Once upon a time, neighbors of the construction site we used to call the Roebling Oil Field were worried about the pools of oil that bubbled to the surface as the property was dug up. Then, the oil was cleaned up and the Roebling Oil Building rose (very quickly) on the site. It’s now known […]

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“Dan Kaufman, aka Chef Dan, of Busy Chef was arrested…Charges against Kaufman include Grand Larceny, Attempted Grand Larceny, Possession of a Forged Instrument and Criminal Impersonation according to the Brooklyn Criminal Court. He will be arraigned this evening.” Mr. Kaufman is associated with Blue Pig ice cream, Busy Chef, Oven and Wine Bar. He allegedly […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Decomposing Body Found at McCarren Pool [Sun] · Hunt on for Killer of Brooklyn Couple [NYDN] · Another Hotel for Downtown Brooklyn [Brownstoner] · Local Campaign Fundraising [Brooklyn 11211] · Tent or Art in Brooklyn Bridge Park? [Dumbo NYC] · Ballet and Modern Dance […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Here’s an interesting addition to a sign at Bedford Avenue and N. 5 Street in Williamsburg that Miss Heather captured recently. We have no idea how they got there or why, but they’re certainly interesting.

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“It’s weird how there is one of these in each neighborhood. When we used to live in Carroll Gardens on Henry Street, the local sign ripper was a mustachioed retiree from one of the social clubs with a vague resemblance to Teddy Roosevelt. I remember staring him down so much that he didn’t rip down […]

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There is little one can add to this message on Berry Street in Williamsburg except to say that, well, Jimbo likes hugs. Don’t we all?

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It’ll be so damned hot this weekend the city is opening cooling centers and the Office of Emergency Management is sending out press releases telling people how not to drop dead in the heat. (Should make for an extra-fun Siren Festival Tomorrow.) OEM and the Dept. of Health advise “that extremely hot weather is forecast […]

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] Here’s a cool Coney boardwalk scene from the camera of Rubys Host, who always is putting the coolest pics into our GL Flickr Pool.

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory it looks nice, but we know better. It’s going to be very hot and humid today with a high of 94 that will feel like 101. Tonight will be partly cloudy, warm and humid with a low of 76. There is a heat advisory in effect from Noon today through […]

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[Photo courtesy of nycrouge/flickr] This is a gorgeous sunset as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge Pop-Up Park the other night. Given the gorgeousness of the scene, we’re really surprised there weren’t more people hanging out taking it all in.

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This Peru Ana Ana Peru comes from N. 6 Street between Wythe and Kent Avenues in Williamsburg, which is one of the few spots left in Williamsburg west of the BQE that continues to consistently attract new street art.

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[Photo courtesy of jet200nyc/flickr] Williamsburg’s 121st Annual Giglio Feast at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church on Havemeyer Street runs through Sunday, when the three-ton, five-story statue with band and priest will “dance” again. Before the, there is the alluring Night Dance of the Giglio tonight at 8PM. Be there to catch this unique Brooklyn […]

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Is it bad news for development projects when the developer gets into a nasty dispute with the people providing the financing? Well, projects in Gerritsen Beach and Sheepshead Bay being developed by Stephen Jamal as part of the Brooklyn Riviera should provide some insight. $5.5 million is at issue.–GerritsenBeach.Net

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Herewith a selection of concert events for today and tomorrow. The list this week is so long that we’ll be running the Saturday and Sunday events compiled by Dan Bennis tomorrow: Thursday 7/17/08 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival at Metrotech: Phoebe Snow (Jazz/Blues)-Free!!, 12:00pm Celebrate Brooklyn: Jerry Douglas, Holmes Brothers (Bluegrass, Blues)- Free!!, 7:30pm McCarren […]

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It’s been a while since we took a look at the Soleil, whose working name had been the Finger of S. 1 Street before it got a marketing name. We passed by again recently and caught a look at the finished product, which we must say does cut quite a profile on the otherwise very […]

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With people moving into the Novo Park Slope sometime before the end of the decade (well, actually, quite soon), it’s time to ask: will they be able to get a cab? This photo, which we shot recently, would seem to indicate that the answer is yes. On the other hand, they’re only cabs belonging to […]

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Here’s a fun vid that requires a little bit of patience to watch, but has some fascinating glimpes of Coney Island circa 1969. We found it thank to (of course) Kinetic Carnival.

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This is the stars-and-stripes steer thing in front of the new (and, in our opinion, tragically named) Flipsters in Park Slope on Seventh Avenue. The restaurant is the replacement for the ill-fated (and somewhat reviled by some) Brooklyn Burger Bar. Whether Flipsters is more highly regarded remains to be seen. We have no idea what […]

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The new bike routes through Greenpoint are not universally love, in part, because the part of the route on Manhattan Avenue strikes a bunch of people as being dangerous. “I’m not concerned with the current Project Route but rather the Future Planned Route. Those little red dots that appear to be heading down Manhattan Avenue […]

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Well, Fourth Avenue will never be the new Park Avenue, but it is changing. This is a new eyeglass shop on the avenue between Carroll and President Streets and we have to say that it’s just a little jarring to see Versace and Jimmy Choo in a place where tire shops and the like used […]

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We’ve noted the goings on at the big former lot on Bedford Avenue between N. 11 and N. 12 Street multiple times. The land was most recently a parking lot, but at one point was a paint factory and has a variety of toxic issue associated with it necessitating some cleanup before development of a […]

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Remember the Summer of Hope proclaimed back in May by Thor Equities as this summer’s Coney theme with rides occupying property on which the developer had demolished attractions in the winter of 2006-07? As it turns out, it would appear that “summer” is ending early. Regulars on the Coney Island Message Board have been reporting […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Double Murder of Brooklyn Lawyers in Marine Park [NYDN] · Post Follows Up on Curbed, GL & Brownstoner Ikea Water Taxi Story [NYP] · Make Sure to Turn in Your Gun for $200 at These Brooklyn Churches [NYP] · Why is This Atlantic Yards-Related […]

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[Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Streets] We noted yesterday that an entrance to the Carroll Street Station in Carroll Gardens will soon be shut down to accommodate the construction of the 360 Smith Street development. Here’s a bit more detail from the MTA that went out yesterday: This is to inform you that MTA NYC Transit […]

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Do you take cool pics of Brooklyn and post them on Flickr? If so, we’d love for you to join our Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool or tag your photos “gowanuslounge” so we can see them and post some of them. [Photo courtesy of Trina356/GL Flickr Pool] This may be one of the prettiest pictures of […]

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