The scaffolding and netting has been gone for a while, but the Karl Fischer building at 525 Union Avenue has finally lost its construction fence and has a new sidewalk out front. It’s unclear whether some of the impressive tagging that the building acquired during construction that is visible from the BQE will be removed […]

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A little bit of 340 Court Street, also known as the International Longshoreman’s Association building that once bore union boss Anthony Anastasio’s name, is still showing. Our Carroll Gardens correspondent snapped this photo this afternoon and labeled it “Blue Skies Over 340 Court Street.” Speaking of 340 Court, the Union-Sackett Block Association’s Blog reports on […]

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New York Shitty turns two today. Huge congratulations to NYS and our friend and major contributor Miss Heather, who’s tossed us hundreds of photos for hundreds of GL posts. What began as a blog largely covering the byproduct of man’s best friend has, over the last two years, turned into an eclectic collection of photos […]

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Fans of demolition porn have been enjoying some serious action on N. 6 Street and Wythe, where the long process of bringing down the National Sawdust Building so it can be replaced by condos has been going on for a while. The reason it’s taking so long is that 67 N. 6 Street has had […]

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The other day we noted that Kellogg’s Diner, the spot at Metropolitan and Union Avenue in the Burg that will soon be surrounded by construction, is closed for renovations. A GL reader wrote to tell us that it was also nailed by the Department of Health on April 9 and closed with 77 points–which is […]

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Here’s one vision of what the retail space inside the landmark One Hanson Place, aka Williamsburgh Savings Bank building, might look like after it’s leased out. Racked had the rendering yesterday amidst reports that the asking price for the 30,000 square foot space is $3 million a year. Border’s was mentioned early on as a […]

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The Third Annual Brooklyn Blogfest is approaching quickly. It will take place on May 8 at 8PM at the Brooklyn Lyceum, which is located at 270 Fourth Avenue (at President Street) in Park Slope. Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn’s Louise Crawford, who founded the event and has worked hard on it every year, is putting […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Park Slope Child Still Missing [OTBKB] Newark Echoes in Brooklyn After Sharpe James Conviction [AYR] 2 Council Aides Said to Embezzle Funds, Brooklyn Involved [NYT] Brooklyn Heights School Was Underused, Now Overcrowded [NYDN] Fire on Pierrepont Street [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Urban Gravestones, Part 5 [Bed-Stuy […]

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Here’s a fun event: a Virtual Toxic Tour and Community Mapping Workshop that will be taking place on Saturday (4/19) from 3-6PM. It will be happening in Manhattan at Eyebeam, which is located at 540 W. 21st Street, but will involve toxic issues in Greenpoint. Here’s a bit about it: In collaboration with fellow Brooklyn […]

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“God. Oh my God. It’s 8:45 and I’m pacing around like a crazy person on the subway platform again. The G Train, man. The fucking G train. It’s gone from mild annoyance to genuine outrage to pure, paranoid obsession. Everything, I mean everything, wrong with my life can be traced back to this train.”–Gawker

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It comes, of course, from the Brooklyn capital of Busted Bikes, Williamsburg.

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| View | Upload your own If you’re interested in the concept called cohousing–which is a cooperative living arrangement–you can learn more about it tonight. The meeting is organized by the Brooklyn Cohousing Group. Here’s some info about it: Come hear national expert and co-author of “The Cohousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community”, Chris […]

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Here’s a cool event coming up on Sunday, May 18, from PLG Arts and The Maple Street School. It’s called “ABIYOYOPALOOZA: African Music & Magic” and it’s a free music and storytelling event for pre-school and young school-age children that will take place at the Audobon Center in Prospect Park. Here’s a bit from the […]

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There is nothing like touring one of Brooklyn’s most well-known new buildings, like Richard Meier’s On Prospect Park. The views from the $6 million penthouse are killer and the units details are pretty nice. The building is 40 percent sold with move-ins coming in the fall.–Brownstoner

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On a beautiful Spring afternoon in Prospect Park, here’s a view showing some blossoms, some trees starting to turn green and Richard Meier’s On Prospect Park in the distance.

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Here are some upcoming Brooklyn community board meetings with information courtesy of the compilations that appear in the Daily News: Community Board 5. (East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line and Starrett City) will hold its next regular board meeting at 6:30 PM April 23 at the board office, 127 Pennsylvania […]

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This art comes from Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg, where it’s affixed to the construction fence where the “Gateway to Williamsburg” a new residential building with street level retail will go up.

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A look at the early morning situation from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory confirms what the forecast says: it is shaping up to be a glorious spring day. The official forecast is: “Warm with plenty of sun” and a high of 72. Tonight will be 56 with clear to partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow is shaping up […]

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Our favorite Brooklyn park, Prospect Park, is starting to go green. Many trees are still a week or two from turning those early spring neon greens, but some of the early ones are already getting there. This greenness comes from the area around the Picnic House.

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The city has picked the Hudson Companies development team to build ‘Gowanus Green‘ at Public Place between the Gowanus Canal and Smith Street. Rogers Marvel is the project architect. The development will include 774 apartments, 38,000 square feet of retail and 100,000 square of open space. A big cleanup of the toxic site has to […]

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The Red Hook Ikea will be opening at 9AM on June 18, which is significantly early than rumors which have been floating around for a while. Official word comes via Racked, per an announcement from Ikea. Store Manager Mike Baker is quoted as saying, “We made excellent progress on construction last year and so far […]

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This is an “environmentally-conscious public park space around the Gowanus Canal” called Sponge Park that comes from the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and is designed by dlandstudio. There will be a presentation about it on Monday, April 21 at 6:30PM at PS 58, which is in Carroll Gardens at 330 Smith Street at the corner of […]

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We’re not sure what’s more compelling about this tale of an attack on Sixth Street in Park Slope by a group of teens: the attempted mugging and attack or the resident who got upset the victim fell on her flowers. We’re leaning toward the latter as it seems to be one of those utterly classic […]

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More Brooklyn hawks! These two–a mother and chick–are residents of Carroll Gardens. While their positions on 360 Smith Street, 340 Court Street, the Oyster Bar on Hoyt Street, Public Place and the Toll Brothers Gowanus development are unknown, we can say with 100 percent certainty that they are pro-pigeon and rodent, at least in the […]

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We’re not certain there is any organized opposition to the zoning text amendment that will redefine a number of narrow Carroll Gardens streets as being, in fact, narrow rather than “wide,” but residents aren’t taking any chances. They’ve started a letter-writing campaign to show their support to Planning Chair Amanda Burden, Brooklyn Planning Director Purnima […]

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