Whenever people want to point out how different Red Hook used to be, they note the former presence of wild dogs. Some of them lived at the old Revere Plant that is currently in the final throes of demolition at the hands of Thor Equities. A number of bloggers and photographers avoided posting photos of […]

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Man Man played the McCarren Pool Party yesterday put on by Jelly NYC. It was, as always, a cool scene, though there is a much stepped-up corporate sponsorship presence this year and the entire effort is several levels above the kind of DIY thing it started out as last year. In any case, there’s a […]

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The building pictured above is 544 Union Avenue. The holes in the roof are new. The building was sold in December for $13.1 million to the Coby Group LLC and ocuments also identify the new owner as McCarren Park Condominiums. Now, what’s interesting is that only one permit (that we can find) has been issued […]

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If you’re near the Union Avenue end of Havemeyer Street, you’ll see a statue poking above the buildings. That would be the Giglio, standing ready for the Giglio Feast that starts on Thursday, July 5. As always, the Gigilio has been redesigned with new decorative elements, and it’s brown and gold and white this year […]

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Last week we noted photos of a heron and fish in the Gowanus. Today, we bring you jellyfish. A GL reader, who used to produce the fun blog Random Brooklyn, sent in the photo above and the one below of a Gowanus jellyfish. (Insert appropriate snark here.) She writes: I was crossing the 3rd Street […]

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The total end appears to be coming to the old Beard Street. Detour and “street closed” signs have gone up on Beard Street and some major road work is about to take place on a stretch fronting the location of the huge Ikea store and parking lot (part of which is the historic former Graving […]

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The territory of East River State Park in Williamsburg belongs to blogger INSIJS, who has followed it very closely from construction to opening. INSIJS reports that the park will be open on July 4 for fireworks viewing. Given that the midtown East River fireworks will be set off nearby, it will be one of the […]

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[Image courtesy of WPA, created from Google Earth]If you’re trying to keep up on what preservation of the Domino Plant in Williamsburg means, or doesn’t mean, the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint & Williamsburg has been producing an invaluable guide on their site over the course of the last week. The image above is from […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Profit Versus Affordability and the Future of Atlantic Yards [AYR] “Delicate Beast” of Atlantic Yards Unravels [DDDB] Call for Affordable Housing in Downtown Brooklyn from Markowitz, James & Yassky [AYR] Alternate Side Complaints [Kensington Brooklyn] Brooklyn Meeting Tonight to Plan “Day of Outrage” [Sun] Suspect […]

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That didn’t take long. The Issue Project Room, which hosted its last event in its Gowanus Canal space on Carroll Street on Saturday night, is opening in a new location tomorrow night. The new space is in the wonderful Old American Can Factory at Third Avenue and Third Street (which is where the rooftop film […]

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The annual Canada Day show took place at Celebrate Brooklyn last night. The Stills were one of the bands that performed. We have a slide show below, but here are a few shots of The Stills show for those of you that don’t want to deal with it. You can, of course, find the full […]

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The Stills played the annual Canada Dayshow at Celebrate Brooklyn on Saturday night. Here’s a slideshow of 74 shots. Should the slideshow be glitched up, you can go directly to the flickr set by clicking here.

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Yesterday evening, we reported that there were 16 separate instances of litigation in 2005 and 2006 about injuries sustained by people walking on what we like to call Coney Island’s trip and fall boardwalk. The city was sued seven times and settled nine cases. One can expect significant lawsuits this year as well, as parts […]

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The finances and future of the Atlantic Yards development are in the news today, partly thanks to the “Ratner Carve Out” given to the project by legislators in Albany. While there are a number of different ways one can count the public cost of the Atlantic Yards development, the total of the taxpayer-back financing and […]

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Last week, we skipped our Brooklyn Missed Connections feature because we were swamped by Mermaid Parade and Mermaid Parade Ball photos. This week, well, our Missed Connection is from the Mermaid Parade and it’s the first time we’ve found ourselves with a photo the subject of the missed connection ad. Here it is: Candy-Striped Postcard […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Officials See Possible Risk in Atlantic Yards Project [NYT] Times Article Leaves Impression Ratner Deserves Long Leash [AYR] Williamsburg’s East River State Park To Stay Open for Fireworks!!! [INSIJS] Once, Canarsie Was a Coney Island Too [NYT] Cafe on Clinton Updates [BK 11201] William Taft […]

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Once a week, we highlight a few of the comments that readers have left on GL items. Here’s a small sample from the last seven days: Carroll Gardeners React to Smith Street Permits. “I think lack of action was by neighborhood. The building has been in works for years and on Scarano’s website. So why […]

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If you read GL every week (and, thanks, if you do), you know we post at Curbed on weekdays. Here’s some of the Brooklyn content we’ve posted there that hasn’t appeared on GL: Burg’s Hipster Park Opts for Full Work Week (above) Fun in Park Slope: A Rooster Moving Sale Carroll Gardens #1: Hell Building […]

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