We’re reached that sad time when many beautiful blossoms start coming down, like these on Prospect Park West.
Entries from April 2008
Brookspring: Falling Petals
April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Falling Petals
Tags: Brookspring · Park Slope
Public Service Announcement: Did You Lose Her?
April 21st, 2008 · Comments Off on Public Service Announcement: Did You Lose Her?
A GL reader writes that “A few caring and concerned Brooklynites, found this dog around Smith and 9th Streets. After having almost been hit by a couple of cars, this dog was rescued and is now being cared for in a temporary foster home. We are posting fliers in hopes of reuniting her with her […]
Tags: Animals
Protesting Exxon Mobil’s Sponsorship of Go Green Greenpoint
April 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Yesterday’s protest against Exxon Mobil’s role in helping to sponsor the Earth Day event in McCarren Park, was quite visually interesting and attended by some media and the police. Here are a few photos posted to flickr by amc_. The company’s role was controversial, of course, given the huge spill of oil under Greenpoint that […]
Tags: Environment · Greenpoint Oil Spill · McCarren Park
Disconnected on Craigslist: Hot Dude in Tight Pants on the L
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Disconnected on Craigslist: Hot Dude in Tight Pants on the L
Yes, it’s Sunday and that means it is time to return to that ocean full of ships passing in the night known as the Craigslist Brooklyn Missed Connections. The instant we saw this entry, we know what we had to do: Hot Dude on the L train – w4m – 25 (L Train)this morning around […]
Tags: Missed Connections
Bklink: Burning of the Bread
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Burning of the Bread
Check out the pics of the pre-Passover Burning of Leavened Bread on Wallabout Avenue in South Williamsburg. If you’re unfamiliar with it, you can also read about it here.–Fading Ad Blog
Tags: Shortlink · Williamsburg
Burg’s Purple 53 Hits California
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Burg’s Purple 53 Hits California
[Photo courtesy of purple53.com] We got an email from Angel Hess, the man behind the Purple 53 Truck that was parked in the lot at Bedford and N. 11 Street in Williamsburg for a year before going out on the road again. He is now in the Golden State, writing, “Hey I made it to […]
Tags: Williamsburg
On the Sofa: GL Reader Comments
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on On the Sofa: GL Reader Comments
Every week, we take a look at comments left by our readers during the previous seven days. Here’s a selection from this week: Carroll Gardens Rumor Mill: “Pro-Development” Petition? “I respectfully disagree with your choice of words calling Buddy Scotto an ‘activist’ unless you mean by that he is active in encouraging large-scale, greedy developers […]
Tags: On the Sofa
Gl Sunday TV: The Bedford Avenue Dancer Collection
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Gl Sunday TV: The Bedford Avenue Dancer Collection
Here’s a huge set of vids by and of Matthew Silver, aka the Bedford Avenue Dancer. He has his own website bcfools.com and emailed recently to say “I’m trying to making Bedford Ave. in Williamsburg, Brooklyn into a circus by slowly weaving the local characters, the people I see there every Sunday, store owners, the […]
Tags: Sunday TV · Williamsburg
Brooklinks: Sunday Cheesecake Edition
April 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Cobbler’s Row in South Williamsburg [NYT] Grandfather Killed in Crown Heights DWI [NYP] ‘Belt Parkway Killer Set Free’ [NYDN] Getting the Ballfields in Shape [GerritsenBeach.Net] Street Tree Walking Tour Next Sunday [Sustainable Flatbush] Hair Returns Center, Ditmas Park [Fading Ad Blog] Big New Food Coop [Ditmas […]
Tags: Brooklinks
Bklink: Earthquake
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Earthquake
Remember the Brooklyn Earthquake of 1985? “On Saturday, October 20, I was sleeping soundly in bed when suddenly the bed started shaking violently enough to wake me up. I looked up and the lighting fixture above was swaying back and forth. It lasted just a few seconds and I drifted back to sleep.” There are […]
Tags: Shortlink
Brookspring: Finished Springing
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Finished Springing
Spring is done springing at JJ Byrne Park on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. Trees on the Fifth Ave. side of the park are in full greenery and Spring’s work is clearly done here.
Tags: Brookspring · Park Slope
Bklink: School Spirit
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: School Spirit
We don’t know how we missed this gem, but we did until Dave Hogarty at Gothmist picked it up: Seven students at Park Slope’s MS 88 hid in the school until everyone was gone on Monday. Then, they “stuffed papers and books into a microwave in the teachers’ lounge and turned it on to start […]
Tags: Park Slope · Shortlink
GL Photo Du Jour: Little Red Car
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Photo Du Jour: Little Red Car
Kent Avenue, Williamsburg
Tags: Photo du Jour · Williamsburg
Upcoming: BUST Magazine "Craftacular" at Warsaw
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Upcoming: BUST Magazine "Craftacular" at Warsaw
BUST Magazine is having its “Spring Fling Craftacular” at Warsaw in Greenpoint next Sunday (4/27) from 11AM-9PM. They’ve had “Holiday Craftaculars” there in the past. Here’s a bit from the email: BUST Magazine¹s first ever Spring Fling Craftacular is set for Sunday April 27, 2008. After 3 years of enormously successful and Folio award winning […]
Tags: Events · Greenpoint
Brookspring: Slope Blossoms, Continued
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Slope Blossoms, Continued
This blossomly beauty comes from Lincoln Place, across the street from the beautiful Montauk Club.
Tags: Brookspring · Park Slope
Bklink: Some Clouds & Some Sun
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Some Clouds & Some Sun
Today’s forecast is a tough one. The conditions outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this morning are gloomy, just as they have been since last night when we watched clouds and fogs roll dramatically over the Verrazano Bridge. On the other hand, the forecast does call for “times of clouds and sun” with a high of […]
Say What–Herkimer & St. Andrew
April 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on Say What–Herkimer & St. Andrew
This bent up sign comes from Herkimer and St. Andrew in what either Bed-Stuy or Crown Heights depending on one’s view of the neighborhood lines of demarcation. It was sent our way by Miss Heather, naturally.
Tags: Bed-Stuy · Signs Under Siege
Symbolism: Exxon is a Sponsor of McCarren Park Earth Day Event
April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We woke up this morning to an email from a group called The Change You Want to See, that was widely distributed by the New York Action Network point out that today’s Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day festivities in McCarren Park have a number of interesting corporate sponsors. We’ll start with the most ironic of […]
Tags: Evnironment · Greenpoint · Greenpoint Oil Spill · Williamsburg
Adoptable Brooklyn Cutie of the Week: Seven Up
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Adoptable Brooklyn Cutie of the Week: Seven Up
Here’s another adoptable pet of the week from the Brooklyn Animal Rescource Coalition (BARC) shelter in Williamsburg. The cutie above is named Seven Up. Here some info about her: This is “Seven Up”. She was named for the seven puncture wounds she suffered, most likely caused by a dog attack. She’s about 8 weeks old […]
Tags: Adoptable Cutie · Animals
Bklink: Dracula Power Plant
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Dracula Power Plant
TransGas is still trying to get approval for a power plant on the Williamsburg Waterfront, and the document it sent out this week is a classic. “The release uses phrases like “zeal to appease” former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff,” “suicide mission to sacrifice” the future, charges of pandering to “well-heeled, largely white” gentrifiers and more. […]
Tags: Shortlink · Williamsburg
A Brookyn Apple Store is Confirmed, But Where?
April 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments
A possible Apple store has been bandied about for many locations in Brooklyn, including the Edge in Williamsburg and various locations downtowns. So far, they’ve only been rumors. Well, ifoAppleStore confirms that inside sources say Apple will be opening two NYC stores. One will be at 23 Wall Street and the other…will be in Brooklyn: […]
Tags: Uncategorized
Bklink: Soundfix
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bklink: Soundfix
The situation faced by Soundfix, the music store in Williamsburg that sometimes hosts performances, is as alarming as it is strange. It has been targeted for “violation upon violdation” by a variety of city agencies, some of which allow potentially life-threatening situations at construction and demolition sites around the corner to go on unchecked.–Brownstoner
Tags: Shortlink · Williamsburg
Ikea Water Taxi Service Replacing Red Hook Fairway Stop
April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
When Ikea opens on June 18 and New York Water Taxi begins offering free weekend service from Pier 11 in Manhattan to the new store, the new eco-friendly dock will replace service that had been going to the Van Brunt St. dock behind the Fairway. What service? Well, it’s been suspended since December. The dock […]
Brooklinks: Saturday a Little Visual & Quite Lite Edition
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brooklinks: Saturday a Little Visual & Quite Lite Edition
Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Photos: Mr. Sign [Bluejake] Another Finger Grows in Brooklyn [Atomische] Sunset Park/Bay Ridge Walk Photoset [mandaclose/flickr] Pear Blossoms [Brooklynometry] Sheepshead Bay Photoset [Dalton Rooney/flickr] Cyclone [ms. squegee/flickr] Words: Con Ed Admits It’s Demolishing Landmark Kent Ave. Power Plant [INSIJS] Ratner E-Newsletter Wants Readers to “Reach […]
Tags: Brooklinks
Brookspring: Bleeding Hearts
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off on Brookspring: Bleeding Hearts
[Photo courtesy of Anna Lewis] These are flowers in Park Slope that come to us courtesy of GL Correspondent Anna Lewis. She notes that the pink ones on the left are called Bleeding Hearts.
Tags: Brookspring · Park Slope