Picture Of The Day: Happy Halloween, 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; } For weeks now,This poor little fellow Has been strung up on Carroll Street,Exposed to the elements,whileAnticipating his big day.Finally, it is here.Happy Halloween,Carroll Garde...

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If You Are Worried About The Economy, You Need A Lakshmi

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; 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; } A beautiful and unusual flier on a lamp post at the corner of Smith and President Streets caught my eye...

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Handmade Holiday Craft Fair Looking For Vendors

Are you one of those people who is really talented and can make wonderful objects with your hands? If so, you may want to sell your creations at 3rd Ward & Brooklyn Based's 2nd Annual Handmade Holiday Craft Fair. 2008 Handmade Holiday Craft FairPresented by 3rd Ward & Brooklyn BasedShow your TLC with DIYSunday, December 7th, Noon to 7 pm Share your wares with hundreds of creative gifts givers at our classic marketplace style shopping event....

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Picture Of The Day: Shadows On First Street

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The late October sunlight,Casts beautiful shadowsOn the brick townhousesOf First StreetBetween Hoyt And Bond Stree...

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A Moment In Time: Take A Picture Of Me!

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } He drove up to the light On Smith StreetJust as I was trying to take a photo.He smiled and waved."Hey, take a picture of me"he said.So I d...

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A Look Back In History: Before Smith Street Was Restaurant Row

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } # 264 To # 270 Smith Street back in 1928.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The same stretch of Smith Street in 2008Long, long before Smith...

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It's Howl-O-Ween At DiMattina Park

Any event that combines dogs and costumes is worth checking out, I say. Though I don't have a dog, I will be sure to check out the Howl-o-ween costume contest. More info below:Miro's Run Annual Howl-o-ween FundraiserSunday, November 2nd from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.Join us at the dog run for cider and donuts, a dog costume contest, dog games, photo booth and raffle. Costumes are optional but if you dress up your doggie you may win a prize for Best...

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Another Winter Season Of Fun At Prospect Park's Wollman Rink Starts November 19

Photo credit: Sherlock 77 on FlickrGet The Hot Chocolate Ready.Prospect Park's Wollman Rink will reopen on November 19th, 2008Weather permitting of course. The prices are incredibly reasonable and you just can't beat spending a few hours of fun outdoors. Below is the information from the Parks Department: It’s time again to enjoy the fresh air experience of skating outdoors in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. The Park’s Wollman Rink opens for the season...

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Picture Of The Day: Dawn Of The Dead 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; } On 2nd PlaceBetween Court And Smith This frightful creature, Neither dead nor alive, Greets commutersAs they come pouring out of the F tra...

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B.S.A. To Vote On Oliver House In One Month

The 360 Smith Street/ 131 2nd Place SiteMr. Stein's Legal Council in front of the B.S.A.B.S.A. Members Susan Hinkson and Meenakhi SrinivasanDeveloper Stein after the hearingIn torrential rain, a group of incredibly dedicated Carroll Gardeners representing C.O.R.D., the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association as well as the South Brooklyn Neighborhood Association, made their way to the Board Of Standards and Appeals in downtown Manhattan yesterday.On...

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Picture Of The Day: Family Portrait

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Drawn in blue chalk On some pavers in Carroll Park,An ephemeral family portrait.Mom and Dad With big Sis SBaby L And B, the c...

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If Toll Brothers are "Scared" Of NY Condo Market, Why Develop Along Gowanus?

( photo and map credit: Toll Brothers)"If we sense any slowdown, we'll take the money and run,instead of hanging around and waiting"Robert Toll,Chief Executive, Toll Brothers (We, in Carroll Gardens, can only hope, Mr. Toll) NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Toll Brothers Inc said on Thursday the condo market in New York City is not as strong as it was, and the company is "scared" about the market's future amid deterioration in the financial...

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British Chef Jamie Oliver Wants To Feed You At His New York Table!

How cool is that? British chef (and blogger) Jamie Oliver wants to invite you to dinner here in New York. The email below landed in my mailbox this morning. Interested in dining with the Naked Chef? Read the info and write an email. TV OPPORTUNITY: COME EAT FOR FREE WITH JAMIE OLIVER Jamie Oliver cordially invites New York residents to an intimate private dinner in his NYC apartment. British chef Jamie Oliver's newest television project,...

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Picture Of The Day: The Great Carroll Gardens Pumpkin Patch

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } On President StreetWhy just have one pumpkin in the front yard, dear reader, When you can have manyAnd add some bats too.It's almost Halloween ti...

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Aerial View Of Smith Street Circa 1938

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Smith Street looking towards President Street in the direction of Atlantic Avenue.Same spot today. I am sorry I can't fly to take a photo from the air!Don't you love the bird's eye view of Smith Street at President Street looking towards Atlantic Avenue circa 1938? On the left...

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REMINDER: Special Screening Of " Twilight Becomes Night"

TWILIGHT BECOMES NIGHT A documentary film By Virginie-Alvine Perrette Produced by 2 Spot Digital NEIGHBORHOOD STORES SAVE US. THE TIME HAS COME TO SAVE THEM. “It is possible to watch the sky from morning to midnight … without ever being able to put your finger on the precise point where a qualitative change takes place; no one can say, “It is exactly here that twilight becomes night …” The End of the...

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Picture Of The Day: Fall Hydrangea

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The days have gotten shorterAnd the nights much cooler,Yet beauty can still be found In Neighborhood yards.Take this hydrangea.Its spring flowers have driedAnd taken on a beautiful fall h...

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CB6 Land Use Committee Votes Yes To Toll Brothers Project: That's What $365 K Worth Of Lobbying Buys

The Toll SuitsToll VP David Von SpreckelsenVon Spreckelsen with Land Use Chair Bob LevineComputerized elevations of Toll Brother's behemoth ProjectOh, dear reader, the CB6 Landmark/Land Use Committee meeting was long and drawn out.But I was determined to stay till the bitter end in order to report back to you. The committee voted last night on the Toll Brothers' behemoth condo project along the shores of the very polluted Gowanus Canal. Let me...

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Shame On You, City Council!

Change NYC. Org Press ReleaseChangeNYC.Org Blasts Council Vote as a “Coup d’Etat” The City Council’s vote to extend term limits legislatively is a devastating blow to our City’s democracy. Today’s vote marks a frightening shift in power from the people to the politicians. Not only have New Yorkers twice voted for term limits in the past fifteen years, but only yesterday a Quinnipiac poll showed that an overwhelming 87% of the people insisted...

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Picture Of The Day: Setting Sun Over Brooklyn Brownstones

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } It had been a long day, A particularly stressful dayAnd she felt low.But as she glanced out at the backyard through her window, She saw the setting sun over a row of brownstones, And she remembered instantly Why she chose to live right here in Carroll Gardens.Not a bad ending...

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Court Street Then And Now

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Court Street in the 1920'sCourt Street in 2008 About eighty years separate these two photos of Court Street, looking from Montague Street up beyond Atlantic Avenue. Surprisingly, much is the same, though the trolley cars are so much nicer than today's buses, don't you think?...

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Real Estate And Industrial Future Of Brooklyn.....In 1916

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }The Real Estate And Industrial Future Of Brooklyn.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }New York Times December 10, 1916 To Enlarge click here.flickr-photo...

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It's Show Time At Big Movies For Little People

Monday, November 3rd, 4pmBARBAPAPA Short films of the beloved European comic character, Barbapapa, will be seen for the first time on the BIG screen. You and your kids will love the originality and sense of humor of this “Shapeshifter.” These will be in their original French, but trust us, no translation is necessary. (1970, Color/Animated, total program: 75 mins) Monday, November 17th, 4pm STUART LITTLE Based on the beloved, classic E.B....

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Carroll Gardens Alert: Watch Out For IDT Representatives

Dear Readers,I just got an interesting visit from a young man representing IDT Energy. You have probably heard that IDT, an energy company has been sending out representatives door to door to sign people up to switch to their company by promising lower rates.The representative asks to see your Con Edison bill, takes your information and account number. Even if you do not agree or sign anything, IDT switches you over to their service without your...

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A Moment In Time: School's Out

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } On Smith Street,At exactly 3 o'clock in the afternoon,Happy childrenSkip along the sidewalkSchool must be o...

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Brooklyn Item Of The Day: The Obama Switch Plate

How about this for a switch?One of the vendors in downtown Brooklyn along Court Street is selling some pretty unusual switch plates. Amongst various different models, there is this one of Barack Obama with his family. This way, you can support your presidential candidate every time you turn on the light.And no, there was no McCain switch plate available.For Home Page, click Pardon Me For Ask...

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