For many of the borough’s shopping strips, the trick — definitely easier said than done — is striking the right balance between the divergent needs of diverse populations living cheek by jowl to each other. Comment.

63rd Pct. bash-a-rama Comment.

Congrats Mike! 71st Precinct Officer Michael Scarcella was given a special honor last week as he was named Patrol Borough Brooklyn South Cop of the Month. Comment.

Miriam Alexander, founder, Yehuda Memorial Center, and Beth Israel Chaplain Elaine Chan hosted a Latke Party at the Beth Israel Medical Center-Kings Highway Division. Comment.

A distinguished few of the little learners at Public School 255’s Barbara Reing School were cited with Student of the Month honors for “serving as exemplars in their schoolwork, their thoughtfulness, and their kindness for others,” according to the school’s Project Arts Liaison, Miriam Rankin. Comment.

Who needs Hawaii? Comment.

One local volunteer group is poised to support a proposal to revamp the city’s zoning to curb the proliferation of curb cuts and front-yard parking pads. Comment.

To help get families into the spirit of the season, more than 300 children from PS 255 and their parents attended a Holiday Craft Night at the school. Comment.

Troops overseas will be enjoying a bit of Brooklyn hospitality this holiday season thanks to the Marine Park Intermediate School 278’s Builders Club, which supported Boatsies Boxes, an organization that creates stockings and other care packages to sendto US Troops serving overseas to help them feel more at home while they are protecting freedom abroad. Comment.

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Comment.

Ghost bullet Comment.

A charismatic student leader has emerged at one East Flatbush high school and his middle name is, coincidentally, Barrak. Comment.

A new hotel in the borough, open and doing business for nearly a year, needs to get a special permit quickly to avoid being shut down, thanks to a Department of Buildings (DOB) misstep. Comment.

Budding Alvin Aileys kicked off the holidays with a rollicking dance performance at Public School 235K. Comment.

One local volunteer group is poised to support a proposal to revamp the city’s zoning to curb the proliferation of curb cuts and front-yard parking pads. Comment.