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Bloomberg increases money for Brooklyn BIDs

Park Slope
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday signed Introductory Number 972, sponsored at the request of the administration by Brooklyn Council Members Mathieu Eugene (D-Flatbush) and Domenic Recchia (D-Coney Island/Gravesend).   … Full Article
 

'Heroes' beauty sued for alleged Brooklyn Cheeburger Cheeburger beating

Park Slope
The beautiful Tawny Cypress, star of the sci-fi TV drama “Heroes,” is being sued by her ex-husband for allegedly having him beat-up by her current boyfriend inside  … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Bookbeat: Brooklyn writer and pastry chef collaborate on new romance novel

Park Slope
If your tastes run to fiction and dessert, you're in luck this winter: Brooklynite Megan Caldwell's new novel " … Full Article
 

First Babies of New Year

Park Slope
One can never be sure where the first local baby born in the New Year was born, but two Brooklyn hospitals are strong contenders.  Baby boy Orane Clarke was born Jan. 1 at 12:12 am at SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital in Central Brooklyn. … Full Article
 

Councilwoman helps rent control tenants avoid eviction

Sunset Park
When she heard that an elderly woman and her son were involved in a tenant-landlord dispute with their building owner, Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) reached back into her past as a tenant rights advocate to help them. … Full Article
 

Brooklyn business library to abandon Downtown; future of Brooklyn Heights and Carnegie branches in doubt

Brooklyn Heights
UPDATED AT 6 PM ON JAN. 15 TO INCLUDE COMMENT BY LIBRARY SPOKESPERSON … Full Article
 

Green-Wood Cemetery gets funds to restore landmark Weir Greenhouse

Sunset Park
A 19th century greenhouse that fell into disrepair will be getting a makeover, thanks to a $500,000 grant from New York State.  … Full Article
 

Gowanus Canal cleanup to cost a half-billion

Gowanus
The EPA on Friday announced a proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal – and it’s slated to cost betw … Full Article
 

Rehab of once-spectacular Smith-9th Sts. station behind schedule again

Gowanus
Completion of rehab work on the Smith-9th streets F and G train station – an elevated station with a view so spectacular that Borough President Marty Markowitz once speculated that it could be a tourist a … Full Article
 

Brooklyn Bookbeat: 19th century Eagle gives author rich background on Slope's Sportsmen's Row

Park Slope
Lucas G. Rubin, director of the Sports Management program at Columbia University, has lived on Sportsmen's Row in Park Slope since 2003. … Full Article
 

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