Found On Smith!Not very sturdy, this little sign, hanging from an iron gate.Just a sheet ripped out of a notebook, attached with a bit of string.But the message is clear...Our house ain't a toilet.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...
Thursday, January 31, 2008

(photos by guest photographer Max Kelly)Because Brooklyn cats would rather eat grapes!Seedless grapes, to be precise.Mice and rats? Blegh!Iris and Buster were born in Carroll Park late last spring.They were destined for a life of hardship, of catching their own food.But then they found a better deal!The lifestyle of the pampered feline!Related Reading:Marty Switching Tactic In Fight Against RatsFor Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Closing Time. Brooklyn Camo at 163 Smith112 Smith Street. Kendel's Beauty and Barber available196 Smith. Empty storefront in new construction.211 Smith. Jikishinkan Aikido Dojo moving by February 1st241 has been empty for a long time now. Former Banania, Porchetta and Carniceria Sapodilla out at 247 Smith. 250 Smith. Rosemary's Room out. Space being renovated.285 Smith. No. 1 Dry Cleaner just vacated this spaceSmith Street Starting To Look...
****Mystery Solved****I present: The Parts And Labor " Mobile" GalleryA comment left on my post regarding the mystery see-through truck I spotted in Greenpoint last week-end stated simply: "Go to the website listed on the door of the truck and all will be revealed."So I enlarged the picture, which I guess I should have done all along, and voilà"The Parts and Labor GalleryTurns out it is a "mobile art gallery in an eighteen-foot commercial box truck....
Exchanging psychological services for room or apartment in Carroll Gardens.Odd sign hanging in the window of Monteleone's on Court. Homesick for Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill.Displaced Brooklyn author, psychologist, educator, experienced editor (ivy educated: Stanford Harvard), seeks room or apartment in compassionate and stable home in exchange for psychological services or writing-editing (memoirs, letters/personal papers, ghostwriting, psychology,...

(photo credit: Brownstoner)The Way It WasStore Front NowFor those of you who have been wondering what will go into the space that was once occupied by Renaissance Pharmacy at 331 Court Street, I have the answer for you. A Spa! As I was heading to the Carroll Gardens Down-Zoning Rally yesterday, I talked to someone who was working on the store front. I asked him if he knew what's coming to the location. As he informed me that a spa was opening there,...
Jikishankan Aikido Dojo on Smith, another victim of increasing rent on Smith Street, has luckily found a new space. As of February, this martial arts place will be moving from 211 Smith to 316 Dean Street, just off 3rd Avenue. Not exactly directly in the neighborhood, but I guess they will be close enough. Anyone know what's going into this place after it is vacated?Anything we can use, I hope?For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...
Pardon me for asking, but what exactly is up with this see-through truck?Sighted pulling out of a parking lot in Greenpoint last week-end, I have been puzzling over this thing for two days.The truck was transporting some boxes, wooden crates and a chair. It was the oddest thing I have seen in a long time. Does anyone have some info on this vehicle?I am dying to find out what it is for.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Carroll Gardens Down-Zoning Rally On the Steps Of Brooklyn Borough HallToday, I was so very proud of my fellow Carroll Gardens residents.For so many months, the community has been trying to get the attention of our politicians and of the New York City Zoning Department to down-zone our lovely neighborhood. It was not an easy road. Had it not been for the tireless work of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association and C.O.R.D., we may not...

National Defense Ready To Launch Missile At Any Time To Defend Brooklyn!The e-mail below was sent to me by Chris from Carroll Gardens. Attached were these super great pictures of this "missile" he came across in Prospect Park. Now don't you feel better, dear Reader, knowing that Brooklyn is so superbly defended against enemies?Thanks Chris! Hi, I always get a kick out of your "random" Carroll Gardens/Brooklyn photos. I was walking around Prospect...
Is Manhattan outsourcing its foot care to Brooklyn? Just in the last few days, this corner store at 133 Smith Street transformed itself from Vitamin Shop toManhattan Foot Care"Podiatric Medicine and Surgery of the Foot and Ankle."But, pardon me for asking! Why not Brooklyn Foot Care?Smith Street ain't Manhattan, you know?For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that Borough President Marty Markowitz had to contend with quite a rat problem around Brooklyn Borough Hall.Well, I may be imagining things, but in that short time, the critters seem to have become much larger, judging by the size of their burrows. The rat holes are enormous. Could this be why the City has given up and called in the professionals? The Park's Department had been baiting along the planting areas last...
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- Our House Ain't a Toilet!
- You Know Why There Are So Many Rats In Our Borough?
- Is Smith Street Fizzling Out?
- Mystery Of See-Through Truck Solved!
- "Look Ma, No Hands!" On the Brooklyn Bridge In 1928
- Pining For Carroll Gardens: Will Exchange Psychol...
- "Renaissance" Spa On Court Street?
- Pocking Holes Into the Roof Of 340 Court Street
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- See-Through Truck In Greenpoint. Explanation, Ple...
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- Prospect Park Missile Ready To Launch At A Moment'...
- Is Manhattan Outsourcing Its Footcare To Brooklyn?
- Marty Switching Tactic In Fight Against Rats
- Ellis G. Honoring Heath Ledger On Smith!
- Reaching For The Sky On Luquer Street!
- Those Wholesome Brooklyn Boy Scouts, Circa 1950's
- No More Weaving, Braiding Or Coloring At Kendel's ...
- "Found In Brooklyn" Art Show Coming Up. Don't Miss...
- A Group Of Idiots In Search Of Idiotarod 2008
- The Smallest House On Smith Street
- At Last! Lets Really Hear The Truth About The Gow...
- Up A Tree On First Place
- Ships Ahoy: A Porthole At 90 First Place
- "Team De Blasio" Working Hard To "Make History"
- An Unusually Opinionated Stop Sign
- Idiotarod NYC 2008
- No. 1 Dry Cleaner In Pieces On Smith
- Why Does January 29th Sound So Familiar?
- Sweet Nostalgia On Henry Street
- Brooklyn Disease Du Jour: Dropsy In The Head
- Bill DeBlasio Does It Again Or Why I Probably Won'...
- In My Mailbox: Brooklyn Conservatory Children Chor...
- Picture Of The Day: Full Moon Over Brooklyn Rooftops
- Take Me For Free, Free, Free
- Bank Of America In Red On Court!
- What's Luxurious About 45 3rd Place?
- Carroll Gardens Landmarking vs. Politicians And D...
- They have a dream: P.S.261 Kids March On Brooklyn ...
- Marquet Patisserie Turns Twenty!
- Brooklyn Tree Bursting Out Of Its Home!
- New Subway Construction And The Brooklyn Building ...
- Picture Of The Day: Take A Seat On Union!
- Condos In Carroll Gardens' Ugly Hunchback Still Av...
- Another Open House For Carroll Gardens "Ugly "Hunc...
- Bicycle Barricade
- Dancing With The Barber!
- C.G.N.A. Rises From The Dead
- Picture Of The Day: Nut Distributor On Court!
- 333 Carroll Street Update: Scarano Out!
- Hey, Doggie, Whatcha Doing In Carroll Park?
- The Brooklyn Bridge In Cuba?
- Artist Studio For Rent On New "Gold Coast" Of Gowanus
- Carroll Gardens Blogger In Vegas!
- Getting Lucky In Vegas!
- Birthday Greetings From Brooklyn, Miss Mary Fritz !
- New Pitched Roof At Cornelius Casey's 1st Place House
- Picture Of The Day: Pretty Morning Sky Over Carrol...
- 0.61 Acres Of Land For Sale In Boerum Hill!
- Hey, There's Digging Going On At 360 Smith Street
- Ugly Stucco Peeling Away At Hannah Senesh
- Picture Of The Day: Sal's Pizza Fleet
- Post-Christmas Street Scape!
- Bad, Bad, Bad Brooklyn Neighbors?
- School Tours At P.S.58
- Zoning Unimportant In Carroll Gardens!
- No Garbage Before 5
- Hey, Sanitation? How about a ticket for Clarett?
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- Fun In Coney Island Circa 1940's
- Recycling Christmas!
- Ms. Pardon Me Breaks A Story!
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- What Did You Get For Christmas? A New TV?
- Shoveling Snow In Iowa!
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