There is something about this relatively recent signage for the Atlantic Yards Community Liaison Office erected on a fence on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights juxtaposed against this background that draws both the eye and the camera. The office itself is located several blocks away.

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G Train, Around Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn

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There was a nice fireworks show to go along with the screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Prospect Park last night. The fireworks were actually sent aloft from Mt. Prospect Park adjacent to the Brooklyn Public Library. Those on hand for the movie got to hear Borough President Marty Markowitz make the […]

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Another development overnight in the Battle of 360 Smith Street. That’s the Carroll Gardens development sight that has sparked a noisy neighborhood revolt over the size and design of a proposed building and led to a rally that will take place on Wednesday, June 6 at 12:30. As it turns out, some of the signage […]

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The author of Poop Culture, whose publication we noted last month, emailed us to note that his current blog entry might be of interest in terms of our Gowanus coverage. After all, he writes, “I’m a Gowanus-based writer and we all know the Gowanus’ sewage issues.” The Gowanus’ sewage issues, in case you haven’t been […]

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We love reading the Brooklyn Craigslist Missed Connections to find our Sunday favorite, and this week’s winner illustrates why: They can be weird and funny as hell at the same time. Check it out: You got on after Fulton, at some point, (i think) and off at metropolatin ave. I cant spell it, and i […]

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If you read GL regularly, you know that from Monday through Friday we also post at Curbed. Here’s some of this week’s Curbed goodness: Edge + Northside Piers + Abandoned Car = Billyburg (above) Roebling Oil Field Redux: Everything’s Coming Along Nicely Please Do Not Dumb Garbage in Dumbo New Domino Sugar Sign Appears in […]

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[Photo courtesy Runs Brooklyn/flickr] It’s time again for the Annual Greek Festival on Schermerhorn Street starting tomorrow, June 4. The festival, which is the 30th Annual edition, runs through June 10. It’s at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Brooklyn, which is located at 64 Schermerhorn between Court Street & Boerum Place. Times […]

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Pics: The Brit in Brooklyn 1st Anniversary Slide Show [Brit in Brooklyn] Summer Shadows [A Test of Will] Outstanding Pants [Atomische] RSKW [Dope on the Slope/flickr] Dental Center/Opticians/Hair Braiding [seriously excited!] Caught Out There [A Test of Will] Gowanus Wildcats [Sugar Pond/flickr] Illicit Niches [Big Sky Brooklyn] Not Pics: Who Needs the Splasher, When You’ve […]

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South Slope, Brooklyn

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One begins to get the sense that this is not a good time to be an architect who can be used as the poster boy for everything that is wrong with Brooklyn development. When a Carroll Gardens resident leading the charge against the controversial Heavy Metal Big Red Brick Building on Smith Street passed along […]

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The story of the Whole Foods store on the toxic site at Third Avenue and Third Street was picked up by Bloomberg yesterday. The long story quotes a Whole Foods exec as saying that criticism of the store has “been a little brutal” but that the retailer will be “happy to be there.” He also […]

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You might have heard, and we posted about this a couple of weeks ago, but it’s worth a reminder: There’s a Don’t Demo Domino Concert tomorrow (6/3) in support of the landmarking of parts of the historic Domino Sugar Plant on the Williamsburg waterfront. The event starts at 2:00PM and runs until 8:00PM. It takes […]

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Thanks to Z. Madison for bringing this to our attention, as it had escaped us entirely: There is an E-Waste Drive going on in Carroll Gardens this weekend that has been organized by City Council Member Bill de Blasio. It’s another opportunity to dispose of unwanted computers, VCRs, cell phones and other unwanted electronic gear […]

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[Photo courtesy of Frank Lynch/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and, especially on weekends, images. Pics: The Community Bookstore [seriously excited!] Famous Park Slope Mister Softee Truck [No Words_Daily Pix/OTBKB] Pete’s Clam Shop [lornagrl/flickr] Empire Boulevard [Atomische] New York is Dead Sexy [f. trainer/flickr] B63 [Park Slope Street Photography] A Year in […]

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Havemeyer Street is the church where the annual Giglio Feast takes place in Williamsburg. It has many local supporters and, apparently, rasies about $250,00 for the parish. One of the firms listed on this sign, though, kind of jumps out at you. This sign has been up for some […]

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Maybe you saw the film shoot in Park Slope last week for Diminished Capacity or read our item about it. Well, we got an email that the production is looking for extras for filming they’re doing between June 5 and June 8. We figured we pass on the information. We don’t know where they’re shooting […]

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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We say goodbye today to the Brooklyn Record. This morning Brownstoner publisher Jonathan Butler announced in a post that he was closing the Record, which was about a year old, and folding some of its content into Brownstoner. We’re sorry that Brooklyn is losing the Record, as we can use all the voices getting out […]

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If you had any doubt that Astroland is toast at the end of the season, look here. We don’t know about talk of keeping it open for another season or of it reopening elsewhere. What we do know is that almost all of its rides are now up for sale and that they’ve been listed […]

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As we’ve reported, architect Robert Scarano is apparently changing the exterior design of his building at Second Place and Smith Street from metal to red brick. However, Carroll Gardens residents say their opposition is as much about the scale of the eight-story building in the neighborhood of two- and three-story brownstones as it is about […]

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As you have probably already heard, today is the official start of hurricane season. In its honor, we’re recalling the, um West Indian Monster of 1893 and one of its victims, Hog Island (yes, it’s in Queens, but it makes a point, and Brooklyn was pretty trashed by the storm too). The 1893 storm, which […]

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We came across an interesting blog entry about Coney Island on a blog called A Child of Atom. We like it because it gets at the “people’s playground” flavor that Coney Island has that could be erased with enough of a luxe upscaling. This week’s Observer has a piece that wonders if there’s anything in […]

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Last time we started to honor 33 Roebling, AKA 236 N. 10th Street, we came upon the interesting fact that Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos will be the project architect. So, it’s only fair that we return to original purpose, which is to point out how wide open the place is and what a crapfest […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Unexpected Downtown Brooklyn Housing Boom [AYR] Zip Cars in Fort Greene [Clinton Hill Blog] The Kodachrome Building is a Very Pleasant Surprise [Brownstoner] Coney Island History Project Grand Opening Slide Show [Kinetic Carnival] Coney Island History Captured [Metro] Barge Pool to Open July 4 between […]

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