There are conflicting reports about the status of the Trader Joe’s at Atlantic Avenue and Court Street. One the one hand, it may be dead, per a comment on the Cobble Hill Blog: “I work for TJ’s at 14th st store and we were officlally told the store is not coming. Management could not agree […]

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What people want to know is, what’s up with the Trader Joe’s that’s supposed to open at Atlantic and Court? “Ah! The steel drums, the calypso dancers… Marty! That was the dreamy scene SIX MONTHS ago when a friggin PARADE announced that Trader Joe’s would open at the corner of Atlantic and Court.. you know […]

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The CEO and Chairman of 110 Amity Street developer Time Equities says that the firm is going back to the drawing board to “re-conceive the project.” The Cobble Hill development, which would put an addition atop a 1903 building and would have added townhouses on vacant land in a “mews” setting, got a cold reception […]

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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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Our special Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Correspondent found these “It’s OK. You’re Okay” signs with words of encouragement on the Cobble Hill part of the beat. Detail of the “Don’t Give Up” tear-offs below.

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[All photos courtesy of a special GL Correspondent] Yesterday morning, an email went out with a number of renderings of the building proposed for 110 Amity Street (Amity and Henry) in Cobble Hill. The email said, in part: The local community is vehemently opposed to this development that changes the block structure around to create […]

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Early last year, the Strong Place Church conversion to condos got under way. Work is going forward, albeit slowly. “The conversion’s protracted construction schedule probably has a lot to with the developer’s pledge to be extremely preservation-conscious, though we’re wondering how it’s sitting with nearby residents.”–Brownstoner

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The special correspondent who sent the photo of G&D Television on Henry Street we posted yesterday, went for another look and sent the photos here and filed this report: Walked past G&D (329 Henry), just a minute ago, and it is indeed empty as is my little deli with the cat. Completely stripped and bare […]

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One best not start counting on buying their favorite Trader Jones products at Atlantic and Court Street anytime soon. A look inside reveals no rush to get the new store open.–Racked

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Court Street, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of a GL friend]

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A special GL correspondent who has been responsible for many of the holiday images we’ve been sharing recently has supplied us with a lovely set of photos of wreaths around Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights. They make for a great little slide show, which is embedded below.

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Cobble Hill, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of a special GL Correspondent]

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A sign of the times? Perhaps. Or just another Brooklyn come on. A GL reader spotted this on the construction fence in front of 47 Dean Street, which had a serious Stop Work Order issue until a couple of week ago. That’s all better now, but the owners of the building being advertised as being […]

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This is the Smith N Court Condo, which is actually at 52 Dean Street rather than being on Smith Street or Court Street. Brownstoner has checked in on the 23-unit building previously, noting that the website went up early this spring and returning to the scene when the facade was a bit more complete. A […]

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On Saturday, we ran a photo that a reader had sent in of one of those “No Menus” signs hanging in Cobble Hill. She wrote back to say that it had been torn down, but also, in response to a reader question noted that they are available at Tony’s Hardware on Smith Street (181 Smith) […]

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This is one of the Boerum Hill “No menus, circulars, advertisments” signs that we posted about a while back. A kind GL reader sent us the photo (as well as some other that have nothing to do with the distribution of menus) to us, noting “NO FLIERS sign in action.” It comes Cobble Hill and […]

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[Photo courtesy of Racked] 1) What’s up at the Trader Joe’s that supposed to be coming to Court Street and Atlantic Avenue? Our colleagues at Racked, who cover so much territory in this city it makes your head spin, took a peak inside and found….nothing going on. There have been rumors that the deal has […]

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Big Movies for Little Kids is billed as “Brooklyn’s only-of-its-kind classic film series for children.” It takes place at the Cobble Hill Cinemas at 265 Court Street. Here’s the fall schedule: October 15th Microcosmos October 29th Dem Bones – based on the African-American spiritual + other not-so-scary Halloween short stories November 19th Krtek (The Mole) […]

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The fight over the future of two closed Brooklyn firehouses went to the City Council’s Land Use Committee yesterday and some community leaders are content while others are fuming about the outcome. There are two different outcomes, actually, with Cobble Hill’s Engine 204 to be leased for ten years for a community use and Williamsburg’s […]

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The annual Court Street Fair, sponsored by the Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation, was yesterday. It’s one of the more low-key ones with neighborhood flavor. Not a tube sock stand in sight.

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A couple of retail and food developments to flesh out on Court Street via a walk yesterday and a dinner last week: 1) Lee Lee’s Valice at 368 Court Street (at President) had its grand opening this weekend. The boutique occupies the space vacate by the Bleach House, whose demise has been much noted. The […]

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