Bklink: April Showers

Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory this Sunday morning it is cloudy and somewhat wet. Today is one of those days when a few April Showers will catch up with us. It will also be colder than it has been. The official forecast calls for some showers this morning and mostly cloudy skies the rest of the day. The high will be 59. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a couple of late night showers and a low of 50. Up next: May flowers.--Accuweather

Bklink: Current Dumbo Weather Conditions

Here, in something very close to real time, are the current weather conditions in Dumbo, from high atop an undisclosed location between the bridges. Regardless, we call it the Dumbo Weather Center (aka KNYBROOK32) It comes from the Weather Underground site, which features Brooklyn Pesonal Weather Centers in Carroll Gardens and Park Slope. --Dumbo Weather Conditions

Bklink: Eat Out(side)

Here's a very, very nice guide to places in Brooklyn where one can imbibe or consume (or both) outdoors, with photos. Never seen Rocky Sullivan's rooftop deck in Red Hook or the patio behind Palo Santo in Park Slope with just one table beside a fountain. Then you must check this out. And, yes, we should have posted this a couple of days ago, but it's relevant at this point through fall--Brooklyn Based

Bklink: Hotel Fischer

Work has started on the Indigo Hotel, the big hotel on Duffield Street designed by the ubiquitous Karl Fischer. It will be 22 stories and have 164 rooms and was originally supposed to be completed.--Brownstoner

Bklink: Cooler

Outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory the trees are totally bursting into neon greens and the sun is poking in and out from behind clouds. Today will be cooler, with variable cloudiness and a high of 64. Tonight, look for mostly cloudy skies with some showers and a low of 50. Some showers tomorrow too.

Bklink: Groovi Gardens

A new shop called Boiy Krazy's Groovi Gardens has opened on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. It's 500 square feet of psychedelia/punk and there are chandeliers and Latin American art hung on the walls. And, oh yeah, clothes.--Racked

Bklink: Atlantic Yards "Time Out" Rally

"The 'Atlantic Yards stall' has brought groups representing different flavors of project criticism and opposition together for a rally at 2 pm on Saturday, May 3, with a range of local political officials confirmed as attendees. The location is 752 Pacific Street near Carlton Avenue in the AY footprint, a block planned to hold "interim surface parking" that could last indefinitely. (The Brooklyn Paper broke the news, though the lead of the article says Sunday rather than Saturday and stresses stopping demolitions.)"--AYR

Bklink: Slope Mystery Building Served

If a weird Park Slope building keeps getting served with violations, but the owner ignores them, do they make a difference? That is the question with the notorious Park Slope Mystery Building at Seventh Avenue and Second Street.--Brownstoner

Bklink: Some Sun & Clouds with Warmth

The conditions outside the Brooklyn Weather Observatory couldn't be nicer right now. Spring sun shining through brand new leaves, with an early temperature of 60. Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny and pleasantly warm conditions (although we heard one forecast say something about "partly cloudy"). The high will be 72. Tonight will be 54 with increasing clouds and a possibility of showers later one.--Accuweather

Bklink: Studio B Blues

"On May 2, Studio B is slated to celebrate the debut of a large rooftop level...Fans of a cleaner, quieter Greenpoint (as in: the neighborhood's residents), though, balk at the opening altogether. According to them, Studio B's patrons forever vomit show flyers, cigarette butts, and broken glass (and occasionally actual vomit) onto the streets surrounding the club...But many of Studio B's neighbors agree that the noise is the worst problem of all."--Village Voice

Bklink: Bad Nanny

"This afternoon, (4/23) at Cadman Plaza park in Brooklyn Heights at around 4PM. A little boy between two and a half and three, light brown hair and hazel eyes, rosy cheeks, wearing army green and navy striped t shirt, light blue and white kind of train engineer striped pants and navy blue shoes. I think he said his name was Devon -- I can't be sure. He was wandering on his own in the woods toward Cadman Plaza West and on the pavement by the war memorial at the north part of the park for quite a while with no supervision..."--ISYN via BHB

Bklink: Red Hook Buzz Cut

Meet 36 Otsego Street in Red Hook . The 1,600 square foot house started out on the marking in January at $1.2M. Then it was cut to $995K a couple of week later. Now, it's gotten another buzz cut to $850,000. To recap: a $350,000 reduction.--Brownstoner

Bklink: Sunny & 80 Degrees!

The view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory was featuring a very pinkish sun coming through clouds a few moments, which is a lead in to a day that is going to be sunny and very warm with a high reaching 80. Tonight will be clear with a low of 56. Did we mention, 80 degrees?--Accuweather

Bklink: Cashing in on Clothes

Have some clothes you need to get rid of and, perhaps, turn into lunch money? Here's a short guide to place that can help you with that, you known until the Economic Stimulus Check arrives in the mail.--Brooklyn Based

Bklink: Day in a Life

Check out this photo record of a day's travel from Sheepshead Bay through Coney Island via subway to Bay Ridge. There are photo galore and they say something.--Erica's Blog

Bklink: Toren! Toren! Toren!

The big Toren condo, which is now rising on Flatbush Avenue at Myrtle, will be one of the most distinctive new buildings in Brooklyn. In fact, it would be stand out in Manhattan. Its big sales office on Gold Street just opened. Here's a looking around, including a video of the developer and sales manager showing off the development and the office. (Play the vid by clicking on it.)--Curbed

Bklink: Carroll Gardens' Scotto Speaks

"For about 30 years I've been on bended knee," says [Carroll Gardens Civic Association founder] Buddy Scotto, "begging developers to come into Carroll Gardens. It’s hard for people who haven’t been involved to understand how difficult it's been...All of a sudden there are all these people who are concerned about high buildings are going to be."--Brownstoner

Bklink: Perfect Spring Day

Even very early this morning, the view from the Brooklyn Weather Observatory shows the makings of an idea Spring day. The forecast bears that out, calling for a day that will be mostly sunny and pleasant with a high of 74. The low tonight will be 57 with patchy clouds. Enjoy.--Accuweather

Bklink: Parachute Jump Tie

It is correctly pointed out that "blogs are not a medium known for focusing on or endorsing neckties," but when the tie in question is a Parachute Jump Tie, well, it's going to be listed.--Kinetic Carnival

Bklink: Bloody Azure PriceChopper!

Want to see what a PriceChop looks like? Go no further than the Azure on Classon Avenue. "Let's look at Unit 2a. It started life last June at $735,000. In November, it went to $649,000. In December, it hit $599,000. In February? $549,000. And, yesterday, there was more axe action with the price hitting $499,000. That's what one calls a succession of PriceChops amounting to $236,000."--Curbed