Behold the latest Gowanus hotel, which will be coming to Degraw Street between Third and Fourth Avenues. Brownstoner revealed it yesterday, noting that work will be kicking off in eight weeks and that it should be done in a year. The hotel is from Kutnicki Bernstein. A hotel at President and Third Avenue will be […]

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“Calling the section of 8th Ave. off the N train ‘Chinatown’ is like calling The Wire ‘a TV show’ or foie gras ‘food.’ It doesn’t do it justice. Yes, you can get great dumplings and buy glazed tripe and chicken feet from street food vendors. There are the usual bins of tiny dried fish and […]

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“A caffeine-driven Bay Ridge man has lost his grass-roots battle to keep his local Starbucks from shutting down. But latte-loving Andrew El-Khadi said he will keep fighting, despite the chain’s announcement that its Third Ave. outlet will soon be closing. Saving the cafe has become a passion for El-Khadi, who’s been passing out flyers and […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, we’ve got blue skies and sun this morning. Today’s forecast calls for it to be mostly sunny and hot with a high of 90. Tonight will be clear with a low of 74.–Accuweather

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“On Sunday morning, July 27, 2008 between 6:30 – 6:50 am, atleast 12 automobiles had their tires slashed. Location: Cortelyou Road, between Ocean Parkway and East 7th Street and East 7th Street between Cortelyou Road and Avenue C. The Kensington Action Force is appealing to anyone who observed a group of 3 to 4 individuals, […]

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“Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center regularly flaunts fire-safety regulations and permits revolting accumulations of sewage and mold, according to a lawsuit filed by a former executive. Patricia Abrams, the one-time assistant vice president for human resources at Maimonides, says she was fired after she blew the whistle on illegal, dangerous and nauseating conditions at the hospital, […]

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The search was called off for a little girl presumed drown in Coney Island on Saturday evening. Ten-year-old Akira Johnson vanished around 5:30PM on Saturday while swimming near W. 23rd Street. She “was one of seven presumed drowning victims during a weekend of mayhem at city and Long Island beaches. The drownings appear to be […]

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Right now, it’s cloudy outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory but today’s forecast is calling for a partly sunny day with a high of 87 (and none of yesterday’s weather drama). Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 62.–Accuweather

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“Our Beloved Brooklyn Leader, Marty Markowitz, has just announced that the July 31st, 2008 ‘Mystery Guest’ at the Seaside Concert series in Coney Island will be Peter Frampton. Welcome to the Hazbin Hall of Fame, Pete! And, I suggest that when Marty completes his service as Borough Prez, we simply appoint him as Brooklyn Master […]

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Four finalists have been selected from the eight bidders to purchase the big Starrett City complext on Jamaica Bay. The final bids are expected to come in at $800-$900 million and are due in September. An effort to sell the complex last year failed spectacularly because of fears of a loss of affordable housing. The […]

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Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg is losing the Polska-Masarnia Czeslawa Quality Meat Market, the longstanding Polish butcher at 172 Bedford Avenue in the heart of Williamsburg. The gate is down and the place has been stripped. It does not look like it’s being renovated.–Lost City

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, it’s looking nicer than it has been. Today’s forecast calls for it to be mostly sunny with a high of 86. Tonight will be clear with a low of 70.–Accuweather

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“A new source for your local news covering the greater Coney Island area is coming soon. Ben Nadler who has written for Kinetic Carnival is part of this news outlet. This new news source is not affiliated or produced by Kinetic Carnival. And the logo above is not part of this news outlet. Stay tuned […]

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“The new project at 324 Bedford Avenue epitomizes the stupidity of off-street parking requirements. The building sits at the corner of Bedford and South 2nd. It is designed by Bob Scarano, and is slowly inching its way toward completion (a stop-work order was issued in March, 2007 and the permits have all been revoked). Architecturally, […]

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“A passer-by sends in this picture of a confrontation on Stratford off Cortelyou, where the developers of the Cortelyou Condos at 1103 Cortelyou Road are putting the finishing touches on the new condo building by paving their neighbors’ curb cut. There’s a dispute over the property line — not something that can be litigated here […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory it is very, very wet. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch: “Heavy rain and flash flooding likely through late today…a cold front very slowly approaching from the west will continue to trigger very heavy rainfall through the day…and into the evening hours. A moist tropical air mass […]

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“Despite what feels like a dwindling down of the Coney spirit under the hot and humid air, many are seeing small businesses and attractions closing down and leaving Coney Island. Crowds are looking thinner at times and a few biz numbers are down.” There are positive developments too, though, like the opening of the Dreamland […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory the sky is clearing from an early morning thunderstorm. Today’s forecast calls for it to be mostly cloudy, muggy and warm with a chance of thunderstorms. The high will be 83. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and humid with heavy thunderstorms around. The low will be 70.–Accuweather

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If Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is running for Mayor, his fund raising is not reflecting it. “The Brooklyn borough president, who for months has kept voters in the dark about his political ambitions, has raised just $935,116 compared to the two front-runners, who have raised more than three times as much…Political experts say fund-raising […]

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“Why are things moving so slowly at Love Lane Mews? Building permits were approved earlier this month, a couple of weeks after we reported that Sterling Equities had taken a $10 million buy-out from its partner Zucker Group. But a ride down College Place yesterday revealed a handful of workers who seemed to be dealing […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory the sun is temporarily hiding behind some clouds. The forecast calls for it to be very warm and humid with clouds and sun, plus some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The high will be (only) 89 and it will (only) feel like 98, which is an improvement from 100+. Tonight is […]

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Dick Zigun, the head of Coney Island USA and the unofficial “mayor” of Coney Island gave a talk yesterday. “The problem is that there is still no one involved in this project who understands how the amusement industry works,” said Zigun, who worries the development plan will result in “a nice mall for South Brooklyn […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, it’s happening again. Today’s forecast calls for “Times of sun and clouds, very warm and humid; a shower or thunderstorm around this afternoon.” The high will be 90 and it will feel like 99 (which is better than 103). There will be some storms around tonight. The low will be […]

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Today’s Times follows up with a story of iron gate thievery in in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Crown Heights and Clinton Hill that was first reported on Brownstoner in Crown Heights. They’re stealing big, heavy gates, people.–NYT

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No, not this pool. We’ll talking about the full list of Brooklyn pools and beaches that we published yesterday morning and that could come in handy if you want to get wet. (South Brooklyn choices include the Red Hook Pool, Sunset Park Pool and Douglas Pool in Gowanus.) In any case, the GL List has […]

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