Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. (We’re running a little late and linkage is a bit shorter than usual today as we’re operating in an environment with a nighmarish internet connection. Our apologies for leaving things out!) Barge Pool Open One Day and Breaks [Gothamist] Is Barge Pool Breakage Omen of […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Fourth of July: Joey Chestnut Wins Nathan’s Contest, Live Blogged [Gothamist] Chestnut Wins [Kinetic Carnival] Chestnut Prevails with 66 Hot Dogs [NYT] False Alarm Drowning at Coney on the Fourth [lornagrl] …And Someone Shoots Himself in the Neck on the Boardwalk at W. 26th [Sun] […]

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[Photo courtesy of EKavet/flickr] Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2007 [Niel’s Eye/flickr] Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest 2007 [valjean615/flickr] Nathan’s Contest & Coney Island, July 4, 2007 [Gordon Gattsek/flickr] Nathan’s 2007 Contest [William Fleitch/flickr] Hot Dog Eating Contest July 4, 2007 [misscharo/flickr] 2007 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest [shiny red tape/flickr] Fourth of July 2007 […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Where to See the Fourth of July Fireworks in Brooklyn [McBrooklyn] Happy Birthday! [Blather from Brooklyn] Happy Independence Day Brooklyn! [DDDB] Eminent Domain Without Representation Is… [No Land Grab] Is Atlantic Yards Open Space Changing? [AYR] Interesting Developer for New Fourth Avenue Condos [Real Deal] Giglio […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related images and information. Ratner Originally Wanted the Devils, and Other Details [AYR] How About a Montauk Club Duplex? [Brownstoner] Affordable Housing versus Preservation at the Domino Plant [NYDN] Korres is Coming to Montague Street [Brooklyn Heights Blog] …But Pats Coach’s Girlfriend Won’t be Moving to $2.2M Slope Townhouse […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Profit Versus Affordability and the Future of Atlantic Yards [AYR] “Delicate Beast” of Atlantic Yards Unravels [DDDB] Call for Affordable Housing in Downtown Brooklyn from Markowitz, James & Yassky [AYR] Alternate Side Complaints [Kensington Brooklyn] Brooklyn Meeting Tonight to Plan “Day of Outrage” [Sun] Suspect […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Officials See Possible Risk in Atlantic Yards Project [NYT] Times Article Leaves Impression Ratner Deserves Long Leash [AYR] Williamsburg’s East River State Park To Stay Open for Fireworks!!! [INSIJS] Once, Canarsie Was a Coney Island Too [NYT] Cafe on Clinton Updates [BK 11201] William Taft […]

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[Photo courtesy of Frank Lynch/flickr] Visual: Gerritsen Beach Flickr Set (above) [Frank Lynch/flickr] Independence Day [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Burg from the Williamsburg Bridge [malarchie/flickr] Interactive Borough Hall 2,3 [BK 11201] Fourth Avenue Near Degraw [seriously excited!] Ninth Street Bridge Operator [Big Sky Brooklyn] The Corner Look, Greenpoint [Park Slope Street Photography] Desktop Day Double Feature […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Bloomberg Urging Veto of Current 421-a Developer Tax Break Bill [NYT] The $300M Atlantic Yards “Carve Out” & Possible Veto [AYR] Police Action Against Williamsburg Bicycles [Streets Blog] DOB’s First Rejection of “Minerva II” [Brownstoner] Thinkwell’s Designs & Concepts for the New Coney Island [Kinetic […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. In the Blogs: $20M for Property at Driggs and Metropolitan [Brownstoner] Miss Heather Tells You How to Ride the B61 Bus [newyorkshitty] Petition Against 360 Smith Monster Development Project [423 Smith] Participate in the Green Brooklyn Blog [Green Brooklyn] Future Atlantic Yards Site as Seen […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. (We apologize for the delay in posting today due to our Coney Island coverage.) F Train Petition Delivered to MTA [Brooklyn Streets] Any Bed-Stuy Blocks Vying for Greenest Title? [Bed-Stuy Blog] Broad Support for Domino Designation at Landmarks Hearing [Brownstoner] Domino Plant Plans and Landmarks […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Still Coney: How Did Coney Become Such a Hot Property? [NY Mag] 2007 Mermaid Parade Hoopla [Kinetic Carnival] Mermaids on Parade! Vid [Daily Intel] The Coney Island Cyclone [Erica’s Blog] Coney Mermaid Parade [Brooklyn Heathen] Revelers on the Boardwalk [Jonathan Barkey/pbase] Not Coney: Here We […]

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[Photo courtesy Flatbush Gardener/flickr] Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. First Brooklyn Blogade at Vox Pop in Flatbush (above) [Flatbush Gardener] Brooklyn Bloggers Get Together at Vox Pop [OTBKB] The ‘Blight Excuse’ for Eminent Domain [AYR] Calls for Veto of 421-a Developer Tax Break Bill [Sun] Support the Underground Railroad? Then […]

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Here are some Mermaid Parade related links for this Monday: 16,150 flickr Mermaid Parade photos posted since Saturday [flickr] A Host of Protests and Breasts: Mermaid Parade ’07 [Coney Island Reporter] Mermaid Mania: The GL Mermaid Parade Slide Show [GL] 2007 Mermaid Parade Photos [rsguskind/flickr] 25th Annual Mermaid Parade [NY1] 2007 Coney Island Mermaid Parade […]

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[Ms. Gowanus Canal at the Mermaid Parade courtesy of f_heaney/flickr] Will the Times Advise Spitzer to Veto the 421-a Legislation? [AYR] Brooklyn Heights Beach Coming Soon [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Mass Arrest of Brooklyn Teens Spotlights Police Tactics [NYT] Ralph Stanley in Prospect Park [Velvet Sea] Stoopendous Shout Out [Dope on the Slope] Report on Stoopendous […]

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dancing girls, originally uploaded by pixietart. Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn related information and, especially on weekend, images. The Mermaid Parade kicks off 2PM today in Coney Island. It runs down the Boardwalk and Surf Avenue. Mermaids: Mermaid Day Set [pixietart/flickr] 15,980 Mermaid Parade Photos [flickr] Coney Island Mermaid Parade 2005 [Linus Gelber/flickr] […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Splasher: Breaking: Alleged Splasher Caught Sabotaging Obey Show in Dumbo [Gothamist] Was That the Splasher at the Shepard Fairey Opening? [Dumbo NYC] F Express: Residents Give F Express an “A” [NYDN] F Train Express to Coney Amusements [Kinetic Carnival] Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Also Supports F […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Happy summer! Two Men in a Room and a Ratner Bonus [AYR] Fascinating Q&A with NYC’s New Transportation Commissioner [Streets Blog] A Chat with Daniel Goldstein [NYO] Atlantic Yards Demolition Update [Brownstoner] State Brownfield Program is a Boondoggle [Sun] Joe Sitt Fights for His Coney […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. State May Further Tighten 421-a Developer Tax Break [AYR] Some Manhattan Beach Residents Want to Take Extreme Measures [My Fox] Greenpoint Traffic [11222] Albee Square Project to Lose Some Housing [Brownstoner] Patti Smith Will Open Music Hall of Williamsburg [Relix] History on Duffield Street [Sun] […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. New Ratner Atlantic Yards Head Spotted Checking Out the Footprint [AYR] F Train Frustration [Metro] Another Old Local Business Gone [11222] Follow Up to GL and GerritsenBeach.Net Posts on Manhattan Beach!!! [NYP] The Really Cute Bushwick Four Get Adopted [newyorkshitty] Prospect Park Rapist [NYP] Livable […]

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Coney Developer Drops Condo Plan [Sun] Coney Island Condo Plan Beached [NYDN] NYC Developer Revamps Plan for Coney Island, Nixing Condos [AP/Metro] Coney Island Plan is Scaled Back, but Critics are Skeptical [NYT] Condos Nixed from Coney Revamp Plan [NYP] New Thor Drawings “Condos Out–Hotels & Time Shares In” [Kinetic Carnival]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Non-Mayhem: Ward Bakery Encased in Scaffolding [Set Speed] Ratner Plays Pretend at Seventh Avenue Street Fair [AYR] Carroll Gardens Residents Seeks F Train Express [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] Kudos and Concerns About the Brooklyn Waterfront [Brooklyn Heights Blog] Apartment Hunting! [Aesthetic/Esthetic] Meet Some Very Serious Cyclones […]

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[Photo courtesy of Mirabelle Studios] Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images: Endangered Brooklyn Waterfront Follow Up [WPA] The Brooklyn Standard and Brooklyn Tomorrow [AYR] No Sleep ‘Til South Brooklyn [New York Shitty] Verizon’s Big Poles Aren’t Popular in Marine Park [NYT] Sonny Carson Ave. Official Because Councilman Charles Barron Says So [Gothamist] […]

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. The Synergy and Puffery of Brooklyn Tomorrow [AYR] New Atlantic Yards Photo Book [I’m Seeing Green] It Came from the Blogosphere [No Land Grab] A New Banksy on N. 6th Street? [INSIJS] BAM Cultural District Alive, if Not Kicking [Brownstoner] Almost 1,000 Signature on F […]

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Brooklinks is a selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. Here, we focus on yesterday’s announcement that the Brooklyn waterfront is now on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the 11 Most Endangered Place in America: Brooklyn Waterfront Deemed Endangered [amNY] Brooklyn’s Waterfront ‘Endangered’ [Metro] National Trust Calls Brooklyn Waterfront Endangered [Gothamist] Brooklyn Waterfront […]

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