With part of Gowanus likely to be rezoned to allow buildings of 10-12 stories–and many residents of neighboring residential streets likely to be very upset about it–the question about where the boundary is drawn is not an academic one or a mere planning exercise. Buildings on the west side of Bond Street are generally only […]

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This is, perhaps, the best example of compromised signage we have ever seen. And if it isn’t, it’s probably the funniest. It comes from Greenpoint, from Green and Franklin Streets, courtesy of our Greenpoint correspondent. Quack.

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You knew this was going to be interesting, right? In addition to the discussion about what to build at the toxic Public Place site in Gowanus, part of the spectator sport-level entertainment is going to involve who builds it. To that end, the Brooklyn Graphic reports that one of the groups will be a very […]

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This rendering of this building at 111 Kent Avenue has been making the rounds. For the two or three of you that haven’t seen it on Brownstoner or Gothamist, we’re posting it here on this Saturday in late August. The building, which is across the street from East River State Park, is from Michael Muroff […]

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[Photo courtesy of f.trainer/flickr] Photos: Looking West from Dumbo Rooftop [Blue Jake] Universal Hip Hop Parade [Bed-Stuy Blog] Beastie Boys Cheap Seats I [A Test of Will] Rooftop Party [seriously excited!] Beastie Boys Cheap Seats II [A Test of Will] Grain Terminal [tozzer/flickr] Beastie Boys Cheap Seats III [A Test of Will] Boardwalk After Storm […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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We found this during our wanderings around YouTube, where it’s described as “a seven minute short about robbery and pay back, Brooklyn style.” Click over to the vid on YouTube if there’s an issue with the embed.

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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The building at 480 Humboldt Street that we call the Finger of Humboldt is done with its upward progress, which means it’s flipping its maximum amount of bird. The building comes from the studio of Karl Fischer Architect and is 12 stories tall. It will have 20 apartments. It is only a few hundred yards […]

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NY Gov. Eliot Spitzer has signed Assembly Bill #7746, which gives the Department of Buildings the authority to refuse to accept plans from architects or engineers “who have been found to have knowingly submitted false or inaccurate plans to the DOB in the past.” The so-called “self-certification” bill “empowers the Department of Buildings (DOB) to […]

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It’s been a while since we checked in on the Finger of Richardson, the Robert Scarano tower on the east side of the BQE in a far off corner of Williamsburg. Yet, it’s made great progress and has been clad in dark gray brick and smoked glass since we last shot a photo of it. […]

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Someone identifying himself as Cole Bros. Marketing VP Chuck Werner left a comment on GL that we believe is worth highlighting as a full item. You might recall that Mr. Werner is quoted on both Kinetic Carnival and in the Brooklyn View noting that some people might not have come to see the circus in […]

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We haven’t seen it with our own eyes or lenses, but it appears that plywood–which has already been applied by Thor Equities to the Henderson’s Building and to the old Shore Hotel–has gone up on the old bank building on West 12th Street. That’s the report on the Coney Island Message Board. Maybe it’s just […]

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We’re expecting that the performance of Puccini’s Il Tabarro by the Vertical Player Repertory at sunset on PortSide New York’s Mary A. Whalen docked in Red Hook will be one of the cool events of the post-summer season. (Not to mention that it may be only opera ever to be hosted by a company with […]

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If you’re interesting in helping out a good cause in Red Hook and spending some time on the Mary A. Whalen, which is PortSide New York’s new headquarters, then you can spend some time volunteering on Saturdays. Volunteers are needed to help get things ready on the boat and there’s work available for different ability […]

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There are two interesting walking tours coming up this weekend in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. The first, highlighting Williamsburg and Greenpoint’s Industrial Heritage, is sponsored by the Waterfront Preservation Alliance of Greenpoint & Williamsburg. The second is a tour of the Endangered Waterfront, led by Francis Morrone and sponsored by the Municipal Art Society. Here’s some […]

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Dumbo, Brooklyn

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For today’s installment of Brooklyn Back in the Day we turn to the Prospect Park Boathouse. This undated photo comes from the Brooklyn Public Library’s online collection of vintage Brooklyn photos.

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Wythe Avenue, Brooklyn

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All hail our guest blogger Bad Advice for reporting in with news of a retail opportunity at our favorite site in Williamsburg, the Roebling Oil Field, which is now home to the Roebling Oil Building: Anyone who’s familiar with the wealth of Texas Tea floating under the Roebling Oil Field will agree with the realtors […]

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Keyspan have reached an expanded agreement on cleaning up several highly contaminated sites in Brooklyn, including two in Gowanus and one in Williamsburg. The sites were once home to Manufactured Gas Plants, which left behind an underground toxic stew of contaminants. The most prominent of the sites is […]

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You might recall the item about how Cole Bros. Circus didn’t sell out its shows in Coney Island and how employees and circus goers were saying unkind things about Coney. Well, we got an email from Cole Bros. Circus VP of Administration Renee Storey, who says the circus really dug Coney Island and that its […]

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A survey to gauge sentiment about the future of McCarren Pool, which will be redesigned to include a working swimming pool, has been circulating for some time in Williamsburg and Greenpoint. It’s also been posted online, and if you’re interested in voicing your opinion about the pool’s future and what it should include, you can […]

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Thor Equities has pulled that Mermaid Parade video from YouTube after complaints about its content and a request from Coney Island USA that it be modified. The developer, apparently, didn’t get permission to use the name or logo of the Mermaid Parade, and the vid contains a Thor employee saying that “the spirit of Thor […]

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