Ever wonder what it’s like inside that mysterious place known as the Park Slope Food Coop, a place that some love and other loathe? Wonder no longer. Simply watch this vid, bearing in mind that the narrator is a BIG fan.

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Dude is either nuts or really enjoying himself. This was around dusk when it was really getting cold.

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A little while ago we ran an amazing photo gallery of weird Coney renderings that are part of the Municipal Art Society’s ImagineConey effort. Check out the slide show above, from Curbed, or go directly to the Curbed post. This stuff is mindboggling. It almost makes up for the Post’s Rich Calder running Curbed’s scoop […]

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Lets face it, our lives in New York revolve around transportation. However it’s rare that we take a moment and really see the landscapes and scenery that are the foundation of our travels. Be it a ride to work or a trip to Brighton Beach, sometimes we forget that it’s all about the journey getting […]

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At first we thought we were seeing things, that maybe this had been there a long time and we just hadn’t realized. Then we seemed to remember that the bodega that had occupied this corner seemed to have had a going out of business sale in October or November. So, here, friends, is the latest […]

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Are you a member of our ever growing Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool, which is now nearly 3,600 photos strong? If not, jump into the pool. We’d love to feature your work and some of our favorite pool contributors have even become GL Contributors. [Photo courtesy of Josh Derr/GL Flickr Pool] We’ve walked over this hundreds […]

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· Brooklyn Diocese to Close 14 Schools [NYT] · This Weekend Will Be Huge Moment in Brooklyn [NYDN] · Brooklyn Housing Market Bloodletting Starts [Curbed] · Nets Will be Playing Some Pre-Season Games in Newark [AYR] · Wallentas Opponents Rally Against Dock Street [Dumbo NYC] · B75 and Other Bus Routes Could be History [PMFA] […]

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Something is up at 314 Seventh Avenue, which is the now vacant site of a former laundromat. Applications have been filed with the Department of Buildings to convert the space into an eating and drinking establishment. So far DOB has disapproved them, but early disapprovals are common and not meaningful. Also of interest is that […]

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The Municipal Art Society, which has injected itself into the Coney Island debate, and has been trying to focus on coming up with some short-term strategies to keep Coney viable (which we feel should be the city’s #1 priority right now, even more important than completing the rezoning) as well as alternative visions, is holding […]

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[Photo courtesy of Meg Groome] Meg, who just returned from Hawaii, says that Brooklyn sunrises are prettier than Hawaiian ones. We need a tad of convincing on that front having seen some pretty damned nice ones on Maui especially in the special paradise called Hana, but regardless, this is a very nice Brooklyn sunrise.

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This is yesterday’s news, because we ran the story on Curbed early yesterday morning, and we’re sure some of the papers are going to be “discovering” the story and having some fun with it today, but The Future of Coney Island website URL was acquired by a Belgian porn entrepreneur. (The Post’s Rich Calder predictably […]

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[Photo courtesy of Sarah is Rad/GL Fickr Pool] This is pretty new we think and we’re trying to figure out the location. It almost looks like Shoot the Freak because of the background, but it couldn’t be.

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Two words: Adopt Zoe.

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Patois, the trailblazing Smith Street restaurant, served its last meal yesterday. This is the note that was taped to the front window. It says they’re looking for space elsewhere in the neighborhood. We can think of several spots that are empty or being renovated right off hand.

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Deborah Matlack] Why the hell are we still running Christmas pictures? Because as of this weekend, Brooklyn Borough Hall was still lit up like Christmas is tomorrow. Time to turn out those light, Mr. Borough President. It’s practically Memorial Day already.

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And, now, some musical selections from today through Wednesday: Monday 1/12/09 Jalopy: Tony Scherr (Folk) $5, 9:00pm Barbes: Curhachestra (electronic) $10, 7:00pm Bell House: Monday Night Vinyl Club (Front Lounge) Free!!! 8:00pm; Oktoberfest (Revisited) w/ Sausages, Beer, and Ploka $5, 7:30pm Tuesday 1/13/09 Bar 4: Open Mike Night: Hosted by Tanya Buziak. Pre-list @ 6:15pm, […]

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It seems like only yesterday this was an empty lot with a pretty tree that blossomed every spring. No longer. This is 311 Warren Street, which is a five-story endeavor. DOB records show it as having only one dwelling unit, which has to be a typo. Either that, or someone’s building themselves a big place […]

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Lets face it, our lives in New York revolve around transportation. However it’s rare that we take a moment and really see the landscapes and scenery that are the foundation of our travels. Be it a ride to work or a trip to Brighton Beach, sometimes we forget that it’s all about the journey getting there. So, this week, […]

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[All photos courtesy of Jim Kiernan] We were hesitant to run this because it’s a little off topic for us (No Pants 2009 being a citywide event), but Jim Kiernan, the photographer, assured us that Brooklyn is very well represented among the asses, crotches and legs you will see if you watch this big slideshow. […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of F. Jasmin Adams] Looks like Smith Street is in for more subway-related asbestos abatement. We got this photo from Carroll Gardens correspondent F. Jasmin Adams with the subject line “Get out your magnifying glass & face mask.” She found signs up around the Carroll Street Station. During a walkabout through […]

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[Photo courtesy of Meg Groome] · And, Now, a Hebrew Language Charter School in Brooklyn? [NYT] · Infant Dumped Next to Pile of Garbage in Bay Ridge [NYP] · Brooklyn Drunk Driving Arrests Up in 2008 [NYDN] · Israel vs. Brooklyln Matzo War [NYP] · Lost City’s Guide to Carroll Gardens [Lost City] · Common […]

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[Photos for GL courtesy of E.C. Stephens] Correspondent E.C. Stephens hightailed it over to Babouche the Moroccan restaurant on Fifth Avenue at Lincoln Place in the Slope upon getting word that the gate had been slammed shut. Indeed it had. As can be seen in the picture below, the reason for the closure is quite […]

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As you can see from the photos above another Seventh Avenue institution in Park Slope, Super Saver on Seventh, which is near Union Street is closing. The sign says that Berman Realty is handling the leasing of the space, but it’s not listed on its website yet. What we found, however, was another interesting little […]

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There is almost no need to introduce this by saying that the question comes from Park Slope and that it reaches us via our beloved friends at Park Slope Parents. The question is: Is it okay to take the little one to a museum, say MOMA, even if said child acts like one and disturbs […]

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[All photos for GL courtesy of Steven Skollar] Yes, we know the snow ultimately didn’t amount to much, but Steven Skollar who is an old friend of GL sent us some gorgeous shots he took on Saturday. We are especially taken with the one of Gowanus above.

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