In Carroll Gardens, there is a “commandment” that has nothing to do with the traditional one. It does, however, have to do with one of the most popular New York City and Brooklyn topics out there. Yep. You guessed it. Parking.–Pardon Me for Asking

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That big Carroll Gardens meeting that appears like it will primarily be dealing with the issue of expanding the small neighborhood landmarking district will be taking place next Monday, November 19, at PS58 in Carroll Gardens. It will run from 6:30PM-8:30PM and is described as “an opportunity to learn about landmarking from the experts.” There […]

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While architects like Robert Scarano (see below) seem to garner an inordinate amount of headlines both online and in print, other architects are making a significant impact on both the Brooklyn streetscape and skyline. One of them is Karl Fischer, whose work is almost everywhere one turns in Williamsburg, and can be found in South […]

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We will hand it to Carroll Gardens group known as CORD for using the wall at the Carroll Street station to urge people to vote in an election so under the radar that it could be in the subway tunnel below. (The amazing wall, which doesn’t have many equivalents, has been active since the development […]

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We got this flier via email asking us to help spread the word about the upcoming “Town Meeting” in Carroll Gardens on November 19 that should be both heavily attended and very spirited, a couple of days ago, a reader named “Brooklyn Mom” left some comments on an earlier post clarifying some things about the […]

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Carroll Gardens is never a dull place, at least, not in terms of development issues and community meetings. As we noted last week, another Town Hall Meeting is coming up on November 19. The one in late August was so well attended that it’s been moved to a larger venue–the auditorium at PS 58. An […]

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Since May, a wall at the Caroll Street subway stop that would be part of the controversial 360 Smith Street development has become the venue for all sorts of posting by building opponents. This is the latest protest poster that has gone up, basically putting out the message that the opposition still has questions and […]

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Another Carroll Gardens Town Hall Meeting has been scheduled for November. The last one, on August 23, drew a large crowd to a small space at the Scotto Funeral Home. This one will be held in the auditorium at PS 58, which is on Carroll Street between Court and Smith. It is scheduled for Monday, […]

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The Carroll Gardens neighborhood group CORD that first organized behind the issue of 360 Smith Street is pressing forward with its petition for a moratorium on new buildings more than 50 feet tall while a neighborhood downzoning is being considered. (The idea has gotten mixed reviews, with many elected officials saying it would require a […]

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The Caroll Gardens CORD group, which created and has been circulating a petition calling for a moratorium on certain types of development in the community until rezoning can be enacted, sent out an email highlighting some comments left by people that have signed. We thought a few are worth sharing: “My husband and I are […]

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

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You might recall that one of the issues connected to the building at 360 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens was the involvement of Robert Scarano as the architect. In fact, City Council Member Bill de Blasio had previously called on Billy Stein, the developer, to “end the curse of Scarano” and demanded his removal from […]

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The word that a McDonald’s is said to be slated for the old Blockbuster space on Court Street in Carroll Gardens is going over like a Lead McMuffin with some residents. One writes: We need a supermarket. Wide footage, the downstairs level- would be great. There is the double door entrance, the side entrance. Traffic […]

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As we noted this morning on Curbed, developer Billy Stein (pictured here) made a long presentation to Carroll Gardens residents attending the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association meeting last night. Mr. Stein brought a rendering of the redesigned building at 360 Smith, whose early version we dubbed the Heavy Metal Building, but did not want any […]

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Brooklynites that have been pushing for an F Train may get some short-term relief in the form of a temporary F Express if work on the Culver Viaduct project falls behind schedule, but otherwise, the New York City Transit says that express service on the F won’t be possible until 2012 or early 2013. Andrew […]

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A special GL correspondent was kind enough to send along some photos of a religious procession on Smith Street yesterday as it wound its way past the site of the building site known as 360 Smith Street. The emails that included the photos bore the subject line “Blessed Mother Visits 360 Smith Street.” We love […]

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Look for some significant discussion of that controversial building at 360 Smith Street tonight as developer Billy Stein presents the plans to residents at the monthly meeting of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association (CGNA). According to Tom Gray, who is Council Member Bill de Blasio‘s District Manager and who has sent out word of the […]

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There are some things you can’t make up. It turns out that, last night, the person known as “Art Dog,” who is behind much of anti-development wall art at the Second Place exit of the Carroll Street subway stop was spotted by the police. (The signage, of course, protests the pending development at 360 Smith […]

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It’s hard to know what to make of these two items that we came across in discussions at the Daily Heights, but we certainly noticed them. First, the one about the skateboarders. Then, the one about the bicyclist: Terriers Beware: Light-Skinned Asian Skateboarders in BoCoCa I for one think that skateboarders can reach speeds of […]

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A GL reader sent us an email noting that Mary Star of the Sea Church on Court Street was robbed on Monday night and that the police are looking for help in solving the crime. He wrote: Two NYPD detectives just informed me that Mary Star of the Sea Church, at Court and Luquer Streets, […]

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What would a week be without more intrigue concerning that controversial building at 360 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens? The emails making the rounds yesterday concerned who is (and isn’t) invited to a meeting with developer Billy Stein scheduled to take place this evening at Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s office. One of the local groups that […]

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A few tidbits of information about the big planned Public Place development on that highly toxic site along the Gowanus Canal that was home to a manufactured gas plant surfaced during that Carroll Gardens “Town Hall” meeting on Thursday night. Among the groups interested in submitting RFPs are non-profits such as the Fifth Avenue Committee, […]

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We got an email with a very good summary of the “Town Hall” meeting in Carroll Gardens hosted by Council Member Bill de Blasio. It was prepared by Maria Pagano of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and we are going to excerpt some large passages: 1.) [City Council Member] Bill [de Blasio] agreed to have […]

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A standing room only crowd estimated at about 150 people turned out for a three-hour “Town Hall” meeting in Carroll Gardens last night organized by Council Member Bill de Blasio. Representatives from the Mayor’s Office and the Landmarks Preservation Commission attended, as did Assemblywoman Joan Millman. One strategy that may be emerging is the concept […]

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You didn’t think that Carroll Gardens “Town Hall” Meeting to be hosted by City Council Member Bill de Blasio this evening (8/23) was going to a love fest, did you? Well, what we didn’t count on was conflict before the meeting. We got an email noting that the meeting had been scheduled on the same […]

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