Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 9

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO

Levin, other Brooklyn notables celebrate HOPE graduates [Brooklyn Eagle]
‘The Fence’ to Open at Brooklyn Bridge Park June 16th [Brooklyn Eagle]
‘Popping the Questions’ in Brooklyn Bridge Park [Brooklyn Heights Blog]
30 Vendors in Brooklyn Bridge Park for ‘Red Dish’ Competition Sunday [AmNewYork]

Downtown BK

Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace

Williamsburg & Greenpoint

When the Going Got Tough on Domino Sugar Deal, Jed Walentas of Two Trees Got Going [WSJ]
‘Eyehategod’ Maintains Hopelessness and Rage While Performing at ‘Europa’ in Greenpoint [NYT]
‘Northside’ Festival Starts This Week: Lineup Updates [Brooklyn Vegan]
Our 5 picks for this week’s Northside Innovations Festival [Technical.ly]
Retail Rents Skyrocket in Williamsburg [Crain’s]
Chilean band ‘La Hell Gang’ sign to Brooklyn Label ‘Mexican Summer’ [Free Williamsburg]
Top Spots to Watch the 2014 World Cup in Greenpoint [Greenpointers]
Williamsburg’s 260N9 condos to launch sales in July [Real Deal]
Autistic teen is safe at home after disappearing from Middle School’s Williamsburg Campus [Daily News]
Curtis Harding plays Glasslands this week [FreeWilliamsburg]
‘Bathsalts,’ Brooklyn Queer Party, Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary in Williamsburg [HuffPo]

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

Family of hit-run victims pleads: ‘Don’t forget our mom and sister’ [Brooklyn Eagle]

Bed-Stuy & Bushwick

Bed-Stuy House Pulls Off More Ridiculous Flip Than Expected [Curbed]
Bushwick Warehouse Likely to Fetch $34 Million [Crain’s]
Kicked Cat Finds New Home [DNAInfo] Leading to Wild Speculation [BK Mag]
Newspaper Box Covering Huge Bushwick Pothole Removed, Pothole Remains [Animal]
RSVP for The Orwells’ free Shea Stadium show tonight [FreeWilliamsburg]
Brooklyn’s Food Queen to Host a Chef Battle and Tasting in Bed-Stuy [Brooklyn Reader]

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay

Borough Park & Sunset Park

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate

Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York

Clinton Hill & Fort Greene

1 Seriously Hurt, 6 Others Injured in Fort Greene Hit-and-Run Crash [NBC]
Letitia James Breaks City Rules With Rental Property, Records Show [DNAInfo]
Young Female Artists Paste Anti Sexual Harassment Messages in Fort Greene [DNAInfo]
Brooklyn Navy Yard Gears Up for Expansion, 1.8 Million Square Feet to be Added [6SqFt]
A Mix of Fact and Imagination, ‘As Seen on Radio’ at BAM [NYT]

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill

The Cobblers of Cobble Hill [Daily News], the High-End Versions Offensive to Natives [DieHipster]
Hundres Pack Sedaris Reading at Cobble Hill Bookstore [Brooklyn Eagle]
Drink Your Way Through the World Cup at Hunter’s in Cobble Hill [BP]
Profile of Store ‘By Brooklyn’ in Cobble Hill [Brooklyn Chamber]

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens

Two Shot at a Party in Lefferts Gardens [Q at Parkside]
‘Barclays Effect’ Drawing Big-Name Businesses to Flatbush Avenue [DNAInfo]
Eminent domain, round two: state and Forest City close-mouthed as condemnation process begins for properties near arena site [AYR]
Tire Slashings Near Barclays Center? [FiPS]
In Crown Heights, Once Torn By Race Riots, a Friendly Game of Soccer [NYT]
PLG Residents Ask City Hall for Temporary Halt to High Rise Construction [Brownstoner, Curbed]
Listing Goes up for New-Construction Townhomes in PLG Asking $1.875 Million [Brownstoner]
PLG’s 111 Clarkson Is Completely Gone [Brownstoner]
Serious Sushi at ‘Silver Rice’ in Crown Heights [Brooklyn Based]
Interview With Crown Heights State Assemblyman Karim Camara [Crown Heights Info]

Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood

Fire on Caton Avenue Kills One [DPC]
Malaise for Unemployed Brooklyn College Students Stepping into Depressed Job Market [NYT]
Filming in Ditmas Park This Week [DPC]

Gowanus & Red Hook

3rd Board Of Standards & Appeals Hearing On Gowanus ‘Rock And Roll Playhouse’ June 17th [PMFA]
Petition: Save the Kentile Sign [GYFO], or should we? [FiPS]
This Artisinal Gowanus Pickle Maker Pays His Employees $16 an Hour [HuffPo]

Borough-Wide

‘Fastrack’ Repair to Impact ‘F’ Train Service This Week [NY1]
MTA Adds Service to G Train, Eliminates ‘G Train Sprint’ [NY1]
Residents Battle a Rainy Subway Commute [News12]
Still Waiting for Fios All-City Broadband Access [Crain’s]
A coalition to move de Blasio along on bus rapid transit [Capital]
A comprehensive guide on where to watch the World Cup in Brooklyn [Brokelyn]
‘CityShares’ seeks to pool money to buy apartments in various neighborhoods [Crain’s, Real Deal]

Courts

AG Schneiderman subpoenas former DA Hynes aides in state theft probe [Daily News]
DA Hynes’s Fall Tied to Hasidic Community [Failed Messiah via NYPD Confidential]
State System Failed in Case of Mentally Ill Ex-Con Stabbing Suspect [amNewYork]
Brooklyn kid-stabber Daniel St. Hubert was disciplined a dozen times in prison [Daily News]
Mother of accused Brooklyn child-stabber Daniel St. Hubert: ‘If he’s sick, it’s not his fault’ [Daily News]
Dozens of animal lovers show up at accused cat-kicker’s court date [Daily News]
Budget Hawks Demand Answers on Teachers’ Pact [Crain‘s]
Drivers’ Licenses for the Undocumented ‘Going Nowhere,’ Cuomo to Focus on ‘DREAM’ Act [Daily News]

Miscellaneous

MTA Chief Can’t Catch a Break [Crain’s]
Cuomo Backs ‘Overall Effort’ on Medical Marijuana [Capital]
Brooklyn-raised comedian Tracy Morgan ‘more responsive’ but still in critical condition [CNN]
Canadian Wunderkind Musician Mac Demarco Now Lives in Brooklyn [Rolling Stone]
Have a Cool Urban Project? Apply for the Urban Urge Award [Untapped Cities]
White People Problems: On Kara Walker and the Way White People Interact with Black Art [BK Mag]
Lana Del Rey’s Latest Song, “Brooklyn Baby,” Is a Lovely Ballad [Slate]
Hosting a Democratic Convention in Brooklyn Wouldn’t Be a ‘Strategic Error’ [Salon]