Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 15
A unique and interesting look at Red Hook. Photo by Matthew Taub
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
- Democratic District Leader Jo Anne Simon formally launches Assembly bid [BE]
- Parks Department Cleans Graffiti From Fruit Street Sitting Area [BHB]
- Anti-Gun Violence Rally Marches Across Brooklyn Bridge [NY1, N12]
- DUMBO Landlord Lures Artists With Rent Discounts [CNY]
- Björk’s Biophilia App is the First to be Added to MoMA’s Collection [BHB]
- DUMBO Shake Shack to Name Concrete After Jane’s Carousel [DNA]
Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace
- Judge Extends Temporary Restraining Order on Prospect Park Residence to Ensure Elderly Are Cared For [NYDN]
- An Ornette Coleman Tribute at Celebrate Brooklyn! [NYT]
- Nail Salon Replaces Video Store [HPS]
- Street Fairs in the Slope: No Parking, Buses Rerouted [SSN]
- 19 Envelopes of Hidden Cash in Prospect Park [Gothamist], Leading People to Scramble [NYP], But We Should All Ignore It [BKM]
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
- Williamsburg ATM Stripped of Keypad, Card Reader, Police Say [DNA]
- Innovation at Northside Fest, or Maybe Not So Much [B+B]
- What Not to Miss at Northside Festival [L Mag]
- Williamsburg Loft of John Seymour, Restaurateur [NYT]
- Williamsburg Adds Gloss, Wipes Out Culture; Even the Journal Laments it [WSJ]
- Inside Henry Norman Hotel, Offering an ‘Industrial Chic’ Experience in Greenpoint [B+B]
- Inside a Williamsburg Party Featuring Pizza From Across the Borough [Gothamist]
- ‘Donna,’ South Williamsburg Cocktail Bar, Rises From the Ashes [PM]
- Shane Smith, VICE media mogul, has won over millennials, investors [FT]
- The World Naked Bike Ride Along Kent Avenue Was Very Wet [VV]
- What to Expect From Bon Appetit’s Greenpoint Grub Crawl [BKM]
Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton
- ‘Gingerbread House’ Up For Sale [NY1]
- Grimm Has Fewer Resources at His Disposal in Re-Election Fight [NY1]
- Show Dad a righteous Father’s Day in Bay Ridge [BC]
Bed-Stuy & Bushwick
- Toddler Wanders Out of Bed-Stuy Apt., Reunited With Father [News12]
- Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck by SUV in Bed-Stuy [DNA]
- Man Who Saved Bed-Stuy Gun Victim Shot to Death in South Carolina [DNA, NYDN]
- Beacon’s Closet Opens Fourth Location in Bushwick [BP]
- Basketball Tournament in Bed-Stuy Enters 35th Year of Helping Preteens [DNA]
- Tripping on Ayahuasca at an Undisclosed Location in Bushwick [NYT]
- Zosia Mamet Hosted a Very Bushwick Baby Shower for Designer Rebecca Minkoff [BKM]
- American Black Film Festival’s Move to New York Celebrated in Bed-Stuy [DNA]
- New 56-unit building headed for 1103 DeKalb in Bed-Stuy [BBH]
Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay
- Ten Sandy-Wrecked Boats Finally Removed From Knapp Street Lot [SB]
- Bath Beach Music Teacher Seeks Neighbors’ Help In Revamping Sound System [BnBn]
Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate
- Cyclones Opener Washed Out [BP]
- Lose Your Stomach on the Thunderbolt, Now Opening [Gothamist]
- Lose Your Stomach From Home By Watching This POV Thunderbolt Video [Animal]
- Coney Island Boardwalk Cats Project’s First Effort Rescues 28 Cats [ATZ]
Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York
- Development is in Store For East New York [NYY]
- Parks Department Worker Critically Injured in Fire Dies From Injuries [DNA, NYDN]
Clinton Hill & Fort Greene
- Five Miles of Bike Lanes Proposed for Flushing Avenue [DNA]
- New Buildings Slated for Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill [MA]
- Five Questions for Gabriele Caroti, BAMcinemaFest Director [BrBsd]
- Neighborhood Crime Report [Nabe]; Rally Protesting Gun Violence [Nabe]
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill
- New Montessori School Opening In Former Paris Court Theatre In Cobble Hill [PMFA]
- St. Mary’s Park Closed Due to Construction Debris [GYFO]
Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens
- Plan For Franklin Avenue Bike Lanes Moves Ahead [DNA]
- Police Seek to Close Nightclub After Bouncer Is Arrested for Shooting [DNA]
- Crown Heights Community Sends ‘Thoughts & Prayers’ For Missing Teens in Israel [BR]
- Ratner wins prize for best … preservationist? [BP]
- 80-Foot-Tall Apartment Building Could Replace Crown Heights Industrial Site [DNA]
- Part of Courtelyou Road ‘Q’ station reopens after $3 Million Upgrade [NY1]
Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood
- Flatbush Man Stabs Three With a Machete [NYP]
- Police Seek Missing Teen [DPC]
- See Kensginton Artists’ Work at Seventh Heaven Street Fair Sunday [KBK]
- ‘The Dad Beats’ Talk About Their Forthcoming Album [DPC]
Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin
Gowanus & Red Hook
- Kentile Floors Sign Down But Not Out [BP]
- Realty Collective Lists Red Hook Property for $24M [NYO]
- Red Hook has all the ingredients to be next hot neighborhood [REW]
- A Tour Of The Gowanus Canal With Students For Sustainable Urbanism [PMFA]
- Gowanus Literary Fiction Publisher Strikes it Big With “My Struggle” [WSJ]
Borough-Wide
- Weekend Subway Service Advisories [SB]; the ‘M’ Goes to Manhattan [BD]
- Construction to Derail N,R Lines Next Week [BnBn]
- NYPD issues hundreds of tickets in Brooklyn during hazardous driving crackdown [N12]
- City Hesitant on ‘Avonte’s Law’ [ET]
- From Kentile to Domino, Nostalgia’s Burning Glow [NYT]
- AG Going After ‘Zombie’ Property Owners [REW]
- Haredi Pre-Ks At Loggerheads With NYC’s New Universal Pre-K Program [FM]
- Summer Jobs For Teens Are Valuable, and a Young Brooklynite Looks For One [NYT]
- Enterprising Youths Turn City-Sponsored Compost Bins Into Coolers [Gothamist]
- What’s Going On Saturday in the Music Scene? Northside & More [BV]
- Have a Good Weekend [Animal]
Courts
- Judge Rejects Efforts to Toss Out Fishy LICH Scores [BE]
- Ordeal not over for many despite reBar guilty plea [BE]
- Parties Ask Judge to Resolve Stop/Frisk Motions [NYLJ]
- Orthodox Jewish woman says school fired her for observing Sabbath [NYP]
- Career Criminal Makes Thousands by Complaining About NYPD: Records Show [DNA]
Miscellaneous
- NYT’s New Chief Debuts on Twitter, Links to an Article About a Brooklyn Funeral [NYT]
- Will Brooklyn Bicyclists Get Doored by De Blasio’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ Opposition? [SB]
- Mayor’s Affordable Housing Plan Lacks Environmental Sustainability [CNY]
- Benjamin Anastas’s Bad Brooklyn Breakup One Summer [NYT]
- Brooklyn Library Patron Advised Not to Write in Books by The Ethicist [NYT]
- Ask a Native New Yorker: Should I Let Strangers Sit On My Stoop? [Gothamist]
- Lana del Ray on Her New Album [FT] & Hit ‘Brooklyn Baby’ – “I Wish I Was Dead Already” [NYP]
- Showing Up For the Selfie: How Social Media Is Changing Live Music [BKM]
- Central London, Like Brooklyn, Gives Restauranteurs Breathing Room to Correct Mistakes [FT]
UPDATED: DNC Convention in Brooklyn?
- Absolutely! [Brooklyn Eagle]
- Okay, Sure [NY Post]
- No Way [Brokelyn]
- Yes, Despite Some Serious Reservations [NYO]
- Could be Good, Could be Bad, Might Not Matter at All [SFG] (*New)
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