Nevermind La Guerra di Linguini on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, the Sushi War on Fifth Avenue is blazing too. As evidence: 1) The photo above is of Mura, a new Japanese on Fifth Avenue between 5th Street and 6th Street that opened recently. (369 Fifth Avenue, specifically.) It’s not so much that it’s new, […]

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Oh, yes, we’re going to be beating the Thor Equities/Coney Island drum very, very loudly on this Tuesday. What else can we do when there is so much Coney Island news to share? In any case, Thor will doing “a presentation on its vision for the future of Coney Island” on Tuesday (6/26). It will […]

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We have, over time, put Thor Equities proposals for and actions in Coney Island under a microscope. More than once, we have taken them to task for overlooking blogs in their communications strategy, even though online coverage has formed the foundation upon which other coverage has been built. So, we found it fascinating this weekend […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. New Ratner Atlantic Yards Head Spotted Checking Out the Footprint [AYR] F Train Frustration [Metro] Another Old Local Business Gone [11222] Follow Up to GL and GerritsenBeach.Net Posts on Manhattan Beach!!! [NYP] The Really Cute Bushwick Four Get Adopted [newyorkshitty] Prospect Park Rapist [NYP] Livable […]

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We return to our “Say What?” series of signage compromised by vandalism, street art or construction with this sign in Williamsburg. Yes, it has probably been this way for a decade and, yes, we are trespassing on the turf so clearly dominated by the indefatigable Dog Shit Queen of Greenpoint. But we still like it.

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Here’s a vid we found on the YouTube that takes a look at Gowanus in the context of planning and zoning issue. It has a college lesson video feel to it, but is worth a viewing is your interested in some of the neighborhood planning issues generally. You can click over to it here if, […]

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So, if you are feeling in an opera mood tonight, we want to remind you that the Metropolitan Opera is performing Gounod’s Faust in Prospect Park tonight. The Met in the Parks performance starts at 8:00 PM and will take place on the big lawn between the Third Street entrance to the park and Grand […]

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Maybe you know about the Brooklyn Artists Gym, the facility in Gowanus offering studio space for artists? Well, they emailed to say they’re looking for artists, and the cost for space is $220 a month. Here’s some of their pitch: Ours is a beautiful open studio space (3,000 sq. ft.) located in the Park Slope […]

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Yes, the headline is a cheap come on to get you to read, but some very cool-looking pics are up on display at Halcyon in Dumbo this month. The name of the show is, you guessed it, “Lost, Lonely and Vicious.” It opened a couple of days ago at Halcyon and will run until July […]

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GL got an email from Dan Lavoie at Bed-Stuy for Obama about the the Democratic Debate Watching parties the organization is having. The group is an organization of (obviously) Bed-Stuy Obama supporters. The first viewing party is at 8:30PM on June 28. The debate itself is being hosted by Tavis Smiley and broadcast from Howard […]

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Yesterday, we received an email from Thor Equities spokesperson Tom Corsillo noting that Thor had dropped housing from its Coney Island plans and that the new plan would conform to the city’s strategic plan for Coney Island. Today, of course, the story is all over the press, with most headlines noting that Thor has backed […]

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The Parks Department has one more piece of community advocacy to munch on as they consider finding a solution to protect the food vendor at the Red Hook Ballfields. (We reported on Friday evening and on Saturday about the meeting held Friday, but that nothing has changed.) This missive, which was sent by a local […]

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The “Seventh Heaven” Seventh Avenue street fair took place in Park Slope yesterday. We covered about half of it and shot some photos in the early afternoon.

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From Park Slope’s Seventh Avenue, we offer this visual evidence of the transformation of the closed Snooky’s into an Italian restaurant called Elementi. There are currently signs taped on the windows looking for wait staff and a manager. So, like, what is the critical mass of Italian restaurants on Seventh Avenue before a Pasta War […]

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If you’re wondering what’s going to happen with the city’s plan to reopen, add retail space to and double the population of the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue, there’s a Community Meeting on Thursday (6/21). The meeting will take place at 7:00PM, at the Belarusian Church, 401 Atlantic Avenue (Atlantic and Bond). Corrections […]

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If you read GL, you know we love a good street couch, and we especially enjoy ones with great backgrounds, like this one on N. 6th Street in Williamsburg. Nixon and Chairman Mao work well with it. So, the last role played by some Brooklyn sofas is street art.

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Williamsburg blogger INSIJS first posted about this new artwork on N. 6th Street last week, wondering if it was the work of Banksy or another street artist. It’s apparently not a Banksy, but we found that the Climbover Girl had a friend when we visited yesterday.

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Coney Developer Drops Condo Plan [Sun] Coney Island Condo Plan Beached [NYDN] NYC Developer Revamps Plan for Coney Island, Nixing Condos [AP/Metro] Coney Island Plan is Scaled Back, but Critics are Skeptical [NYT] Condos Nixed from Coney Revamp Plan [NYP] New Thor Drawings “Condos Out–Hotels & Time Shares In” [Kinetic Carnival]

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We figured that Thor Equities email announcement yesterday afternoon that its revised plan for its Coney Island project would adhere to the city’s strategic plan called for a quick look at the document. According to the plan released in 2005, the Amusement District is defined as the area between Keypan Park and the New York […]

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We attended the first Rooftop Films screening of the season in Gowanus this weekend and have to say there’s nothing nicer than watching some films al fresco on a great summer night in Gowanus. In introducing the program, Mark Rosenberg, Rooftop’s director, noted that “Gowanus is changing rapdily, but not all of it is good.” […]

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That petition calling for express F Train service in Brooklyn that started by the blogger behind Brooklyn Streets, Carroll Gardens has gotten 1,300 signatures in about five days. That certainly seems to indicate there’s some support in the community for the idea. The MTA has indicated, however, that the earliest an express train could be […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Non-Mayhem: Ward Bakery Encased in Scaffolding [Set Speed] Ratner Plays Pretend at Seventh Avenue Street Fair [AYR] Carroll Gardens Residents Seeks F Train Express [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] Kudos and Concerns About the Brooklyn Waterfront [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Apartment Hunting! [Aesthetic/Esthetic] Meet Some Very Serious Cyclones […]

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You know we’re going to click on video called Ride the Wild Gowanus when we come across it by accident on YouTube. It’s got urfing clips edited with shots of the Gowanus with a surf soundtrack.

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Gowanus, Brooklyn

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We received an email from Thor Equities spokesperson Tom Corsillo this afternoon. Developer Joe Sitt has announced that he is shelving plans to build housing in Coney Island and will go ahead with his redevelopment plan as a mix of amusements and retail. Here is the text of the email: After listening to the comments, […]

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