The garden behind the landmark Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg is very much starting to bloom.

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“Sleepy old town, sleepy old town. A couple weeks ago, Blue Ribbon and Blue Ribbon Sushi put an end to the chainlet’s signature late-night hours on 5th Avenue. Blue Ribbon, which stayed open until 2am Monday through Thursday and 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, is now only open until midnight Monday through Thursday and […]

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The daffodils are in bloom in Carroll Park as per this photo filed by our Carroll Gardens correspondent. Very yellow.

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The pre-dawn view at the Brooklyn Weather Observatory promises sunshine and blue skies. Today’s forecast calls for it to be mostly sunny, breezy and cooler. The high will be 58. Tonight, look for clear skies with a low of 35.–Accuweather

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The 11 property owners and tenants fighting the use of eminent domain for the troubled Atlantic Yards project have filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition asks the Court to hear the appeal of the eminent domain case, which was dismissed on February 1. Goldstein v. Pataki was originally filed in October […]

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Gowanus Lounge has learned that the city has engineered a huge land swap to simultaneously address major Gowanus, Atlantic Yards and Coney Island development issues. “Sometimes things don’t work out the way we’d like and we all have to deal with it,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in announcing what he called the Brooklyn Three Way. […]

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It’s been so long since meetings were held last year to talk about the Gowanus rezoning framework that it’s almost easy to forget what was being discussed. In that sense, the discussion about the Toll Brothers Gowanus proposal has served to refresh the memory a bit. At the meeting in Carroll Gardens last week, members […]

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We found this rant about parents in bars and strollers interesting not so much for the subject matter–God knows that the Great Union Hall Booze & Stroller Debate left few stones unturned on this incendiary topic–but because it comes from Prospect Heights instead of Park Slope. We found it on the Prospect Heights Forum at […]

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“Ever since the Daily News story on Prospect Park‘s own dog whisperer, Tyril Frith, the dog trainer has been fielding calls statewide from pooch lovers desperately seeking a cure for their out-of-control canines. ‘A lot of people have problems with aggression, and they’re scared because they don’t want to get in trouble,” said Frith, who’s […]

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The formerly backless and currently topless brownstone at 126 First Place in Carroll Gardens in growing again. The brownstone lost its head thanks to an ongoing project that will add three stories. The interesting thing is that Department of Buildings records show that there is a partial Stop Work Order on the building limiting it […]

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Yesterday afternoon, the Mayor’s congestion pricing plan passed the City Council by a vote of 30-20. The vote in the Brooklyn delegation was 9-7 against the plan. Brooklyn City Council Members voting in favor were: Simcha Felder, Sara M. Gonzalez, Letitia James, Domenic M. Recchia, Kendall Stewart, Albert Vann and David Yassky. Brooklyn Members voting […]

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We got a tour of the huge Ikea site and store in Red Hook on Friday courtesy of Curbed and Racked and were able to walk the 6.5 acre site and get a look inside the blue-and-yellow structure that will work a dramatic change on the neighborhood. The waterfront promenade, which is close to a […]

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“Well, you may not know it, but there’s a certain neo-con, knee-jerk, let-’em-build-the-fucking-crap contingent out there in Commentland who thinks you’re all from Kansas…You’ll see these on a regular basis on the real estate-based blogs, usually coming in defense of some crapitecture Scarano, Fischer, the Toll Brothers, Thor or some like-intentioned develo-raper is throwing up […]

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The city has gone back to the drawing board with its plans for the Brooklyn House of Detention. Last week, it released a new RFP for the facility that, among other things, calls for “additional housing for 720 inmates in twelve dormitories of sixty beds each,” which is basically a doubling in size. We know […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images:Just Kidding: Ratner Announces “Midtown Mews” [No Land Grab] Trump Bay Ridge on the Way [Bay Ridge Blog] Not Kidding: Forest City Disclosure: AY Delayed, Risky and Need More Subsidies [AYR] Brooklyn Moms Take Anti-Gang Fight to Streets [NYDN] Crest in Park Slope Almost Sold Out […]

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The Gowanus Hotel District continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Yesterday, Brownstoner reported that a Fairfield Hotel will be going up at Third Avenue and Douglass Street not far from the Gowanus Comfort Inn. The nine-story building would bring the total of Gowanus Hotels to seven, including the already opened Holiday Inn Express, Comfort […]

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For a “Ditmas Park Alternative” look to…Staten Island. “I’m not sure if this is a compliment or an insult. On the compliment front, Ditmas Park seems to mean ‘charming old house.’ On the other hand, it seems to mean … remote. I mean, we may not live right over the bridge, but we don’t have […]

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This spring flower comes from the Green Dome garden near McCarren Park in Williamsburg.

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If you enjoy the idea of books and Green-Wood Cemetery, this could be your event: On Sunday (4/6), the Green-Wood Historic Fund will be presenting a book talk with author David H. Jones about his book Two Brothers: One North, One South. It will take place at 1:00 PM Green-Wood Cemetery’s Historic Chapel, which is […]

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Williamsburg is a center in Brooklyn of bikes that have been parked for the long term. In fact, it’s a showcase for bike that have been locked up and then disassembled piece by piece. Both of these bike are enjoying long-term parking. They have been decorated and if one looks, one of them is in […]

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The ambiance at Zebulon, a small Williamsburg bar and cafe on Wythe Avenue, is very particular, from the small candlelit tables and hanging globes to the record covers hung along the walls. The decor is usually complemented by avant garde music and performance art, and the occasional noise rock band. But Zebulon also has more […]

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The Pedestrian Upside Down Sign above comes from 147 Maujer Street in East Williamsburg. It was sent our way by Miss Heather, who also provided the shot of the actual pedestrians below. Whether one cares for the building in question is definitely a matter of taste. We’ll simply say that it is not to the […]

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There is still much gloom outside the Brooklyn weather observatory, and today’s forecast calls for most cloudy conditions, breeze and (yay) warmer temps with a shower or thunderstorm around. The high will be a very nice 67 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a thunderstorm and a low of 40. The sun […]

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