There is progress being made again on the Metropolitan Cinema & Apts. in Williamsburg after a long delay. This is the indie movie theater with condos on top begin built on Metropolitan Ave. between Berry and Wythe in Williamsburg. It was under a Stop Work Order for quite a while.–Curbed

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It looks like the fog is slowly lifting outside our Brooklyn Weather Observatory leading to forecast for a very spring-like day with unsettled conditions. The forecast calls for “Warmer with a shower or t-storm; cloudy this morning, then times of clouds and sun this afternoon.” The high will be 72. Tonight will be partly cloudy […]

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Studio B in Greenpoint continues to win the hearts and minds of its neighbors. Renowned for the rowdy late scenes, public vomiting, screaming and shouting at 5 AM, the club was the scene of a brawl between skinheads last weekend. Also, there is springtime joy in the form of its new rooftop garden. The legality […]

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On can remember when people welcomed Fujiya, the Court Street sushi spot near Third Place. Now it’s served its last California Roll and is being replaced by a gourmet grocery. “Anybody on the south side of Carroll Gardens has certainly noticed the sushi restaurant space formerly known as Fujiya is undergoing some major renovations. According […]

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The shuttered Spirito on Ninth Street in Park Slope is coming back as a Peruvian restaurant called Aji Lounge. The owner writes, “It’s going to be peruvian food presented in small dishes (tapas) and most of the dishes are going to be under $10.00… of course we are going to have entrees but as special… […]

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Actually, the good coffee is in Brooklyn. The crappy coffee is in London. The good stuff is at 3B, the new cafe at Carroll Street and Third Avenue and comes out of an $11,000 Clover coffee maker. “I have to say it tasted very good — strong yet light…” The crappy stuff costs $640 per […]

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Toren, the big condo rising on Flatbush Avenue, may have one of the most aggressive marketing campaigns for a Brooklyn property ever. A lot of Brooklyn residents have lent their to the effort and they’re showing up everywhere.–Curbed

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We’re definitely seeing gray skies early this morning at the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, possibly bearing out the accuracy of today’s forecast: Mostly cloudy and cooler with a shower. The high will be 61. Tonight will be overcast and mild with showers and thunderstorms. Meanwhile, Weatherunderground is showing the chance of showers or thunderstorms through Monday. […]

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Do check out the yacht clubs of Brooklyn. For instance: “Let’s say you don’t know anyone with a boat, there are still some low-cost options out there for you. One is the Sebago Canoe Club located on the Paerdegat Basin in Canarsie, Brooklyn. SCC has been around for 75 years and is easily accessible to […]

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To say that 143 Huron Street, a new condo in Greenpoint, makes an impression is an understatement. “I’m not too sure what ‘look’ this architect was trying achieve. If I had to take a guess I’d say Imperial Storm Trooper meets Jawa Sandcrawler with a dash of Mondrian thrown in for good measure.”–New York Shitty

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Part of a wall of a vacant four-story building in Bed-Stuy collapsed yesterday. There were no injuries and the structure looked like it could come down if someone looked at it the wrong way.–Brownstoner

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Today would appear to have great potential as we gaze out from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory. The forecast calls fro partly sunny skies and a high of 69 degrees. (It will feel like 70!) There will be increasing clouds tonight in advance of a couple of day of wet, stormy weather, and a low of […]

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Sure, a lot of people love the Fairway in Red Hook, but there are any number of good neighborhood grocery stores around. Here’s a look at some of them including Food Bazaar in Bushwick, Super Foodtown in Bed-Stuy, Pioneer Supermarket in Clinton Hill and Eagle Provisions in the South Slope–Brooklyn Based

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“At 8 a.m., South Eighth Street is full of people. Office workers on their way to Manhattan rush past a stream of Hasidic men walking busily the other way. Children wait for yellow yeshiva buses with Yiddish lettering…”–Metro

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The second Oro tower isn’t going to include a condo-hotel and about 100,000 square feet will be trimmed from the size of the building. The original plan was for a 38-story, 344,992-square-foot tower with a hotel. Hilton was said to have been interested in Brooklyn’s first condo-hotel.–Brownstoner

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“…it was hardly surprising, last week, when a Presidential-calibre motorcade pulled up out front. Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z emerged, and were quickly ushered to a table near the chef. Their bodyguard, a man roughly the size of the three-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-dollar Maybach sedan idling at the curb, settled into a chair on the sidewalk, where he enjoyed […]

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There are some clouds early this morning outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory. Today’s forecast calls for “low clouds breaking for some sun” and a high of 60, although the Weather Underground forecast is less optimistic, calling for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 58. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with some scattered showers and […]

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“Here’s a constituent e-mail from Brooklyn Assembly Member Joan Millman, who finally, bravely announces her intent to vote for congestion pricing. Note the time stamp: nearly two hours after the plan was declared dead.”–Streets Blog

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With the big renovation plan for the New York Aquarium dead in the water, but a new shark exhibit moving ahead, the new director of the New York Aquarium says he “wants to turn the quaint-but-ragged Coney Island sea-life center into a nationally recognized tourist attraction. Aquarium director Jon Dohlin said his $14.5 million annual […]

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Another new condo development that hasn’t sold many units is going rental. Bridgeview Tower, which is in an odd location between the Manhattan Bridge approach and the BQE has been on the market for two years and only has four units in contract. Hence, rental listing are showing up: $3,900 for a 2BR. Given the […]

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A flower disappeared from the base of a tree in Boerum Hill and the owner presumes a flower is at work. Who, exactly, would steal a little purple flower, anyway?–Curbed

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There are clouds right now at the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, but one can see them breaking and letting the sun through, which is what today’s forecast is saying will happen. It calls for some sun and warmer, with a high of 56. Tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with a low of 42.–Accuweather

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“The Vue really lives up to its name by providing me with an intimate view of the life going on INSIDE the building. As people have been moving in over the past week or two, I have seen way too much of the new residents, literally. Thankfully a lot of window shades have been put […]

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There is definitely early morning gloom outside at the Brooklyn Weather Observatory. Today’s forecase calls for “rather cloudy and breezy with a bit of drizzle.” The high will be 47, but it will feel like 36. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low of 40.–Accuweather

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The move to rename J.J. Byrne Park as Washington Park is continuing to make progress. Mr. Byrne was a Brooklyn borough president elected in 1926 who died in office four years later. The park would be given the name it had in the 1880s “when it was home to the baseball team that would become […]

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