Coney Island, Brooklyn[Photo courtesy of David Gannon/flickr]

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We return to our Brooklyn Back in the Day feature with this historic photo of the Steeplechase Ride in Coney Island. The Steeplechase, which is legendary as an amusement park ride, opened in 1897.

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It’s hard to resist both the images of and the chance to visit the “world’s oldest subway tunnel” under Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Nate Kensinger has posted more photos of the tunnel on his blog, this time with the lights turned on, which wasn’t the case when the tours started. The tours (which cost $15) […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and, especially on weekends, images. Today, we mourn the passing of Tony Wilson, who helped bring Joy Division and a lot of other music to the world. Images: Scrap Metal [Blue Jake] Goodbye Independence Savings Bank [BK 11201] Dressler [A Test of Will] Lotus [chicapoquita/flickr] Stop ‘Hamertime’ […]

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Park Slope, Brooklyn

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[Photo courtesy of monika_ny/flickr] If you had told us at the beginning of the week that we’d be doing a “Helping Victims of the Brooklyn Tornado” post on Friday, we’d have asked you what you were smoking. Nonetheless, the latest tally is that the Brooklyn tornado damaged 32 houses to the point that residents were […]

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From time to time, we’re going to be checking in on our old, close friend, the Roebling Oil Building (formerly known as the Roebling Oil Field). Construction progress has been swift. There are buildings in Williamsburg that stay in the excavation and foundation stage for a year or more. Not our friend, however. This is […]

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Found on the YouTube and also noted by Kinetic Carnival. Visit it directly by clicking here if there is a problem with the embed.

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. We apologize for today’s delayed post. Our internet provider was having, um, issues. Ratner Fined Over Ward Bakery Collapse [Brownstoner] Bldg Dept. Says Ratner Should Have Anticipated Danger [AYR] Dumbo Piazza Officially Unveiled [Streets Blog] Brooklyn Starts to Clean Up Damage [NYT] Brooklyn Cyclones Aren’t […]

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The CORD group in Carroll Gardens posted the photo you see above on their Carroll Gardens Petition blog and have been emailing it around too as a way of noting that the controversial building at 360 Smith Street is moving forward. The group also notes that the building at 125 Second Place, which is adjacent […]

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We’ve posted about this before, but it’s such a wonderful project and the organizer, Harriet Zucker, has done such wonderful work in the Red Hook community and in rescuing the Revere Sugar Dogs, that we’re posting a reminder. The community-based photo project called “What’s the Hook?” kicks off on Sunday, August 12 and will run […]

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We only picked 208 N. 10th Street as an address in order to nail one down for this building project, which actually takes in a big part of the block between Driggs, Roebling, N. 9th and N. 10th Streets in Williamsburg. In all fairness, there was no demolition going on when we took the photo […]

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Newtown Creek, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

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Want to help some our best friends? Then head out to the Waggytail Rescue Benefit. It’s taking place on Sunday, August 12 from 6PM-9PM at Moonshine, which is located at 317 Columbia Street in Red Hook. The suggested minimum donation is $10 an in return you get veggie dog and burger, plus fixings and sides […]

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Here’s an interesting specimen that we came across on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg parked in front of East River State Park. For those of you wondering, it’s a Ford Futura. You simply don’t get the chance to see a Futura very often.

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Our on-and-0ff series of historic Brooklyn photos called Brooklyn Back in the Day is definitely on again. Here’s a view of Prospect Park West shot in 1947 from the Brooklyn Public Library’s online photo collection. What’s interesting about this photo is how little the view has changed. In fact, about the only thing that’s different […]

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We got an email about upcoming shows on the BCAT series, Neighborhood Beat, and they’re quite interesting, so we figured we’d post the info here for your community access TV viewing pleasure. There are episodes on Bed-Stuy, Bay Ridge, Williamsburg & Greenpoint and Boerum Hill-Cobble Hill-Carroll Gardens. Enjoy: Neighborhood Beat: The Bed-Stuy ParlorWednesday, August 15 […]

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Perhaps you recall the case of 18-20 Jackson Place. We posted about the problem and safety issues back in May, which is why we say “finally” in the headline. Well, there’s no need to worry about the building or the slow response by city officials. As you may know, it partially collapsed yesterday. Here’s some […]

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As we noted yesterday, via Porkchop Express, the Department of Health is after the Red Hook vendors over technical issues. If they’re not resolved they could be shut down in 10 days. Vendor Committee chair Cesar Fuentes met with officials yesterday. Porkchop follows up with the conditions that have been given to the vendors. Porkchop […]

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It’s been a while since we visited that building right up against the Gowanus Expressway that been going up at the end of Court Street. It looks like progress on the building has been slow, at least, compared to some buildings. We’re pleased to report, however, that the bricks are now on the building and […]

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Progress has been slow on 518 Meeker Avenue, which we’ve dubbed the BQE Rock Wall Building, because of the stone wall you see that reminds us of, well, a rock climbing wall. Perhaps you’ve taken in its splendor while stuck in traffic. Whenever its completed, there will be superb views of the traffic from the […]

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Guest blogger Krista Garcia of Project Me!, the wonderful food blog that features both great items on restaurants and recipes, was kind enough to file a report on the movement of Park Slope-style eateries into the blocks to the south. Check it out: In the early twenty-first century I inhabited Brooklyn’s barren wasteland in the […]

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[Photo courtesy of monika_ny/flickr] The first twister known to hit Brooklyn in recent times (since one that may have hit in 1889) touched down at 6:30AM yesterday in Bay Ridge. It was an EF-2, with winds of 111-135 MPH. It did tens of millions in damage, according to early estimates. Here are some links to […]

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Brit in Brooklyn is one of our favorite Brooklyn blogs. It’s heavy on great photos and focuses extensively on Prospect Heights, Coney Island and the so-called Atlantic Yards footprint. Produced by Adrian Kinloch, Brit in Brooklyn generally features one to three posts a day. Its producer has a very keen eye and we love both […]

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