We featured this baby back in early December because it struck us as a perfect example of out-of-context architecture: a tall, modern building towering over a row of beautiful low-rise wood frame houses on a block of Dean Street that has a lot of them. It’s 357 Dean Street and this weekend we were overjoyed […]

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Manhattan may have its mysterious maple syrup smell, but Boerum Hill has a mysterious nighttime diesel fume smell in the area around Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue. This comes from an email from the Boerum Hill Group: Anyone know what that diesel smell is? I live on Pacific b/t 3rd and 4th, and the past […]

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We know there’s a story behind this sign on Hoyt Street in Boerum Hill, we just don’t know what it is and feel pretty certain that it’s not an official Department of Transportation product. But it sure is funny.

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There seems to be some indication, per the email flow on the Boerum Hill group that break-ins may be on the rise. (Not that you don’t see shattered car glass on the curb in a lot of Brooklyn neighborhoods, especially Williamsburg.) In any case, here’s the email: On 12/26 my car, parked on Nevins @ […]

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We call this one “Beauty is Our Business,” even on the sidewalk in Boerum Hill. We came upon this old school beauty shop hair drying chair in front of a brownstone on Dean Street. It was not in front of a beauty shop, but whoever owned had clearly no longer had a use for it. […]

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On Saturday, we ran a report from some Boerum Hill emails about someone that had their tires slashed and a swastika traced in the dust on their vehicle. (They also had a McCain sign in the window of their house for what it’s worth.) We have a follow-up today that sounds like the person is […]

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There is a report from Boerum Hill of tires being slashed in what either could have been random vandalism or something a little more ugly (read the second emai). It happened to a car owned by people with a McCain sign in their window. There are two emails from the Boerum Hill group. Here is […]

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PuLsEsTuDiO, on 1100 Dean St., is hosting a Holiday Bazaar this Saturday, Dec 13th. They’ll be convert the whole studio in to “a Middle Eastern market stall, with colorful handmade goods covering walls and floors.” The point is to throw a little spice into the holiday shopping season and to offer our friends and neighbors […]

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Look, it’s a promotional video for a development in Boerum Hill and it’s trying to sell you condo. That having been said it’s worth watch to either (a). check out the condos or (b). laugh at the marketing attempt.

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So, here’s a heartwarming little holiday scene from Dean Street in Boerum Hill on a block between Fourtrh and Third Avenue that is made of mostly of wood frame homes. Some are rundown, but some have been lovingly renovated, showing what an architectural gem the block could be. The houses on the left in red […]

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This is 357 Dean Street and we took note of it because of how nicely it fits in with the wood frame Boerum Hill homes that adjoin it (and are across the street). The building is six stories and will have six units. It comes from Sears Tombasco Architects. We do love contextuality with our […]

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There is bad news and more bad news about the sudden closing of the Boerum Hill Food Company on Smith Street. First, there’s the news from commenters and readers that says that it happened with no warning whatsoever to employees. (Also there is some vitriol from people who say they were sick of the place […]

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What better gift is there than the gift of art!? This Saturday (12/6) from 4-7pm is the grand opening for Cobble Hill’s newest gallery, Shop Art Gallery (51 Bergen Street b/w Smith and Court Streets). Artists Michiyo Ihara, Cynthia Winings, Lyn Noland, Lara Wechsler and DGé will be the first to show in what’s being […]

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[Photo courtesy of Stevey P./Yelp] The Boerum Hill Food Company on Smith Street closed yesterday. Per an email in the Boerum Hill Group: I was dismayed to learn that the Boerum Hill Food Company on Smith Street closed today. Clearly a victim of the fiscal crisis. It is a great loss to our community. My […]

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As Curbed reported this morning, a driver of an SUV attempting to park in Boerum Hill somehow drove her SUV into a brownstone, put it in reverse and ended up trashing several cars before her own vehicle overturned. She claims the accelerator jammed, which still doesn’t explain driving into a building and then back out […]

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The gift of giving is in full force at the the Junior League of Brooklyn. Join league members for a night of drinks, laughs and friends on December 5th, 2008, 6:30pm – 8:30pm. They will be collecting can good and monetary donations, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Christian Help in Park Slope […]

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It’s just a little thing, but the horrendously noisy and disruptive de-paving of streets like Dean and Carroll in recent weeks to prepare for repaving has exposed some of the original paving stone that existed before pavement did. This is a shot of Carroll Street in between dust clouds raised by passing cars. Some of […]

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The Thanksgiving bird’s not even in the oven, and we’re already getting things lined up for the next holiday. It’s time to prepare for the annual Atlantic Avenue Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Belarusian Church (corner of Atlantic Avenue and Bond Street), on Thursday (12/4) at 6pm. Local school children will sing Christmas carols and […]

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Just when you thought 4th Avenue had enough generic corner shop delis another one rears it’s Boars Head. Dean Street Grill, a Mediterranean/Caribbean take out on 4th Avenue and Dean Street, closed it’s gates this Summer and has since been gutted and reopened as Dean Stop Deli. Filling the new shelves are sodas, chips, candies, […]

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“Just shut up and pay it.” How many times have we heard this? It’s a long standing concept the government thrives on, understanding that it actually costs us more to go down to the prospective governmental office or courtroom and contest said fines and defend ourselves than the cost of the fines. So, contesting the […]

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There has been some followup on the shooting in Boerum Hill earlier this week on the Boerum Hill email list. Here are some additional detail on the gunplay: There were 13 shots in all that night. It was the third shooting incident in the same 2 block area in the past three months. As a […]

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From the Boerum Hill Group comes a report of (more) gunfire in the neighborhood. Here’s how the story goes: Well, we definitely heard 6 or 7 shots Sunday night around 8:30, I was hoping someone had more information about it. Apparently it all happened at Nevins and Warren, which is pretty much in our back […]

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That didn’t take long. This is a poster of President Elect Obama in the window of a bodega on the Boerum Hill side of Fourth Avenue, which is rather magnificently placed next to a sign for bottles of Poland Spring for a buck.

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Exciting (if late) news for those in Boerum Hill that want to chip stuff today: Jaws, the Hoyt Street Association’s chipper/shredder, will be at the Hoyt Street Garden tomorrow (Saturday, Nov 8) from 11 am to 1 pm. Neighbors are invited to bring their DRY leaves, twigs, vines, branches (max 1.5″ diameter), and other organic […]

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A GL reader sent us this shot taken last night in Boerum Hill, writing “I took these pictures of a shop window on Atlantic Ave — a lovely and thoughtful display. I hope…that it’s a portent of things to come tomorrow!” Hate to go out on a limb, but yes, we think it is.

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