The screening of ET and fireworks in Prospect Park scheduled for tonight has been canceled, per an email from the Borough President’s office “due to inclement weather.” A new date will be scheduled.–GL Inbox

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From City Council Member Bill de Blasio, who has been a close associate and supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton: “I am proud to announce my enthusiastic support for Barack Obama for President of the United States. Senator Obama is one of the most inspiring figures in recent political history and it is an honor to [...]

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Hundreds of people in Boerum Hill are still without power a day after manhole fires knocked out service and took the F, G and other lines out for a while. Readers reported nasty service problems on the subway lines all day and one reader writes that he’s “still without power and living in a sweatbox,” [...]

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From the GL Inbox last night at 12:00 AM comes this missive: “I saw a very strange light above the western horizon over Brooklyn at 11:47 p.m. Saturday night. If it was a shooting star, it was the biggest I have ever seen. It flashed blue-green and then disappeared. I am freaked out. Did anyone [...]

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Per a reader email last night after midnight: “Know anything about the fireworks that were tonight (Sunday) at midnight? Like, some of us in Brooklyn need to sleep. Is this even legal?” We heard them in the distance too. Apparently, there have been late night fireworks over New Jersey several times in the last week, [...]

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As it turns out, the photo of the Red Hook parrots that a reader kindly passed along to us this week has a back story. These aren’t the first parrots that have staked out real estate in the Hook. Our most knowledgeable Red Hook sources writes, “They were there a few years ago with a [...]

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The space that was most recently occupied by the defunct Biscuit on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope, is coming back to life as a spot named Lookout Hill. A GL reader reports that the new name has appeared on the awning.–GL Inbox

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New York Shitty turns two today. Huge congratulations to NYS and our friend and major contributor Miss Heather, who’s tossed us hundreds of photos for hundreds of GL posts. What began as a blog largely covering the byproduct of man’s best friend has, over the last two years, turned into an eclectic collection of photos [...]

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Last night, Community Board 1 voted to approve the Brooklyn Greenway through Greenpoint and Williamsburg. The plan promises a walking and bike path on or near the waterfront. More details to follow.–GL Inbox

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Congestion pricing is dead. It fizzled rather than going out with a bang, as it didn’t even come to a vote in the legislature. Assem. Speaker Sheldon Silver said that there wasn’t enough support for the plan to go through the formality of voting. Today was the deadline for passing the plan in order to [...]

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A GL reader writes to say that the owner of Barrio, the much blogged about new Mexican restaurant on Seventh Avenue at Third Street in Park Slope (if the food lives up to volume of the blog coverage, it’ll be a winner), will be opening in about ten days, which would put D-Day around April [...]

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“Years ago, along side the Brighton Line, was a spur for the Long Island Railroad that ended in Manhattan Beach. There are some remnants visible today, even though service ended in the late 1800’s. I took some photos at Neck Road station on the Brighton Line. Easy to see are two staircases on [...]

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Council Members Bill de Blasio and David Yassky are cutting the ribbon on a new Computer Lab at MS 447 on Dean Street today. Per an email: “grants were awarded to the school upon learning that the school would be moving from one location to another. The total cost of the technology lab which includes [...]

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WNYC Radio’s The Brian Lehrer Show has been recognized with a George Foster Peabody Award for broadcast excellence in 2007. Although Mr. Lehrer’s show needs no introduction in New York here’s a bit from the WNYC announcement: “The Brian Lehrer Show is New York City’s popular daily news and talk call-in program. [...]

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Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama supports New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing strategy. He told WNYC’s Bob Hennelly, “I think Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for congestion pricing is a thoughtful and innovative approach to the problem.” He also voiced support for Federal mass transit funding. The full interview will be on All Things Considered later [...]

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According to a new survey of crime in city parks the largest number of crimes over the last 18 months occurred in Central Park, Flushing Meadows Park, Prospect Park and Riverside Park. Flushing Meadows Corona Park had 99 incidents, including robberies, grand larcenies and two rapes. Prospect Park had 57 crimes, Riverside Park 31 and [...]

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Our frequent coverage of Coney Island has landed us on an interesting mailing list. Yesterday, we got some interesting spam from Svetlana Timofeeva in the Republic of Moldova asking us if we’re interesting in buy a carnival ride called Top Spin 2: “Our company name is ‘Sinax’ SRL and we are the owner of a [...]

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Barrio, the new Mexican restaurant opening in the space on Seventh Avenue most recently occupied by the defunct Tempo Presto, has put up pink and orange fabric bearing its name over its outdoor patio. (It was too dark for a photo when we passed by.) It looks like things will be ready just in time [...]

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The signs are up. The former Maggie Moo’s space on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope–aka the Storefront of Death–is going to be a “high end” nail salon called Dashing Diva, the nail salon part of the equation having been scooped last week by OTBKB. Will it crash and burn like everything else to move into [...]

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Borough President Marty Markowitz’s statement on the resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer: “In what can only be called a personal failure and tragedy, Governor Spitzer leaves office with great promise unfulfilled…I join all Brooklynites and New Yorkers in supporting our soon-to-be-Governor David Paterson. David and I served together in the Senate, and I have no [...]

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The city will be installing a new traffic light at Bond and State Streets in Boerum Hill to try to cut down on accidents. Some residents think it will make matters worse with cars speeding up to try to make lights (one person writes, “We should take a stand against all these lights…“), but others [...]

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The ice skating season at the Wollman Rink is almost over. The last day for skating is just a week from today, on March 16. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. Skate rentals are $6. Speaking of the eventual end of winter, pedal boating season on Prospect Park Lake begins [...]

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If you are reading this hear and it is coming as news to you, you’re probably running an hour late. Daylight Savings Time started at 2 AM, taking an hour of daylight from the early morning and moving it to the evening. As of last year, daylight savings runs from the second Sunday in March [...]

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BCAT, BRIC and Brooklyn Independent Television celebrated a second season of new programming with a reception and presentation last night at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Borough President Marty Markowitz spoke and three winners of the Reel Teen contest were announced. About 40 Brooklyn high school students submitted vids for the contest showing their visions and version [...]

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From the City’s Office of Emergency Management: “The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch beginning Tuesday, March 4, at midnight. The Flood Watch is expected to stay in effect until Wednesday afternoon, March 5. Rainfall totals may reach 2.5 inches in New York City, with localized flooding possible, and minor coastal flooding likely [...]

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