Last week’s big Bedford Avenue retail news was a story that Ricky’s is opening up. One of the storefronts that was mentioned (191 and 193 Beford) was that of the “now defunct” Tasti D-Lite frozen yogurt shop. Well, Tasti is still very open, but the Ricky’s sign for a costume store is in the doorway […]

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This is another building come to the increasingly popular stretch of Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg between Berry Street and Kent Avenue. The new building at 135 Metropolitan will be five stories tall and have ten unit, according to the Department of Buildings. The architect on the job is Armando Porto.

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This is the corner of Bedford Avenue and N. 9 Street in Williamsburg and the business that was once there. This postcard came from an older gentleman who has purchased it and who walked up to the corner to compare it with the current view (below).

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There has, over time, been some anger in Williamsburg directed at Northside Car Service on Bedford Avenue, most of it concerned cars idling and the driving practices of its employees. This week, a Northside car hit a bicyclist on Kent Avenue at N. 7 Street, reigniting some controversy. Here is an email circulating via the […]

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By this time next year, the Williamsburg waterfront will have four residential towers in some stage of completion–two at Northside Piers, which is a Toll Brothers venture, and two at the Edge, the big complex to the north. Phase I of the Edge will have 575 luxury units and 347 affordable units. There will also […]

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The development site at 95 Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg–the former parking lot and paint factory–whose toxicity has attained the status of urban legend still appears to be a mixed bag in terms of public safety. Some piles of dirt and rubble are covered and some are not. This is the current scene. The best we […]

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It looks like the development known as Warehouse 11, the one we used to call the Roebling Oil Building because of what had to be cleaned up when the site was excavated, is getting a parking garage. (Yes, this is only significant because we’ve been following this development since there was still a warehouse on […]

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This comes from the Metropolitan Avenue stop on the G Train, where many, many altered ads can be found. In fact, someone wrote on this one asking why no one had done anything with it yet. Someone did.

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We have called 208 N. 10 Street in Williamsburg (aka 199-211 N. 9 Street) a great many things. From the day the fence went up and demolition started it has been such a nasty threat to public safety that it’s an absolute miracle that no one has been killed or injured in the rubble, test […]

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The second Northside Piers tower on the waterfront in Williamsburg is already four stories out of the ground. It’s situated behind the first building, which was the first highrise to go up on Kent Avenue. This one will have 270 units and sales are supposed to start sometime this month.–Curbed

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Williamsburg remains one of the epicenters of trashed bicycles in Brooklyn. This sad specimen comes from N. 11 Street right near Roebling.

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It’s been a while since we had some Construction Sites Du Jour, but we have a number of them to get through this week. We begin with 67-69 N. 6 Street a site across the street from Music Hall of Williamsburg. It’s had a rocky history, including a Stop Work Order that’s been in effect […]

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These are a couple of Blancos that we came upon on a door on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Guess the subjects of the art. Hint: the first name of one of the guys is Cornell.

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This political comment comes from Williamsburg, from the corner of Bedford Avenue and N. 9 Street. For the record, someone has added “Evolution too while you’re at it.” Conclusion: Some in the Burg are testy about this Sarah Palin Veep nomination.

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There was an overabundance of Brooklyn Missed Connection action from which to choose, but after much soul searching, we settled on this one because it has that certain something that is common to all Missed Connections that represent the triumph of hope over reality: you gave me the finger at levee last friday, but i […]

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We’ve been mourning the end of summer this year especially, with the finale of our treasured free Brooklyn concerts at McCarren Park Pool. What could ever compare to the DIY aesthetic of the Brooklyn music scene on such a large scale, and in such an unlikely place? But then we got our weekly Sound Fix […]

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NAG (Neighbors Allied for Good Growth) is having a Town Hall Organizing Meeting in early October, per the group’s great new blog, Neighborhood Watch: Save October 2 for NAG’s Town Hall Organizing Meetin. Our neighborhood is facing major challenges. The L Train is crowded, the G never comes. We need more open space. We need […]

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Front and center we have a Classic American Gas Guzzler. Sneaking up behind it we have a food delivery via bicycle that is clearly not guzzling gas. The contrast comes from Williamsburg.

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The Landmarks Preservation Commission public hearing on the plan for McCarren Pool, a preliminary rendering of which is above, is going to be happening next week. Per info on the WGPA blog, it’ll be happening on Tuesday, 9 September. Since the pool was landmarked last year, the LPC has to approve the renovation plan. The […]

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This is 155 N. 4 Street in Williamsburg, a Karl Fischer building that we’ve called the meat in the sandwich because of its position between two other new buildings. This new Hot Karl is going up between Gene Kaufman’s Rialto (on the left) and Mr. Fischer’s own Nforth condo. Sadly, there are no renderings available […]

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Here’s some Feral Child that had already seen its best days by the time we got to it on N. 8 Street between Bedford and Driggs in Williamsburg. There’s a Dain to its left and an Obey behind it.

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“Ricky’s just announced that its 23rd location will be 191-193 Bedford between North Sixth and North Seventh streets. We knew the discount beauty supply store was coming to the ‘Burg, but we didn’t know it would manage to grab such a front-and-central location—it’s going to sit nearly on top of the Bedford Avenue L stop, […]

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This is a Judith Supine from Keap Street in Williamsburg east of the BQE. It has, unfortunately, seen better days.

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We always enjoy a Brooklyn Missed Connection that involves some some form of personal injury or near personal injury. For instance, this one from Summer Screen at McCarren Pool: i kicked you in the head last night (by accident) at summerscreen – w4w – 19 (Greenpoint) you are easily one of the most beautiful girls […]

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This gas mask stencil comes to us from N. 8 Street in Williamsburg and does manage to make a bit of a statement.

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