Detailing By The Gowanus

On a dead end off Bond Streetalong the Gowanus Canal,A lone cabbieIs detailing his wheels.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Red Hook Film Festival 2008

"Short Films On The Waterfront"2nd AnnualRed Hook Film FestivalOctober 11th and 12th 1pm to 6pm Brooklyn Waterfront Artists CoalitionFor screening schedule and details click here.I just checked out the list of movies that will be screened at this upcoming festival and I seriously want to see all of them. The festival director and programmer is Nathan Kensinger, fellow blogger and amazing photographer of Brooklyn's waterfront and industrial past.Should...

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Picture Of The Day: Team Tits

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Photo Taken By Guest Photographer Max KellyThree Cheers For Team Tits,Whoever They May ...

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Trader Joe's: After First Week-End, Restocking Is A Pain!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I must admit, I haven't been to Trader Joe's yet though it is just a few block away from my house. First, I don't really like crowds, secondly, I don't like waiting in line. I have no problem letting a few days go by before attempting a first shopping expedition.After the first...

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Neighborhood Calendar: Upcoming PS 58 PTA Flea Market

PS 58 PTA Flea MarketMessage from PS 58 PTA Fundraising Chair Peter Becker The PS 58 PTA is excited to announce its 1st Flea Market on Saturday, October 4th from 10-4 pm. You can shop for bargains, sift through boxes of junk and uncover lost treasures and oddities on Carroll Street between Smith and Court, adjacent to Carroll Park. We've got lots of vendors from both outside the school and PS 58 families. We have great subway access, 1/2 block from...

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Council Member Yassky Comments On New Economic Reality:" The Pain Will Be Real"

I am sure you have or will receive this email sooner or later, but I thought I would post it here. It is written by Council Member David Yassky. He is warning Brooklynites not only of the new economic reality that will dictate some serious budget cuts but is preparing residents for the real possibility of higher real estate taxes. Yikes!From: David Yassky <david@councilmemberyassky.comSent: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 3:33 pmSubject: Where We StandDear...

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Next Week-End: Mazzone's Annual Pumpkin Fest

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Saturday, October 4th10 AM-4PMAt the corner of Court and 4th PlaceIf you can't get Upstate to pick that perfect pumpkin to carve this fall, why not stay right here in Carroll Gardens and stop by Mazzone's Annual Pumpkin Fest?The nice folks at the best neighborhood hardware store...

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A Moment In Time: Let There Be Light!

To the young man who was way up there in the sky Changing the street lantern's bulb,I hope that your daughter likes these photos Of her dad at work.And thanks for the light.It is shining brightly tonight.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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Toll Brothers Come To CB6 Complete With Union Entourage

Toll Crew Answering QuestionsToll literature being distributedUnion entourageLIUNA MemberMore unionized construction workersResident Steve Miller Speaking AgainstF.R.O.G.G. member Marlene DonnellySpeaking AgainstCelia Cacase long time residentagainst projectJohn Hatheway, architectillustrating the real height impact of Toll's projectThe public hearing on the Toll Brothers' Gowanus project before C.B.6's Landmark/Land Use Committee last night was...

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A Message From LICH's Pediatric Ambulatory Care Unit

Yesterday, Dr. Hugh Gilgoff, Medical Director of Long Island College Hospital Pediatric Care Unit left a comment on a post I wrote about the potential closing of the hospital's pediatric unit. I am reprinting it here as a post because I feel very strongly that the community needs to support the dedicated medical staff that has served us so incredibly well. Please take a minute to follow the link below and voice your opposition to Continuum's ongoing...

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Picture Of The Day: Follow The Sign

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } One way this wayOne way that way,No Parking!Oh, and if you are looking For the Brooklyn Battery tunnel,It's straight ahe...

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According To Developer Stein, His Foundation Is Completed!

Developer Bill SteinBill Stein with supporter Buddy ScottoAccording to Bill Stein, developer of Oliver House at 360 Smith Street, his foundation is completed. That is at least what his legal council, Deirdre Carson and structural engineer Neil Wexler of Wexler Associates stated in front of the Board Of Standards and Appeals yesterday morning.Mr. Stein's construction site was served with a Stop Work Order immediately following the passing of the...

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Tonight, CB6 Public Hearing On Toll Brothers Development

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bond Street looking towards the Gowanus canalTonightPublic HearingCB6 Land Use Committee MeetingPublic Hearing On Toll Brothers' ProjectAt PS 32 In The Auditorium317 Hoyt StreetAt 6 PM The Toll Brothers, the development firm which has its sight set on developing a huge parcel...

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Is Chancellor Klein's School Reform Working In Brooklyn?

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Brooklyn Math!Red graffiti on whitewashed wallOn Third Aven...

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Developer Bill Stein Gets His BSA Hearing Today

Back in the 1980's, the city erroneously labeled the 'Place' blocks here in Carroll Gardens as wide streets, therefore allowing higher and bulkier construction on those beautiful brownstone blocks. Developers seized this opportunity to build up and out and of course, to make more profit. The result in most cases were condo buildings that were out of context with the rest of the neighborhood.After many months of unbelievable hard work, a group of...

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Take A Moment To Save L.I.C.H.'s Pediatric's Department

photo credit: seeareelem on flickrAn email is being circulated on several list servers regarding Long Island College Hospital's proposed closing of their pediatric unit. It is a response to an announcement made at the Community Board 6 meeting.According to the Daily News: Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital will close by the end of the year if the state does not approve a plan to shutter its money-losing units, the head of the institution said...

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Picture Of The Day: Asters, Mint And Sage In A Fall Garden

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Mint and sage and purple astersMingle in my garden.It is an unusual combination,But in the fading fall sunlight,It is quite beautif...

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A Postcard From Brooklyn: Thrifty Beverage Center Circa 1960's

Look at what I found ! An old postcard of the Thrifty Beverage Center on Court Street, circa 1960's.Back then, the telephone number was the same, but without area code.The address was 252 instead of today's 256, but then of course, the store was still in the old building on the same site.The selection of beer was as impressive as today.And the prices? Hmmmm, they were a lot lower though I had a hard time deciphering the signs in the postcard photo.Can...

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Just Another Day Of Gridlock On Smith Street

Smith Street looking towards AtlanticCorner of Carroll Street and Smith Street looking towards AtlanticSmith Street towards First PlaceWaiting to merge into Smith Street on First PlaceSmith Street Towards 2nd PlaceHonking their horns in frustration, drivers on Smith Street inch forward through our neighborhood every day. Gridlock always used to occur at rush hour. Not any longer. These days, our streets are clogged at any hour of the day. Have...

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A Moment In Time: Firemen Strolling On Smith

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I do not think, dear Reader, that a fire brought these firemen out on a glorious Sunday. Most probably, they were just out for a stroll, picking up some lunch from Vinny's before returning to their firehou...

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The Giant Castor Oil Plants Of Court Street

Next to an Italian social club on Court Street, the most amazing flowers happily grow ten to twelve feet in a side garden, amongst much smaller annuals and a Madonna protected under a white cupola. It is an amazing sight."May I take a picture of your plants?" I asked the two gentlemen who were leaning against the fence of the Van Westerhout Cittadini Molesi Cultural & Social Club, Inc.." Sure, go right ahead." was their reply. However, neither...

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