In the signs of summer department, the issue of children going wee-wee in the streets of Park Slope has returned. The tale comes from lnelson on Brooklynian and makes a perfect counterpoint to the Dog with Runs item. Here we go, so to speak: OMG, I was walking my dog yesterday on 5th between 14th […]

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This just in from an email via the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association: Just a note to let everyone know: There was seen the other evening a raccoon in a tree, close to middle of Second Place. As far as we know, this is the first time seeing a raccoon in our area. Please be on […]

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We’ll leave aside the assertion in this video as to whether or not this video shows “harassment” of senior citizens by Bruce Ratner to get to the crux of the issue: it painfully the demonstrates the extreme violence being done to the quality of life of an elderly woman that is enduring Atlantic Yards demolition […]

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Could deep reform of the Department of Buildings be an issue whose time has come, given two horrendous crane collapses (plus several arrests) this year? Well, there’s a press conference to call for reforms that will be taking place on Thursday at Noon at City Hall. Per an email: In light of the Deutsche Bank […]

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We were reading a thread on Brooklynian about people’s feeling that there is more dog crap on the sidewalks of Park Slope than before, when we came across the long entry about a dog owner that wanted to clean up after their pet but, uh, couldn’t. Given that it touches on two of our favorite […]

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We originally ran this video, which we found quite compelling on Friday, before lunarpages–the web hosting company from hell–decided to delete GL before a server switch was complete, taking us down for nearly a day and wiping out several days of posts…but we digress. We’re reposting this vid here because we think the situation it […]

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Among the many changes in parking regulations taking place in Park Slope–like the having alternate side cleaning on streets on two days and cleaning on avenue on two different days–regulations are also changing on Seventh Avenue. From a Park Slope Parents email: New parking regulations have arrived. New parking regulations on 7th Ave (posted on […]

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The “Summer of Hope” in Coney Island is now smaller. Half the carnival rides on developer Joe Sitt’s land are gone (as was planned) and the temporary amusements have now been reduced. The petting zoo across the street has also left town. The rides have been replaced by parking and the blue fence that was […]

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Last week, we posted photos of a scary situation at 40 Berry Street in Williamsburg, where a luxury rental building partly bankrolled by Lehman Brothers and the California State Teachers Retirement System is going up. A shoddy wooden fence opening to a two story drop into a mud pit was ajar, dirt was crumbling into […]

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It was a fun scene on Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park yesterday. Here are a few of the pics we shot during the celebration.

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Here are a few scenes from Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park yesterday, which had its own impromptu Puerto Rican Day celebration.

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Outraged city parents whose children were mistakenly rejected from public prekindergarten programs were still waiting late last week for a fix. The application mixup meant children with older siblings in school weren’t given first priority, as is Department of Education policy. But the problem may be more widespread – with parents charging that children from […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Guy Gets Locked in Burg Bar Overnight , Lives to Tell Story [NYT] · About Marty Markowitz’s Latest Community Board 6 Purge [AYR] · Law Firm Urges Halt to Atlantic Yards [Sun] · Al Fresco Brooklyn Dining Choices [NYDN] · Couple Arraigned in Child’s Death […]

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In case you missed our Friday-Saturday drama, GL was mightily screwed by our really bad webhost, Lunarpages, on Friday. Some readers may still, in fact, be being redirected and think we’re still down. If you see this on your RSS feed, but can’t see GL when you type in gowanuslounge.com, try clearing your cache. You […]

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[Photo courtesy of Karyn Bosnak] These earrings come from the Cool Cat jewelry store in Downtown Brooklyn on Fulton Street. Mesmerizing.

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“Coney Island’s famed Cyclone roller coaster isn’t just terrifying – it’s downright dangerous. There were at least seven incidents last summer in which riders suffered serious back and neck injuries, records show. At least two lawsuits stemming from the incidents have been filed, including one demanding $1 million. But the ride’s operator, Carole Albert, has […]

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Herewith, a selection of shows coming up in Brooklyn from today through Wednesday. Monday 6/9/08 Union Hall: American Babies, Oliver Future $8 7:30 pm Tuesday 6/10/08 Union Hall: Adem, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Sharon Van Etten $8 advance/ $10 day of show, 7:30 pm McCarren Park Pool: Death Cab For Cutie w/ Rogue wave $42.50, 7:00pm […]

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[Photo courtesy of lornagrl/flickr] This contribution to our GL Photo Pool comes from lornagrl. It’s the scene outside the Freak Show in Coney Island naturally.

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Manhole fires in Brooklyn yesterday caused disruptions on five subway lines Sunday evening and cut power to up to 1,500 residents in Boerum Hill. “Around 5:45 p.m., a manhole fire at Dean and Smith streets disabled power to signals on F and G lines, while nearby, at Bergen Street and Fourth Avenue, problems on the […]

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[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] No it’s not specifically a Brooklyn photo, but Governor’s Island is just across the Buttermilk Channel from us and the photo comes to us from GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch of Brit in Brooklyn. The photo is of one of the sculpture exhibitions currently on the island. For more about […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, there is strong sun. Today’s forecast calls for “Very hot and humid with the temperature tying the record from 1984 with hazy sunshine.” The National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning” from Noon-7PM and one for tomorrow too. The high will be 95 and it will feel like […]

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Generally the bus-related rants that we come across have to do with the reviled B61. This one, however, which was posted by to Brooklynian by apresvu has to do with the B67, which we don’t hear about very much. Here it is: I take the B67 every morning usually about 7:25am from south slope heading […]

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So, here’s a bicycling-related Sunday Missed Connection that doesn’t have to do with near misses or being run down, but with drunk biking (and seeming confusion of the Williamsburg Bridge with the Brooklyn Bridge). Here we go: Glad you wear a helmet, but you should really get blinky lights! – m4w – 27 (Kent under […]

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Brookinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Sunset Park Spiderman Speaks About NYT Bldg Climb [NYP] · Bed-Stuy Couple Face Charges in Death of Child [NYT] · Don’t Worry, They’re Not Removing Rail Lines for Atlantic Yards [AYR] · Locked Gate in Sheepshead Bay Draws Ire [NYT] · Students Apply in […]

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Here’s a fun vid shot on Kent Avenue across the street from the Edge showing a gorgeous time lapse of sunset.

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