
Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for May 23

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
- 2 NYPD rescues Brooklyn Bridge jumper in dangerous mission [Brooklyn Eagle]
- First Couple Sues For Ruined Nuptials By ReBar Owner [DNAInfo]
- A Comet Rendering Will Land in Brooklyn Bridge Park [NY Post]
- 51 Jay Street Conversion to Have Up to 90 Apartments [DUMBO NYC]
- Startup Tinybop moving from Boerum Hill to DUMBO [Crain’s]
- Call Me Halal: Palatable Advice Straight from the Streets of Downtown Brooklyn [6sqft]
Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace
- City Beaches Open Memorial Day & NYC Beach Bus Will Take You There From Park Slope [Park Slope Stoop]
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
- Strategies for Smorgasburg [WNYC]
- Williamsburg Salon Offering Butt Facials to Improve Butt Selfies [Complex]
- 2 From Brooklyn Included in Haredi Jews Indicted In Divorce-Compelling Kidnap Conspiracy – All Face Possible Life In Prison [Failed Messiah]
- Large canvas tepee in Havemeyer Park [Brooklyn Paper]
- Local Chinese developer snags stake in $49M Greenpoint site [The Real Deal]
- Williamsburg Fitness Co. Brooklyn Crew working out Manhattan expansion [Crain’s]
Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton:
- Bay Ridge Teacher Accused of Brownstone Break-Ins [Daily News]
- Attempted Arborcide on Bay Ridge’s 5th Avenue Caught on Video [Brooklyn Courier]
Bed-Stuy & Bushwick
- Start-Up ‘LiveStream’ Headed to 3rd Ward’s Old Space in Bushwick [New York Times]
- Interfaith Hospital Bankruptcy Hearing Postponed [DNAInfo]
- Council Member Unveils New Breastfeeding Station in Bed-Stuy [DNAInfo]
- Occult bookstore in Bushwick is hosting a 24-hour variety show [Brooklyn Courier]
- Central Station, Late Night Food Source, Opening in Bushwick [Bushwick Daily]
Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay
- Brooklyn’s Second Chinatown Expands in Bensonhurst [NY1]
- Gravesend teacher poisoned by kids is ill, ‘traumatized’ [Daily News]
Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate
- White Castle Sliders Coming to Coney Island [Amusing the Zillion]
- Coney Island’s Luna Park set to open Memorial Day weekend [News12]
- Coney Island History Project opens a photo exhibit [Brooklyn Courier]
Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York
- A Prisoner’s Unflagging Claim of Innocence For an East New York Crime [New York Times]
- East New York one of 15 Neighborhoods to be Re-zones for De Blasio Housing Plan [The Real Deal]
- Canarsie’s Outreach Organization Faces Some Stale Conditions [Canarsie Courier]
- Canarsie Girls Wrestling Coach Earns Coach of the Year Award [Canarsie Courier]
Clinton Hill & Fort Greene
- ‘Fight Club’ Outside Atlantic Center Mall Eyed by NYPD [DNAInfo]
- Navy Yard Received National Landmark Status [NY1]
- Free Biking Classes in Fort Greene [The Nabe]
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill
- The End For Long Island College Hospital [New York Times]
- Brooklyn judge approves plan to sell LICH to developer Peebles [Brooklyn Eagle]
Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens
- A Prospect Heights Teenager Has Disappeared, Family and Police Ask for Help [BK Mag via Park Slope Stoop]
- Hasidic Building in Crown Heights Had Safety Code Violation That Likey Contributed To Child’s Fall, Death [Failed Messiah]
- Video shows suspect wanted in anti-Semitic graffiti in Crown Heights [News12]
Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood
- Free Memorial Day Concert at Greenwood Cemetery [KensingtonBK]
Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin
- At the Kings County Fair, See the Kangaroos [New York Times]
Gowanus & Red Hook
- Picture of Driver Wanted in Hit-and-Run Earlier This Month [GYFO]
- Gowanus Historic District Status Shot Down [GYFO]
Borough-Wide
- Many drivers ticketed in Brooklyn during 48-hour speeding crackdown [News12]
- The 10 Best Concerts in New York This Weekend [Village Voice]
- 13 Things to Do This Weekend [Brokelyn]
- Outdoor Drinks: Great Bars For Huge Groups [Brooklyn Based]
- Meet Spinlister, Or Airbnb For Bikes [BK Mag]
Courts
- Lawsuit: Brooklyn Law School Staffer Fired for Getting Pregnant [NY Post]
- ReBar Owner Pleads Not Guilty [Wall Street Journal]
- ReBar Owner Prosecuted for Tax Evasion, Not Stolen Deposits [Brooklyn Paper]
Miscellaneous
- Robin Williams Stars in ‘The Angriest Man in Brooklyn’ [New York Times]
- ‘Knockout’ Assault Victim’s Friends Chase Down Brooklyn Suspect [NY Post]
- Nets star Deron Williams to undergo surgery on BOTH ankles [Brooklyn Eagle]
- Art Follows Food on Four Wheels [Brooklyn Based]
- Cyclists and Red Lights: Actually, It’s Complicated [Brooklyn Spoke]
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