Are you a member of our GL Flickr Pool? If you’re not, please join and put you new Brooklyn photos there so that we can see and post some of your pics. [Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] This is the body of water separating Coney Island from the Mainland, Coney Island Creek. It […]

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It’s going to be a nice one today, specifically, “mostly sunny and nice” with a high of 81. The low tonight will be 65 and there will be patchy clouds.–Accuweather

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The Dains are sort of visible to the left of the Obey. They come from Williamsburg.

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We have no idea how this happened except that it’s from Clinton Hill and a GL reader sent this our way. It’s a perfect image for a summer Friday.

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And now, a selection of some musical happenings this weekend in Brooklyn: Friday 8/8/08 East River State Park: 88BoaDrum featuring Gang Gang Dance at the Williamsburg Waterfront- an unprecedented aural and visual experience. (All tickets already distributed…they’re on Craigslist, though.) Saturday 8/9/08 Celebrate Brooklyn: Hal Willner’s Bill Withers Project: Many artists come together to celebrate […]

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This is based on a post we ran about Holy Trinity Cemetery from the wonderful Ruth Edebohls at CUE a couple of weeks ago who, among other things, supplies us with “History Revealed” posts. In any case, WPGA picks up the thread with more history about the Burg’s Holy Trinity Church. “Now known as Most […]

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There is activity for the first time in a year on the Whole Foods site in Gowanus. While the retailer is still waiting on permits from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, it does have some permits from the Department of Buildings allowing some foundation work. Here is what a tipster just sent to our […]

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Few people know about Brother Islands because they are so difficult to reach. But they have a long and fascinating story that is deeply entwined with the history of New York. Situated in the East River slightly north of Riker’s Island, North and South Brother Islands were claimed in 1614 by Captain Adriaen Block for […]

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Our old friend 80 Metropolitan, which will occupy the entire block between Metropolitan Avenue and S. 1 Street and Wythe Avenue and Kent Avenue, is finished rising and is now acquiring touches like brick. (Well, the main building is done rising. The building along Kent Avenue, which got a later start, is still going up.) […]

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A longtime GL reader sent us an email asking if we could post something about an event that neighbors on 12th Street are having tomorrow. Of course, we can: The following is about a Bake Sale that is going to benefit Operation Backpack….Neighbors from 438 and 444 12th Street (between 7th and 8th Aves) are […]

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“More than half of the 5,000 new hotel rooms once planned for Brooklyn may never see the light of day because of the nation’s dwindling economy, a top industry expert says. Sean Hennessey, CEO of Lodging Advisors, said that of the roughly 25 borough hotel projects in the pipeline six months ago only seven will […]

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Thor Equities didn’t publicize it’s “Night of Faith” at Astroland last night, but it’s doing so after the fact this morning. Here we go: Thor Equities last night hosted more than 1,000 members of eight separate Coney Island religious congregations at Astroland amusement park in Coney Island — part of a free “Night of Faith.” […]

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[Photo courtesy of popattyny/flickr] There are multiple reports (and photos) of raccoons in Boerum Hill courtesy of the Boerum Hill Group. One is around State Street: I was walking home last night on State Street between Bond and Nevins when I suddenly realized that the “stray cat” walking along the curb near me was in […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: · BJ’s Planned for Bensonhurst and Canarsie [NYDN] · Suit Says 10 Year Old Cuffed on School Bus [NYDN] · One Year Anniversary of the Bay Ridge Tornado [Bay Ridge Blog] · Third and Bond Development Needs a Logo [Brownstoner] · Dumbo Nike Mural Still […]

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The Wonder Wheel in Coney Island turns 88 today! There aren’t many details on the CIDC Coney Island Fun Guide, but there’s supposed to be a day-long celebration. Regardless, it’s a great excuse to go take a spin on an historic Ferris wheel and think about all the other people that have taken the same […]

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We continue to have problems with our webhost, which continues to provide us with an astounding amount of down time, usually in the morning and usually for several hours. We were hit again yesterday starting around 9:30AM. We apologize if you’ve been tuning in to GL and finding nothing and hope that you come back […]

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[Image courtesy of acsweet/flickr] Tomorrow (Saturday, 8/9) is the next and final installment of Williamsburg Walks, which is the car-free Bedford Avenue experiment that will be taking place from Noon-7PM between Metropolitan Avenue and N. 12 Street. Check it out. Tomorrow is also the first installment of the city’s Summer Streets program, though that ambitious […]

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The Times looks again at one of the Freaks of Shoot the Freak in Coney Island. “Jose lives in East New York, Brooklyn, and is going into his senior year at Progress High School for Professional Careers, in Williamsburg. He wants to become a police officer, a profession in which the whole dodging shooters thing […]

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[Photo courtesy of kmf221/flickr] Here the National Night Out Against Crime from Greenwood Playground in Windsor Terrace the other night. The photographer has posted a really big photoset of the festivities over at flickr.

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[Photo courtesy of stellag/flickr] No description is needed here for the Brooklyn Bridge + Waterfalls courtesy of stellag via our GL Flickr Pool.

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It’s only going to be 71 today and there will be “times of clouds and sun with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm.” It will be partly cloudy with a low of 64 tonight.–Accuweather

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We don’t know what happened to the signs at the corner of N. 9 Street and Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, but it does seem like it was violent. We are guessing they are victims of a vehicular homicide.

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[Photo courtesy of Erinmelina/GL Flickr Pool] This specimen comes from Second Street near Bond in Gowanus. It came our way via GL Flickr Pool contributor Erinmelina.

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This is Ram’s Roti Shop in Ditmas Park, offering the taste of a mother’s love. The image comes to us from Brit in Brooklyn blogger and GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch.

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Red Hook blogger Callalillie, who shut down her blog earlier this year, is back, but won’t be a Red Hook blogger much longer. As for her return, she writes: Yeah, so I’m back. I think. For now. At least I think I am. Over the past two months I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging- […]

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