The freshly planted trees outside of the Toll Brothers North8 Condo in Williamsburg are turning pink with blossoms.

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Ode to a Developer Jesus never walked so tall,Nor I so infinitesimally smallNext to you, My dear. The oceans never waved so high,Nor seagulls touched the starlit skyAs high as you, My dear. Thunder never rang so loud,Nor lightning struck upon the crowdLike you upon me, My dear. My dear, You are earthly supremacy,Peacock and […]

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Today would appear to have great potential as we gaze out from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory. The forecast calls fro partly sunny skies and a high of 69 degrees. (It will feel like 70!) There will be increasing clouds tonight in advance of a couple of day of wet, stormy weather, and a low of […]

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There are actually a couple of interest things about this sign, beside the hanging alternate side element. First, is the background, which is Grand Ferry Park. Work is going on and blogger INSIJS reports the park is supposed to reopen by late April. The other is the “Help keep our beaches clean” part of the […]

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Of all the issues revolving around the controversial development at 360 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, one of the most contentious–and confusing–has been that of the small plaza at the entrance to the Carroll Street subway station. Residents, who wait there for trains going to Manhattan, because they can see them coming, are attached to […]

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At first, we thought the paving stones on Prospect Park West had suddenly gone green due to the weather and that everything had started looking a little like the English countryside spring, a bit mossy and green. Then we saw the signs posted for the herbicides that have been sprayed. Nothing overly nasty, of course, […]

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The liquor license for the Hoyt Street oyster bar being opened by Jim Mamary that has drawn significant neighborhood opposition is up for a vote tonight in front of Community Board 6. The Hoyt Street Alliance writes in an email: For the past three months, the Hoyt Street Alliance has gathered petitions, and publicized our […]

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Last night, Community Board 1 voted to approve the Brooklyn Greenway through Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The plan promises a walking and bike path on or near the waterfront. More details to follow.–GL Inbox

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We always thought that the International Longshoreman’s Association building at 340 Court Street had a sort of Eastern or Central European look to it. Now, with the building coming down, it has temporarily taken on the very spooky look of Sarajevo in the mid-90s. Demolition is moving quickly and, last week, the Clarrett Group said […]

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Where is the Atlantic Yards Ombudsman? Apparently, he’s around, just not in an office that members of the public can get into right now. Per Jotham Sederstrom in the Daily News: Nearly a year after state officials announced they would hire a community advocate for residents living near the Atlantic Yards project, the doors have […]

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Beard Street has been renowned over the years for the number of cars that have been stripped and torched. In fact, not long ago, we posted something from a GL reader about toasted cars there. There’s still some roasting going on, however. Jim Clark of the Look North/Inuit Art Gallery in Red Hook sent us […]

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Sure, a lot of people love the Fairway in Red Hook, but there are any number of good neighborhood grocery stores around. Here’s a look at some of them including Food Bazaar in Bushwick, Super Foodtown in Bed-Stuy, Pioneer Supermarket in Clinton Hill and Eagle Provisions in the South Slope–Brooklyn Based

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[Photos courtesy of Nicolas D’Angelo/flickr] We came across this small flickr photoset of models of one of the entries in the Parachute Jump Pavilion design competition that was held several years ago by the Van Alen Institute. This looks like it was an “honorable mention” design from the competition, which attracted more than 800 entries. […]

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“At 8 a.m., South Eighth Street is full of people. Office workers on their way to Manhattan rush past a stream of Hasidic men walking busily the other way. Children wait for yellow yeshiva buses with Yiddish lettering…”–Metro

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We wandered past Organic Heights on Bergen Street at the edge of Park Slope expecting to find it open (it was set to open in October or November) and were surprised to find that it’s still closed. In any case, the sign says it is coming very, very soon.

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The second Oro tower isn’t going to include a condo-hotel and about 100,000 square feet will be trimmed from the size of the building. The original plan was for a 38-story, 344,992-square-foot tower with a hotel. Hilton was said to have been interested in Brooklyn’s first condo-hotel.–Brownstoner

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[Coney Island Paint Day on the boardwalk, courtesy of Rubys Host] There was a cool trash can-painting event in Coney Island on Saturday. These are some of the results, which will be out on the boardwalk this season. The condition of the boardwalk itself is another matter.

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Brooklyn Bridge is on Must Fix List [Sun] Assemwoman Diane Gordon Convicted of Taking a Bribe from Developer [NYP] Lawmaker Found Guilty of Corruption [NYT] Charles Barron’s Wife May Run for Gordon’s Assembly Seat [Sun] Party’s Over at Troubled Sunset Park Nonprofit [NYDN] Riverside Apts. […]

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The Skyscraper Museum is presenting a panel discussion about the Williamsburg Waterfront on April 22. It will include Shaun Donovan, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Stephen B. Jacobs, President, The Stephen B. Jacobs Group; Dan Kaplan, Senior Principal, FXFOWLE Architects, PC; Jeffery E. Levine, Principal, Douglaston Development; Tom O’Gara, Principal, JMH Development; […]

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Tonight (4/9) at 7:00PM, representatives from National Grid (formerly KeySpan) will be in Dumbo for a reception to “discuss their new Energy Efficiency rebate incentive programs for residential and commercial customers. The programs are designed to help National Grid customers save money by improving the energy efficiency of their homes or businesses, and to help […]

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This art was put atop other art on the side of a gallery at N. 11 and Wythe in Williamsburg which, in turn, had been placed atop an earlier display. There are many layers on this corner.

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“…it was hardly surprising, last week, when a Presidential-calibre motorcade pulled up out front. Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z emerged, and were quickly ushered to a table near the chef. Their bodyguard, a man roughly the size of the three-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-dollar Maybach sedan idling at the curb, settled into a chair on the sidewalk, where he enjoyed […]

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Going Down It is leaning….M’aaaammmmmm, notFalllinnggg downSaid the man from DEP.She looked at the leaning linden tree with fresh eyeseyes for continued growthupward movementpROGRESSBut still she saw the tree falling not leaningandacross the street,the amused men on the stoopbet on its route to the pavement.—Graziella Radici(GL Contributor Graziella Radici resides in the Greater Carroll Gardens/Gowanus […]

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There is nothing like a faded, old Fallout Shelter sign to bring back memories of the optimistic days in the 1950s when the government encouraged people to think they could survive thermo nuclear war by hiding in a basement on Bergen Street near Fifth Avenue, eating food without expiration dates and drinking from barrels of […]

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There are some clouds early this morning outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory. Today’s forecast calls for “low clouds breaking for some sun” and a high of 60, although the Weather Underground forecast is less optimistic, calling for mostly cloudy skies and a high of 58. Tonight will be mainly cloudy with some scattered showers and […]

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