This is from Berry Street in Williamsburg and, yes, it’s an old vinyl record.

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[Photo courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn] This incredible street sofa comes from Sunset Park and the remarkable camera of blogger and esteemed GL Contributor Adrian Kinloch. It comes from the end of 39th Street near the water.

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[Photo courtesy of jplpagan/GL Flickr Pool] Our photographer, jplpagan, calls this a “sunflower with Brooklyn attitude.” We strongly believe it to be a Carroll Gardens sunflower.

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Francis Morrone takes a look at Gowanus in today’s Sun and offers up a taste local history and some thoughts about its past, present and future. He notes the neighborhood’s industrial history, quoting Lewis Mumford’s description from the 1950s of “grimy factories and warehouses and gas tanks” and “empty lots and industrial rubble” — evoking […]

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This email comes from the BoCoCa Parents group and touches on an issue that has been in the news and is of importance to anyone that takes their kids to Brooklyn or NYC playgrounds–burns caused by the black mats under playground equipment: Some of you have seen some of the press over the past month […]

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“I mean, really. So David Byrne made some bike racks. Nine of them. And one of them is in Williamsburg. They’re not even particularly creative, edgy, or interesting in any way–in fact, they look like something the lowest level NYC department of transit employee could’ve come up with on his lunch break. Guitar shaped rack […]

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Herewith a selection of concerts taking place between today and Sunday: Thursday 8/21/08 Seaside Park @ West 5th St. & Surf Ave. : Huey Lewis & The News (Sounds Like: The Power of Love)- Free, 7:30pm Friday 8/22/08 South Street Seaport: Oneida, Endless Boogie (Indie)-Free!!, 7:00pm Saturday 8/23/08 Music Hall of Williamsburg: Professor Murder, Pink […]

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Here’s our regular weekly post from the Center for the Urban Environment about the great tours they run: Dumbo. Saturday, August 23 – 1 – 3 pm – with Joe Svehlak. An acronym for the old Brooklyn waterfront under the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges is an amazing area of former industrial buildings converted to lofts […]

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This image was created by Tracy Collins and posted on flickr. It is very short and shows some movement in the Vanderbilt Yards, which would be decked over for the Atlantic Yards development.

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[Photo courtesy of Rubys Host/GL Flickr Pool] The white buildings in the background is the development known as The Breakers, a Sheepshead Bay project that has garnered its share of attention, particularly because it’s a gated community that has cut people off from waterfront access. There’s a long post about here on Sheepshead Bites. There […]

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Forget the slow-moving mystery of the Gowanus Whole Foods, a 20,000 square foot supermarket called Pomegranate opened its doors on Coney Island Avenue in Midwood the other day. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports: A mega-supermarket modeled on the success of gourmet food stores like Whole Foods, Pomegranate caters to elite food aficionados craving organic produce. […]

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Most construction sites are plastered with ads for new music, concerts, products and, from time to time, real estate developments. Here’s a little snapshot of one such site, at Berry Street and N. 10, which reveals a bit about the state of things currently. First, one will note the Brooklyn-centric (“I Heart Brooklyn”) Cafe Bustelo […]

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[The image is last night’s fireworks in Prospect Park before the screening of Hairspray] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images; · DA Investigating Boy’s Fall Down South Burg Elevator Shaft [NYT] · Elevator That Killed Little Boy Finally Gets Fixed [NYDN] · Guy Who Choked & Mugged 85-Year-Old Woman Arrested [NYP] […]

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Yesterday, the Municipal Art Society, garnered a lot of coverage by releasing the alternative proposals it has developed that would allow for the preservation of the historic buildings of Admiral’s Row–which could be a Brooklyn treasure for future generations–and for the development of a huge supermarket and other retail and business space. The city and […]

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“Michel Gondry may have just moved to Orient Avenue in Brooklyn, but certainly not to #59, which was briefly in the limelight when it appeared as Kate Winslet’s apartment in his film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” The place is trashed, as in really trashed.–Gothamist

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Here’s a slideshow prepared by the Municipal Art Society on their proposals for Admiral’s Row at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. You can click on the little expand symbol on the lower right to make it full screen and hit escape to get back to GL. Otherwise, access the slideshow by clicking here.

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“Like a good ‘citizen journalist,’ I’ve been keeping tabs on the aftermath of Saturday’s riot hipster pseudo-mob party thing. Turns out, five people ended up being arrested for things like “resisting arrest” and ‘inciting a riot.’ That’s interesting that when other people pull someone the other direction as he is being grabbed by a cop, […]

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There’s a document shredding opportunity coming up in Flatbush after Labor Day called Shredzilla, but it’ll cost you $10 per big box of documents you want to shred. Here’s the info: Flatbush Development Corp presents Shredzilla! Join us at PS 139 in Brooklyn on September 6th from 9am-2pm to feed your confidential papers and records […]

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[Photo Courtesy of June Carter Cash Peep/GL Flickr Pool] These are the last remnants of the old Revere Sugar Plant in Red Hook demolished by developer Joe Sitt. The rusting hulk is part of an old conveyor system out into the water. The brick building is the sole surviving structure. The property is currently being […]

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Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, it’s looking pretty darned nice right now. Today’s forecast calls for it to be pleasant with plenty of sunshine and a high of 82. Which is quite nice for late August. Tonight will be mainly clear with a low of 64.–Accuweather

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Earlier today, the Municipal Art Society offered more alternative visions that would involve saving Admiral’s Row, the historic buildings in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that the city wants to demolish for a supermarket and parking lot. The goal is to show that the buildings can be preserved and that the property can still accommodate all […]

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[Photo courtesy of Miss Heather] Push button to walk or, we suppose, to squeak and fly. This image comes from Broadway in Williamsburg and was captured for us by Miss Heather.

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We were reminded of Topshop’s McCarren Pool “hipster galleries” by a post on Williamsboard that said “this made me feel a little bit dirty.” The link, in turn, led to the topshop website and the self-described “hipster galleries” about which we have nothing to add. Interestingly, however, after yesterday’s coverage of efforts to try to […]

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The redone (as in totally) Kellogg’s Diner at Union & Metropolitan in Williamsburg isn’t open yet, but it’s certainly making a lot of progress. Check out the shiny chrome and, of course, the new sign. The astounding thing is that, given that it will be surrounded by a massive new development called the “Gateway to […]

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Check out the dude in drag dancing on the Coney Island Boardwalk. The vid shifts from horizontal to vertical part of the way through, but it’s still fun to watch.

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