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Carroll Gardens Holiday Tree Lighting Friday 12/9

By on December 7, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Events

This just in from the Carroll Gardens Association:

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, or Kwanzaa, come join us as we celebrate the Holiday Season at the 5th Annual Columbia Waterfront District Tree Lighting Event. The festivities start at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at the Human Compass Garden, located at the corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets. This year’s event will feature live Holiday Jazz Music by the Less Magnetic Band and an assortment of free refreshments from local restaurants and businesses.  Santa Claus will also spread more cheer by handing out toys to children at the event.

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Post’s Peyser Pontificates on Old School South Brooklyn

By on April 25, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Crime

The recent, maybe “mob” related (ahem… there is no such thing as the Mafia, ok?) knife fight between Lucali’s Mark Iacono and ex-con Benny Geritano has the Post’s Andrea Peyser thinking about new vs. old Carroll Gardens: Continue Reading →

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Community Roundtable with Daniel Squadron Tonight

By on February 16, 2011 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Events, Government

The Cobble Hill Association will host a Community Roundtable with State Senator Daniel Squadron tonight at Christ Church (326 Clinton Street at Kane Street). The meeting is open to all members of the public and will be a forum to discuss any issues or concerns directly with the State Senator. It will commence at 7:30pm.

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Maybelle’s Cafe Takes Over Former Naidre’s Space

By on January 27, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Food

Photo: Janice Pullicino

The storefront that formerly housed Naidre’s (502 Henry Street at Sackett) has transformed into Maybelle’s Cafe. Maybelle’s food offerings are vegetarian-focused, and the cafe will offer Intelligentsia coffee, daily specials and free Wi-Fi. For now, the signage and decor definitely feel like a work-in-progress.

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Crowd Creates Kimchi at Brooklyn Brainery

By on January 23, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Events, Food, Uncategorized

Dozens gathered for a Make Your Own Kimchi Party at 515 Court Street in Carroll Gardens this afternoon. The party was hosted by Brooklyn Brainery, a group that hosts cheap collaborative classes on anything from American Sign Language to Microwave Candy. Today’s $5 class taught participants how to combine veggies like cabbage, carrots, and radish with spices to form the pickled Korean treat.

The class ran drop-in style. From 2pm to 7pm, participants could stop by and tune in to presentations every 30 to 60 minutes. All ingredients were provided, but if you wanted to bring your kimchi home, you had to BYOC (bring your own container).

Missed today’s class but want to learn from Brooklyn Brainery too? Sign up for the next class– “Bee Night,” complete with a movie, Q&A session, and honey tasting on January 25th at 7pm. For more details, visit this link.

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Updated: Closure on Court St.

By on January 19, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Transportation

Update: One lane of Court Street has reopened and will remain open. It is still unknown how long it will take to complete the rest of the road work.

Earlier today, work on Court Street between 1st & 2nd Place caused a partial street collapse, closing the block off to traffic. A water line was ruptured, causing flooding in several basements. One lane for traffic was cleared at 6pm and will remain open until 7am tomorrow. At that point, the street will close between President Street and 2nd Place so that Con Ed and National Grid can fix the problem. After their work is complete, city agencies will begin discussions on resurfacing the roadway and sidewalk. Traffic Agents will be on hand to control the flow of traffic tomorrow.

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Make Your Own Kimchi at Brooklyn Brainery

By on January 18, 2011 in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Events, Food

The Brooklyn Brainery has opened a new space for collaborative learning classes in Carroll Gardens at 515 Court Street (at West 9th). Their first event will be a “Make Your Own Kimchi Party” on Sunday, January 23rd from 2 to 7pm. Cabbage, radishes, spices and other ingredients will be provided along with instructions on how to make your own recipe. The class costs $5 and is drop-in, but registration is recommended.  For full details or to sign up, visit the Brainery’s web site.

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No Changes to F & G Train Service This Weekend

By on January 7, 2011 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Transportation

Due to today’s snow, the planned changes to F & G train service this weekend have been canceled. The changes will instead start next Friday, January 14th. That means the Smith-9th St. stop will remain open.

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Not Kosher: Salt Pile Dustup on Columbia Street

By on December 10, 2010 in Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, Red Hook

South Brooklyn Post reports on an annual issue on the waterfront – a big pile of road salt on Columbia Street that blows all over the place each time it’s accessed by sanitation crews: Continue Reading →

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Carolers Hit the Streets Tomorrow

By on December 9, 2010 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Events

Keep your ears open tomorrow night and you just might hear caroling on the streets of Cobble Hill. Alumni members of The Trinity Pipes from Trinity College will be singing acappella Christmas carols throughout the neighborhood and surrounding areas.  They will make stops on streets from Carroll to Kane between Clinton and Hoyt, with some stops in some bars on Smith St. to warm up.  The group will likely be out from 8:30 to 10pm or so.

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