Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn related information and, especially on weekend, images. The Mermaid Parade kicks off 2PM today in Coney Island. It runs down the Boardwalk and Surf Avenue.
Mermaids:
- Mermaid Day Set [pixietart/flickr]
- 15,980 Mermaid Parade Photos [flickr]
- Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2005 [Linus Gelber/flickr]
- 1983 Mermaid [Now Public]
- Mermaid Parade 2006 [GL’s flickr set]
Not Mermaids:
- Brooklyn Jail Will Definitely Reopen [110 Livingston]
- Meet the New Two Trees Building Next to the Brooklyn Bridge [Brownstoner]
- Reactions to Bruce Ratner’s Special, Customized 421-a Tax Breaks [AYR]
- Go Eat Some Food with the Red Hook Vendors [NYT]
- Weekly Dumbo Links Rundown [Dumbo NYC]
- Banners and Chairs for Thor’s Water Slide [Kinetic Carnival]
- New Kid on the Block [Bed-Stuy Blog]
- Plan to be Stoopendous Today [OTBKB]
- Carroll Gardeners Want Protection from Development [McBrooklyn]
- The Blogger Behind the F Train Express Petition [Streets Blog]
- Construction Too Close for Comfort [Kensington Brooklyn]
- Bicyclist Crashes into Open Car Door & Is Killed in Williamsburg [NYP]