[Commandant’s House in snow in 1914] One of the great things about doing tours around the city is the unexpected treasures that you come upon. One of these lies at the edge of Vinegar Hill and end of Evans Street. Traveling the streets of Vinegar Hill is a joy in itself, the cobblestones and old […]

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Even though some high-end stores in the South Slope are dropping like fies, it’s encouraging to see new shops opening anywhere on Seventh Avenue. This is the new Cohen’s Fashion Optical, which is having its grand opening at 298 Seventh Avenue, between Eighth and Ninth Streets. We fear for the fate of a lot of […]

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We were recently introduced to a new form of irony: cards. Oh this goes beyond the irony of SomeCards. Artist, Igor Kopelnitsky has created a series of 8 societal images that would certainly aim to tick off any right wing and/or evangelical, or give a giggle to any open-minded liberal. Each of Igor’s designs are […]

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· Man Arrested in Brutal Murder of Equadorean Immigrant [NYT] · Time Equities Backs Out of Huge Sunset Park Warterfront Project [TRD] · Oh Crap: Scarano’s 133 Water St. Files for Bankruptcy [Dumbo NYC] · Bullshit Slope Food Coop Ban Story Was…Bullshit [Brooklyn Paper] · Why Atlantic Yards Tax Revenue Projections Might be Bogus [AYR] […]

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[Photo courtesy of Mugsniffer/GL Photo Pool] Well, the rotting hulk of a building atop which Robert Scarano was planning luxe penthouses in Williamsburg, has seen some action: the addition of grafitti that says “Hipsters Suck.” The project was the Wythe Avenue Lofts, an old industrial building at Wythe Avenue and N. 9 in Williamsburg on […]

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The Fourth Avenue Starbucks Dream is dead. Yesterday, we ran a photo of the awful blight at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Third Street where a building was planned that would have housed among ohter things, a Starbucks. Uh, cancel that soy grande latte, please. Not only is the Bucks dead, the entire project, […]

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Toren, one of the new buildings going up in the Flatbush Avenue corridor is really taking shape, although the base, which will really define the look of the building has yet to be installed. The building was designed by SOM and is definitey one of the most distinctive new towers to go up in Brookyn […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Deborah Matlack] The industrial beauty of this shot under the (soon to be repaired) Culver Viaduct in Gowanus on Ninth Street. We’ve always felt that as grungy as it is, there is an oddly compelling beauty to the thing above and to a scene such as this.

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[Photo courtesy of Jennifer Dunne/GL Flickr Pool] Wonder why she named this shot from Prospect Park “hanging on”?

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We found this on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope yesterday, although there weren’t that many of them around. If you know anything about this girl, please call one of the numbers above. There’s very little info on the notice itself. Not even a name.

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On Thursday, 2/26, there’s going to be a fundraiser for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a nonprofit environmental organization that runs environmental science lessons for elementary school kids aboard a big wooden boat. It’s be docked in Red Hook in the future. The takes place the Brookyn Brewery at 79 North 11th Street (between Wythe […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Miss Heather, who discovered this masterpiece on Green Street, called it “Dead Chairs Wear Plaid.” Us, we’re speechless when we look at it.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack] We hit the new Magic Bowling in early February when we noticed the signage going up and our devoted contributor Deborah Matlack passed by the other day and documented some progress. It was once the home of the B&B Carousell and its sign was painted over because there was apparently […]

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[Photo courtesy KellsNYC/Yelp] Prospect Height’s dining staple Beast is celebrating its 4th year anniversary today. Come celebrate Beast’s anniversary with delicious eats, drinks and all-around good times. Today starting at 6pm. Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres & drink-specials! Special Festivities begin at @9pm! Wonder what those will be? —E.C. Stephens

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Milton is the name of both the band and its leader, a long time performer at both Pete’s Candy Store and The Living Room. The latter is where the band plays the last show in its February residency tonight at 9. Milton has lived all over the place including Westchester, Chicago, Buenos Aires and Manhattan, […]

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As we were shooting these photos of the wretched conditions at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Third Street a little African-American boy stopped and asked us, “Mister. Do you know what is going to go here?” We answered, “It’s supposed to be a Starbucks.” This child, who was probably nine and on his way […]

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The Park Slope Civic Council has been pushing to greatly expand the Park Slope Historic District (which is a lot smaller than a lot of people think it is. Along thos lines, it’ll be holding its annual community forum on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm at the Old First Church, 7th Avenue and […]

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· Weekly Satisfying Spanking: Big Ass Brooklyn Sales [Brownstoner] · Sales Down, Rentals Up [TRD] · Former ESDC Head Proposes “Transparent” Commercial Fund? [AYR] · More on the Bedbug Plan [CityRoom] · The MTA is Going to Rebuild Culver Viaduct After All. Huh? [NYDN] · Attempted Explanation of Public Place Warhouse Demo [PMFA] · Leave […]

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This opinion about the Big Guy Upstairs comes from Fourth Avenue. Does anyone want to guess whether it’s from the Gowanus or Park Slope side? If you said “Gowanus,” you win. There was a church van parked about 20 feet away.

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The moment has arrived! Luxury rentals are now here in Robert Scarano’s latest Fourth Avenue masterpiece is on the market. We referred to it as as a “monster” and the KFC Building because it overlooks the Colonel. Nothing like luxury and the smell of chicken frying. It’s officially 110 Fourth Avenue and has 49 units. […]

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[Photo courtesy of Jack Szwergold/GL Flickr Pool] Sometimes we’re guilty of seeing buidings and not thinking about once took place in them. How people were worked to the bone. Abused. Underpaid. Denied unions. Or exposed to things that cut short their lives. This is the remains of a sweatshop in Gowanus on a street that […]

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Recorded at the Manchester Apollo in October 1977. Does Iggy looked blissfully f’d up or is it just us seeing something that’s not there?

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[Photo courtesy of Ron Harrell/GL Flickr Pool] Ah, the decrepitude of our beloved Smith-9th Station. Looks even better in black and white.

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