Oh, well, it’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, so why not? Here’s the description of the vid from the kids who made it: “This is a movie that my friend and I put together for our English book project on themes from-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn By: Betty Smith. Please enjoy! We spent only 1 hour [...]

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And, we do mean the finest parts of Greenpoint.

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Check it out.

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“Brooklyn Force” trailer from Adam Bertocci on Vimeo.
Star Wars meets Williamsburg development.

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This is an absolutely fascinating video. The person that made it took a camera out around Brooklyn and asked them “What is tragedy?” Check out the responses that different people give. It’s very cool.

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This is a time lapse of Brooklyn and the sky as shot from 23rd Street recently.

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Here’s a vid of Brooklyn shot in 16MM that has a Taxi Driver-ish feel to it because of the music. Definitely worth a view. The creator writes: “First ever test shots in 16mm while riding through Bushwick, Brooklyn NY. Camera used was a Krasnogorsk 3, stock was Kodak Vision 3 500T. DIY Telecined using a [...]

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Lantern Media, which made the video, writes: “Some scenes from Lantern’s block in Carroll Gardens, the community garden down the street, and the CSA. Set to “Autumn Leaves,” sung by the late Eva Cassidy, who herself was an avid gardener.”

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Screw Brooklinks today. Here are some of the many YouTube vids already uploaded today of celebrations of Barack Obama’s victory last night. Enjoy!!!!

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This specimen comes from Dyker Heights, which is best known for its over the top displays of Christmas lights. Apparently, some of the locals dig Halloween too.

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New Brooklyn Trailer from Pablo Cerda Adaro on Vimeo.
Here’s an intriguing trailer for a new film called New Brooklyn. If you know the Burg and Greenpoint, you definitely know the scenery. We’ve featured some teasers for the film that were posted on YouTube in the past. This is the Wikipedia entry about it.

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This may fall under the category of waaaayyyyy to much information, but it’s amusing in its own way about Domino’s (kinda’ offensive) Brooklyn-style pizza.

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Photosynth the Brooklyn Museum from Brooklyn Museum on Vimeo.
It’s definitely weird. We suggest playing with it. At the beginning it looks like you can pick a number of views to play with. You can also do this by clicking on the timeline at the bottom. It’s not unlike playing with Google Streetview, but it is [...]

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No one is injured or run down, which is a good thing.

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This is the Brooklyn Botanic Garden around Easter in 1958. The BBG still looks strikingly similar. The people, not so much.

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It’s very hard to explain what’s going on here under the BQE. All we can say is click and watch.

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This is an absolute freaking gem. Bobster1985, who uploaded this as a vid on flickr writes:
A fascinating bit of television history, as the Brooklyn Dodgers are used as a backdrop in this Lucky Strike cigarette commercial. I couldn’t tell if this was filmed in Ebbets Field or elsewhere, perhaps some sharp-eyed Dodger expert can offer [...]

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If you watch one short vid today, this should be it. It was made entirely from cell phone vid footage and deals with homelessness. We think it is superb and is certain to win many awards. These are the creators of the vid.

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Here’s a video posted to the YouTube in a the last few days that shows the aftermath of a foiled robbery. The apparent thief is in the road, surrounded by people holding him there until the cops show up. It’s disturbing on many different levels, if very real, and full of epithets, including racist and [...]

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Do check it out.

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We won’t normally post a TV ad, but this Bank of America ad was shot at Astroland, and given that it’s Astroland Time here at GL, we figured we’d put it up. If you’re not into watching B of A propaganda, just pass it by.

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Here are some vids posted to the YouTube of yesterday’s West Indian American Day Parade down Eastern Parkway.

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Here’s a fun and very short time lapse shot on the Brooklyn Bridge Walkway and just posted to the YouTube.

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