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Entries Tagged as 'Governor’s Island'

GL Day Ender: Coney Island Break Up Letters New Years Day

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Here’s a free event, after you probably spent all your money on too much booze and/or other stuff this New Year’s Eve. This Thursday (New Years Day, 1/1/09!), as part of the 15th Annual Alternative day of Spoken Word Extravaganza, Mermaid Hawley and Bluesman have 6 minutes to “save Coney Island” sometime between 6-8pm (said […]

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Tags: Brooklinks · coney island · Crime · GL Day Ender · Governor's Island · Red Hook · Uncategorized

GL Waterfall Video: Governors Island Edition

July 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on GL Waterfall Video: Governors Island Edition

Here’s Olafur Eliasson’s waterfall on Governors Island (which we consider to be an honorary part of Brooklyn as it is closer to us than Manhattan) viewed up close and personal from the Island itself.

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Tags: Art · Governor's Island · NYC Waterfalls

The Tempest: Sunday Edition, Part I

June 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on The Tempest: Sunday Edition, Part I

[Photo courtesy of Brit in Brooklyn] This amazing photo comes from the Brit in Brooklyn photoblog, which is produced by Adrian Kinloch. Here’s what Left in Bay Ridge had to say about the storm clouds as how they looked from Bay Ridge: “It’s Sunday and it’s another thunder boomer. And the sky! Did you see […]

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Tags: Bay Ridge · Governor's Island · Weather