Soon, it will be time for an entire new round of stories about how screwed we will all be when a major hurricane hits New York City. (Yes, we said when, not if.) In the meantime, anyone that wants to read how generally screwed Brooklyn and various parts of the city will be in general […]

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Today’s Brooklyn weather forecast calls for “clouds yielding to sun” with a high of 49 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 37. The long-range forecast shows a possibility of clouds and perhaps some rain starting on Friday.–Accuweather

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Seventh Avenue’s Sotte Voce is opening not one, but two, new spinoffs on Fifth Avenue in coming months, per our friends at Brownstoner. “Within the next month they’re going to open a bistro called Aperitivo on the corner of 1st street…One of Sotto’s managers says Aperitivo is going to be open from early morning to […]

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Does Brooklyn Bridge Park have more trouble on its hands? Yes, it does. The latest issue, revealed in today’s Post, is objections from the Department of Environmental Conservation to many of the park’s water features. DEC says they could harm aquatic life. Negotiations are underway.–Curbed

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We have written about 1000 Manhattan Avenue before. Now, there is an entire story attached to it: “Two crossing steel beams—one apparently holding up the other—were placed against the building’s façade and onto the sidewalk. At the end of the beam, which is wrapped in yellow caution tape, there is a mysterious wooden box…At first […]

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Way back when, a building with a laundromat on Court Street in Carroll Gardens that is now up for sale, housed a Dairy Queen and a KFC. Does that mean that Court St. was de-chainified for a time only to have the chains coming back with vengeance now?–PMFA

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The reviews are coming in for the two spots that opened this weekend in the Slope. Of ‘sNice on Fifth Avenue Slopehead writes, “Simply put, this place is a godsend for anyone with vegetarian inclinations. Evidently there are a lot of people like that in the neighborhood because the place was packed. Food was delicious […]

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A Carroll Gardens couple isn’t sleeping together right now because the husband supports Sen. Hillary Clinton and the wife is with Sen. Barack Obama. The wife has told the huband he won’t be getting anything unless he switches sides. We have no idea how the story starting making the rounds.–Brooklyn Streets, Carroll Gardens

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Not that sunrise and sunset are an hour later than they had been, we’re looking at “plenty of sunshine” in the forecast for today with a high of 44 degrees. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low of 32.–Accuweather

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The “Brooklyn College Target” is open at Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues. “The store first welcomed customers on Tuesday, March 4th. Though the signs on the door have said ‘Opens March 9th’ for about two weeks, it turns out that date is the official ‘Grand Opening’. The store opened with a ‘soft opening’ five days early.” […]

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“Smartmom can’t wait for the May opening of Babeland, the woman-friendly sex toys shop on Bergen Street off Fifth Avenue. And so are plenty of Park Slopers. Of course, that didn’t prevent the New York Post from oozing out of the Murdochian slime to dis the neighborhood with its story this week on the coming […]

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“While out documenting the despicable demolition of the Ward Bread Bakery Building for Atlantic Yards, i noticed that some birds appeared to be building a nest, or have already built a nest, inside of a support pole on a lamp post on the corner of Dean Street and Carlton Avenue.” Check out the fight over […]

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The first group to announce a bid for the huge Starrett City development is a community-based one made up of the Christian Cultural Center, the Central Labor Council, and the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty. They say the goal is keeping Starrett City affordable. The bid is said to be “well below” the $1.3 billion […]

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“The Park Slope Civic Council hosted a great Sustainability Meeting titled PlanPS2008: How You Can Start Fighting Climate Change Today last night, well attended by over a hundred people. Introductions were by PSCC trustee Eric McClure and Ken Freeman, PSCC’s president.”–I’m Seeing Green

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A second round of heavy rainfall is expected to move over the region by late Saturday morning and into the afternoon. The rain will end by Saturday evening, but not before 2 to perhaps as much as 4 inches of rain has fallen. Some locally higher amounts are possible, especially if thunderstorms develop on Saturday…Saturated […]

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The Manhattan Beach Community Group, which has provided amusement in the past, particularly with the idea of beach privatization last year, is now proposing to block renters from joining its ranks. An email says that it is “leaving us without a say in our own community. It is completely unfair and I’m hoping someone will […]

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Depending on one’s point of view the dog named Miss Mordred in Greenpoint is either very cute or quite grotesque. It all depends on how one feels about chihuahuas and, specifically, ones wearing body length apparel that resembles a hoodie with a faux hawk. So, it’s either awwwwhhhh or eeewwwhhhh.–New York Shitty

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Which Williamsburg waterfront highrise project will win the battle for the hearts and wallets of Brooklyn condo buyers? “Two of the biggest developments on the Williamsburg waterfront are about to face off on the sales market. First up, the Edge (a Brownstoner advertiser), which is going on sale next month…A cross-section of the 575 units […]

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“So now that the red chair is in its temporary position in the dining room next to the doorway to the kitchen, I keep bumping into it. To put it succinctly: It’s in the way. But it does make a great place to dump coats, backpacks, electric guitars and cereal bowls (with the Raisin Bran […]

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There will be increasing clouds today with a high of 50. Rain will develop in late afternoon and it will be rainy tonight with a low of 43. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch from tonight through early Sunday morning. Rainfall of 2-3 inches is expected. It could be time to get […]

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The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Blogfest will be on May 8th, 2008 at 8 p.m. at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Fourth Avenue and Union Street right on top of the R train’s Union Street station. Cool venue for a cool event.–OTBKB

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Once, there were many hotels in Coney Island. One of them was the Half Moon Hotel on the Boardwalk at W. 29th Street. It was “meant to be a vanguard of western boardwalk expansion, but this plan was derailed by the Great Depression. The hotel served as a naval hospital, the Harbor Hotel, and the […]

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A temporary roller skating rink may be coming to an undisclosed location in Coney Island this summer (our guess is the property owned by developer Joe Sitt), but in the meantime, here’s a reminder of an old rink that used to be on W. 8th Street. The best anyone can do to place this image […]

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It’s official, “A week from now, Atlantic Ave will be irrevocably changed. Mark those calendars.” The new Urban Outfiters is opening on March 13 and there is photographic proof.–Racked

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There is little one can say about today’s weather other than it’s going to be pretty darned nice. It will be partly sunny with a high of 54, which will feel like 56. Tonight, look for partly cloudy skies and a low of 40. Tomorrow, though, clouds increase and rain is expected late.–Accuweather

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