Some people think that there are too many people asking for money on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope. the “askers” fall into two categories: the familiar faces that stake out spots and always beg for change, and the politically motivated looking for donations for various causes. Here’s a complaint about it from Brooklynian: I am […]

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Those familiar with Sheepshead Bay will recall the closing of local landmark Lundy’s and the subesequent news the space would become a high-end grocery stores “like Whole Foods.” Well, progress is being made in the changeover, although it’s slow going as always in many such situations. The target for opening is early next year.–GerritsenBeach.Net

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This is a new store that will be opening on what we’ve called the Death Block on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope between Second and Third Streets because of there were four empty storefronts at one point this winter. The new addition will be Carmen’s Exclusives for Children. One’s point of view on this development […]

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The City Planning Commission is holding a hearing on the Carroll Gardens Zoning Text Amendment on Wednesday (June 4). The measure, which would redefine the neighborhood’s narrow streets from “wide” to being “narrow” for zoning purposes, limiting the density of new buildings and size of additions to buildings, has won strong support at every step […]

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The film “Brooklyn’s Finest” is shooting today in Fort Green on Dekalb Avenue near Adelphi Street. The film’s plot is described by IMDB as “Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths.” Among the stars: Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle and Ellen Barken. […]

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Bob Dylan is playing Celebrate Brooklyn on August 12. Presale tix have gone on sale with the password TILDEN. Uh, probably won’t last long. Regular sale starts June 13. The performance is after the end of the regular Celebrate Brooklyn schedule–Brooklyn Vegan

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We’re very tempted to call this Department of Environmental Protection boat, the Jamaica Bay, which was docked at the Carroll Street Bridge yesterday as part of the Gowanus Goes Green event, the Turd Boat. That, however, would be wrong, as it is intended to pick up far more than crap from the surface of the […]

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Here’s what the writer calls “A Tale of Park Slope LOVE” about a wallet dropped on the sidewalk and returned to the owner in Park Slope. We’re not sure its any more indicative of neighborhood virtue than stories of unfortunate things happening say something about a neighborhood’s depravity, but we think it’s interesting enough to […]

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We spent some time at the Gowanus Goes Green festival sponsored by the Gowanus Canal Conservancy on the shores of the beautiful Gowanus. The fest took place on Carroll Street, where a variety of groups and businesses had tables and booths set up, and on the grounds of The Yard. (Said grounds are really nice […]

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It’s official, MTV’s Real World has picked a big apartment at BellTel Lofts in Downtown Brooklyn as the location for their Brooklyn shoot. To all those that had wagered money on other neighborhoods, our condolences are due. As recently as late last week, there was info floating around that BellTel lofts was out of the […]

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There is little that we see in the wild world of Williamsburg construction that surprises us. But the gaping void beyond the fence at 40 Berry Street (aka 34 Berry Street) managed to take our breath away. Right behind a gate, there is a two-story drop into a mud pit. The sidewalk is cracked from […]

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“The owners of Starrett City, a 34-year-old housing complex on Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, have reached an agreement with federal, state and city officials on the sale of the 140-acre enclave under guidelines that would ensure that it remains a haven of housing affordable to working and middle-class families. A sale of Starrett City failed […]

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Brookinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Aerial Photos Show Context of Atlantic Yards [AYR] · Man Shot Dead in Brownsville [NYDN] · Brooklyn Dude Eats 15 Slices in Pizza Eating Contest [amNY] · First Green Storage Facility is in Brooklyn [Green Brooklyn] · The Keeper of Banneker Playground [Bed-Stuy Banana] […]

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[Photo courtesy of F. Jasmin Adams] Our Carroll Gardens Correspondent checked in on the rain-delayed Carroll Park Flea Market and found, a Mr. T head thing among other things, at the well attended neighborhood event. Having dodged Saturday’s noontime monsoon-like downpour, the annual event took place on a gorgeous day instead.

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It seems that our weekly Sunday “Disconnected in Brooklyn” feature has helped spark a creative idea with a local filmmaker who’s now making a Craigslist Missed Connections documentary. Here’s the email we received: Inspired in part by your ‘Disconnected in Brooklyn’ feature I’ve begun a short documentary on the Missed Connections section of Craigslist…I am […]

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Kensington Stables is one of the city’s few remaining urban stables, but the ride in Prospect Park is increasingly rough. Horses “have suffered injuries while trotting on the bridle paths in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, parts of which are badly degraded and look less like a riding path than like a rocky, dried-up creek.”–NYT

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The blogger behind 66 Square Feet, who has sent us many wonderful photos and items, dropped this into our inbox last night. She writes: “Happy June. This is a G&T in celebration of the ubiquitous, without which life would not be worth living for the next few months, wall air conditioning unit. My aptly named […]

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The Jersey Strawberries were back at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket this weekend, plus the asparagus were out there and a lot of other things.–A Year in the Park

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Have you joined our GL Photo Pool on flickr yet and started contributing? We hope you will because we’d love to see your pics and to feature them on GL. [Photo courtesy of itsnotthatfar/flickr] Here’s a gorgeous shot of dusk in Greenwood Heights that landed in our flickr photo pool courtesy of itsnotthatfar.

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory a very, very nice day is shaping up. The only bad thing that one can say about today’s forecast, is that it’s Monday, which means most of us won’t be able to enjoy it all day: sunny and nice with a high of 79. Tonight will be clear with a […]

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In honor of today’s start of hurricane season, we present what is becoming an annual tradition here at GL: a look at what might happen to Brooklyn and all of New York City, courtesy of the Office of Emergency Management‘s hurricane evacuation map. Please note exactly how much of Brooklyn will be underwater in the […]

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The Red Hook Ikea won’t even be open for another 17 days, but we have our first Ikea Missed Connection to share as our Sunday Brooklyn Missed Connection of the week. It involves lust among the workers setting up the store. Here is is: We work in the new, big blue and yellow building in […]

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The Local Produce Festival of the Performing Arts from Spoke the Hub, had to fight off some stormy weather, but this was the scene when students from PS 321 in Park Slope performed. The festival is in its 14th year and continues today with events in some community gardens.

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The Gowanus Goes Green festival is happening today on the grounds of The Yard, which is on the Gowanus Canal at the Carroll Street Bridge. The day features a peformance by Brooklyn rockabilly band the Defibulators, food and beverages from V-Spot, Union Hall and the Treats Truck, and lots of stuff from local green businesses […]

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Every week, we take a look at a few comments left by GL readers during the previous seven days. Here’s this week’s selection: Ruby Reopens on Boardwalk After “Unfortunate Accident”. “I was the first person to walk in the bathroom at Ruby’s after the floor had collapsed. Imagine my surprise to find this panicked guy […]

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