Brooklinks is a somewhat random selection of daily Brooklyn articles and blog items. The photo above is from GL’s 117-photo strong flickr Mermaid Parade photoset. The Mermaid Parade Rides Again [Gothamist] 2006 Mermaid Parade Flickr Set [rsguskind flickr set] Mermaid Parade 2006 Photoset [Gothamist LLC, aka Jake Dobkin flickr set] Mermaid Parade Photo Gallery [Pic […]

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The amazing photo below is from Gowanus‘ flickr photostream. It is a shot taken inside the dry dock at the Todd Shipyard, which is rapidly becoming the Ikea site in Red Hook. Ikea wants to fill in the historic drydocks for parking.

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This is Gowanus Lounge’s Mermaid Parade flickr photoset. There are 117 photos there. These are thumbnails of a few of them. (There are also a few larger ones right here at GL, in our item posted yesterday afternoon.)

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DSC_2567x, originally uploaded by rsguskind. The Mermaid Parade was a wild affair as usual, although the lousy weather probably held down attendance a bit. Still, the parade managed to dodge the rain until the very end, even while it was pouring in other parts of Brooklyn. Here are a few photos. You can find 117 […]

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The 3rd Annual Billyburg Short Film Festival happens tonight at our favorite spot–McCarren Pool in Williamsburg. Festivals showcasing their work include The Coney Island Film Festival, The Brooklyn International Film Festival, and the Billyburg Short Film Festival. The event starts at 6:30. Admission is $10. There will be DJs, plus BSFF6.30pm June 24th, 2006 at […]

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Gowanus Lounge would be serious lacking if we didn’t mention Gowanus Girl, a play being performed at the Old Stone House in JJ Byrne Park this weekend. It’s billed at a look at change on the Gowanus Canal through the eyes of ten-year-old girl. And, it’s said to be for kids 6 and up. How […]

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Among the many weekend opportunities in Brooklyn, presuming no torrential downpours and assuming you’re not going to the Mermaid Parade today in Coney Island (starting time: 2PM), are tours of Brighton Beach and of Green-Wood Cemetery. The “Brighton Beach Memories” walking tour is sponsored by the Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment (BCUE). Learn about […]

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Brooklinks is a somewhat, but not totally, random collections of links to stories and blog items we have noted over the last 24 hours: Don’t Rain on My Parade [OTBKB] Looking to be Amused [Brooklyn Record] Camera in the Kitchen: Pies ‘n Thighs [Gothamist] Coney Group Loves Dick [Bklyn Papers] Spidey in Da Hood Update […]

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We were a little swamped when others noted this story yesterday, but it’s worth repeating: Tall buildings make big shadows, and a Pratt Institute professor and students say that Atlantic Yards is going to cast some big shadows indeed. Gowanus Lounge will let the Brooklyn Paper’s Gersh Kuntzman, who wrote the story that is making […]

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If you put dozens of bloggers in one place, you will get a lot of blogs. By noon today, last night’s Brooklyn Blogfest had been nicely covered. (The photo to the right is Dope on the Slope‘s flickr shot of Hugh Crawford, who does the excellent daily photo feature on Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn.) […]

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Like many other Brooklyn bloggers, Gowanus Lounge went to the Brooklyn Blogfest last night at the Old Stone House in Park Slope. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet many bloggers, photobloggers and street-level journalists whose work we’ve been reading for a long time and from whom we’ve learned much. Dope on the Slope presented […]

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Brooklinks is a selective and semi-random listing of Brooklyn-related news stories and blog items:The Pier [Brooklyn Record]A Champion to Stop Bruce Ratner: Bill Batson [onNYTurf]Hungry Cabbie at Waterfalls Cafe [Gothamist]Mermaid Parade Takes Over Coney Island [AM New York]NYC 2030 [AM New York]Bright idea in Coney [NYDN]Ratner’s Shadow Looms [Bklyn Papers]Lines Being Drawn on Plan for […]

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Some Atlantic Yards opponents are setting their sights on a new Governor and new members of the legislature in Albany. The New York Sun noted this week that neither Democratic front-runner Eliot Spitzer nor Republican John Faso have a position on Atlantic Yards. (And both are probably as anxious to wade into the fight as […]

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Yes, Gowanus Lounge has been beating the Coney Island drum hard this week, but hey, it’s summer and this is Coney’s time of year. Speaking of which, around Memorial Day we touched on the slow pace of the Coney Island boardwalk repair project, wondering why it was still underway at the beginning of summer season […]

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It’s freaking hot outside, which is only fitting for the final approach into summer. So, Gowanus Lounge thought it appropriate to put up this photo from Williamsburg of a year-round Santa. The old guy is pretty weathered, so we know he’s been there for years, if not decades, but he still sends a chill up […]

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One of Gowanus Lounge’s favorite ways to end the week is to head down to Coney Island to catch the Friday night fireworks. The fireworks start up again tonight (Friday, 6/23) and continue every Friday night until Labor Day. (They start between 9:00 and 9:30 right now.) So, head on down to Coney, take a […]

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You’ve got to love this one. Bruce Ratner’s bête noire, Norman Oder, who continues to do yeoman’s work looking into every nook and cranny of the Atlantic Yards project, went to the Atlantic Center seeking Staples and found the Atlantic Yards Information Center. Inside…are numerous wooden models of the Atlantic Yards complex. On the walls […]

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Brooklinks is a selective, although not entirely random, selection of links to articles, blog entries and photos related to Brooklyn. Coney Island Revival [Brooklyn Rail] New York is Hot Spot for Olive Oil Shopping [Boston Globe] Update: One Prospect Park Rising [Brownstoner] Edge of Death: Green-Wood Heights [Forgotten NY] City Can Opposes Brooklyn Bridge Park […]

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All props to Dope on the Slope, the intrepid blogger whose founding of a Gowanus photo pool on flickr led to the creation of Gowanus Lounge in a roundabout way. So, we flinched when we did our daily check of Dope on the Slope late yesterday afternoon and discovered his blog entry, “Gowanus Invertebrate Blogging,” […]

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If you live in Park Slope, or have wandered down Seventh Avenue, chances are you are familiar with D’Vine Taste. Especially since their major, major expansion into serious gourmet territory. Turns out the Boston Globe like them too. Specifically: D’Vine Taste is a gourmet market in Brooklyn, in the middle of Park Slope’s tree-lined, brownstone […]

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If you read Brooklyn blogs, you probably have known this for a while, but the First Annual Brooklyn Blog Festival is taking place tonight at the Old Stone House, located between Fifth Avenue and Fourth Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets in Park Slope. It starts at 8:00. The blogfest has been organized by Louise […]

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No surprise that there are people sailing in (from) Brooklyn, given all that wonderful waterfront we have. Nonetheless, Gowanus Lounge was happy to get an email from the good people at Sail Brooklyn, which offers “A sailor’s view of Brooklyn and New York City.” Among the current features is an entry about catching a shark […]

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Fugghedaboutit. Or, maybe not. The Downtown Brooklyn Council says there is great interest in many Brooklyn nabes including Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Sunset Park and Bay Ridge, to name a few. The idea certainly has appeal in nabes where the half-life of an open parking space is approximately 1.75 […]

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A selective list of Brooklyn links: Summer Scents, Nausea Included [Callalillie]A Moment of Zen in Red Hook [Brooklyn Record]Renters Get $lugged [NYPost]Carroll Gardens Fight: Throw Grandma from the Building [Curbed]Metro Playing McCarren Pool–Updated Schedule [Bklyn Vegan]Checking in on BPL Plaza Renovation [Brownstoner]Overheard in Fort Greene [set speed]Historic Brooklyn Lighthouse May Open for Tours [NYDN]Williamsburg Waterfront […]

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Coney Island is known for many things–prime among them the Cyclone and boardwalk–but it also turns out that Brooklyn’s Riviera is home to more heavy smokers than another other part of the borough. Maybe, it’s that fine salt water air, or just the opportunity to stroll along the boardwalk, but more than 25,000 Coney Islanders […]

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