| Walkin’ about Wallabout 4 hours ago by wildnewyork Wallabout is either a dressed-up name for the gritty area abutting the Brooklyn Navy Yard and is sliced by the BQE. Or it’s a true neighborhood with a vibe distinct from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to the north. Whatever your take, Wallabout is a stronghold of Brooklyn history that’s worth a look. ... Ephemeral New York - ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com · Rank: 7,307 ·  113 references |
| word of the day: strategic 6 hours ago by threecee After reading the latest “ ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE” from the ESDC, the state agency puppet on the end of Forest City Ratner’s string, I might have described my state as apoplectic. Why would such a typically non-informative bureaucratic publication drive me to the edge of derangement? It’ ... Not Another F*cking Blog! - freakinblog.com · Rank: 169,064 · 11 references |
| Gang Ties Suspected in Kensington Murder 6 hours ago by lisars Two gunman wearing “Scream” masks shot and killed a suspected gang member in broad daylight last week, the New York Daily News reported. The shooting occurred at 11:30am on Clara Street in Kensington, a neighborhood east of Sunset Park. Andrea Swalec at CUNY Journalism followed up, and found residen ... Sunset Park Chronicled - sunsetpark.wordpress.com |
| More old-school phone exchanges 6 hours ago by wildnewyork This old-timey sign belongs to a store on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill. the UL exchange stood for Ulster. But what was Ulster? It’s a mystery. A New York Times article from February 1947 announced that 4,200 households in Flatbush “who have wanted telephone installations since the beginning of the ... Ephemeral New York - ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com · Rank: 7,307 · 113 references |
| New Magazine! Plus, Words on Cool Kids, U-N-I, Themselves, and Anti-pop ... 6 hours ago by chris martins Print ain’t dead, it just shrunk. To wit, Blink Media has just started up a brand new, free L.A.-circulated magazine dubbed Poptimist. It just so happens that said mag could fit into one’s back pocket, and without the classic rolling method that’s loosened so many perfect bindings. I haven’t held a ... Funny Ha Ha. - clmartins.wordpress.com · Rank: 167,210 · 2 references |
| the backstory: Jones Street Station Loses Its Campy Mojo 6 hours ago by grassclippingsblog Brooklyn’s The Jones Street Brothers is now called Jones Street Station. I can take a pretty good guess as to why they changed their name, but I’m kinda bummed that they went mellow indie and ventured away from their poppy bluegrass roots with their new release, In Verses. It’s great for a rainy Sat ... grass clippings - ... - grassclippingsblog.com |
| The Brooklyn Nyets 7 hours ago by 9nine9 It looks like I’m not the only one who thinks the Nets should move to the Prudential Center in Newark: 9nine9's Weblog - 9nine9.wordpress.com · 6 references |
| Push 8 hours ago by ticklesfancy I barely got this blog off the ground before I starting missing days of writing, and there’s really no excuse for it. So I’m back, and there’s no getting rid of me now. I went to see the movie Precious today. It only took seeing the commercial once to know that it was going to be a movie that had so ... tickles fancy - ticklesfancy.wordpress.com |
| Back to Brooklyn 9 hours ago by Dharma Just in time to miss the massive destruction of the upstairs bathroom in Croton, I headed to Brooklyn to visit with Greg before he leaves for Norway where he will be doing three 11-day cruises as the resident artist and photographer. I told him I would make him a balaclava before his next trip to An ... dharma's universe - dharmarants.blogspot.com · Rank: 82,625 · 14 references |
