We want to relate a single item today of interest to the North Brooklyn vegetarian set and to vegetarians passing through Greenpoint and to those with vegetarian friends whose preferences they would like to accommodate. A GL reader reports that “The William Taft opened on June 5th. The prices are pretty cheap ($4-$6 Sandwiches w/a […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Huge Tax-Exempt Financing Deficit Suggests Major Atlantic Yards Delay [AYR] Judge Garson and Clarence Norman Surrender for Jail Terms [NYT] Dark Time for Brooklyn Pizza: DiFara Shut Down by Health Dept. Again [NYDN] Marty Markowitz’s Building Has Bedbugs [Daily Intel] Bushwick Students Organize Over Racial […]

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So, did a car hit this thing? We don’t think so. It’s at 136 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, and if we were to wager, we’d bet that it ended up this way so that the scaffolding at the construction site above could fit around it. Which leads to the question we’re always asking ourselves: Is […]

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Was the rezoning of Fourth Avenue in Park Slope seriously flawed? We’d argue that it was in several respects, in particular in that it allowed tall (for Park Slope) buildings without requiring any affordable housing. Yesterday, Normal Oder tackled the subject in a very extensive and thoughtful item on his Atlantic Yards Report. The upshot […]

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While there are many streets in New York City that are unfriendly to pedestrians, Third and Fourth Avenues in Brooklyn are at the top of the list. Recent accidents in which pedestrians have been injured and children have been run down and killed have shined a light on the problems. The meeting will take place […]

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Every few weeks, it seems, there is news to convey about the slow burn known as the city’s plan to convert the Red Hook Piers from a container port into something that is, well, quite different. The ideas have already gone through many iterations, and various parts–including housing–have fallen off or been removed. Now, Sarah […]

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Of all the mindbogglingly crappy development sites around Brooklyn, the one that our Greenpoint correspondent dubbed Crater Lake in sending along these photos almost makes our brains explode. (The photo was taken before yesterday’s downpour.) You can find this 18-foot-deep bomb crater at 265 Eckford Street in Greenpoint. A ten-story building with 18 apartment is […]

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For months, the big blue trailer type thing from which exuded a strong smell of oil, has been parked on N. 11th Street next to the Roebling Oil Field site where McCarren Park Mews is (quickly) rising. It was part of the site clean up effort and, now it’s gone, so we can only assume […]

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The Battle of 360 Smith Street will heat up again tomorrow (Wednesday, 6/6) with a rally at 12:30 that is being organized by Council Member Bill de Blasio. (We’ve gotten four press release emails about the rally, not counting emails that have simply mentioned it.) Although architect Robert Scarano is said to have redesigned the […]

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We thought it would be worth posting a couple of photos we shot of the Atlantic Yards “footprint” as it appears from several stories up. The photo above was shot from what would roughly be the middle of the Barclays Center, looking toward Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. The photo below looks down the Vanderbilt Yards […]

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Yesterday, we noted a bunch of new street art that has appeared in Williamsburg. Here are a couple of more images of the new additions, which are off of Kent Avenue. Related Post:A Lot of New Street Art in Williamsburg

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Some landlords can’t catch a break, especially in terms of PR. You might remember that Adam Mermelstein was named the city’s “most abusive” (also “worst”) landlord by a tenant group earlier this year and that the honor made headlines. Well, some of the trouble stems from Mr. Mermelstein’s long-suffering tenants at a building at 188 […]

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There appears to have been a rather tepid response by to the idea of putting a pool into Prospect Park as part of replacing the Wollman Rink and restoring the Prospect Park Lake and Concert Island to their original configurations. The idea was discussed at a meeting last week. Blogger Across the Park conveys some […]

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These renderings, which went up on Curbed late yesterday afternoon, may be some of the most depressing we’ve ever seen. A Curbed reader commented that the project they represent is dead and, if so, that’s a good thing. We’ve joke more than once about how Ikea represented the New Jerseyfication of the Red Hook waterfront, […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Walking Around Atlantic Yards [I’m Seeing Green] It Came from the Blogosphere [No Land Grab] Gowanus Whole Foods: Yes or No? [Brownstoner] Pet-Stuy Fashion and Talent Show Pics! [Bed-Stuy Blog] New Master Plan for Gateway Park + New Park at Floyd Bennett Field? [Metro] PLG […]

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One of the truisms of life in Brooklyn is that every few months, one can look forward to another long and detailed story about the large and nasty Exxon/Mobil Oil Spill in Greenpoint. So it is with the new New York Magazine, which contains a long, detailed and engaging story about North Brooklyn’s 17-30 million […]

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The Brooklyn Artist’s Gym, which is located at 168 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Gowanus has several workshops coming up: The Kid’s Art Workshop is geared towards the 6-12 age range and includes painting and drawing, collage and sculpture, depending on the child’s interests. It will be offered on Saturdays, beginning July […]

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The Don’t Demo Domino Concert in Grand Ferry Park in Williamsburg sponsored by the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint and Williamsburg drew hundreds of people yesterday, despite on-and-off rain that increased as the afternoon went on. Hundreds of signatures were collected on petitions calling for the landmarking of the buildings on Kent Avenue. Here’s a […]

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Big new displays of street are in Williamsburg are less frequent than they were a few years ago. So we were happy to find a big installation that went up during the last week along Kent Avenue and some side streets. Here are a few photos for now.

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Perhaps you recall that we reported on Friday that all the rides at Astroland had been put up for sale and were listed as being available “after Labor Day.” It gets curiouser. Now, the Post reports that the city and Astroland’s owner are trying to “iron out an 11th-hour deal to keep the amusement park […]

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Could the stars be aligning to save several of the historic buildings of the Domino Sugar Refinery in Williamsburg? Yes. And, no. On the “yes” side, NY1 reported on Sunday that Community Preservation Corporation Resources, which will develop the property with controversial developer Isaac Katan, supports the landmark designation of “the historic refinery building.” On […]

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1) Small Thunder, a new venture in “customized gifts and jewelry for extraordinary events,” had its grand opening in Williamsburg this weekend. Located on N. 6th Street in a small space just off Bedford Avenue, Small Thunder involves Lisa Levine and Mary Meyer. Judging by the crowd they attracted on Sunday, there is significant interest […]

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Here’s Vic Thrill + Saturn Missile performing The Circus of Enlightenment at the Don’t Demo Domino Concert in Williamsburg yesterday, which drew more than 850 people to Grand Ferry Park over the course of the afternoon.

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The Third Annual Tour de Brooklyn happened yesterday and attracted more than 2,00 cyclists, including the new Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation. Photoblogger Adrian Kinloch, AKA Brit in Brooklyn, posted an excellent slideshow of the ride on his blog and notes that even the Bensonhurst resident that shouted “F**k you, I […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: “Blighted” Dean Street Gets Greened [AYR] Respected Blogger Steve Gilliard Passes Away [DDDB] Steve Gilliard Remembered [Daily Kos] The Many Fences of Atlantic Yards [Dope on the Slope] Don’t Demo Domino Concert Wrapup [WPA] Will Kobayashi be the King of Coney Hot Dogs Again? [amNY] […]

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