GL made one of our annual pilgrimages this weekend to see the over-the-top holiday decorations collectively known as the Dyker Heights lights. The slideshow is below. As always, they’re a must see with one’s own eyes. It also seems like there could have been a blog fest in Dyker Heights this weekend given the number […]

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If you’re out buying books at the Park Slope Barnes & Noble (not that we’re endorsing it over Brooklyn’s indie bookstores) on Seventh Avenue, AmeriCorps members and people from the Reach Out and Read program, which is a literacy program sponsored by Lutheran Family Health Centers, are going to gift wrapping purchases there for donations […]

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Brooklyn Kitchen, which is at 616 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, is collecting food for distribution by the Greenpoint Reformed Church. Here is part of their email: Bring us your canned goods…Please bring canned or dry foods to the store and we will pass them along to the Greenpoint Reformed Church for distribution to those in […]

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Since prime Brooklyn Holiday Light viewing season is in full swing, we thought this would be an ideal day to put up a little guide to spots where you can see some Christmas lights, Brooklyn-style: Dyker Heights. First among equals in Brooklyn, the Lights of Dyker Heights are something to behold. They’re insane, over the […]

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The organizers of the Park Slope Snowflake Celebration, which takes place tonight, have certainly succeeded in getting the word out. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate or, at least, not deter people from taking advantage of the 150 shops, restaurants and cafes that will be open late or offering specials tonight. Participating shops will be open […]

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We have very mixed feelings about this post as it concerns New Year’s Eve and mulching one’s Christmas Tree and it’s only December 12. However, in the interest of disseminating information, even if it makes us sad (we haven’t even bought our tree), here it is: New Year’s Eve FireworksDecember 31 at Grand Army Plaza […]

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Want a way to buy from local designers and to do a good deed at the same time? Then, consider doing some holiday shopping at the Brooklyn Indie Market on Smith Street on Saturday and Sunday (12/15 and 12/16). The designers will be donating up to 15 percent of their receipts to benefit at-risk families […]

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Tomorrow (12/13) is Park Slope’s Snowflake Celebration, which is part of the Buy Local campaign. The list of participating merchants has grown to 150 and includes both shops, restaurants and cafes. Many are offering specials and special discounts. For the full list, click here. All the shops are staying open until 10PM and there will […]

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“A few very pretty and unusual yellow cauliflowers, fragrant Eucalyptus and festive little pine swags: the late season offerings at the Farmers’ Market this Saturday. Festive, especially with Borough Hall all decorated for the Holidays.” Actually, it’s all about the photos.–Pardon Me For Asking

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In case anyone is looking for something seasonal to do with the kids this weekend, the Winter Festival at Greenwood Playground will be happening on Saturday, December 8 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM. There will be story telling, crafts tables, face painting, “special snowman craft” instruction from the Brooklyn Museum and more, including hot […]

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Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of a GL contributor]

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Smith Street, Carroll Gardens

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[Photo courtesy of Bettytron/flickr]

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[Photo courtesy of i’mjustsayin/flickr & INSIJS]

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Herewith, we bring back our daily Brookyule holiday feature from last year of photos showing the festive nature (and sometimes irony) of the season in Brooklyn. We’ll be using the Tis the Season heading for more informational posts. If you have any Brooklyn holiday photos you’d like to contribute to the effort send them to […]

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Brooklyn Menorah, courtesy Triborough/flickr. Tomorrow, of course, is the first day of Chanukah and the lighting of Brooklyn’s “official Menorah” will be taking place in downtown Brooklyn on the corner of Montague and Court Streets. The event starts at 5:00 PM and there will be performance by the Children’s Choir. The times for Menorah lightings, […]

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The official lighting of the greatly diminished Grand Army Plaza display (which is what is left of last year’s wonderful Prospect Park in Lights decorations) is happening tonight. The festivities start at 5:30 PM. Per the official release: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg invites you to celebrate the holiday season in Brooklyn and to turn on […]

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We got an email yesterday about a fun sounding holiday event at an historic church in Red Hook. It’s a “Traditional Christmas Concert” on Sunday (12/9) at 3:00 PM at Visitation Church, which is located at Verona and Richards Street in Red Hook. The email says: “There will be lots of great traditional Christmas songs […]

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Grand Street, Williamsburg

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Carroll Gardens, BrooklynWe invite our readers to share holiday photos of interesting decorations or things they see around Brooklyn with us. We’ll run the photo anonymously or with credit to you and your website, as you prefer. Send your pics to thegowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com. You’ll have our gratitude and your fellow readers will […]

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Christmas Tree Lighting, originally uploaded by plemeljr. It’s this week’s Dumbo Tree Lighting, shot from above.

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Hey. Look. Up there. It’s a weird sounding bird. But, wait, there aren’t any birds. Ah, there are speakers with bird sounds. Oh, that Ratner.–McBrooklyn

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From Park Slope, come tree and reindeer.

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Here is the beginning of a list of cool local places to shop in Greenpoint. If you want the Chandelier Earrings, then you’ve got to go to Brooklynski.–Greenpointers

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On Saturday, PS 154 at 1625 11th Avenue in Windsor Terrace invites everyone to their Winter Festival. There’s breakfast with Santa from 8AM-10AM, plus pics with Santa and gifts. The cost is $15 for one child, $25 for two children and $35 for three. Two adults per family are free. Then, there’s the Joyous Annual […]

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