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Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 11

June 11, 2014 By Matthew Taub Special to Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn Brief

Here's today's great media rundown for June 11, 2014.

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Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO

The Day After Vandalism in Brooklyn Heights Only the Citibike Station Has Been Cleaned [BHB]
Pedestrian ‘Bouncy Bridge’ in Brooklyn Bridge Park [Brooklyn Eagle], What do you think? [BHB]
Anne Hathaway Puts DUMBO Clocktower Loft Back on the Market for $4.25 Million [6SqFt]
Landlord Pitches Vinegar Hill as the New DUMBO [Crain’s]
DUMBO Has Spectacular Views and Sizzling Real Estate [amNewYork]
Poets House Holds Annual Brooklyn Bridge Walk, Honors Naomi Shihab Nye in DUMBO [WSJ]

Downtown BK

Emergency Housing Units Unveiled in Downtown BK [NYT, Gothamist]
$35 Million Deal at Fulton Mall [Post]
Growth Spurt: Brooklyn’s Tallest Tower at 388 Bridge Will Soar Even Higher Than Expected [6SqFt]
Brook-Lens: Susan Taylor Inspires ‘Courage to Change’ at Downtown YWCA [BR]

Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace

Preserve Park Slope Protests Methodist Hospital Expansion Plan [News12]
11th Street Homes Are History [South Slope News]
Boom Coffee Shop Coming to 5th Avenue in the Slope [NYT]
Pride Parade Returns to Park Slope June 14 [BP]
Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Is On Tap At The New O Live Brooklyn [Park Slope Stoop]
Seventh Heaven Street Fair This Sunday [Park Slope Stoop]

Williamsburg & Greenpoint

Fuller Defeats Solano to Win CB1 Chairmanship [Greenpoint Gazette]
Northside Festival: Which Acts to See [amNewYork]
Williamsburg’s Luxury Building 50 North 5th Street Completely Full [Brownstoner]
Nataliya Donskoy to design a pair of buildings on Williamsburg’s South 1st Street [BuzzBuzzHome]
Chinese Property Company Taps Fortress Investment Group for $165M Loan for Williamsburg Condo Project [6SqFt]
We have questions and construction shots for 261 North 9th Street in Williamsburg [BuzzBuzzHome]
Don’t Miss Northside Senior Center Art Show This Friday [Greenpointers]
Fantastique French Film Screenings in Transmitter Park this Summer [Greenpointers]
Rent Hike Causes ‘Kings County Bar’ to Relocate [DNAInfo]
Community Garden Sprouts at Williamsburg Prep [Greenpoint Gazette]

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

Can’t Afford the Ginger Bread House? Other Homes Are Available [Brooklyn Eagle]
St. Patrick students perform musical tribute to NYC [Brooklyn Eagle]

Bed-Stuy & Bushwick

Neighbors Contemplate Lawsuit Versus Private School in Bed-Stuy [Brooklyn Eagle]
NYPD Has No Info On Brooklyn DJ Killed While Cycling In Bushwick [Gothamist]
New 56-unit building headed for 1103 DeKalb in Bed-Stuy
Bed-Stuy Renter Renovated Apartment in Exchange For Cheaper Rent [Brick Underground]
Up Close and Personal with Lilly, the First Tenant of Polyamorous House in Bushwick [Bushwick Daily]
Photographer of ‘Studio 54′ Fame and Post ’77 Blackout Cred to Lead Bushwick History Tour [Bushwick Daily]
As Bushwick Gets an ‘Injection of Luxury,’ Art Studios Adapt [Bedford + Bowery]
Brooklyn Eats! Festival in Bed-Stuy to Celebrate Brooklyn Brands [DNAInfo]
‘Taste of Bushwick’ Aims to Unite Old and New Dishes [DNAInfo]
Recycling initiative Urban Hubs blooms in Bushwick [Metro]
Bushwick Men’s Roller Derby League Forms in Bushwick [Metro]

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay

Missing: Paige Timmons, 15, Last Seen Near Ocean Avenue [Sheepshead Bites]
Bensonhurst dad fights to keep son’s developmental center open [Brooklyn Eagle]
National Parks Service To “Dismantle” Stray Cat Colony On Plumb Beach, Posts Warnings [Sheepshead Bites]
Pothole-Proofing the Verrazano Bridge? That’s the Plan [Bensonhurst Bean]

Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate

Photos of the Thunderbolt’s Construction, Video of Its Test [ControlGeek]
Coney Co-op Has Blowout Anniversary [BC]
Brighton Beach Couple Celebrates 65th Anniversary After 34 Years in U.S. [NY1]
What’s New at Paul’s Daughter: Lobster Rolls, Mama Burger Fundraiser, LEDs [Amusing the Zillion]

Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York

Young Girl Stabbed in ENY Elevator Leaves Hospital [NY1]
Shooting Deaths Rise in Canarsie, East New York [Daily News]
NYPD Chief Banks’s Son Robbed of Cell Phone in Brownsville [Daily News]
Next ‘Slow Zone’ Bike Routes Planned for Brownsville, East New York [StreetsBlog]

Clinton Hill & Fort Greene

Exhibit Fro the Navy Yard’s No. 1 Cameraman [Brooklyn Based]
BAM Shows a Re-Mastered Version of One of the First Graffiti Documentaries [Untapped Cities]
Brooklyn Public House to Open Under New Ownership, Same Look [DNAInfo]
Great Georgina Secures Permit Seeking Outdoor Seating [DNAInfo]

Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill

Brooklyn judge puts off LICH decision; focus on community needs assessment [Brooklyn Eagle]
Fortis Promises 10K Square Feet for Additional Medical Services at LICH [DNAInfo]
Newest Deadline for LICH Could be Friday [Crain’s]
Brooklyn Community Holds Out for LICH Hospital [ET]
Controversy About Possible 8 Am Starting Time At PS58, The Carroll School [PMFA]
Savoia, Downsized But Open Once More On Smith Street [PMFA]
Ganso Yaki Opens in Boerum Hill in the Fall [NYT]

Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens

Morrissey’s Barclays Center show & full tour cancelled [Brooklyn Vegan]
Brain v. Braun at the Barclay’s Center [Brooklyn Eagle]
Glady’s Does Caribbean Food Right in Prospect Heights [Daily News]
Leaflets Allege Worker Violations by 626 Flatbush Developer [Q at Parkside]
Starbucks to Open in Crown Heights This Fall [DNAInfo]
Ratner Honored [AYR], letters from Dean Street Association Went Ignored [AYR]

Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood

Forklift Kills Midwood Grocery Worker [Post, Daily News]
Trio Wanted For String Of Robberies Hit More Brooklyn Businesses [DPC]
Ocean Parkway & Church Avenue Named One Of 20 Worst Intersections For Pedestrians; Enforcement Recommended For 2014 Or 2015 [DPC]
Catch The World Cup This Weekend On Bar Hamilton’s 92″ Screen [KensingtonBK]
Here Are The Latest Reopening Dates For Southbound Cortelyou Road & Parkside Avennue Platforms [DPC]

Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin

Marine Park “Freeze” Lounge Owner in Hot Water After Biased Employment Ad [Daily News]

Gowanus & Red Hook

Photos of the Abandoned, Graffiti-Covered McDonald’s on Fourth Avenue [GYFO]
Gowanus company rolls out motorcycle rental [BP]
The Gowanus Challenge Floats Down the Canal This Saturday [Park Slope Stoop]
Nasty Parking Surprise for One Car Owner in Gowanus [PMFA]
Opposition Organizing to Save Kentile Floors Sign in Brooklyn [Daily News]
Editorial: The Sign May Be Iconic, But Kentile Was a Loathsome Company [Brooklyn Paper]
Author Speaks of compulsive parrots and psychotic elephants at the Bell House Tonight [NYT]
311 is a Joke: NYPD Ignores Lane-Blocking Big Rigs in Red Hook [StreetsBlog]

Borough-Wide

De Blasio: $27 Million to be Used for NYCHA Security Cameras [News12]
Stop-and-Frisk Reduction Has Not Caused Rise in Shootings: Bratton [amNewYork]
New Developments Widen Brooklyn-Manhattan Rental Price Gap [Brownstoner]
City Speeds Up Buildings-Approval Process [Crain’s] with new Development Office [WSJ]
Low-Fee Rental Roundup in Clinton Hill, Ditmas Park, Elsewhere [BrickUnderground]
Apartment Hunt, Comparable Units Edition [Brokelyn]
Rent Stabilization Association launching ad blitz to discourage rent freeze [Daily News]
City’s Oldest Subway Cars Move Outdoors For Preservation [NY1]
Nobu takeout, black cars, tons of cash: Baby-sitting for the rich [Post]
Crime Blotter Across the Borough [BP]
4 Bike Routes for Intrepid NYC Cyclists and History Buffs [Untapped Cities]
Where to Go Swimming in Brooklyn This Summer [BP]
Where to Watch The World Cup, By Team Allegiance [Bedford + Bowery]
The 8 Best Steaks in BK, for Father’s Day and Beyond [BK Mag]
The Tip Sheet: June 11th to 17th [Brooklyn Based]
“Hidden Cash” Scavenger Hunt Coming [Observer], please skip it [BK Mag]

Courts

Brooklyn Stabbing Suspect Indicted on Murder Charges [Brooklyn Eagle]
Accused ‘Brooklyn Ripper’ Angrily Demands a Word With Judge [Post, Daily News]
Mobster ‘Vito Love’ is Denied Home Confinement [Post]
Prosecutor Misconduct Commission Moves Forward on Hynes [Brooklyn Eagle]
The Rise and Fall of Joe Hynes [amNewYork]
Brooklyn Republican Leader Craig Eaton Went to Strip Clubs: Smith Trial Tapes [NYT]

Miscellaneous

NYC suspends homeless-pet euthanasia for a day [Brooklyn Eagle]
Brooklyn Nets’ Andray Blatche now a Filipino [Brooklyn Eagle, Post]
NBC’s new summer TV series ‘Brooklyn Taxi’ [Post]
One Year Turning a Cookie-Cutter Brooklyn Apartment Into a Family Sanctuary [NY Mag]
More Brooklynites Moving to Upstate Beacon, or the Times just loves the place [NYT]
Father’s Day Gifts From Brooklyn: Halvah Spreads and Dark Chocolate [NYT]
Ask a Cabbie: How Will Uber Affect the Taxi Business? [The L Mag]
Editorial: Don’t Bike on the Sidewalk… [Brooklyn Spoke]
Editorial: What School Reformers Really Want is a Racial Quota System [Post]
Editorial: Unaffordable Affordable Housing [Crain’s]
Editorial: Shorter Public School Days, Why? [BR]