We’ve gotten several emails about the closure of Cafe Carciofo on Court Street at Kane, which has been a popular neighborhood spot for years. One tipster writes: “Great old restaurant on Kane & Court. Signs in the window say: ‘We will not be reopening. Family business shut down by DOH. Inspectors laughed and told us […]

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[Click to expand] Remember when the Department of Transportation said that alternate side parking regulations might be suspended in Park Slope for much of the summer while signs were changed and the melodrama that ensued? Well, DOT is way ahead of schedule and the process has gone so smoothly in Gowanus and part of Carroll […]

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We have no idea how this happened except that it’s from Clinton Hill and a GL reader sent this our way. It’s a perfect image for a summer Friday.

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[Photo courtesy of William Allatriste] Public officials and community activists called on Long Island College Hospital at a rally in Cobble Hill to reconsider its decision to shut down its maternity ward and to come up with a plan to deal with its financial problems. The hospital has been closing and/or selling off buildings in […]

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There may be a rally getting underway right about now condemning Long Island College Hospital for closing their maternity program and rape crisis center, but there is one bit of good news: the hospital is making good on its word to fix up the cruddy playground on Henry Street that it is charged with maintaining. […]

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Last week, Long Island College Hospital announced it was shutting down its maternity program, a closure that many believe is part of a broader sell-off of valuable property to developers anxious to develop condos in Cobble Hill. City Council Member Bill de Blasio is holding a rally today (8/6) at noon to “Call on LICH […]

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Pastosa Ravioli at 200 Court is history due to (surprise) what the owner says is a big rent increase. The word comes via an email we found on the BoCoCa Parents email list: I stopped by Pastosa on Court Street today to pick up bread, cheese, etc. and was surprised to see the shelves practically […]

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City Council Member Bill de Blasio is among those criticizing Long Island College Hospital for closing its maternity ward. (The hospital is actually selling two buildings that could end up being luxe condos, which is part of the broader real estate development angle to the story.) Just into the inbox: “”I am extremely troubled by […]

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These gorgeous photos of one this weekend’s sunset as seen from a Brooklyn rooftop come to us courtesy of the blogger who produces 66 Square Feet, who provides us with many lovely pictures. She writes: “I am a bit obsessed with my own and the neighbouring roofs at sunset. I love the satellite dishes, the […]

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The piecemeal dismantling of Long Island College Hospital and selling of real estate in Cobble Hill continues. The latest closure is the maternity ward, which delivered 2,800 babies last year. “Stanley Brezenoff, president of Continuum Health Partners, the parent company of Long Island College Hospital, said Wednesday that the obstetrics service was being closed and […]

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The long-running mystery at Verandah Place in Cobble Hill was solved recently when an eatery called Ted and Honey finally opened. Our faithful Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill correspondent pass by and reports: “Combo gourmet deli and salad case and light fare and brunch menu. Packed this weekend.”

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Last week, Brownstoner offered a look at actual progress inside the Trader Joe’s site at Court Street and Atlantic Avenue. (We stuck our camera through the same hole for a shot.) Now, there’s a rumor on Brooklynian that TJ’s will be opening on September 28. Here’s the rumor: For all those Trader Joe’s Junkies out […]

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[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet] The blogger who does 66 Square Feet sent us this photo and writes: “Here’s a beautiful example of Magnolia grandiflora for you, from the NW corner Henry and State Streets. It smells divine…” Looks nice too.

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There is good news to report about the LICH playground on Henry Street in Cobble Hill about whose cruddy condition many people have complained. In a nutshell, the hospital is working to fix drainage problems, doing some clean up and has ordered parts to fix broken equipment. Here’s an update that appeared on the BoCoCa […]

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Yes, it’s another playground post, but in the form of another followup to an earlier post because there may be some progress on the LICH Playground in Cobble Hill. (That’s the one we’ve posted about that is fairly dirty, has poor drainage, is barely maintained according to parents and may even have safety hazards for […]

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We had many photos of the lousy conditions at the Long Island College Hospital Playground on Henry Street in Cobble Hill. We don’t know if the specific broken equipment in the photos has been repaired, but there are a bunch of emails that are circulating via the BoCoCa Parents groups about the problems. They are […]

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Last week, we had a post about the generally crappy conditions at the LICH Playground on Henry Street in Cobble Hill. The playground was built as a part of a deal with the city during the Giuliani Administration that allowed the hospital to build its current parking garage on Hicks Street. There are periodic complaints […]

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[Photo courtesy of LICH Watch] The last time we turned our attention to the Long Island College Hospital Playground in Cobble Hill, it was about the issue of, uh, rats running wild. Now, it’s about the general topic of “filth.” We present the following observation about the playground–which was built by the troubled hospital during […]

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I”The residents of Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens are going nuts about the Ikea buses that have decided against HIcks and gone with Clinton as a route. The buses, every hour on the hour, seem to be trying to beat out Bonneville Salt Flats-type speed records, and [Tuesday] morning, due to construction, there was even […]

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[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet] We love this photo, which comes from a Cobble Hill rooftop on Henry Street courtesy of 66 Square Feet, and was taken after yesterday afternoon’s storminess had passed.

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We received an email from the Cobble Hill Association about the 2008 Music in the Park Summer Concert Series. Here’s a bit about it: The Cobble Hill Association is pleased to announce the schedule for its seventh annual “Music in the Park” series of free concerts. This year’s series will feature seven Thursday evening concerts […]

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[Photo courtesy 66 Square Feet] This is a Golden Raintree. The blogger who does 66 Square Feet sent us this photo and this info: “On the corner of Congress and Court Steets, a Golden raintree (Koelreuteria paniculata) is beginning to bloom. In about a week it will be ablaze. Watch the 1957 MGM movie Raintree […]

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Yesterday, we noted a new group called Stop BHOD, as did Brownstoner. The organization is aimed at lobbying for an end to the city’s plan to reopen the Brooklyn House of Detention and doubling its size. (It doesn’t appear to have a position on the addition of retail to the jail.) The group has been […]

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[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet] People might or might not have been alarmed or perplexed to see people descending into a manhole in the middle of Atlantic Avenue at Court Street yesterday. This shot was sent to us by the blogger who does 66 Square Feet in Cobble Hill. The reason for the activity […]

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The development at 110 Amity Street in Cobble Hill, which was rushed through Community Board 6 recently with no public notice so it could go back to the Landmarks Preservation Commission did so today. The result: the renovation of the Lamm Building was approved, but the new townhomes were rejected again. The LPC sent the […]

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