Yes, it’s movie shooting season again. The Rebound has been shooting in Park Slope, shutting down St Johns Place between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The film is directed by Bart Freundlich and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones.–Brit in Brooklyn

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The view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning is not one of blue skies. Today’s forecast is calling for cloudy skies with “a couple of showers.” The high will be 62. Tonight will be cloudy with showers and a low of 51.–Accuweather

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Brooklyn’s raw milk supply has a problem. The horse and buggy-driving Amish farmer from Pennsylvania who was a major supplier was busted and shut down last week for selling the contrband. “They swooped in on Friday morning like a bunch of Vikings, handcuffed me and stole $30,000 worth of my milk, cheese and butter,” the […]

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Serious efforts are underway to try to get the Nets moved to Newark, where the new Prudential Center is struggling with just a hockey team. Mayor Corey Booker and Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek are holding meetings–Mayor Brooker with Forest City Ratner and Vanderbeek with Bruce Ratner. There is talk of putting together a group to […]

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The development of the end of Court Street near the BQE continues with two developments at 525 and 517 Court. One is team up of Garnet, Basile Builders and Henry Radusky of Bricolage.–Brownstoner

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Some of the big graffiti showing up around Brooklyn (and by “big,” we mean one or two stories tall in some cases) is being done via fire extinguisher, which would begin to explain how it’s being done.–Gothamist and Razor Apple

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The conditions we’re seeing outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning indicate that it will be a sunny day, but the forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies “with a touch of rain” and a high of 62. It will be mostly cloudy with some showers overnight with a low of 49.–Accuweather

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“We’ve got some bad news for L-train riding espresso drinkers. The tiny Williamsburg outpost of mini-chain Gimme! Coffee at 495 Lorimer Street has been temporarily shuttered by the Department of Health.” Reopening soon, though, apparently.–Racked

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“Single-game tickets for the Brooklyn Cyclones go on sale this Sunday, May 4 at 9am. Tickets are $7-$15 a seat. I want to be first in line for opening day tickets. Who wants to camp out overnight with me? Nathan’s is just down the street, and its open 24/7! We could take turns holding a […]

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There may have been a ribbon cutting in the winter, but the renovated Park Slope Armory won’t be ready for action until 2009. “The formal agreement between the city and the YMCA that’ll result in the Y running programs at the Park Slope Armory for five years has almost been reached…The new $16 million, 600-seat […]

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There is a chill in the air outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning as the sun starts warming things up. Today’s forecast calls for partly sunny conditions with a high of 58. Tonight, there will be some patchy clouds and a low of 44.–Accuweather

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The Issue Project Room, currently based in Gowanus, will be moving into the theater and arts space at 110 Livingston, the big condo renovation in Downtown Brooklyn that was done by Two Trees Management. The group is working on raising $2 million for the eventual move.–110 Livingston News & Blog

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A new establishment will be opening in the Pioneer Bar-B-Q space on Van Brunt Street. It will reopen as ‘Brooklyn Ice House’…a bar with burgers and bbq. “There you have it Red Hook. A new burger, bbq, and beer bar, opening ‘soon’.”–Eater

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Things are a little pissy in Boerum Hill. “One neighbor has had the bed of his pickup truck repeatedly doused with urine, and on several occasions large quantities of urine have been used to soak the gardens and sidewalks in the middle of the block…”–Curbed

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There is a long, long, long story behind Brooklyn’s Khalil Gibran International Academy and its former principal Debbie Almontaser. “Since the school opened in Brooklyn last fall, children have been suspended for carrying weapons, repeatedly gotten into fights and taunted an Arabic teacher by calling her a “terrorist,” staff members and students said in interviews. […]

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Quality renderings of the Lakeside Center in Prospect Park were released late Friday afternoon and we posted them on Saturday morning. If you missed them, they are worth checking out as they provide some detail about the preliminary ideas for the new showcase facility.

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For the first time in a long while, the view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory is gray and wet, with promises of much more to come during the day. The forecast calls for “Rain, some heavy, and a thunderstorm; there can be flooding in low lying and poor drainage areas” with a high of 56. […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this Sunday morning it is cloudy and somewhat wet. Today is one of those days when a few April Showers will catch up with us. It will also be colder than it has been. The official forecast calls for some showers this morning and mostly cloudy skies the rest of […]

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Here’s a very, very nice guide to places in Brooklyn where one can imbibe or consume (or both) outdoors, with photos. Never seen Rocky Sullivan’s rooftop deck in Red Hook or the patio behind Palo Santo in Park Slope with just one table beside a fountain. Then you must check this out. And, yes, we […]

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Work has started on the Indigo Hotel, the big hotel on Duffield Street designed by the ubiquitous Karl Fischer. It will be 22 stories and have 164 rooms and was originally supposed to be completed.–Brownstoner

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory the trees are totally bursting into neon greens and the sun is poking in and out from behind clouds. Today will be cooler, with variable cloudiness and a high of 64. Tonight, look for mostly cloudy skies with some showers and a low of 50. Some showers tomorrow too.

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A new shop called Boiy Krazy’s Groovi Gardens has opened on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. It’s 500 square feet of psychedelia/punk and there are chandeliers and Latin American art hung on the walls. And, oh yeah, clothes.–Racked

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“The ‘Atlantic Yards stall’ has brought groups representing different flavors of project criticism and opposition together for a rally at 2 pm on Saturday, May 3, with a range of local political officials confirmed as attendees. The location is 752 Pacific Street near Carlton Avenue in the AY footprint, a block planned to hold “interim […]

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If a weird Park Slope building keeps getting served with violations, but the owner ignores them, do they make a difference? That is the question with the notorious Park Slope Mystery Building at Seventh Avenue and Second Street.–Brownstoner

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The conditions outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory couldn’t be nicer right now. Spring sun shining through brand new leaves, with an early temperature of 60. Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny and pleasantly warm conditions (although we heard one forecast say something about “partly cloudy”). The high will be 72. Tonight will be 54 with […]

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