There was a dramatic fire yesterday at a building undergoing a gut renovation on Cranberry St. in Brooklyn Heights. The house was believed to have been unoccupied. This is a full slideshow of the blaze sent by a reader.

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Today’s adoptable cutie sure has a story to tell. Found through a TNR round-up this gorgeous calico decided she had enough of the mean streets and has for the past year been waiting to be adopted. Theresa’s rough and difficult past is behind her, yet she still hasn’t found someone to give her a ‘forever […]

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We got this email press release from Brad Lander who is running this year for the City Council seat now held by Bill de Blasio. (Who we’ve got a strong suspicion could be headed to Washington given his connection to Hillary Clinton.) Apparently, Mr. Lander and a few supporters had a run through freezing Prospect […]

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Here’s a vid we shot of the fireworks in Prospect Park on New Year’s Eve. Better late than never, as they say.

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[Photo courtesy ethersong/GL Flickr Pool] From an entrance to Prospect Park.

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] Yes, yes, we realize that yesterday was Polar Bear photo day, but this shot just demanded to be posted. Yah!

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This Monday, Community Board 6 will meet to hear an update from a representative for the New York City Economic Development Corporation on the City’s planning efforts for the Atlantic Basin at the Red Hook waterfront. They will also hear a submission by a representative for New York Water Taxi on the company’s current and […]

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If you weren’t around on New Year’s Eve or weren’t paying attention, you might want to check out our year-end coverage. Here are the links: · GL’s Top Ten Brooklyn Stories of 2008 · 2009 Will Change Brooklyn’s Development Vocabulary · GL’s 2009 Brooklyn Deathwatch: Five Rotting Corpses??? · Thanks to Our Readers and Contributors […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Our photographer writes: “I walk by the guy selling books on 7th and Flatbush all the time. This morning the guy was gone but the construction guys were there, they seemed to be watching his stuff. When I took a picture they laughed at me and asked me […]

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We’re not sure what you call this area. It’s Sixth Avenue right off Flatbush Avenue. Is it Park Slope, technically? ParkBush? Prospect Slope? Flat Slope? In any case, we usually pass by horrid messes on the street without giving them a second glance. But this one in front of the now shuttered Royal Video on […]

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Though our neighbors at Greenwood Cemetery may be known for their green parrots, Prospect Park is also an ornithologist’s destination.  Over the past one hundred years, more than 270 species of birds have been spotted in Prospect Park. This Saturday from 8 AM to 12 PM Prospect Park will host a walk to honor the early days of the […]

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[Photo courtesy kadanwa/flickr] We found this little gem on Craigslist and thought we’d share. It’s about what someone did in 2008 vs. what they want to 2009. We believe that it has meaning, if not wisdom: 2008 confessions, accomplishments/2009 resoulutions Last NYE I was with a Jerk, now I’m alone. Which one is better? 2008: […]

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We’ve already noted Mulfchfest, which will take place next weekend, but the Sanitation Department will also be recycling trees left at curbside. Here’s a bit from their email: Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty announced that the Department will begin its annual Christmas tree curbside collection and recycling program on Monday, January 5, 2009. The program […]

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[Photos courtesy of Jim Kiernan]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Meg Groome] Plenty of people showed up for the unique Brookyn tradition of freezing one’s ass off on New Year’s Day. Members of the Polar Bear Club went in the water. Other people, like contributors Meg Groome and Deborah Matlack froze taking pictures of them. A cold, good time was […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Deborah Matlack] A small group turned out in Coney Island yesterday to protest redevelopment plans. Contributor Lornagrl writes: “Protesters braved the freezing cold weather this New Years Day for a Save Coney Island Demonstration. It was just a few store fronts down from Ruby’s Bar, which was opened for business, […]

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[Photo courtesy of Josh Derr/GL Flickr Pool] The photographer writes of this photo: “Left over picture of the left over snow. The photo was taken last week, but with snow in the forecast, it’ll likely look like this tomorrow. You can see a slight reflection in the frame from shooting through my window, safely warm […]

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