Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 3

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO

‘Togather,’ DUMBO-Based Crowdsourced Events Interest Project, Shutting Down [Technical.ly]
Brooklyn Heights Cinema Offering Discounted Tickets via Dealflicks [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
9/11 Museum Pavilion Designer Bringing Restaurant Space to DUMBO [DNAInfo]

Downtown BK

Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace

De Blasio Family Begins Move From Slope to Gracie Mansion [New York Times via DNAInfo]
Former Acrobat’s Park Slope Home Has a Trapeze, Of Course [Curbed]

Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Rally to Save House from ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ [Curbed]
W’burg animation fest features hand-drawn hosts [Brooklyn Paper]
McGolrick Park is Getting a Makeover [Greenpointers]
North Brooklyn Farms to Launch Kickstarter For Expansion and Potential New Home [Greenpoint Gazette]
Michelin-recommended chef opens new Polish restaurant in Williamsburg [FreeWilliamsburg]
First Permits Filed for ‘Two Trees’ Domino Development [Curbed]
Flushing and Classon is Accident Central [Brooklyn Paper]

Bed-Stuy & Bushwick

Interfaith Medical Center Comes Out of Bankruptcy [DNAInfo]
Fake Restaurant Mocking Experimental Food Being Brought to Life in Bed-Stuy [DNAInfo]
Bed-Stuy Woman’s DIY Solution to Unemployment: Etsy [Crain’s]
Bushwick Open Studios Recap [Brokelyn, SP, Greenpointers, Bushwick Daily]
What Keeps Artists Creative During Bushwick Open Studios? [Bushwick Daily]
Did You Get a Kim Jong-Un Haircut at Bushwick Open Studios? [Free Williamsburg]

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate

‘Thunderbolt’ Roller Coaster Will Now Open Next Week…Sometime [Bensonhurst Bean]

Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York

Police Hunt Suspect Who Stabbed Two Children [Wall Street Journal] but a lack of security footage makes it difficult [New York Times]
NYPD Releases Sketch of Suspect in ENY Stabbings of Children [Metro]
Grieving Dad Recognizes Sketch of Suspect Who Murdered His Son [Post]
Killer of 6-year-old May Be Linked to Earlier Murder [DNAInfo]
City approves NYCHA plan to install cameras in Boulevard Houses [Daily News]
Local Leaders Seeking Federal Assistance in ENY Stabbing [News12]
East New York Community Members Hold Vigil for Three Young Stabbing Victims [NY1]
Woman Dies in East New York Fire [Daily News]

Clinton Hill & Fort Greene

Teen gunned down outside Clinton Hill housing project right near NYPD station house [Daily News]
Zephyr Teachout Is Still Ready to Campaign Against Cuomo [Observer]

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill

SUNY fast-tracks Fortis-NYU bid for Long Island College Hospital [Brooklyn Eagle]
LICH Supporters Rally Outside Court [News12]
A Battle Grows in Brooklyn for Joan Millman’s Seat [Observer]

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens

On night Ratner/Gilmartin get Onassis Medal, “appalled” Historic Districts Council plans showing of “Battle for Brooklyn” [AYR]
Luke Bryan to Play in Barclays, First Country Music Concert For Venue [Rolling Stone]
Young ‘citizen scientists’ at Brooklyn Museum make the grade at STEM Matters NYC Research Symposium [Daily News]
Judge Temporarily Blocks Concrete Pour at Planned Lefferts-Garden Development [Daily News] as opponents fight to keep Propsect Park Sunny [BK Mag]
The Way Station Is a Dr. Who Themed Bar in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn [Untapped Cities]

Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood

Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin

Gowanus & Red Hook

14-Year Old Struck by Car [Daily News] but cops don’t arrest driver [Streetsblog]

Borough-Wide

Alternative Side Rules Suspended Wednesday, Thursday for Shavuous [CrownHeightsInfo]
Detective Chief: NYPD will review each murder arrest to avoid false convictions [The Shack]
Con-Ed Readies for Summer Energy Surge [Brooklyn Eagle]
Swill, on demand booze delivery, expanding to Brooklyn this summer [Technical.ly]
‘Zombie’ Properties Get Eviction Notice [Crain’s]
Parks Department contracts for NYC music festivals highlight 2013 struggles [FreeWilliamsburg]
Plenty of Financial Woes, But No Fatalities in CitiBike [Real Deal via Slate]

Courts

Ex-Brooklyn Prosecutor Charles J. Hynes Accused of Misuse of Funds [New York Times]
Former DA Hynes Could be Facing $1 Million Larceny Rap [Post]
Kamins Relieved of Duties Following Probe Into Hynes Campaign [NYLJ]
Man Jailed For 17 Years Based on Shaky Evidence From Detective Scarcella to be Released [Post]
Blacks and Latinos Disproportionately Arrested for Pot Possession [Village Voice]

Miscellaneous

New York to Hold Clinical Trial for Medical Marijuana [Brooklyn Eagle]
‘CircleUp,’ Which Helped Brooklyn Small Businesses, a Start-up to Watch [FT]
The Price of Pickles: Why is Good Food So Expensive? [BK Mag]
New York Has Stolen Obama’s Heart [Observer via Politico]
Storm Protection Projects Unveiled for the Tri-State Area [Brooklyn Eagle]
It’s Not Just About the Money: The Racial Coding of New York City’s Middle Class [BK Mag]