A Ghostbuster In Carroll Gardens?

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } You don't believe me?Well, read this flier posted on Smith Street(spelling mistakes included) Attention: Are you having trouble with the supernatural? If so, call us: the brooklyn ghost investigators.We will investigate, and answer all questions and let you know, If ...

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Bond Street Residents Ready To Fight Big Development

(photo credit: joe holmes on Flickr) My blogger friend Lisanne over at Found In Brooklyn has posted some information on a meeting organized by the "Friends Of Bond" group. Concerned about rezoning, development and environmental issues, they are getting ready to fight.Below is the information on the meeting. Make sure to visit her great blog.IMPORTANT GOWANUS NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON MONDAY! The rezoning of Bond Street is happening quicker that...

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More Fun With Bikes

I am fascinated by broken and abandoned bikes on the streets of Brooklyn. I love the one on the photo above. The chain has popped off, the tire's inner tube is hanging out, the handle bar is totally missing, yet, it's still chained to the sign post. But it's nothing compared to the beauty below!A clear winner!For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Former Blockbuster Space On Court Finally Seeing Some Action!

Hard to believe, but the doors of the former Blockbuster on Court Street were open yesterday for the first time in a very long time. A construction truck was parked in front and a worker with a dust mask in hand was going in and out. Has a tenant finally been found for the space? And what type of business will open there?It is actually a huge store with a basement level, slightly too big for a restaurant, too small for a supermarket. And we DO...

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When Space Becomes Too Tight, It's Time To Move!

Do you sometimes feel squeezed in?Don't have enough room to breathe?Maybe it's time to move.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Busy Day At 333 Carroll Street

Yesterday was a busy day at 333 Carroll Street, the building with the huge metal top. After months of inactivity, workers were spied on the top floor. In addition, bright lights have been illuminating the structure for two nights in a row. Pardon me for asking, but what's going on?Carroll Gardeners still don't know what exactly will happen at 333 Carroll Street. The community has been outraged by the height added to the former manufacturing...

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"You Are Beautiful" On Union Street!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } There it was,next to the weathered Pepsi sign. At the corner of Union And Smith. " You are beautiful"...

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Must Have Item: Williamsburg Savings Bank Piggy Bank

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Don't you want it?Don't you need it?A ceramic replica of the Williamsburg Savings Bank.Granted, it's a bit dumpy looking,the clock is in the wrong place,And it frankly looks a bit like....well, you know.But it is an actual piggy bank.Clever, no?It was originally made by McCoy,...

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The Gate Thief Of Carroll Gardens And How He Was Confronted By Vigilant Neighbors!

A gate thief ? Yes, yes. Right here in Carroll Gardens. Let me tell you all about it: On Monday, I received a call from a friend who lives on President Street. She and her husband were busy working in front of their house when they noticed a homeless-looking man milling about their neighbor's house. My friend observed him for a while, but since the man was just standing there, she went back into her own house. On a hunch, she looked out of...

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Brooklyn Rush Hour, Circa 1910

Oh, how I love these old Brooklyn postcards.This one is a favorite.The caption reads:"Jam At The Brooklyn Bridge During Rush Hour, N.Y. City"No cars, but a sea of people.Do you see all the straw hats?Fetching!For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Snowman Remains Found On President

The evidence? A single carrot on the groundand a heap of snow.No more, no less.In a front yard on President street.And in my own yard?The first crocus of the season.The daffodils aren't far behind.See?They are already poking their head out of the snow.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Marty's Rats Still Going Strong And Playing In The Snow

It sure looks as though the rats of Brooklyn Borough Hall are having fun in the snow. Little footprints show that they are dashing back and forth happily from their burrows. Despite the efforts of a private exterminator hired to take care of these pests, evidence shows that Marty's rats are unaffected by the poison put out for them.They seem to be having a good old time. Rattus Brooklynitus! Tough and smart!Related Reading:Marty Switching Tactic...

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Busting Windows At 340 Court

Behind the newly erected wooden fence at 340 Court Street came the sound of breaking glass yesterday. The windows are being taken out of the old building one by one....another step closer to demolition.On a related (and brighter) note, the Union-Sackett Block Association is meeting with the Clarett Group on Thursday. From their blog: On Thursday morning, the Union-Sackett Block Association Core Committee will meet with Daniel Hollander, the...

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Blogging For Change In Carroll Gardens

Take a look at an article in Crain's written by Andrew Buck. I had a nice conversation with him about two weeks ago. Here now his article on bloggers and their role in spreading local news...From Crain's, Feb. 24 B'klyn finds it takes an online villageCarroll Gardens activists raise ruckus via blogs; builders, politicians takenoteFebruary 23. 2008 11:40AMBy: Andrew BuckIt didn't seem like a big deal when Bob Guskind posted a rendering of abuilding...

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Back In The Neighborhood. What's New?

Back In Brooklyn!What have I missed?I know, I know,the snow.A lot of it this time,not like the dusting we got last week.What else, what else..fill me in!For Home Page, clickPardon Me For Ask...

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Facing Perils On The Road Back Home

To get back to Brooklyn, we faced many perils. Here is just one of them. You see there through the windshield? This little orange pick-up truck was loaded down with a gigantic heap of old tires. A bit dangerous to say the least, especially because these babies were not tied down. But somehow, they stayed stacked, artfully.And we got home safely.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Come And Set Yourself Down On The Porch, Y'all!

(photo credits: Max Kelly)Won't you sit and stay awhile?Spied along route 701 in North Carolina.I had seen it on the way down South but missed my chance for a photo.I wasn't going to make the same mistake on the way back home.Actually, son Max had the clearer shots. (He has the better camera)How long do you think before this porch comes down?For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Brooklyn On The Beach?

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Cute little houses right next to a huge monstrous high-rise.Brooklyn?No!Surfside Beach, South Carolina.(Have the Toll Brothers been here?) ...

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Day Breaking Over The Ocean Down South

6: 30 Am. First darknessThen light.Day break!The sun slowly rising over the ocean.Another dayAnother chance.I will miss the horizonBack in Brooklyn.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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