[Photo for GL Courtesy of Deborah Matlack] Only one word comes to mind about this photo of our beloved Prospect Park in fall: Wow.

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Charles Andrisano] We have to say, it’s one of the coolest pics of our beloved Coney Island Parachute Jump we’ve ever seen.

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Charles Andrisano] Yes, we know this a shot of Lower Manhattan, but it was shot from Brooklyn, making it very “on topic” for GL. It comes from photo contributor Charles Andrisano. All we can say is wait until you see the shot he sent us from Coney that we’re using […]

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] We were going to run this photo submitted by Brit in Brooklyn blogger and GL Contributing Photographer Adrian Kinloch this morning, but figured the only decent thing to do, given that it’s a picture of the Coney Island collection of brews, was to wait until afternoon. It just […]

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack] Here’s another lovely photo of Coney Island in the off season courtesy of our contributing photographer Deborah Matlack, who loves documenting our favorite place in Brooklyn. All we can say is it’s quiet down there on Surf Avenue at night in October, but Faber’s Fascination is clearly open.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack] Contributing photogrpaher Deborah Matlack has outdone herself with this shot of Nathan’s on Coney’s Surf Avenue in Fall. Bravo.

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[Photo courtesy Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] If this shot from Brit in Brooklyn blogger and photographer Adrian Kinloch is not the perfect combination of nature and manmade landscape, we don’t know what is.

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle] Last week, local sculptor, artist, photographer and faithful GL Contributor Gary Mirabelle hit us off with a treasure trove of photos he’s shot recently. This is one of from Prospect Park on what was a very nice day to lounge.

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studio] Here’s one from regular GL Photo Contributor Gary Mirabelle. It’s a shot of Ocean Parkway where it sort of blends into the Prospect Expressway at night.

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[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studio] Fall has come to the streets of Windsor Terrace, which are always captured beautifully by GL Contributing Photographer Gary Mirabelle.

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[Photo courtesy Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Barack Obama is hearted many places in Brooklyn, including by people living near the Red Hook waterfront. The photo comes from our GL Contributor and Brit in Brooklyn blogger Adrian Kinloch. (A Note from GL: if you interesting Obama street art or graffiti around Brooklyn do send it to […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Marie Viljoen] Those Brooklyn sunsets as seen from a rooftop sure are beautiful. This photo taken up high on Henry Street comes from Marie Viljoen who alway sends us very cool stuff.

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Once again our friend and contributor Adrian Kinloch graces us with an evocative photograph. This one comes from Coney Island and is truly a magnificent pic combining nature, man and machine.

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Yes, they are imagining how to Reinvent Grand Army Plaza, and our contributor Adrian Kinloch captured this great angle on the Arch and banner that’s hanging there.

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[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] Our dear friend and GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch of Brit in Brooklyn is supplying us (again) with some of his magnificent photos that we’ll be featuring in coming weeks. This is today’s selection, a look at Dumbo and beyond from the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. Like all […]

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Yeah, we’d normally make this part of our Eye on the Street series, but this happy heart from the Burg says a certain something that causes us to post it as a Photo Du Jour because it is a heart and it is happy.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] This is the mural on Stillwell Avenue that many might recognize if they exit the Stillwell Avenue Station on Coney Island from the side. It is quite large and quite colorful. It comes from GL Contributor Deborah Matlack.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] The actual “last fireworks” of the season took place Friday night in Coney Island, with a night sponsored by the Cyclones. Photo contributor Deborah Matlack, who does some lovely Coney photography for GL, notes, “They didn’t start until 10:30, I guess they were waiting for the Cyclones game to […]

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[Photo courtesy of Charley Andrisano] This gorgeous shot comes from frequent GL Photo Contributor Charley Andrisano. He writes: ” I shot this about 8PM on Wednesday evening, as the sun had already set. I wanted that beautiful glow you get, after the sun sets. A time exposure of 20 seconds, with my camera set on […]

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[Photo courtesy of David Paco Abraham] Okay, so it’s really “Staring at the Harbor” rather than “Staring at the Sea,” but we like this shot from Valentino Pier in Red Hook that came our way via the camera of David Paco Abraham of the Cobble Hill Association.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack Photography] These were the last Friday night fireworks of the season as captured on camera by GL Contributor Deborah Matlack from the fishing pier in Coney. We assume the fireworks will be back next season, but it’s unclear right now what shape Coney will be in if the Coney Island […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] This photo has all the visual elements of scenic excellence. There is a Richard Nixon poster from Obey, an ATM, a chair and sneakers, all from Williamsburg. Mainly, however, it’s a very good Tricky Dick.

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[Photo courtesy of Charles Andrisano] This gorgeous photo of the Verrazano Bridge comes to us from contributor Charles Andrisano. He writes, “Did a little night shooting of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge as the sun was setting in the West. This shot is from the bike path, that runs along side the Narrows. The sunset was […]

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This Obama poster has been up a couple of times on N. 6 Street in Williamsburg and was returned most recently after having been badly torn up and tagged up. It’s part of our own little Brooklyn angle on the Democratic Presidential Nominee’s acceptance speech.

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This wall mural in the Atlantic Yards footprint in Prospect Heights has been up for a while, but given that today is the today that Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination and that GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch tossed it our way, we think it’s pretty on topic for […]

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