“On May 2, Studio B is slated to celebrate the debut of a large rooftop level…Fans of a cleaner, quieter Greenpoint (as in: the neighborhood’s residents), though, balk at the opening altogether. According to them, Studio B’s patrons forever vomit show flyers, cigarette butts, and broken glass (and occasionally actual vomit) onto the streets surrounding […]

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“This afternoon, (4/23) at Cadman Plaza park in Brooklyn Heights at around 4PM. A little boy between two and a half and three, light brown hair and hazel eyes, rosy cheeks, wearing army green and navy striped t shirt, light blue and white kind of train engineer striped pants and navy blue shoes. I think […]

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Meet 36 Otsego Street in Red Hook . The 1,600 square foot house started out on the marking in January at $1.2M. Then it was cut to $995K a couple of week later. Now, it’s gotten another buzz cut to $850,000. To recap: a $350,000 reduction.–Brownstoner

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The view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory was featuring a very pinkish sun coming through clouds a few moments, which is a lead in to a day that is going to be sunny and very warm with a high reaching 80. Tonight will be clear with a low of 56. Did we mention, 80 degrees?–Accuweather

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Have some clothes you need to get rid of and, perhaps, turn into lunch money? Here’s a short guide to place that can help you with that, you known until the Economic Stimulus Check arrives in the mail.–Brooklyn Based

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Check out this photo record of a day’s travel from Sheepshead Bay through Coney Island via subway to Bay Ridge. There are photo galore and they say something.–Erica’s Blog

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The big Toren condo, which is now rising on Flatbush Avenue at Myrtle, will be one of the most distinctive new buildings in Brooklyn. In fact, it would be stand out in Manhattan. Its big sales office on Gold Street just opened. Here’s a looking around, including a video of the developer and sales manager […]

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“For about 30 years I’ve been on bended knee,” says [Carroll Gardens Civic Association founder] Buddy Scotto, “begging developers to come into Carroll Gardens. It’s hard for people who haven’t been involved to understand how difficult it’s been…All of a sudden there are all these people who are concerned about high buildings are going to […]

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Even very early this morning, the view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory shows the makings of an idea Spring day. The forecast bears that out, calling for a day that will be mostly sunny and pleasant with a high of 74. The low tonight will be 57 with patchy clouds. Enjoy.–Accuweather

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It is correctly pointed out that “blogs are not a medium known for focusing on or endorsing neckties,” but when the tie in question is a Parachute Jump Tie, well, it’s going to be listed.–Kinetic Carnival

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Want to see what a PriceChop looks like? Go no further than the Azure on Classon Avenue. “Let’s look at Unit 2a. It started life last June at $735,000. In November, it went to $649,000. In December, it hit $599,000. In February? $549,000. And, yesterday, there was more axe action with the price hitting $499,000. […]

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“The Vargas Mini-Market, a bodega at the corner of Bond and Warren, was shut down late last week. According to the restraining order affixed to the shuttered business, it was closed for the ‘sale of untaxed cigarettes.’” Isolated thing or growing trend in the age of mega-taxes?–Brownstoner

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There was a big commotion on Fourth Street in Park Slope between Sixth and Seventh Avenues yesterday with the NYPD, FDNY and Hazmat teams in place. The incident inovlved the death of a 65-year-old man, apparently by cyanide.–Gothamist & Brownstoner

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The sky as observed outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory early this morning is cloudy, but one definitely sees the potential for more sun. The forecast calls for “increasingly amounts of sunshine” and a high of 66 that will feel like 70. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 54. Right now, there are […]

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There was a lot of irony and disagreement this weekend about the role that Exxon (and Forest City Ratner) played as sponsors of the Go Green Greenpoint Earth Day event in McCarren Park. Exxon is responsible for the monstrous oil spill under Greenpoint along Newtown Creek, less than one-third of which has been cleaned up […]

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Kif, a Middle Eastern restaurant, recently opened in the space that was occupied by Liquor at 219 DeKalb Avenue. “Finally! After so much positive reader feedback, I was able to hit up Kif on Friday evening. I know many people loved Liquors, but to be honest, I was never really that into their food or […]

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Brooklyn does have another amusement park besides Astroland and Deno’s Wonder Wheel Park. It’s not in Coney Island, although there is a big Joe Sitt development nearby. “Adventurers Family Entertainment Center has taken over the park formerly known as Nellie Bly amusement park. The group running this endeavor formerly operated Adventurer’s Inn in Queens. Thankfully […]

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Looking out the windows of the Brooklyn Weather Observatory right now, it’s hard to see how clouds are going to give way to sun, yet that is exactly the forecast for today. Maybe things will be more clear by noon. The high will be 62. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 46. […]

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Check out the pics of the pre-Passover Burning of Leavened Bread on Wallabout Avenue in South Williamsburg. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you can also read about it here.–Fading Ad Blog

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Remember the Brooklyn Earthquake of 1985? “On Saturday, October 20, I was sleeping soundly in bed when suddenly the bed started shaking violently enough to wake me up. I looked up and the lighting fixture above was swaying back and forth. It lasted just a few seconds and I drifted back to sleep.” There are […]

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We don’t know how we missed this gem, but we did until Dave Hogarty at Gothmist picked it up: Seven students at Park Slope’s MS 88 hid in the school until everyone was gone on Monday. Then, they “stuffed papers and books into a microwave in the teachers’ lounge and turned it on to start […]

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Today’s forecast is a tough one. The conditions outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning are gloomy, just as they have been since last night when we watched clouds and fogs roll dramatically over the Verrazano Bridge. On the other hand, the forecast does call for “times of clouds and sun” with a high of […]

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TransGas is still trying to get approval for a power plant on the Williamsburg Waterfront, and the document it sent out this week is a classic. “The release uses phrases like “zeal to appease” former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff,” “suicide mission to sacrifice” the future, charges of pandering to “well-heeled, largely white” gentrifiers and more. […]

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The situation faced by Soundfix, the music store in Williamsburg that sometimes hosts performances, is as alarming as it is strange. It has been targeted for “violation upon violdation” by a variety of city agencies, some of which allow potentially life-threatening situations at construction and demolition sites around the corner to go on unchecked.–Brownstoner

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The Roebling Oil Building, aka Warehouse 11, is disliked by some for architectural reason. Very disliked, in fact. Assuming one thinks that calling it “Stalag 11” is not a good thing. “I thought ‘That looks like a great balcony for a fascist declaration.’ I was pretty sure that the structure would get progressively weaker and […]

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