Testing work has gotten underway at the site of the controversial building that will be going up at 360 Smith Street. An email we got said that workers were on the job by 8AM yesterday: Residents were quite shocked to see two trucks on the site and one large dumpster. People counted “5 spots” that […]

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[Photo courtesy of Union-Sackett Block Association Blog] The other day, Carroll Gardens blogger Pardon Me For Asking, posted some photos of the mess outside 340 Court Street. Meanwhile, the new Union-Sackett Block Assocation has a post about asbestos removal at the building. (A document filed with the Department of Environmental Protection shows that the asbestos […]

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One of the curiosities of Carroll Gardens is that very narrow streets such as Second Place are defined as “wide streets” because the gardens in front of the buildings are counted as being part of the width of the street. In reality, the street itself is barely wide enough for a car to make it […]

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Park on Luquer Street once and get your windows smashed and it’s, well, life in the big city. Park more or less in the same place and have it happen a second time and it’s a weird and costly pattern. Oh, and nothing was stolen from the Prius.–Z. Madison

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An amusing image of the depressed portion of the BQE running through Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill as reimagined by thisoldhaus.

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The image above is the latest poster to appear on the Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall in the plaza outside the Carroll Street subway stop. It reaffirms why the wall has proven a valuable outlet for community sentiment, whether one agrees with opinions being expressed or not. In an era when so many people are slammed […]

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The Sanitation Dept. has been prowling the streets of Carroll Gardens writing tickets to people putting out trash before 5PM. On the other hand, check out this mess at the Clarett Group-owned building on Court Street. Curiously, no tickets have been written here for this mess.–PMFA

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GL has recently made an appearance on the Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall. The wall, which bears dozens of posters and statements about development issues in the neighborhood, can be found in the plaza at the Carroll Street subway station on Smith Street.

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The space in Carroll Gardens we named The Democracy Wall was the subject of a News 12 report before the New Year. (We named it after the Democracy Wall in China where the government briefly encouraged people to put up posters and political statements in 1978 and 1979.) It’s been posted to the YouTube.

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Looks like it’s time to say bye bye to another dry cleaner on Smith Street as of January 19, per the photos of the No. 1 Dry Cleaner at Smith and Sackett sent to us by a special correspondent. Our correspondent writes: It seems that people who live in the vicinity of Sackett and Smith […]

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The news that City Council Member Bill de Blasio is in Iowa stumping for Sen. Hillary Clinton appears to be leaving a sour taste in the mouths of some Carroll Gardens residents. We got one email from a neighborhood resident on New Year’s Eve with the subject line: “Carroll Gardens Going to the Dogs?” that […]

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Here’s a slideshow of photos sent our way from a special GL contributor who’s been showering us with photos and for whose contributions we’re grateful. These were shot on Sackett Street.

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News of the new permits for the Caroll Gardens Hell Building at 333 Carroll Street has gotten around the neighborhood and residents have been emailing city officials. One reply making the rounds says that elected officials are still working on a variety of issues related to architect Robert Scarano: We are trying, but even Scarano […]

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It appears that 333 Carroll Street, which is also known as the Carroll Gardens Hell Building and also “What the Hell is That?” due to the supersized addition on top, is back in business. At least, the Department of Buildings has re-issued permits for the controversial building redo by architect Robert Scarano. Work on the […]

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Yes, we know it was only a few days ago that more grassroots artwork was added to our favorite wall in Brooklyn, but this new addition just popped up. We love the neighborhood spirit and old-fashioned way of communication the Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall represents. (We’re also proud to note that GL and Curbed posts […]

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

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“Go to almost any neighborhood in New York City this time of year and the main drag will be garlanded with Christmas lights, hanging over the street like a luminescent canopy. But on Court Street, the primary artery of Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, you’ll find two, count ’em, two strands of holiday lights, both […]

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Despite the fact that some posters were torn down last week and there have been rumblings of opposition from local officials, there some new artwork at what we like to call The Democracy Wall in the plaza at the Carroll Street subway stop in Carroll Gardens. The new poster deal with development, of course, and […]

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The last time GL paid a visit to Carroll Park, it was in the context of an incident that had taken place there, which sparked a tiny community furor before dying down. Now, it seems, there are issues with park maintenance. At least, that would seem to be the case, per this message from Carroll […]

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of a special GL Correspondent]

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of M>K>F/flickr, check out the full Carroll Gardens Christmas Set here]

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Sam’s Chops, Court Street[Photo courtesy of a special GL correspondent]

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We love old signs, and we’re especially amused to find not one, but two, old florist shop signs currently showing themselves in Carroll Gardens and Brooklyn Heights. A special GL correspondent shot and submitted both photos. The “RK LANE FLORI” sign on top is over Bagels by the Park on Smith Street. The one below […]

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Behold the requisite Carroll Gardens decorative elements: Virgin Mary, dead plants, fake flowers, empty plastic detergent bottles and, of course, a cement donkey.–Pardon Me for Asking

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