Apparently City Planning Commission Approved Toll Brothers Gowanus Development On February 17th

City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden(Pardon Me For Asking, but how come we did not hear about this sooner from our Community Board and our Councilman?)Per an email I received last night from Kevin Parris, Land Use Coordinator for Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Toll Brothers mega project at 363-365 Bond Street has been approved without conditions.Surprise? No! Land Use Chair Amanda Burden and her board seem to rubber stamp most everything...

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Picture Of The Day: Visitor In My Back Yard

Well, good morning! Looking out into the back yard, with my first cup of coffee,I noticed a visitor in the grape arbor.The turtle dove's partner was nearby. Could this be the same couple who built a nest in my arbor last ye...

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Please, Someone Tell Me This Is Green Primer Instead Of The Actual Color On New Baltic Street Building

This Kermit Green color is a primer paint, right? (And when I say Kermit Green, I mean it. The photo doesn't quite capture the nature of this particular shade.) But I have a terrible feeling that this is what the owner/developer has in mind for his future eating and drinking establishment at 269 Baltic Street.Until recently, there were three one-story garages at this location.Those poor homeowners next door.Related Reading:New Baltic Street Building...

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Con Ed Doesn't Want You To Park Here! Get it?

How many traffic cones and caution tape are needed to tell you:Con Edisondoesn't want you to park he...

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Picture Of The Day: Gowanus Hyphen Challenge

Written on the pavementat First Streetalong the Gowanus Canal.Backing-up zoneorBacking up-zo...

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State Senator Squadron Hosting A Community Convention To Discuss Pressing Issues

I just RSVP'ed my spot to this event. Hope you will attend as well. If you are interested, reserve yours at convention@danielsquadron.org. I wished more of our elected officials reached out to their constituents in the same fashion. Below is a message from Senator Squadron: Dear Friend: At my swearing-in ceremony a few weeks ago, I announced that I will be hosting the first-ever 25th Senate District Community Convention in March. As part...

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CB6 Land Use Committee To Discuss And Review E.I.S. for Proposed Gowanus Rezoning Tonight

Board 6 Land Use/ Landmark Committee is meeting tonight.One item which will be discussed at the meeting is of particular interest to our community:The board will be reviewing and discussing the proposed draft scope of work for an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Gowanus Rezoning.The CB6 meeting will be held at:Long Island College Hospital 339 Hicks Street (Conference Rms A+B) (Atlantic Avenue & Hicks Street) Brooklyn NY 11201...

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Gowanus Whole Foods: Public Comment Period Underway Without Notifying Public!

Photo Credit emceedowell on Flickr.IMPORTANT: THIS JUST IN FROM F.R.O.G.G.Whole Foods Gowanus plans are moving forward once again. This weekend we received written notice from NYCDEC wetlands division that the public comment period is underway for this project. The problem is that the comment period began on Feb 9th and notice to the community was not made until the 21st. The comment period is to close on March 6.This application has been in the...

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Our Brooklyn Ancestors: Little Girl Standing On Stoop In The 1900's

I have decided, dear Reader,to adopt this little Missfrom the 1900'sas an instant Brooklyn ancestor.I do not know anything about her,except that she had her photo taken by Astoria Photo Studiosonce upon a time.I wish so very muchto knowwhat became of h...

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Picture Of The Day: Church Steeple On Court Street

By the time I had reached Warren Streetmy hands were frozen andI barely was able to wrap my fingersaround my camera.I jsut stopped long enough to snap the photoand then continued along Court Str...

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Westchester Couple Did Move To Carroll Gardens, Just Not To Smith Street

285 Smith Street Sold in February for $2,000,000 The Miles Did Move To Carroll Gardens, Just Not To Smith Street.And They Love Their New Neighborhood! Do you remember, dear Reader, the article in the Brooklyn Paper about the Westchester couple who sold their suburban home and bought a house on Smith Street? In the spring of 2007, wishing to simplify their lives, Mimi and Jeff Miles sold their house in Croton-on-Hudson and purchased 285 Smith...

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Abadi Warehouse: Carroll Gardeners Finally Clued In On Demo

CB6 Public Safety/Environmental Protection Committee Meeting last nightMr. Abadi's LawyerPerry Ferrara, demolition contractorMichael Zukauskas of GEI Consultants ,hired by National Grid Carroll Gardeners finally received some information about the demolition of the Abadi warehouse at 455-458 Smith Street.Last night, at Community Board 6's Public Safety/Environmental ProtectionCommittee meeting, Mr. Abadi's lawyer, his demolition contractor Perry...

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Picture Of The Day: Day Setting Over Carroll Gardens Beauty

The evening sunwas setting gentlyover this brownstone beautyon Union Streetin Carroll Gardens.Have I ever told you, dear Reader,that this is one of my favorite houses in the neighborho...

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A Moment In Time: Freezing Tourists Staring Down At Atlantic Avenue

How I wish I knew what these freezing tourists are thinking,staring down at Atlantic Avenue from the top level of the bus.I imagine them saying:"Look, Brooklynite...

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Traffic Jam On The Belt Parkway...In 1964

And you thought traffic is bad these days! This is a shot of congestion at the Verrazano Bridge a day after its opening.The caption to this super cool photo reads:Thousands of cars clog the Belt Parkway on November 22, 1964, as they attempt to cross the Verrazano Narrows Bridge which opened November 21st. The cars are in the westbound lane moving inch by inch as they wait to cross from Brooklyn to Saten Island on the largest bridge in the world.For...

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Picture Of The Day: Perfect Harmony On Third Street

Four differently-colored apartment buildings create a perfectly harmonious stretchon Third Stre...

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Carroll Gardeners To Get Answers About Abati Building At CB6 Meeting Tonight

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } It appears that long before receiving a demolition permit by the Department of Buildings for his warehouse at 455-459 Smith Street, the owner, Mr. Abati, had allowed crews to dismantle his building, starting with the roof.Situated next to the Public Place site, the earth underneath...

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Oh Look...Mezzanines! Open House At Scarano's "Satori"

340 Bond Street What the sales brochure may have left out! Open house at the Satori at 340 Bond Street? I couldn't resist. I needed to check it out. Designed by notorious 'Bad Boy' architect Robert Scarano, the building is described on its web site as follows: The Satori located in Carroll Gardens Brooklyn, marks an awakening of the senses. A new building, fueled by nature and the simplicity it provides to create unique residences originated to...

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