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Entries Tagged as 'Photo du Jour'

GL Photo Du Jour: Sunset Park from the Water

June 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Sunset Park from the Water

[Photo courtesy of Mr. Heather] Here an interesting look at Sunset Park as seen from the water. The photo comes from Mr. Heather and is part of a much larger photoset from a waterfront tour on Sunday.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Sculpture

June 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Sculpture

[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] No it’s not specifically a Brooklyn photo, but Governor’s Island is just across the Buttermilk Channel from us and the photo comes to us from GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch of Brit in Brooklyn. The photo is of one of the sculpture exhibitions currently on the island. For more about […]

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GL Photo Du Jour: Bike and Chair

June 7th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Bike and Chair

This photo from Green Street in Greenpoint shows the perfect combination of bicycle and comfy chair. Transportation and sidewalk seating! It comes to us from Miss Heather.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Friedrichs, G&T and Roses

June 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Friedrichs, G&T and Roses

The blogger behind 66 Square Feet, who has sent us many wonderful photos and items, dropped this into our inbox last night. She writes: “Happy June. This is a G&T in celebration of the ubiquitous, without which life would not be worth living for the next few months, wall air conditioning unit. My aptly named […]

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Tags: Cobble Hill · Photo du Jour

GL Photos Du Jour: Memories

May 31st, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photos Du Jour: Memories

[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] They’re not specifically Brooklyn photos, but they are pics of very old things taken in Brooklyn by our contributor Gary Mirabelle and they are very cool, so here they are. They might jog some memories for older readers and those who weren’t around when things like these were sold […]

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GL Photo Du Jour: Sitting by the River

May 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Sitting by the River

This is East River State Park in Williamsburg, an expanse that it not landscaped, but is heavily used by North Brooklyn residents and offers opportunities to sit by the East River and stare at Manhattan.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Clean Streets, Clean Beaches

May 28th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Clean Streets, Clean Beaches

There are many things we could say about this image from Coney Island and, in truth, we have seen it much worse. The less said, however, the better.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Obama in the Slope

May 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Obama in the Slope

[Photo courtesy Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] Someone in Park Slope, if not many people in the Slope, has a “crush” on Barack Obama, per this photo sent to us by Brit in Brooklyn blogger and GL contributor Adrian Kinloch.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Dogs Behind Glass

May 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Dogs Behind Glass

Looking a little forlorn, we think, in Dumbo on a Saturday afternoon.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Coney Island Creek, Nature Edition

May 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Coney Island Creek, Nature Edition

[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch] Here’s another photo of Coney Island Creek, which is sort of like the Gowanus Canal or Newtown Creek of Coney, which is to say that it faces a lot of environmental challenges, but is also amazingly resilient. (This is a gorgeous natural contrast to the ruins in our In the […]

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GL Photo Du Jour: Eternally Bored

May 24th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Eternally Bored

This tidbit about boredom comes from Union Avenue in Williamsburg at the stairs to the L & G Train Stop.

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GL Photo Du Jour: The Plunge

May 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: The Plunge

[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch] This photo from Brit in Brooklyn blogger and GL Photo Contributor Adrian Kinloch captures the very essence of our big wooden roller coaster friend, the Cyclone. It’s a moment frozen in time that rather says it all.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Yellow Car, Purple Umbrella

May 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Yellow Car, Purple Umbrella

The yellow car and purple umbrella are from Lee Avenue in South Williamsburg in the time warp-like strip of stores in the Hasidic shopping district. If you have never been on Lee Avenue, we will simply say that it is not at all like Bedford Ave. & N. 6 Street.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Party Time

May 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Party Time

It was party time on a recent day at this space hard against the BQE on Flushing Avenue.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Phone Call

May 12th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Phone Call

In Williamsburg yesterday on N. 5 Street.

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GL Photo Du Jour, Part II: Avenue U

May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour, Part II: Avenue U

This gorgeous shot at Avenue U comes from GL Photo Contributor and Brit in Brooklyn blogger Adrian Kinloch.

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Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: Brooklyn Rooftop

May 9th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: Brooklyn Rooftop

[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] The sunsets from Brooklyn rooftops can be spectacular in that South Brooklyn Light (which is not to be confused with Gowanus Light). This one comes from GL Contributor Gary Mirabelle.

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Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: Bedford Avenue

May 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: Bedford Avenue

Yesterday afternoon on Bedford Avenue at N. 6 Street.

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Tags: Photo du Jour · Williamsburg

GL Photo Du Jour: Polly-O

May 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo courtesy of F. Jasmin Adams] This photo comes from our Carroll Gardens Correspondent from Court Street: “Here is the old Polly-O parrot logo poking out from the Triufenel Deli sign on Court and President. They took over the old Pastosa pasta store which then morphed into Fratelli across the street. Fratelli has since closed […]

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Gl Photo Du Jour: Virgin Mary, Spring Night

April 26th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gl Photo Du Jour: Virgin Mary, Spring Night

This image from Hicks and Carroll Street on a beautiful evening this weeks comes to us from Brit in Brooklyn photoblogger and GL photo contributor Adrian Kinloch (who will also be the esteemed AV consultant for the Brooklyn Blogfest on May 8).

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Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: It’s That Time Again

April 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gowanus Lounge Photo Du Jour: It’s That Time Again

Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

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GL Photo Du Jour: Life & Death

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Life & Death

[Photo courtesy of Anna Lewis] This photo of Washington Cemetery, the sprawling burial ground that is traversed by the F Train, McDonald Avenue and Bay Parkway, and the soccer fields beyond comes from GL Correspondent Anna Lewis.

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GL Photo Du Jour: Little Red Car

April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Little Red Car

Kent Avenue, Williamsburg

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GL Photo Du Jour: Fairway, Night

April 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Fairway, Night

[Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios] This is a photo taken behind the Fairway in Red Hook by sculptor, artist and photographer Gary Mirabelle, who is a regular photo contributor to GL. A show of Mr. Mirabelle’s photo called “The Figure” will be on display at the Patio Lounge at 179 Fifth Avenue in Park […]

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GL Photo Du Jour: Sabrett’s Secret

April 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[Photo Courtesy of GL Correspondent Anna Lewis] We call this photo, from Atlantic Avenue outside the Atlantic Terminal Mall, Sabrett’s Secret, although we suppose it could also be Victoria’s Sabrett. It comes to us via our valued correspondent, Anna Lewis.

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Tags: Fort Greene · Photo du Jour