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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Coney Island

Booted Boardwalk bar owner to open his own amusement area

Call it Cha-Cha’s revenge. Comment.
Prospect Heights

Horseshoe seating for hockey puts Barclays on thin ice

The Barclays Center will debut an unconventional horseshoe-shaped seating configuration for a preseason hockey game this fall — raising questions about whether the undersized arena could truly accommodate an NHL franchise. Comment.
Flatlands

Taco hell! Man gunned down on Flatbush Avenue

Cops say a Brooklyn Avenue teen was shot repeatedly minutes after he entered the Top Taco on Flatbush Avenue. Comments (1).
Bay Ridge

Bused in! Dogs from Park Slope, Ditmas Park sent to Dyker Beach Dog Run, critics charge

Dyker Beach is going to the dogs, but very few are from the neighborhood, dog-lovers say. Comment.
Mill Basin

Aviator — the new training ground for Spartan sports

Floyd Bennett Field is now home to Spartan races — and all the sore muscles, fun, and feasting that go with them! Comment.
Park Slope

J.J. Byrne gains ground against ol’ George

A popular Park Slope playground reopened last week with a new name honoring a long-forgotten borough president — marking a minor victory for the barely remembered politico over the landmark-hogging forefather who snatched away his legacy. Comment.
BoroBeat

Light fire with fire!

Lag BaOmer celebration lit up Midwood last week as marchers paraded down Ocean Avenue. Comment.
Bensonhurst

Robber hits 86th Street bank

Get ready for your weekly run down of crimes from Bensonhurst’s 62nd Precinct. Comment.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Sheepshead Bay

Ooh, that smell! Residents say Sheepshead Bay stinks to the high heavens

When it rains in Sheepshead Bay, residents say they hold their noses. Comments (1).
Midwood

MCA remembered in mural

Fans of recently deceased rapper Adam “MCA” Yauch showed their gratitude to the legendary Brooklyn-born Beastie Boy by painting a mural in his honor. Comment.
Bay Ridge

Public Advocate fires up Ridge restaurant wars

Bill de Blasio tossed himself into the fire raging between restaurants and sidewalk food carts. Comment.
Not for Nuthin’

‘Girls’ stinks, but Mother’s Day brunch was delicious

This week, our columnists tells you about the good and bad of Mother’s Day weekend. Comment.
BoroBeat

Here’s mud in your eye!

More than 400 tossed tractor tires and slogged through the muck during the Metro Dash at the Aviator Sports and Events Center. See all the pictures in our slideshow. Comment.
Brooklyn Heights

No bike share south of Atlantic Avenue this year

The city will install 148 bike share stations in DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown — but Park Slope, Prospect Heights, and Cobble Hill will be left out in the cold until next year. Comment.
Gavel to Gavel

Horror mom guilty of starving daughter

The verdict leads this week’s Gavel to Gavel. Comment.
BoroBeat

Stars rock out for New York Methodist Hospital

New York Methodist Hospital’s surgeons, physicians, nurses, and guests rocked out with stars at the Brooklyn Museum for the medical center’s annual fundraiser on May 12. Comment.
Crime

Cops: Drunk driver arrested after bad parking job

Get ready for your weekly run-down of crimes from the 61st Precinct. Comment.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Coney Island

Seaside Summer Concert Series will return to cramped Coney lot

Borough President Markowitz’s Seaside Summer Concert Series will once again be held in a W. 21st Street lot one third the size of Asser Levy Park, critics say. Comments (4).
BoroBeat

Ten-hut! Recruits get a taste of Army life at Fort Hamilton

New recruits and their families got a sneak peak at their future in the Army with a day of competitions and exhibitions at the base. Comments (1).
Fort Greene

Jimmy Kimmel says Brooklyn isn’t a punch line — chew on that, Portland!

The late-night star, and Mill Basin native, is bringing his show to Brooklyn, so we decided to pester him about the borough where he was born. Comment.
Sheepshead Bay

The votes are in — and Fidler loses!

David Storobin has retaken the lead in the race to replace prison-bound ex-pol Carl Kruger — and this time it might stick. Comments (6).
Bensonhurst

Manhole cover swiper nabbed, cops say

Police arrested a man they said swiped manhole covers for a living — until he was nabbed for the string of thefts on May 9. Comments (1).
Williamsburg

Romeo and Juliet survive in modern take on Shakespeare’s classic

Spoiler alert: in this adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet,” the star-crossed paramours live to love another day. Comment.
Harbor Watch

Army major keeps native borough close to heart

Borough native Maj. Geoffrey Cole’s military service has taken him thousands of miles away from home, but he still has a place in his heart for Brooklyn. Comment.
Coney Island

NYPD: Man arrested for swiping jewelry and cash from home

Get ready for your weekly run-down of crimes from the 60th Precinct. Comment.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Midwood

Shul showdown in Midwood!

Avenue N residents say a proposed new synagogue that could be three times larger than anything else on the block will give them headaches. Comment.
Downtown plan

Century 21 will open on Fulton Mall

Discount chain Century 21 will become the first new department store on the Fulton Mall in nearly 90 years when it sets up shop in a massive space at the planned City Point development in 2015. Comment.
Midwood

Felder: There’s nothing ‘super’ about new senate seat

Former Councilman Simcha Felder says he’s running as a Democrat for Midwood’s new state senate seat, but says he will work with whoever’s in charge so he can “bring home the pastrami.” Comment.
Sheepshead Bay

Name game! City rechristens Sheepshead, Dewey high schools

The city is overhauling two failing Southern Brooklyn high schools — starting with their names! Comment.
Coney Island

Coney gets brawny with strongman show

Muscle-bound stars with names like “Stainless Steel” and “Wonder” will bend your mind with their muscles. Comment.
Dining

Boro’s ramen men unite

The greatest minds of Brooklyn’s Japanese culinary scene are getting together to host a series of very special dining events. Comment.
Cobble Hill

Bookworms and barflies come together for boozy lit crawl

Put on your beer glasses, and join the exodus into the most literary borough of them all. Comment.
It’s Only My Opinion

Stan the Man give us the digits

This week, our columnist examines some of the nation’s most intersting phone polls. Comment.
Marine Park

Police: Customer punched restaurant employee

Plus a host of other crimes from Marine Park’s 63rd Precinct. Comment.

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