The $130 million renovation of the Lawrence Street subway station and creation of an underground connector between the Jay Street and Lawrence Street stations has begun. The job is expected to take four years.
NYC Transit has closed traffic along Lawrence Street north of Willoughby Street, and on the north side of Willoughby Street between Lawrence and Jay Streets, pictured.
See FultonStreet.org for updates.
Photo by MK Metz
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Creation of Downtown Brooklyn Underground Subway Connection Has Begun
Hillary in Brooklyn, and More Brooklyn in Brief
- Hey! Hillary visited Williamsburg Monday. Is Clarance Norman forgotten? City Room, NY Times
- The FMIA and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership have released a Request For Proposal (RFP) for a Downtown Brooklyn retail strategy. Fulton Mall Improvement Association
- What the...? What's that on top of Dumbo's Clocktower building? Brownstoner
- Bad things happened at Sunset Park jail. NY Sun
- Apple store in Williamsburg? Really? Brooklyn Paper
- George Clooney (in Brooklyn Heights last week to film "Burn After Reading") found himself in a Sen. Larry Craig situation Friday night. Someone was in the next stall trying to tap shoes with the Hollywood hunk. Guess who it was? Huffington Post
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sunday's Fireworks Explained
The dramatic fireworks easily seen from Brooklyn Heights and heard all over Brooklyn Sunday night were part of the Indian celebration of Diwali, a festival of light. The 20th Annual Deepavali Festival was held at the southernmost tip of Manhattan yesterday, complete with a mela (fair), Indian food, music and dance, and the fireworks display.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Famous Harlem Soul Food Restaurant Coming to Gage & Tollner Space
The Brooklyn Eagle breaks the news that the famed Harlem soul food restaurant, Amy Ruth’s, has signed a lease for the former Gage & Tollner restaurant space at 372-374 Fulton St. on the Fulton Mall in Downtown Brooklyn.
New York Magazine, which awards the restaurant a “critic’s choice,” says it is a tribute to a southern grandmother’s cooking and to a number of noteworthy African Americans, suggesting that readers order “The Rev. Al Sharpton” (fried or smothered chicken and waffles), “The Stan Hoffman & Lu Willard” (BBQ spare ribs), and other soul-food staples.
Something tells us this might be exactly the right choice for this site.
See the story here.
UPDATE: “One thing you can expect to see in 12 to 18 months is downtown Brooklyn establishing a roster of great destination restaurants,” predicted Joseph Chan, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Crain's NY Business
T.G.I. Friday's Cleared Out -- What's Next for Gage & Tollner? McBrooklyn
'Third Bridge,' Dumbo
"The Third Bridge," an artwork in fiber optice by Osman Akan, was installed at Brooklyn Bridge Park in Dumbo Sunday. It glows green at night (see link, below).
A 'Third Bridge' to Connect Dumbo to 'Outer Space'
Photo by MK Metz
Foxy Brown Won't Get on the Bus, and More Brooklyn in Brief
- The media throng gathered at Brooklyn Supreme Court Friday in anticipation of the arrival of hip-hop diva Foxy Brown finally began to disperse by early afternoon — after word filtered out that the jailed Brooklyn star wouldn’t be appearing for her arraignment on felony assault charges. According to the Brooklyn Eagle, Foxy refused to get on the Department of Correction bus. Brooklyn Eagle
- Naked Brooklyn Times Square guy denies he's a hipster, says it was stress. Gothamist has blurry video of him running across street, NY Post has photo gallery.
- Atlantic Yards arena to pose "significant terrorist risk"? Newsday
- Brooklyn Heights hairdresser dies, days later his wife gives birth. NY Daily News via Brooklyn Heights Blog
- It's trash can burning season in Boerum Hill. Gowanus Lounge
- Dumbo landmarking on the map. BrooklynPaper
- Brooklyn Vegetarian Restaurant Week half baked? SuperVegan
A 'Third Bridge' to Connect Dumbo to 'Outer Space'
“The Third Bridge,” an artwork in fiber optics by Osman Akan, will be installed on the waterfront in the Brooklyn Bridge Park near the Manhattan Bridge from October 14, 2007 to January 14, 2008.
"The Third Bridge" is Dumbo Art Center’s first solo commission and the pilot in a developing series, titled “Outer Space.” For more, visit www.dumboartscenter.org
Sunday: Gowanus Harvest Festival & Oktoberfest Afterparty
A day of pony-rides, pumpkin carving contests, local vendors, canoe-rides, fresh produce, live music, and Oktober brews flowing late into the night. Open Bar at 8pm, compliments of Schwelmer. Premium German regional brew, served with love. and pickles...
Cooking Demo by Just Foods
Composting Demo by the LES Ecology Center
Wind Energy Info by Community Energy and ConEd Solutions
**Bring your electric bill to sign up for wind energy
Brooklyn Health Beat on BCAT
Close Your Eyes and I’ll Test You: A visit to Brooklyn Hospital’s Sleep Disorder Lab, where patients with trouble sleeping find out if those problems are tied to serious medical conditions.
Street Screening: How to get proper medical care to those who really need it. The ScanVan, a mobile facility run by Project Renewal, screens for breast cancer and tuberculosis in poor and homeless Brooklynites.
TB in Brooklyn: Tuberculosis is still here, especially prevalent among immigrant and minority groups. Host Monica Sweeney talks about TB and contagious disease with Dr. Beth Raucher of Maimonides and Dr. Adam Karpati, head of the Brooklyn division for NYC’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
Living with Lupus: This autoimmune disease, whose victims are overwhelmingly female, is still not very well understood. One single mother in Bay Ridge tells us how she copes, first and foremost with courage.
Tuesday, October 16 at 9pm and Friday, October 19 at 9:30 pm.See BCAT for details.
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