Old Computers Are Art in Gowanus

For the more artsy among us, the Brooklyn Eagle is reporting that some Gowanus artists took some older Macs which were to be recycled, and made some interesting exhibits.

"Since the Mac Support Store is part of the NYCS retail takeback program, the equipment was slated to be recycled. But Graber and Brooklyn curators Michele Jaslow and Spring Hofeldt decided to put out a call for artists to use them to create art pieces.

The result is the show “Programmed,” which opened on Dec. 21 at the Mac Support Store, with a satellite exhibit in the windows of wine shop Red White & Bubbly on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope."

The show will be at the Mac Support Store until March 13th.

Columbia Heights: Another Great Video

Mr. Junkersfeld over at the Brooklyn Heights Blog did another history tour video, this time on Columbia Heights. Truthfully, Columbia Heights may be the most expensive and coveted real estate in all of Brooklyn, and I've always enjoyed it. However, the BQE creates a physical, psychological and cultural barrier to conceptualizing a waterfront where Columbia Height, Fulton Ferry, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and the Columbia Waterfront District all were a part of a huge, vitally important economic engine for the country.