“A cop-bashing art exhibit at a taxpayer-funded museum in Brooklyn portrays the city’s Finest as trigger-happy racists who have put bull’s-eyes on the backs of black New Yorkers. Police abuse victims, including African immigrant Amadou Diallo, are depicted as shooting targets in the ‘The Blue Wall of Violence’ exhibit at The Museum of Contemporary African […]

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“The world is now safe from the Rat-Squirrel House. Relatively, anyway.” Some scaffolding has gone up around Cobble Hill’s most compellingly interesting structure. “Imagine the first floor surrounded by a green wooden box of scaffolding on top of blue metal poles and capped with a sprawling plywood bowl the shape of a giant catcher’s mitt—all […]

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We’ve never heard of the Bank Freeze King and we keep seeing “Brain Freeze” every time we see the phrase, but he’s a lawyer who is alleged to put a freeze on bank accounts when he represents creditors or buyers of debt. There are a lot of complaints about the so-called Brain Bank Freeze King […]

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It will be sunny today and cold, with a high of 33, but clouds will increase as the day goes on. As things stand right now, the forecast for tonight calls for snow mixing with rain and a low of 32. At least, that’s the call as of early this morning.–Accuweather

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Red Hot Szechuan, the Chinese restaurant on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, whose fate has been the subject of much speculation since the steel grate was rolled down a few days ago and failed to open again, is definitely dead. Its demise has been confirmed although no cause of death has been offered, leaving Park […]

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Here are a whole lot of miscellaneous kinds of tidbits that could be of interest from the custom Ork Brooklyn map to the really good local taqueria that just reopened on Myrtle Avenue. There is a lot of music, dance, arts, and a drink or two in between.–Brooklyn Based

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The guy at the newsstand next door to the space that was Tempo Presto at Seventh Ave. and Third Street and before that Mojo Cafe and before that….says it’s going to be a Mexican restaurant. They are doing renovation work. It looks like they took the bathroom out and are putting in new doors. (Curiously, […]

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As we’ve noted many times, the Williamsburg waterfront power plant proposal is still, astoundingly, alive. An obscure state agency called the Siting Board will meet next month to (again) determine its fate. The GWAPP group “urgently needs volunteers in the weeks leading up to the meeting. There are jobs big and small for anyone with […]

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Dig into the some of the people trying to help the Brooklyn Public Library raise money, which is having a kickoff event on March 8. They’re hoping to raise $10,000 this year, but only have 21 members so far and “a ways to go.” The goal is 300-500 members by the end of the year […]

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“At Coney Island Bagels in Brooklyn, a plain bagel with nothing on it has reached the one-dollar mark – up from 60 cents last year.” This is still cheaper than some bagel places in Manhattan, though, where they’re $1.20. Bagels were 30 cents 20 years ago and 50 cents just five years ago.–NYP

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No one, it seems, wants the Khalil Gibran International Academy, the Arabic-themed school in Brooklyn. Park Slopers gave it the boot last year. So, it moved to a spot in Boerum Hill, which it apparently has outgrown. The plan for next year is to move it to PS 287 in Fort Greene. Guess what? “At […]

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It’s going to be quite sunny, but breezy and colder today. The Brooklyn high will be 30, but it will feel like 17. Look for clear skies tonight with a low of 21 that will feel like an invigorating 12 degrees.–Accuweather

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“A new poll on the 2009 mayoral race produced a startling result yesterday: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s enormous popularity in his home borough has propelled him to the top of the seasoned Democratic field. “It goes against conventional wisdom,” said Marist College pollster Lee Miringoff. The Beep grabbed 18 percent, ahead of Rep. Anthony […]

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Despite claims that the only options at the Brooklyn Navy Yard are preservation of Admiral’s Row without a supermarket or demolition of the historic buildings for the store and parking, the Fort Greene Association is trying to show that the community can have its veggies and eat them too, so to speak. It would be […]

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“Booklyn is an artist-run non-profit organization. Established in 1999, it facilities are open to the public Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. The first Tuesday of each month is dedicated to ‘Open Salon Night’…Following Tuesdays are dedicated to workshops where you can get hands on experience with the various aspects of bookmaking…”–New York Shitty

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It’s going to be partly sunny today, but it will be windy at times and colder with some flurries here and there. Winds will be around 20 MPW with gusts up to 40. The high will be 42 but it will feel like 36. Tonight it will be breezy and cloudy with a low of […]

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The rats at Borough Hall are still doing well. Thanks to the snow there are many pictures of little tracks that show a great deal of activity as well as the failure of extermination efforts. Nice to see them enjoying this little burst of winter, however.–Pardon Me for Asking

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Yesterday, we noted on Curbed that Purple 53, the old bread truck/living quarters that was parked in a lot at N. 11 and Bedford in Williamsburg for a year, was gone. The truck took off last week and actually left New York City on Friday during the snowstorm. The first stop was Richmond on Saturday […]

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So, the “father of hip-hop,” Clive Campbell (D.J. Kool Herc) is suing Jay-Z, developer Bruce Ratner and Barclays Bank for $5 billion for slavery reparations. Jay-Z is a part owner of the Nets, which would play in the Barclays Center in Mr. Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project. Barclays has been accused of historic links to the […]

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We will have rain today and it will be breezy by this afternoon. The high will be 46, but it will feel like 42. Rain will continue through early evening. The low tonight will be 34.–Accuweather

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“A Brooklyn mom flying back from Haiti on American Airlines died after two onboard oxygen tanks that could have been used to revive her failed to work, relatives said Sunday. Carine Desir, 44, a nurse from Lefferts Gardens, collapsed an hour into the flight on Friday, moaning, ‘Don’t let me die.’ Flight attendants and medical […]

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A nice group showed up for the Greening Flatbush event yesterday. “It was the inaugural event for the Gardening Committee of Sustainable Flatbush, and we’re all pretty pleased with ourselves.” There was News 12 coverage and a full photoset is here.–Flatbush Gardener

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$8,000 in rent for the summer will get your a “great spot opposite WONDER WHEEL. Very busy location. Rent includes all utilities. Perfect for game or novelties. Rent payable in 3 installments. Season ends Sept. 30th.”–Craigslist

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It will be sunny today with a predicted high of 47 and skies shifting to party cloudy as the day goes on in advance of some precipitation. It will feel like 50. Tonight, look for increasing clouds with “a bit of snow toward dawn.” The low will be 33. Tomorrow will be breezy with rain […]

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Forget redoing the new lighting at the Parachute Jump or returning it to use as a ride. It’s already a favorite spot for peregrine falcons. “The unused steel tower is a favorite perch for the local peregrines…it was during my first or second game that I discovered the raptor’s choice perch. Our seats were along […]

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