Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for May 30

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO

With few places to build, condo developers get creative in Brooklyn Heights [Daily News]
Science hacks, stargazing come to Brooklyn for World Science Festival [Brooklyn Eagle]
M.F.A. Video Game Programs in Downtown Brooklyn [New York Times]

Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace

Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Cuomo Announces Contract for First Phase of New Kosciuszko Bridge [NY1]
Pop/R&B Duo at Williamsburg’s Rubber Tracks Studios [Village Voice]
Free Play in McGolrick Park Staurday [FreeWilliamsburg]
Yoga For Cyclists in McCarren Park Saturday [Greenpointers]
Despite the Cool Williamsburg Parties, Working at VICE is Not So Great [Gawker]
Two daring Brooklyn novelists to converse in Greenpoint [Brooklyn Book Beat]
Bird Sanctuary Coming to McGolrick Park [Brooklyn Paper]

Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton:

City Trying to Help Households in Places Like Bay Ridge Turn Waste Into Compost [New York Times]

Bed-Stuy & Bushwick

NYPD to Roll Out Revamped Operation Impact Plan in Bed-Stuy’s 79th Precinct [Wall Street Journal]
Montana’s Trailhouse Grand Opening Tonight [Bushwick Daily]
Another Notable Bed-Stuy Frame House Will Meet the Wrecking Ball [Brownstoner and Curbed]
One of the warring pet-poop painters is interviewed–anonymously [Brooklyn Paper]
19-year-old arrested in Bed-Stuy sexual assault [News12]
Why digital agency Think Work Media came back to Brooklyn [Technical.ly]
Underground Bed-Stuy Record Store Gets Star Turn in Indie Film [DNAInfo]
The Diggs Will Serve You Lobster-Topped French Fries at 1 a.m. [Bedford + Bowery]

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay

Alligator Found Sunbathing by Bensonhurst Pool [NY Post] and the owner was charged with a fine [Daily News]
Falling branch sends Sheepshead Bay woman to hospital [Brooklyn Courier]
Events in Bensonhurst and Beyond This Weekend [Bensonhurst Bean]

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate

Dante and Chiara de Blasio Annointed King and Queen for the Mermaid Parade [Brooklyn Eagle]
Thunderbolt Test Run Successful [Amusing the Zillion]
Man Dies After Jumping in Front of Q Train in Brighton Beach [Daily News]
19-Year-Old Arrested For Fatal Stabbing in Coney Island [News12]

Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York

‘We Have No State Representation’: Smitherman Launches Bid Against Sampson [NY Observer]
Cops hunt for handcuffed ex-con who escaped from parole officers in East New York [Daily News]

Clinton Hill & Fort Greene

Fort Greene Liberal Law Professor Running Against Cuomo [NY Post]
Models to hit fashion runway at Brooklyn Navy Yard dressed in recycled trash [Daily News]
Karl Fischer Building Planned to Replace White Castle in Clinton Hill [DNAInfo]

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill

The Unmaking of a LICH Deal [Capital NY]
The hip dining scene at Boerum Hill’s French Louie offers Gallic style [NY Post]
Man Pummeled After He Resists Would-Be Muggers in Boerum Hill [DNAInfo]

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens

Atlantic Yards Construction Means Lane Shutdowns, Sidewalk Closures [AYR]
Community Groups Split on Franklin Avenue Road Diet and Bike Lane [Streetsblog]
Man Fatally Shot in Crown Heights, Police Say [DNAInfo]

Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood

Flatbush 11-year-old struck, critically injured running into street for baseball [NY Post]
City Council Honors Flatbush Gunshot Victim [Brooklyn Eagle]

Gowanus & Red Hook

Gowanus Canal to Be Flushed With Millions of Gallons of Fresh Water [Metro]
EPA Issues Order To New York City To Perform Gowanus Work [PMFA]
Brooklyn Creative League: Gowanus’s resource rich co-working space [Technical.ly]
Mets owner Fred Wilpon is creating a real estate presence in Gowanus [Daily News]

City Hall

City Council Passes Range of Bills as Part of ‘Vision Zero’ Quest [New York Times]
Affordable Housing Bill Helps Low Income Seniors [News12]
Bed-Stuy City Councilman Robert Cornegy’s School Safety Bill Scheduled for Hearing [OurTime]
Bill Protecting Mute Swans Passes Assembly [Sheepshead Bites]
Conservatives back incumbents representing Brooklyn, pass over others [SI Advance]

Borough-Wide

From Bushwick Open Studios to the Tiki Disco Summer Opener, these are the best events in BK this weekend [BK Mag]
Where to Go This Week: Your Guide to Brooklyn Nightlife [Brooklyn Paper]
Here’s a List of Events For the Whole Month of June [Brooklyn Based]
3 of the 10 Best Appetizing Counters Are in Brooklyn [Village Voice]
Biking Events Across the borough This Weekend [DNAInfo]
Tour de Brooklyn explores the borough Sunday [Daily News]
Five Great Restaurants Opened in NYC, Most in Brooklyn [Village Voice]
Most of the Great Food Events This Weekend in Brooklyn As Well [Village Voice]
Will Brooklyn’s Tech Triangle become MakerBot-Kickstarter-Livestream? [Technical.ly]
A Mid-Century Redlined Map of Brooklyn (used by the Home Owners Loan Corporation) [WNYC]
1 in 5 NYC High School Kids Commute Longer than Adults [amNewYork]
1 in 4 NYC IT pros live in Brooklyn, with just 7% of the jobs [Technical.ly]
Housing boom could could be big blow to city’s small biz [Real Estate Weekly]
Exotic Animal Lovers Want More Species Legalized as Pets [NY Post]

Courts

Judge Values Condemned Atlantic Avenue Property at Over $9 Million [Brooklyn Eagle] paving the way for hotel [The Real Deal]
Man Convicted For Killing Wife Who Made Wrong Dinner [NY Post]
Lil’ Kim’s Mentally-Ill Ex Won’t Face Death Penalty in Brooklyn Murder Trial [Daily News]
Convicted Gowanus Dealer Says He Dressed Up as a Woman To Kill Rival [Daily News]
“Bail Boss” in Brooklyn Profiled [New York Times]

Miscellaneous

Mayor, distracted by well-wishers, didn’t take note of Orthodox rabbi’s tirade: aides [Daily News]
Insurer to Pay Post-Sandy Penalty Over Inspections [Crain’s]
Brooklyn Left Me Broke and Tired – a de Blasio neighbor is Forced Out [WNYC]
Brooklyn is a Paradise [VICE]
Lena Dunham’s dog bit her on the ass last night, resulting in this important, bloody Instagram photo [Happy Place]
Brooklyn Weed Fairy Revealed [BK Mag]
Time after time: Borough-made film features Brooklyn time-traveler [Brooklyn Paper]
Roz Chast’s Graphic Memoir Explores Caring For His Aging Brooklyn Parents [New York Times]