The Purchase Building under the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the first structures slated to come down as part of construction of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The building is now empty, so the police blockade of New Dock Street next to it is done too. Sadly, you still can’t get to the Esplanade on the water, […]

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“Speaking of shit that stinks,” nothing smells worse that finding a photo that you took and annotated on a rotten, thieving website that even has tosses their own watermark on your (annotated) photo.”Unfettered by such vagaries as copyright law or intellectual property they saw fit to neither link to the site where this photograph came […]

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“I am looking for a woman who marched in the Mermaid Parade in 2007. White, early-mid thirties, light brown hair, VERY PREGNANT. She’d painted her belly to look like the planet Earth. My friend took a gorgeous picture of her and I am DYING to use it for a photo/visual art project I’m producing, but […]

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Check out Eagle Provisions, an old store on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope south of the Prospect Expressway, and while you’re at it, do not miss the way cool mural on the side of the building. The local landmark offers “epicurian delights from around the world.”–Fading Ad Blog

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If you’re in or near Bay Ridge, then, think about checking out the Pet Adopt-a-Thon today at the Happy Pets store on Fourth Avenue between 98th Street and Marine Avenue for an all-day pet adopt-a-thon! The store’s owners have teamed up with Sean Casey Animal Rescue. “Everyone can use a little bit of love – […]

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So, if you stop and take a photo of the NYPD’s “Tower of Fun” skywatch thing, which is currently stationed in Crown Heights, an undercover officer might pull you aside and suggest that you’re a terrorist. Like this: “What are you, a terrorist? You look like you’re taking photographs of the officers in that secure […]

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“The Gowanus seems to endlessly inspire. Real estate speculators. City historians. Mafia hit-men. Artists. Ah yes. The light of the Gowanus has been compared to Venice. Even Hepcat, who takes many a picture there, says so. What is it? The romance of the industrial landscape? The Kentile sign? The view of Manhattan and the elevated […]

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When all is said and done, lighting up the Parachute Jump will have cost $3.45 million, give or take. Last week, Borough President Marty Markowitz announced a $2 million redo of the lighting designed by Leni Schwendinger and the city issued an RFP for the job. Mr. Markowitz is now calling it “Phase II” of […]

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The newest venue for music in Brooklyn is…the Masonic Temple in Fort Greene. “This 99-year-old hall, a place known for secret society meetings and wedding receptions for Masons and friends of Masons only, is Brooklyn’s new alt music venue, and we have Brice Rosenbloom, of boomBOOMpresents, to thank. The Fort Greene music promoter, who’s booked […]

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As of 7:50 AM today, the petition calling on the Mayor to allow the 200 residents of 475 Kent Avenue to return to their home had gotten 2,802 signatures.–475 Kent Ave. Petition

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The Rat-Squirrel House of Cobble Hill is one of those stories that you know is going to have legs: a decrepit house amidst valuable property with a possible eccentric person living inside with rodents. Come on, you know it’s going to show up on TV and in a couple of papers. The real question is: […]

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Space in the “Venice Springs Industrial Park” might be suitable for any number of things from edgy restaurant to artist studio and scrap processing to bakery. Oh, and canal boat tour operator. Well, it’s an interesting way to get people to pay attention to the ad for the commercial space that one is leasing on […]

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“So what is the reason for its descent from glorious burger haven to rundown, just-about-to-be-closed burger shack (besides reported loss of lease)? Well, I think raising the prices was a mistake. Or at least it was a mistake when patrons have to put up with generally incompetent service, unsurprising moments like flat draft root beer […]

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“Yesterday evening’s public scoping meeting at Lincoln High School was a fairly orderly and tame affair. This wasn’t too surprising- considering that the meeting was devoted to specific responses to a specific document (the Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS)– but was still a departure from the emotion and boisterousness of other meetings that the Coney […]

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If finding a place to live in Brooklyn isn’t dramatic enough for you, perhaps you will enjoy it as a drama. There’s a play called “Open House” that’s all about, well, real estate and open houses. “Now through March 16, The Foundry Theatre is making it possible for you to enter private living rooms in […]

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Are you waiting until the last minute? Could today turn into a love disaster? Fear not. Here are some last-minute tips that will enable anyone to look like a hero or heroine of love when all is said and done.–OTBKB

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The attempt to put a Green Street into Gerritsen Beach is dead in the face of community opposition. “Green Streets died tonight. It is now a dead issue. The community really came out if force against this proposal. P.S. 277 auditorium was packed to the point that it was standing room only…Then after a resident […]

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There is little that can actually be said about this sign on Fifth Avenue for the “Park Slope Trail,” other than we wish we had taken the photo ourselves. The sign is genious.–Gothamist & Brownstoner

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“How long has it been since you found the true love of your life? If it was at least 50 years ago, then you’re invited to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Valentine’s party.” The party honors Brooklyn couples who’ve been married a half century or longer. RSVP to 718-802-4488. The event starts at 2pm at […]

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Among the things that one can do today, is bake something for the significant other. (You have time to bake, right?) For instance, Red Velvet Cupakes. “In a small bowl, sift the cake flour and set aside. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until […]

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Caputo’s Bakery, which is one of several excellent bakeries on Court Street, is ready for love. It has “Big pink heart-shaped cookies with chocolate glaze…Cup cakes with, oh, so colorful flowers and of course, the frosted chef d’oeuvre with delicate sugar roses.” In case you don’t know, it’s at 329 Court Street.–Pardon Me For Asking

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Lovers of Karl Fischer are sure to especially enjoy the latest from Hot Karl, which is planned for India Street and Franklin, across the street from the Astral. A reader asks: “Any idea what Jetsons-looking, maxed-out bit of Narcotecture this ass clown is looking to unleash upon me and mine?” It’s a 12-story “vertical addition” […]

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“A Williamsburg community activist who would be the first Hasidic Jew on the City Council if elected has decided to run for David Yassky’s seat. Isaac Abraham, a hardware store owner and tenants advocate, said he is responding to “very strong” pressure from friends, colleagues and community residents to seek the post Yassky must vacate […]

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The jail with retail idea is still alive even if the jail with retail & condos scheme crashed and burned and the jail with school concept was DOA. Now, the city has trotted out a rendering from no less than Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to try to build support for doubling the capacity of the […]

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