This is not a Brooklyn story, per se, but because virtually any blogger or online journalist could potentially be the subject of acts intended to intimidate them into not publishing things or of government legal action, this is a crucial First Amendment tale. The founders of Room 8 were recently the recipients of grand jury […]

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Is that sound we hear in the distance Carroll Gardens residents massing to dip torches in kerosene and ready pitchforks to march on 116 Third Place. Well, maybe not yet, because the official word hasn’t come and the reality hasn’t sunken in. Back when the Downtown BellTel Lofts won the right to be the site […]

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There is someone near Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street in Park Slope who does not like graffiti. He or she has been annotating graffiti on construction fences in the area for some time. Often the Annotator corrects spelling and leaves notes to the effect that the graffiti writer is the product of a poor public […]

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If fishing is your child’s thing, then you might be interested to know that the 61st Annual Macy’s Fishing Contest opens on Wednesday, July 16 at 12 Noon at the Prospect Park Audobon Center at the Boathouse. Per an email we got from Eugene Patron, the man we call the Oracle of Prospect Park, a […]

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The members of the “machete-wielding mob” that attack some people over the weekend are believed to be members of a gang called the Trinitarios, a largely Dominican group. Here’s a vid of them, machetes included, from the YouTube posted up on Gothamist.

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Yesterday, we had post from a Park Slope Parents member about the teens terrorizing people at the Sunset Park Pool (and follow up about the teen turd at the Red Hook Pool) by jumping over and over into the pool. Blogger Best View in Brooklyn, who often posts about the pool and all the activities […]

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] This is an AVP Volleyball Tournament pregame going on in Coney Island. The actual games start on Friday and run through Sunday. More info here. The pic comes from Rubys Host via our Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool.

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We’re a little late with this one, having posted it over at Curbed yesterday, nonetheless it’s a fun, short vid from Street Films about the Bastille Day celebration on Sunday on Smith Street.

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[Photo courtesy of Deborah Matlack/Matlack Photography] There are only a few community gardens left in Coney Island and they are threatened because the city is looking at the property for use as parking lots. Regular GL Contributor Deborah Matlack, whose photography is superb, has visited one of these gardens many times and is checking out […]

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[Photo courtesy of STG54/flickr] The Philharmonic played Prospect Park on a night that escaped being marred by any storms. There was a large turnout for the annual show and it concluded with a small fireworks display. There were picnics, many families and, of course, the sounds of the Phil. STG54, who shot the photo above, […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · Read this F, G & C Train Service Change Notice & Figure It Out [CityRoom] · Cool Playground Opens in Brownsville [NYDN] · Deconstructing a Sports Economist’s Brian Lehrer Appearance [AYR] · Inside the Nu Hotel [Brownstoner] · Sight with Crashing Fence Gets Rid […]

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“Around 11 a.m. Monday, a bucket of wet cement fell from a scaffolding at 66 Court St. and crushed a Department of Environmental Protection vehicle. The roof was destroyed and the windows were shattered on the Toyota Prius. A pedestrian was taken away in an ambulance with an eye injury sustained from flying debris…In a […]

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This is a photo of the Time’s Up Sunset Ride to Coney Island that took place over the weekend that was sent to us by Brit in Brooklyn blogger and valued GL Contributor (and all-around nice person) Adrian Kinloch. Check out a few more shots over at BIB.

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The old Con Ed Powerhouse on Kent Avenue keeps coming down. It is being demolished by the utility and it is expected they will sell the cleared land to the highest bidder. Destructoporn photo gallery included.–Brownstoner

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[Photo courtesy of jplpagan/GL Flickr Pool] Rain has never looked as nice as it does in this photo put into our Gowanus Lounge Flickr Pool by jplpagan.

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You may have already seen this over at Brooklyn Vegan and other music sites, but we figure it’s worth posting the schedule for Saturday’s Siren Festival in Coney Island. Full info about the fest here.

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, the sky is very blue and the sun is very bright. Today’s forecast calls for it to be mostly sunny and warm with a high of 88. Tonight will be clear with a low of 70.–Accuweather

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Here are a few works from a popular street are wall on N. 8 Street in Williamsburg near Driggs. The work on the left is a Third Eye and the one on the right is a Dain, whose work has been popping up everywhere.

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] This interesting addition to our Street Couch Series collection comes from Miss Heather in Greenpoint.

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And now, a selection of concert events from today through Wednesday, July 16: Monday 7/14/08 Prospect Park: The New York Philharmonic will perform in the Long Meadow. Program includes Mozart’s Divertimento in D major, K.125a, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 and Sibelius’ Finlandia. Fireworks at the conclusion. Free. Barbes: Chicha Libre (Latin, Surf Rock, Psychedelic)- $10, […]

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“Around 1 PM on Sunday, the plywood and metal fencing surrounding the construction of the new Amalgamated Bank on 5th Avenue and 45th Street fell to the sidewalk. No one was willing to say if any pedestrians or workers had been hurt; everyone was very grumpy and sullen. For good reason, I’d say.”–Best View in […]

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Here, from our Park Slope Parents inbox folder that’s kept full by recipients who send along the newsworthy and/or interesting ones, is an exchange about the Sunset Park and Red Hook Pools. We begin with this: I went to the sunset park pool less than 2 weeks on a tuesday around 5pm and there was […]

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Yesterday the three-ton Giglio statue on Havemyer St. in Williamsburg traveled a block, round trip. Here’s part of the journey.

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The Animation Block Party kicks off next Friday (7/25) at Rooftop Films. Here’s some info about it: New York City’s largest exhibition of the world’s best independent, professional and student animation begins Friday, July 25th and ends Sunday July 27th !! The official film lineups for the jam-packed three day annual festival is available on […]

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[Photo courtesy of Dietrich/flickr] The Giglio statue was carried back and forth on Havemeyer Street yesterday as part of the 121st annual Feast at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. The Giglio lifts (yesterday and next Sunday) draw very big crowds. There will also be a “night lift” on Wednesday.

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