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Pre-Gowanus Green, They’re Really Digging Public Place

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Pre-Gowanus Green, They’re Really Digging Public Place

After last last week’s excitement about the selection of the Hudson Companies to develop the toxic Public Place site as Gowanus Green, we swung by to check on the progress of pre-cleanup work there. Concrete is being dug up and removed from the site, leading to neighborhood concerns about what will happen if/when contaminants are […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Environment · Gowanus · Public Place

Carroll Gardens Group Takes Zoning Amendment to Subway Plaza

April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Carroll Gardens Group Takes Zoning Amendment to Subway Plaza

The CORD group in Carroll Gardens brought a letter writing effort in support of a proposed zoning text amendment to redefine narrow “wide” streets as narrow ones to the subway plaza at the Carroll Street Station over the weekend. The letter seemed to be getting a good response from passersby as we looked on. It […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Rezoning

Carroll Gardens Rumor Mill: "Pro-Development" Petition?

April 18th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Yes, the Carroll Gardens carousel of intrigue is again turning. Last night, we heard from a neighborhood source about a new petition described as “pro-development,” which is circulating in the neighborhood. While we couldn’t confirm the wording or the exact definition of “pro-development” and “pro-building” as the petition was described to us. What is equally […]

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Smith Street Retail Mystery Solved

April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Our friends at Racked have solved a Smith Street retail mystery. A reader wrote to ask what this storefront would be and Racked writes that “Neighborhood sources tell us that it will be a men’s and women’s clothing boutique named Epaulette (or Epellete, the exact name is still unclear) moving into the former Ohio Knitting […]

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Upcoming: Indie Market Reopening for Season in Carroll Gardens

April 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Brooklyn’s Indie Market, which has a home at the corner of Smith and Union Streets, is reopening for the season on May 3 from 11AM-7PM with “Brooklyn Indie Fest, A Celebration of Design and Music.” Here’s some info: Opening festivities include unplugged indie musicians, temporary tattoo parlour for kids of all ages, face painting, kiddie […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Events · Retail

Hoyt Street Alliance Criticizes Oyster Bar Decision & Community Board 6

April 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on Hoyt Street Alliance Criticizes Oyster Bar Decision & Community Board 6

The Hoyt Street Alliance, which led the fight against the controversial oyster bar that Jim Mamary wants to open at 294 Hoyt Street, are circulating a letter about developments and plans after Community Board 6 voted in favor of a liquor license for the establishment last week. They say they will fight the liquor license […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Community Boards

340 Court Street Shrinkage Update

April 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on 340 Court Street Shrinkage Update

A little bit of 340 Court Street, also known as the International Longshoreman’s Association building that once bore union boss Anthony Anastasio’s name, is still showing. Our Carroll Gardens correspondent snapped this photo this afternoon and labeled it “Blue Skies Over 340 Court Street.” Speaking of 340 Court, the Union-Sackett Block Association’s Blog reports on […]

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Breaking: Hudson Companies to Develop Public Place

April 16th, 2008 · 7 Comments

The city has picked the Hudson Companies development team to build ‘Gowanus Green‘ at Public Place between the Gowanus Canal and Smith Street. Rogers Marvel is the project architect. The development will include 774 apartments, 38,000 square feet of retail and 100,000 square of open space. A big cleanup of the toxic site has to […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Gowanus Canal · Public Place · Shortlink

Carroll Gardens Resident Falcons Revealed

April 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments

More Brooklyn hawks! These two–a mother and chick–are residents of Carroll Gardens. While their positions on 360 Smith Street, 340 Court Street, the Oyster Bar on Hoyt Street, Public Place and the Toll Brothers Gowanus development are unknown, we can say with 100 percent certainty that they are pro-pigeon and rodent, at least in the […]

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Tags: Animals · Carroll Gardens

Carroll Gardeners Writing Letters in Favor of Zoning Change

April 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Carroll Gardeners Writing Letters in Favor of Zoning Change

We’re not certain there is any organized opposition to the zoning text amendment that will redefine a number of narrow Carroll Gardens streets as being, in fact, narrow rather than “wide,” but residents aren’t taking any chances. They’ve started a letter-writing campaign to show their support to Planning Chair Amanda Burden, Brooklyn Planning Director Purnima […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Rezoning

Upcoming: Community Board 6 Sessions on Restaurants & Bars

April 16th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Community Board 6 Sessions on Restaurants & Bars

Community Board 6, which has taken some heat in the days following the vote to grant a liquor license to that controversial oyster bar on Hoyt Street in Carroll Gardens is hosting two informational meetings “in an effort to better understand the rules and regulations governing restaurants and bars in our district.” The sessions will […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Community Boards · Park Slope

Democracy Wall Gone as Blue Fence Goes Up at 360 Smith

April 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments

As announced on the Oliver House Condos website (which has changed this morning to only include a page saying “Construction status coming soon. Please check back!“), a construction fence went up around the 360 Smith development site yesterday. The fence covered up the neighborhood’s Democracy Wall, which had been used as a kind of community […]

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Backless Carroll Gardens Building Getting Big on Top

April 15th, 2008 · Comments Off on Backless Carroll Gardens Building Getting Big on Top

The formerly backless and topless house at 126 First Place in Carroll Gardens (and adjacent to the site of 360 Smith Street) is growing. It is destined to add several stories on top. The rear view is below.

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360 Smith Condo Gets a Website, but Not for Sales

April 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on 360 Smith Condo Gets a Website, but Not for Sales

The development at 360 Smith Street has gotten a website, but not to sell condos. It’s intended to keep people informed about what’s going on with the project. As such, it may be a watershed event in the use of the internet by developers to communicate with a neighborhood about their project. The 360 Smith […]

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Carroll Gardens Bar Fight Turns Nasty & Personal

April 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments

The fight about the Jim Mamary Oyster Bar on Hoyt Street has engendered strong opinions along the way, some of which have played out in the form of vigorous back-and-forth between supporters and opponents in our own comments. Last week’s approval of a liquor license for the establishment led to a loud reaction from neighborhood […]

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South Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance is Offiical

April 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on South Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance is Offiical

The South Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance–whose formation we noted in an exclusive report here on March 5 and whose name and status we updated last Thursday–has officially announced itself. It involves groups from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill and Red Hook’s Columbia Waterfront District. A press release from SoBNA went out last night and it […]

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Tags: Boerum Hill · Carroll Gardens · Cobble Hill · Gowanus · Politics

340 Court in Carroll Gardens Experiencing Shrinkage

April 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on 340 Court in Carroll Gardens Experiencing Shrinkage

The former Anthony Anastasio International Longshoreman’s Association building at 340 Court Street is quickly disappearing. It has quickly overcome its Sarajevo Phase and is about to enter its Non-Existence Period. We would think it will no longer be visible by the end of this week. The Clarett Group, anticipates starting to dig a foundation for […]

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Upcoming: Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Assoc. Mtg. Tonight

April 14th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Assoc. Mtg. Tonight

The monthly meeting of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association takes place tonight (4/14) at the St. Mary Star of the Sea Residence, which is located at 41 First Street, between Hoyt and Bond, in Carroll Gardens. It starts at 7:30 PM. The agenda includes updates on landmarks, zoning and transportation issues. John Heyer, a Special […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Events

Shakespeare’s Sister on Court St. Closing

April 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Shakespeare’s Sister, the ecclectic shop at 270 Court Street is closing. (Its the shop with paintings of Gowanus by Regina Perlin.) Here’s the email with the news: After almost 15 years on Court Street, Shakespeare’s Sister will be closing. We are sad to leave, especially when it means saying goodbye to so many loyal Brooklynites […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Retail

Carroll Gardens Rumor: Lawsuit Over Subway Plaza?

April 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Carroll Gardens Rumor: Lawsuit Over Subway Plaza?

Many things float around in the hyper-active Carroll Gardens rumor mill. We take most of them with a very large grain of salt, yet one of the most interesting rumors (repeat: this is only a rumor) that we’ve come across recently is that some residents are considering filing a lawsuit over the contentious issue of […]

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Bklink: Sushi Out, Gourmet Groceries In

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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Upcoming: Carroll Gardens Wide to Narrow Streets Presentation

April 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Carroll Gardens Wide to Narrow Streets Presentation

The issue of turning the “wide streets” of Carroll Gardens back into narrow ones for zoning purposes will come before the Land Use and Landmarks Committee of Community Board 6 on Thursday, April 24. The meeting will take place at 6PM. Here a bit from CB6 about it: Presentation and review of proposed Zoning Resolution […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Rezoning

Upcoming: Fence Painting at Carroll Park

April 11th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Fence Painting at Carroll Park

We saw fliers for this a couple of weeks ago and didn’t get a photo. Here’s an email that’s gone out about the fence painting at Carroll Park in Carroll Gardens this weekend: Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Day At Carroll Park: This Saturday, April 12th, come out to show one of Brooklyn’s oldest parks some […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Events · Parks

GL Exclusive: South Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance Ready to Go

April 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Several weeks ago, we carried the exclusive news that a new coalition of South Brooklyn neighborhood groups (particularly ones concentrated in the Carroll Gardens and Gowanus area) was forming to try to increase their clout on controversial community issues and to try to organize politically for the 2009 local elections. The neighborhoods are facing a […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Gowanus · Politics

Upcoming: Union-Sackett Block Association Meeting

April 10th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Union-Sackett Block Association Meeting

With ongoing demolition and construction at the controversial 340 Court Street building site, the Union-Sackett Block Association is having its regular monthly meeting on Saturday (4/12) at 11:30 AM at the Carroll Gardens Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, which is at the corner of Clinton and Union Streets. Topics include further discussion of the […]

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Tags: Carroll Gardens · Events