A couple of old timers recall Coney Island. Totally worth watching.

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There were many big stories in Brooklyn this year, but there was less drama in 2007, particularly with so many critical and controversial decisions having been made in 2006. Clearly, the Coney Island drama was the top development story of ’07, but it was followed closely by the continuing saga of Atlantic Yards, which could […]

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The huge 80 Metropolitan complex in Williamsburg, which will cover most of a city block, is marching forward. Workers are currently at the corner of Metropolitan and Kent Avenue putting scaffolding up around 215 and 211 Kent Avnue, which is officially known as 56 Metropolitan. The buildings are adjacent to Steiner Equities 80 Metropolitan, which […]

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We swung by the atrocious demolition site at 5 Roebling Street in Williamsburg formerly known as the Giant Fart Cloud Building and found a busy situation. Workers were patching a wall of a neighboring building that had been damaged during demolition. We watched a huge trailer pull in and hoist a dumpster until it stood […]

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If you read one thing today, make it this tongue-in-cheek prediction about a new Trump Condo that will be announced next year for the Radiac site on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg: “In November 2008, Donald Trump and Councilman David Yassky announced Trump’s first Brooklyn venture: the Trump Irridium, a 29-story residential tower to be built […]

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We could hardly contain our joy at finding banners officially proclaiming the Roebling Oil Building at the former Roebling Oil Field site at N. 11th and Roebling Streets in Williamsburg as Warehouse 11 (or W11 for short). This means the marketing and sales push are full speed ahead in 2008 for the luxe condo that […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Bhutto Assassination Reverberates Around City [NYT] Anguish in Brooklyn Over Bhutto’s Death [CityRoom] Marty Markowitz Year-End Q&A [Brooklyn Paper] Markowitz Doesn’t Know Why Doctoroff Had Second Thoughts on Atlantic Yards [AYR] A Few Things About That Markowitz Interview [No Land Grab] Doctoroff’s Successor is a […]

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Early last year, the Strong Place Church conversion to condos got under way. Work is going forward, albeit slowly. “The conversion’s protracted construction schedule probably has a lot to with the developer’s pledge to be extremely preservation-conscious, though we’re wondering how it’s sitting with nearby residents.”–Brownstoner

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A couple of weeks ago, we posted some photos of the Garfields on the Carroll Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal. Then, we heard from the person that placed the Garfields there, which is a tale worth reading in and of itself. The Garfields have been greatly diminished in number, presumably being taken by people […]

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Check out a new website produced by College of William & Mary students called Coney Island and the Modernization of America. “The website is a great source for those interested in leaning about the history of Coney Island. Their sources page is probably the only Internet site where one can find most books and articles […]

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Although winter is not prime outdoor couch season, we bring back our Street Couch Series today with this specimen, which was located at Kent and Metropolitan Avenues, facing 184 Kent and Northside Piers.

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Let’s say you have an unpaid summons for having your dog off its leash that was dismissed, but never recorded properly in the system. Let’s also say that circumstances lead you to make a questionable choice and go through a subway turnstile without paying. Here’s what happened to a person with the dog issue who […]

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Writer Matt Sollars emailed us to bring our attention to a fascinating site about Gowanus and the Gowanus Canal that he put together as part of work on a Masters Degree at the CUNY Journalism School. It includes some interesting vids about different Gowanus issues, including a particularly fascinating one about the Ferrara Brothers concrete […]

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Sure, you’re finished with holiday giving. But might you need a tax deduction for 2007? Here’s a list of Brooklyn and NYC nonprofits where you can make a donation by Dec. 31 and get that deduction.–Green Brooklyn

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In contrast to most site around Williamsburg yesterday, which were buzzing with weekday construction work, 568 Union Avenue was quiet. (This is slightly ironic in that when demolition was going on some neighbors stuck “No Weekend Work” stickers on the fence.) That was then, however, and this is now. For now, 568 Union is quiet. […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: 81 Ocean Parkway Starts Petition About Development [Kensington Brooklyn] 2329 Nostrand Ave Update [Brooklyn Junction] Atlantic Yards Immune to Credit Crunch? [DDDB] Brownsville Project Gets Some Help [NYDN] New Prospect Park Youth Council Members [Icky in Brooklyn] Donuts Coffee Shop’s Last Day is Tomorrow [Lost […]

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As the city, Thor Equities and other interested parties hash out a Coney Island redevelopment plan, Coney Island USA is moving ahead with redoing the building it bought earlier this year. This is the rendering just posted on the organization’s website. It’s bill as the first step towards the new, year-round Coney Island! It’s the […]

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[Photo courtesy of Tugster] Before Christmas, we noted that PortSide New York would be holding its annual Operation Christmas Cheer on Christmas Day. That’s a wonderful event where volunteers bring cookies and newspapers to crews on tugs and barges working New York Harbor on the holiday. The cool blog Tugster has posted some photos of […]

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Did you notice the incredible moon on Christmas Eve and Christmas night? Artist, sculptor and photographer Gary Mirabelle, who is a valued regular contributor of photos to GL, certainly did. This is the view from Prospect Park West on Christmas night. [Photo courtesy of Gary Mirabelle/Mirabelle Studios]

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“Hanukkah and Christmas may be behind us, but Kwanzaa is just beginning, and the holiday season’s still going strong. Looking for a way to celebrate? Try one of these picks.”–About Brooklyn

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[Photo courtesy of interestingideas/flickr] We bring back our Brooklyn Back in the Day series of older photos with this image of Coney Island in 1981 that we came across on flickr. UPDATE: A GL reader kindly points out that the stand, Sister Theresa’s, is in Charles Denson’s wonderful book Coney Island Lost and Found (on […]

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Somebody wake us up when it’s over and Williamsburg has been renamed Fischerburg. What you are looking at is the site of a new building that will be going up at Grand and Berry in Williamsburg Fischerburg. (Official addresses are 130 Grand and 259 Berry.) It will be 5 stories tall and have 22 units. […]

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We’re looking forward to interesting things from The Real Flatbush, a new blog that bills itself as being for “non-pretentious people who live in Flatbush.” There’s this post, for intance, on hook up spots in the neighborhood: This being a neighborhood blog, I’ve decided to chronicle the best pick up spots on Flatbush. My favorites […]

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If Manhattan can have a Highline, why can’t Brooklyn have a “Lowline”? After all, we do have that old subway tunnel under Atlantic Avenue.–INSIJS

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Mobil Station at Flatbush & Dean is Toast [AYR] Park Slope Strollers Lining Up for Baby Gap Commercial [Gothamist] 2008 in Preview: Red Hook Vendors Will Feed Drivers in Ikea Gridlock [INSIJS] Christmas Day at Green-Wood [Sunset Park Blog] Reflections on Boxing Day [Right in […]

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