Here’s a little bit of Memorial Day weekend action from East River State Park in Williamsburg, where lounging takes place against the background of new condos.

Now, kiss. That’s it. You’re beautiful. Just beautiful. Call it a professional public display of affection. The photo of the photos being made is from the city-run Brooklyn Bridge Park at the foot of Main Street in Dumbo

Here’s the latest from BCAT’s fun series, A Walk Around the Blog. It features one of our regular go-to blogs for linkage, A Year in the Park.

[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet]

This is a fountain on Dean Street in Boeurm Hill near Bond. We understand that it makes a lot of sound.

[Photo courtesy of arichman33/flickr]

This is Atlantic Avenue. Those are three Porsches in a row. There may be a back story here or it may be an odd coincidence. In either case, props to arichman33 for getting the pic and putting it in the GL Photo Pool on flickr.

Outside the weather observatory we are looking at one of the nicest Memorial Days we can ever remember. (Well, at least, it will be competitive with them.) Today’s forecast is “Partly sunny and beautiful” with a high of 80°F. Tonight there will be some clouds, but it will be breezy and mild with a low of 64.–Accuweather

There is hopeful news from Windsor Terrace and Eden Cleaners, which was the site of the murder of a beloved neighborhood business person last week. A memorial tree has been quietly planted, the slain owner’s son reopened the store yesterday morning and says he intends to carry on the business. A memorial fund has been started by resident Brenna Beirne and her neighbors in Kyung-Sook Woo’s honor. First, the news about the tree via an email we received:

It was planted this morning outside Eden Dry Cleaners. A sapling in line with a series of older, mature trees along that street. No fanfare or ceremony. They just put it in and people started noticing that it was there. A neighbor spoke with Mrs. Woo’s son who spoke of the family’s determination to keep the store operating, saying this is what his mother would have wanted, and who pointed proudly to the tree.

Meanwhile, the Linda Woo Memorial Fund has been created for those who want to make donations to pay for a memorial plaque. Per an email, “Checks can be made out to the Linda Woo Memorial Fund, placed in an envelope marked ‘Memorial Fund’ and dropped in the mail slots of either 243 Windsor Place- beginning Tuesday May 27th, or 18 Reeve Place- beginning immediately. They can also be mailed to the Linda Woo Memorial Fund c/o Brenna Beirne, 711 Greenwood Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11218. Donations can also be made via paypal to the account, community11218@gmail.com. The Times has an account of Eden’s first day back in business with brothers Kenneth and Daniel Oh

One of the more amusing things that is part of the Brooklyn Bridge Anniversary Celebration is the miniature golf course with Brooklyn icons like Junior’s and the Brooklyn Bridge that has been set up at the old Tobacco Warehouse. The games are free and golf continues today from 1PM-5PM.

From the GL Inbox last night at 12:00 AM comes this missive: “I saw a very strange light above the western horizon over Brooklyn at 11:47 p.m. Saturday night. If it was a shooting star, it was the biggest I have ever seen. It flashed blue-green and then disappeared. I am freaked out. Did anyone else see this? Could it have been some kind of ball lightening or something? Signed, Take me to your leader?”

We checked out the Telectroscope art installation at Fulton Ferry Landing yesterday and will put up a full photoset tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s some video of people looking at people in London and the general scene.

This is our first Bedford Avenue / Al Swearengen / Deadwood Sunday Missed Connection and, in all likelihood, the last. Here it is:

“Al Swearengen” mustache guy at L.A. Burrito, 10pm Saturday night – w4m – 23 (Bedford Ave., Williamsburg)

When I saw you, I said to my friend, “Jesus Christ that is an amazing mustache.” He agreed. I figured I couldn’t NOT say anything, and asked you if you watch Deadwood and if you get the Al Swearengen comment “all the time.”

“No,” you said. Oh well. I really like it, though. Not to mention the sideburns. The neck tattoos are a little distracting, I’ll admit, but goddamn do you look like a badass.

We’re thinking she digs the look.

[Photo Courtesy of Capt_Nemo/Coney Island Message Board]

This is what would appear to be Coney Island’s version of Water Taxi Beach, except that it is Beer Island, featuring beer, wine, food and entertainment. This is the property was a miniature golf course before it was demolished by developer Joe Sitt. Last summer, it was home to a big, inflatable water slide. (Note the Mister Softee truck that appears to be a permanent summer resident in a pit surrounded by sand.) It they could truck in and plant some palm trees for the reason and install a water feature, it would be complete. Cheers.

“The mystery surfer who saved a Brooklyn man from drowning is a humble hero who would rather sail off into the sunset than step into the limelight, his relatives said Saturday. Kevin Campion, a 30-year-old ship’s captain from Seattle, doesn’t mind if his lifesaving deed goes unrewarded, they said.”–NYDN

[Photo courtesy of craizdgoat/flickr]

The “Reithoffer’s Playland” temporary carnival rides are up and operating on land owned by developer Joe Sitt (that was cleared of attractions in the winter of 2006-07). They will be removed in a couple of weeks and replaced by a smaller number of temporary rides and attractions.

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Brooklinks is a daily selection of Brooklyn-related information and images. (On a programming note, On the Sofa, insisted on taking the day.) Hope you’re having a great Memorial Day Weekend!

· Is Kensington is the Next Step After Park Slope? [NYT]
· Greenpoint Getting a Beer Garden [New York Shitty]
· A “Mopey Tree” Now in Bloom [A Year in the Park]
· Coney Island Creek [Lornagrl]
· Memorial Day Flags Up in Gerritsen Beach [GerritsenBeach.Net]
· Who Goes to Queen Restaurant? [Lost City]
· Free Canvas Bags on Tuesday at Borough Hall Greenmarket [Green Brookyn]
· City Jerk on Flatbush Already Closed, to Return as Cafe [Hawthorne Street]

From a GL reader come the following query: “The post office on 7th Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Streets has lost its sign. They already had the gate in the front window down when I passed since they had
closed several hours earlier. I could, however, see in the door and there certainly was no indication that anything catastrophic had happened. Are they getting a new sign, and if so, does that mean they’ll be cleaning up the interior? Or are they – for whatever unimaginable reason – (gasp!) closing this office?” Yes, they are getting a new sign, but we don’t know if they are cleaning the place up. (Our guess would be “no.”)

[Photo courtesy of lornagrl/flckr]

Yes, it’s time to get the wicker chairs out and drag them over to the water in Sheepshead Bay next to the footbridge that connects the former to Manhattan Beach. This superb image comes from lornagrl, whose full collection of Brooklyn shots is wonderful.

Here are some Brooklyn Bridge 125th Anniversary celebration-related events taking place today:

Tour de Brooklyn: For the fourth year in a row, 2,000 bicyclists will ride all around Brooklyn in this leisurely 18-mile bike tour. Participate or just cheer from the sidelines. For advance registration, go to tourdebrooklyn.org. Family friendly. Free.

Brooklyn Bridge Walking Tours: At 11am, Ron Schweiger, the official historian for Brooklyn, will give a tour of the Brooklyn Bridge (meet at the Manhattan-side arch of Brooklyn Bridge). At 1pm and 4pm, Dave Fieder—aka “Dave the Bridge Man”—will also give tours of the landmark (meet at Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge). Free.

Lecture Series: In honor of the Bridge’s 125th birthday, the Brooklyn Historical Society is hosting lectures and readings at their headquarters (128 Pierrepont Street at Clinton Street, Brooklyn, 718-222-4111) each hour from 1–3pm. Additional lectures will be held at Surrogate’s Court (31 Chambers Street, Room 209, Manhattan) from 1–4pm. Seating is limited at all readings. Free.

Dance and Musical Performances: Dance and music groups will celebrate the spirit of the Brooklyn Bridge with performances from 1–5pm. Performance are free and are in Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park. Enter at Main Street.

Looking a little forlorn, we think, in Dumbo on a Saturday afternoon.

Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory, there are the makings of gorgeousness, which we hope will exceed yesterday considerably. The forecast says that it should with a lot of sunshine and a high of 76. Tonight will be clear with a low of 56. Tomorrow is looking to be sunny and, oh, around 80.–Accuweather

The development planned at 110 Amity Street in Cobble Hill, which would involve alteration of the historic Lamm Building and addition of new townhomes, got a chilly reception from Community Board 6 this week. The new Cobble Hill Association blog contains details of the meeting on Thursday night. The developer, Time Equities, has refused to publicly release renderings of its revamped proposal so that Brooklynites can more broadly see what they intend for the property. The image here is of the concept that was roundly rejected and dubbed the “Amity Street Horror.” Per the CHA blog, a CB6 Land Use Committee member made a motion to reject the four new buildings proposed by the developer because of “the extensive use of zinc on the sides, rear facades and penthouses,” the possible visibility of penthouses from the street and because the buildings should be cut to three stories rather than the proposed four. The developer didn’t bring “drawings and plans sufficient to facilitate a consideration by the committee” of their proposals for altering the Lamm Building. No action was taken on Amity Street Horror II, and they’ll be back next month with or without big penthouses and “extensive zinc.”

Today’s emails that have come our way via the always interesting and blogworthy posts to the Park Slope Parents list makes for perfect Memorial Day Weekend reading: are Park Slopers abandoning the use of upper case letters in their emails? Is it too complicated to hit the shift key at the same time as a letter? Here’s the email that was brought to our attention:

Is it ok if I just ask, what’s behind the abandonment of upper case letters these days? I know it’s gone on for a while, and I find myself circling around it and wondering a few things: Is it because everyone is in such a hurry that it’s easier just to let it go? I’m usually in a hurry but it doesn’t take much energy to push the shift key, except when I’m texting.

Is it because of Nursing at Keyboard (aka nak) ??????