We’re fascinated by time lapse vids and every day this week we’ll be featuring a different Brooklyn time lape sequence. We’re not sure where this was shot from, but the music is TV on the Radio

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Every week there are always one or two CL Missed Connections that don’t make it on Sunday, but still deserve attention. Like this one: I go out barfing after midnight – m4m – 25 (Williamsburg) This happened on Friday night after Metro. Me: Wasted. Worlds first supermodel. Big blond hair. Tall, leggy blond (test driving […]

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People will even go shirtless and wear shorts in wind chills in the low teens. Actually, we jest. This is Gary Atlas who runs every day from Brighton Beach to Sea Gate and takes a dip in the water. He was featured on NY1 last week and we just happened to catch him as he […]

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Bruce Ratner may (or may not) curse the day he ever became involved in Atlantic Yards, but most of his other Brooklyn real estate ventures have face much smoother sailing and gotten much taxpayer support. The building rising in the distance (next to the nearly vacant Forte condo tower) is Ratner’s 80 Dekalb Avenue, just […]

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Every time we walk past the Chetrit Group’s so-called “Gateway to Williamsburg” development behind Kellogg’s Diner, we wonder if we should put toss it into our dead pool because nothing has happened on the site in ages. Yet, Chetrit may still pull financing for this thing out of the bag and just recently was showing […]

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A GL reader sent us a couple of short vids he shot of the “Brooklyn parrots going crazy” at Green-Wood Cemetery over the weekend. Must have been something in the air.

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· Walentas Not Renewing Lease of School for Kids with Disabilties [NYT] · Markowitz Takes $25K from Controversial Rent-A-Center, Denies Knowing [AYR] · Manager of Slope Greenmarket Fired, People Pissed [NYT] · Subway Rivers [I Love Franklin Avenue] · Another Old Shop Biting the Dust on Smith St. [PMFA] · New Bike Shop on Lafayette […]

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[Click to enlarge] Back in December, we wrote on Curbed that “This beauty, just a block from New York City’s most famous canal, is the ultimate Fizzbow. And it comes with art on the exterior. We’re unclear if the surrounding lot comes with the trailer. Get moving on this one. It won’t last.” When we […]

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[Old rendering on left Skyscraper Forum, center photo 110 Livingston, right rendering Clarett Group] We’re not sure if the Clarett Group has a death wish or just had access to toxic financing, but the firm that built the virtually vacant Forte in Fort Greene is now well into construction of 111 Lawrence Street in downtown […]

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A work of architectural genius? Or the most grotesque thing yet to show up on Fourth Avenue? There will be varying opinions but this is Robert Scarano’s at Fourth Avenue and 13th Street. This 12-story building being developed by Isaac Katan will have 135 units. (Anyone want to take bets on whether it’ll be a […]

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Has the new Brooklyn House of Detention already gotten its makeover?

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Nothing like a little goth to start the day.

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[Photo courtesy of rutila/GL Flickr Pool] Of course, it’s the Nassau Avenue stop of the G Train in Greenpoint.

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Every now and then we like to note where things are shooting around Brooklyn. This is one of several shoots today. It’s on N. 6 St and surround blocks and is an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent. We have confirmed the episode is not about The Ponz.

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It’s Sunday and time for our weekly Missed Connection. This weeks involves literature and a runny nose: Months ago, you asked me about my book, and I asked you for a napkin – w4m When you’re a girl, it’s kind of the introduction from Hell. Cute guy reading a book (means he might actually be […]

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This lovely creature is Gracie and here is some info about her: Gracie is a beautiful deep-gray three-year-old Cane Corso Mastiff. She must be the only pet in a home with no small children. Gracie is spayed, dewormed, treated with Revolution to prevent fleas, ticks, ear mites and heartworm and is up to date with […]

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[Photo courtesy of Best View in Brooklyn/GL Flickr Pool] The sofa comes to us from 56th Street and Sixth Avenue in Sunset Park. The picture is from the blogger behind Best View in Brooklyn who does a superb job covering her community.

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We’ve known some. The band itself is from Bern, Switzerland. How they know about Gowanus and Park Slope, we don’t know.

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[Photo courtesy of UrbLandPhotog/GL Flickr Pool] A smokstack and a half, indeed.

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In Coney Island yesterday, we noticed that most of the structures left standing on the Astroland property, which is now under the control of Thor Equities, have been marked for demolition. The buildings include Gregory & Pauls, which fronts on the boardwalk and is the building upon which the Astroland Rocket sat. Unless all those […]

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Today’s lovable cutie is really pulling at my heart strings. He’s so snugly and warm that in these cold winter days I’d love to hold him close! Hear is what our good friend Andrea has to say about sweet Ringo. Ringo is probably one of the most lovable and entertaining cats you have ever seen. […]

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Public Forum on Trash in the Hood [Bed Stuy Banana] Sound Installations at Diapason Gallery [Best View in Brooklyn] Volunteer Valentines [Bed Stuy Blog] Brownstones and White Trees [Brit in Brooklyn] Development Watch: 75 Grand Avenue [Brownstoner] Myrtyle-Wyckoff Gets Fancy Status [Bushwick BK] Heart of Brooklyn Connection Service Coming to DUMBO [Dumbo NYC] Gerritsen Beach, […]

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This was the boardwalk in Coney Island yesterday around noonish. Let’s just say it was a little cold out there, even with four layers of clothing. Year-round resort? Oh, yes, definitely. Maybe they could do a snowboarding attraction on the beach. Think about it. It has potential.

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A tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard from Channel 13.

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