There’s an art opening tonight at Kean University in Jersey that is near and dear to our hearts in that it includes images from the wall that we dubbed the Democracy Wall in Carroll Gardens at the site of the 360 Smith Street building (aka Oliver House). Per the press release from Triada Samaras, a […]

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Those crazy Carroll Gardens residents are not into forgiving and forgetting. Some are still peeved about last week’s decision by the Board of Standards and Appeals that let the 360 Smith Building rise to 70 feet instead of the 55 feet allowed by current zoning. This came our way from Art Dog, who had a […]

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Our special Carroll Gardens/Gowanus correspondent Max Casey sniffed this one out for us on Henry and Woodhull Streets in Carroll Gardens. Of course, our little yellow friend was just parked there, but was definitely looking like a UPS delivery.

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Correspondent JP Pagán was out early this morning in Carroll Gardens to do his civic duty and take part in this day on which history is likely to be made. Here is his report: This was the scene about 6:45 this morning at PS 58. A poll worker said they got started at 5:30 and […]

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It’s back to the mysterious and obscure, yet powerful, Board of Standards and Appeals for the controversy-plagued 360 Smith Building in Carroll Gardens. First, the issue was its Heavy Metal Look designed by Robert Scarano. Subsequently the sticking point was the building’s height. In the meantime, there was a zoning changing on the block on […]

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[Photo for GL courtesy of Max Casey] There is good news, we suppose, for those in need of a tattoo on Smith Street or those looking for more options in the Greater Gowanus-Carroll Gardens Metroplex. This is a newly open tattoo place on Smith Street called the Smith Street Tattoo Parlor. It’s on a rather, […]

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Our far end of Court Street Carroll Gardens Special Correspondent is keeping the information flowing. We had previously reported via another important source on the far end of Court Street that Le Petite Cafe is growing. Our correspondent reports that “the expansion of Petite into George’s Pot Pourie” is moving along. George’s in not going […]

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On item that we’ve had, but failed to post during our hiatus was one of our favorites about the Smith Street parrots. Our Special Correspondent explains: “The parrot pic is (street name deleted to protect the parrot) and smith’s newest resident. Looks like looks like a baby of a bigger parrot that has been hanging […]

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The irony of these photos isn’t so much that they show a religious procession on Smith Street, which many Brooklynites now relate to eating and drinking rather than tradition, but that the photos show the procession in front of the neighborhood’s most controversial address, 360 Smith Street. The event is the annual Our Lady of […]

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There is a letter writing campaign underway in Carroll Gardens involving 360 Smith Street (which is going to have a hearing in front of the Board of Standards and Appeals) and Council Member Bill de Blasio. Here’s the latest: “”I have followed this process closely for some time. It is clear that the community has […]

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So many “end of summer” things are coming that they’re bumming us out. Here’s the conclusion of the Carroll Park Concert Series on Wednesday. Per an email: We’re sorry to see summer 2008 come to an end, but let’s sing and dance once last time as The Carroll Park Concert Series concludes with BariKoral FamilyBand […]

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Is that sound we hear in the distance Carroll Gardens residents massing to dip torches in kerosene and ready pitchforks to march on 116 Third Place. Well, maybe not yet, because the official word hasn’t come and the reality hasn’t sunken in. Back when the Downtown BellTel Lofts won the right to be the site […]

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This is a very Carroll Gardens event. The flag pole at the former International Longshoreman’s Association Medical Center–the controversial development known as 340 Court Street that has been a lightening rod for neighborhood hostility–is being moved and rededicated this week. The pole was rescued from the demolition and will be rededicated at the Scotto Funeral […]

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[Photo courtesy of superkb/flickr] This will be one of the last street fairs we post about until the Atlantic Antic because we have reached the point where we are officially over them. That having been said, Sunday (6/22) is the “Smith Street Sunday Funday” fair. It runs from 11AM-6PM. From an email about it: There […]

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The Hoyt Street Alliance and City Council Member Bill de Blasio are having a community meeting tonight (Wednesday, May 28) on issues related to liquor license for the oyster bar that restauranteur Jim Mamary plans to open on Court Street. The decision led to a lot of very personal accusations flying back-and-forth between supporters and […]

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The Carroll Gardens Park Nanny Poaching Incident we posted about yesterday continues to reverberate in BoCoCa Parents email circles. There were many comments on our original post, of course, but there are also multiple emails with react. Most that we’ve seen point out that in a free market, nannies are pretty much free agents. Or […]

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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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With Community Board 6 having approved the zoning text amendment to change a number of streets in Carroll Gardens from being officially “wide” to “narrow” and, therefore, changing the density and height of what can be built, a review process is underway that is creating some strong opinions in the neighborhood. While there is a […]

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This image from Hicks and Carroll Street on a beautiful evening this weeks comes to us from Brit in Brooklyn photoblogger and GL photo contributor Adrian Kinloch (who will also be the esteemed AV consultant for the Brooklyn Blogfest on May 8).

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Call it the War on Love. The latest “love message” to go up on the construction fence that covered up the Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall didn’t even last 24 hours before workers scraped it off and repainted the fence. We have many questions: Will the developer get more love? Will the next poster last 24 […]

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[Right photo courtesy of Brooklyn Streets] After nearly a year of public debate, work has started at at 360 Smith Street, now known as Oliver House. The digging has been going full tilt this week and is proceeding quickly. We’re tempted to joke that the building will be completed by next week, but it won’t […]

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It’s hard to keep love down, particularly during Spring Fever season. With the original hearts having been removed by work crews on behalf of developer Billy Stein, the battle for the heart of the developer, if not the hearts of residents, seems to have escalated back to the kinds of posters that used to grace […]

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Perhaps you recall Monday’s lost dog “Public Service Announcement.” We there is closure to report. The reader who originally emailed us about the her, writes: There is a happy ending to our found dog situation. We were able to locate the owners of our sweet chocolate lab/ pit bull mix. Although upon first glance, her […]

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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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The Carroll Gardens Democracy Wall, which had been used by residents as a kind of community bulletin board since last year, disappeared last week behind the big blue construction fence for the controversial 360 Smith development. While it’s unclear if the blue fence will end up serving the same purpose or just get plastered with […]

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