via a very Special GL Correspondent. It was found on Grand Street between Graham and Humboldt and we particularly like the way that the darkness and reflections give it the look a sofa in a lounge, albeit a sort of trashy one.

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Perhaps you or yours lost a duck rattle in Prospect Park? Well, we know who has it. Here’s the info: Found at 11 a.m. on Wed. on Wellhouse Drive, 200 yds from lakeside entrance. Rattle is a plush duck, made by Infantino, with thin blue ribbon by head. Bottom part is cylindrical and has multicolored […]

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Are you a member of our rocking Gowanus Lounge Photo Pool? If not, we do hope you’ll join so that we can feature your pics here. So, get in the pool. We’ll both be glad you did. [Photo courtesy of ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] This is VIP parking in the Greater Gowanus Metroplex. We have to […]

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And, now, a selection of music coming up this week through Wednesday: Monday 9/15/08 Union Hall: Lymbyc Systym, This Will Destroy You, Joemca & The Poets (Indie/Electronic) 7:30pm, $8 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 Barbes: […]

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We have two words to describe our reaction to this personal ad on the always interesting Craigslist. One of them is holy. And the other is shit. Let’s just say that it’s very, uh, specific, which in the wild world of CL probably means no one will pay attention anyway. Here it is: SWF who […]

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Bedbugs get all the press, but what about that old standby, lice? “We arrived at the Avenue N stop on the F Train, and walked a few blocks to a residence at 306 Avenue N with a sign that read “Head Checks in Back”. Back we went, and were greeted by Dalya Heral, who has […]

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This is a pretty video posted yesterday afternoon to the YouTube showing a time lapse of the Tribute in Light as seen from a rooftop in Wallabout near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It’s very nice and definitely worth a view.

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We have noted the oysters that are cultivated in the Gowanus Canal and studied in the past. There’s even a Gowanus Community Oyster Garden Stewards group that was keeping a blog for a while. Here’s an excerpt of a new story on scienceline that includes our Gowanus oysters: It’s even stranger when you consider that […]

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Some people have apparently found a way around the high cost of housing in Boerum Hill: sleeping in their car. Here’s an email from the Boerum Hill Group: about a month or more ago, i noticed two people sleeping in a car outside of my apartment on Dean b/t Hoyt and Bond. They looked as […]

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Oh, Carroll Gardens, you never disappoint. The issue of 360 Smith Street is very much alive with a hearing coming up about whether the building will be allowed to rise to the planned 70 feet or will get a trim to 55 feet. That decision is in the hands of the obscure, yet powerful, Board […]

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