The Underground Railroad House at 227 Duffield Street will be spared from eminent domain and the wrecking ball. A press release has gone out from the owner and several groups working to save the building that the city “has pledged that it will not use eminent domain to condemn” the building and that it “has […]

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[Photo via Jonathan Barkey/pBase] A broad-based group that includes local officials supporting the Atlantic Yards development renewed their call for an independent study of security at the planned arena at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. Citing a setback that is only 20 feet in some places, the officials said a full public airing of issues is […]

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A sign of the times? Perhaps. Or just another Brooklyn come on. A GL reader spotted this on the construction fence in front of 47 Dean Street, which had a serious Stop Work Order issue until a couple of week ago. That’s all better now, but the owners of the building being advertised as being […]

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Here’s a Stop Work Order music video from Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights. It concerns 614 7th Avenue, aka the Minerva Building site. Their narrative: Lots of shiny new DOB and DOT permits up …and what do we have here? TWO SWOs! Deplorable conditions on the site that includes TONS of garbage, tires, hazardous waste […]

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The building that we’ve been waiting for–having been photographing and posting about the building site for more than year–is upon us. The Roebling Oil Building Warehouse 11 is on the market. It is “modern industrial design redesigned.” There are eight apartments listed so far and the opening screens of a website, a couple of screen […]

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[Photo courtesy of aaronchamberlain/flickr] There are Park Slope food & drink-related developments to report, with one being a closure and another being an opening: 1) It would appear that Tempo Presto on Seventh Avenue at Third Street is about to become Tempo Morto. First came the rumor: Tempo Presto is closing. Then came word on […]

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This is both the (artist’s version of) future and current state of the northwest corner of N. 5 Street and Berry in Williamsburg. The rendering is of 154 Berry, a six-story Karl Fischer building with 40 apartments. (The rendering was posted by Brownstoner back in late October.) The bottom photo is the construction as it […]

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“Say that you and your neighbors have been living a quiet, peaceful life on your tree-lined city block for years and years. Suddenly, you see construction workers digging in that vacant lot next to your condo or co-op building. So you go down to the city offices—or these days, go online—and find out that someone […]

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The subject of this thread on the Williamsboard caught our attention: “It’s Official! Williamsburg is now the worst place to live in N.Y.C.!!” Here’s the post that started the thread: Woken up at 6:00 am because there’s bulldozers on 3 sides of my fucking apartment. Can’t find a god-damn parking space ‘cuz they’re takin up […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Much to Note in Greenpoint [New York Shitty] Price Cuts at the Fusion in the South Slope [Brownstoner] Boro Park Gives Police Commissioner Warm Welcome [Sun] Cops Step Up Presence After Day Ridge Stabbings [Bay Ridge Rover] Nasty, Nasty Trash Problem [Kensington Brooklyn] Do People […]

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Hey. Look. Up there. It’s a weird sounding bird. But, wait, there aren’t any birds. Ah, there are speakers with bird sounds. Oh, that Ratner.–McBrooklyn

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From Park Slope, come tree and reindeer.

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Here is the beginning of a list of cool local places to shop in Greenpoint. If you want the Chandelier Earrings, then you’ve got to go to Brooklynski.–Greenpointers

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On Saturday, PS 154 at 1625 11th Avenue in Windsor Terrace invites everyone to their Winter Festival. There’s breakfast with Santa from 8AM-10AM, plus pics with Santa and gifts. The cost is $15 for one child, $25 for two children and $35 for three. Two adults per family are free. Then, there’s the Joyous Annual […]

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It’s definitely a sign of the times. Do you want to do your holiday shopping in Williamsburg or in Soho? Of the Burg, it says: “Williamsburg is where the hip kids hang – we all know that by now – converging en mass each weekend to hit the late night scene.” Of Soho it says: […]

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[Courtesy of aprilchild/flickr] This is a rather compelling example of the classic Charlie Brown Christmas tree, which comes to us from a window sill in Bed-Stuy via flickr. It’s actually quite pretty in its own way.

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What are those boat noises–like the sound of a foghorn–that you hear from time to time? We hear them and apparently they hear them in Clinton Hill, and elsewhere, too. We assumed it was the Staten Island Ferry. Other possibilities?–Clinton Hill Blog

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A group of Brooklyn officials–including several that have supported the Atlantic Yards project–will be having a press conference today to further their call for an “independent security study” of the Atlantic Yards arena. The group includes State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, State Assembly Member Joan Millman, a representative of State Assembly Member Jim Brennan, City Council […]

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Every time we look at this building all we can see are those huge jutting balconies which seem ridiculously out of place on N. 9th Street in Williamsburg and on the building. We’ve been so busy contemplating those out-size bad boys that we failed to notice something that our Greenpoint Correspondent‘s sharp, sharp eye: the […]

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Whether one supports or opposes the Atlantic Yards project, an arena that ignores the threat of truck bombs and other terrorist attacks is far more than a planning blunder: it is a calculated and almost unthinkable act of public negligence. Bromides from city government that the security threat is under control and that the issue […]

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This is the Smith N Court Condo, which is actually at 52 Dean Street rather than being on Smith Street or Court Street. Brownstoner has checked in on the 23-unit building previously, noting that the website went up early this spring and returning to the scene when the facade was a bit more complete. A […]

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[Photo courtesy of threecee/flickr] We’re tempted to put caption, “Marty, did you fart?” under this, but we won’t. We will simply say that there is an entire Metrotech Christmas Tree Lighting photoset from last night’s ceremony.

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There’s a new neighborhood group in town. It’s called the Windsor Terrace Alliance and it’s been set up talk about community issues like development, edcuation, traffic safety and other important quality of life issues. The group’s website can be found here. The group lists it priorities as: Expanded Education and Child Care: pushing for a […]

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One has to love a mystery, and this particular one is fascinating. Someone told an anecdote the other night that a local politician set up a community group “with the express purpose of being bought out by Bruce Ratner.” Sounds like an interesting business model.–Atlantic Yards Report

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[Courtesy GerritsenBeach.Net] From our friends at GerritsenBeach.Net comes this street decoration on Gerritsen Avenue.

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