Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 16
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Traffic & Weather
- 68 degrees, some clouds but mostly sunny. High of 78 degrees.
- Delays on the Gowanus and Prospect Expressways due to lane closures related to ongoing construction.
Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
- Photographic Installation ‘The Fence’ Now Open [YSF]
Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace
- Judge puts the brakes on Slope elderly eviction from Prospect Park Residence [BP]
- Shortened School Day at Park Slope Elementary School Ruffles Parents [NYP]
- LGBT Shows Pride in Twilight Parade [NY1]
- Food Truck Rally Rolls Into Prospect Park [N12]
- Amos Lee & Lake Street Dive at Celebrate Brooklyn Friday [amNY]
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
- Annual Northside Festival Held in Williamsburg [N12, Gmist, VV]
- Northside Music Fest Over, But Film Fest Now Begins [YSF]
- FDNY Investigating Garage Fire on Kosciusko Saturday [BR]
- ‘Inner Beauty Pagent’ Celebrates What’s On the Inside [BP]
- Meat Hook Sandwich Now Open [Greenpointers]
Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton
- Narrows Community Youth Theater Holding ‘Shrek’ Auditions [BRJ]
Bed-Stuy & Bushwick
- Stayin’ Alive: One Teacher’s Photo Reel of Bushwick in the 80s [NYT]
- ‘Smallest Penis Contest’ Returned [Gmist, Brokelyn]
- ‘Chionesu Bakari’ Tries to Teach Young Bed-Stuy Men About Fatherhood [BR]
- Co-Working Space ‘Bushwick Desks’ Now Open [T.ly]
- The Bar With Phone-Charging Stations: ‘Finally!’ [NYO]
Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay
- Punk rockers launch DIY music venue in Bensonhurst basement [DN]
Borough Park & Sunset Park
- Pickup Truck Jumps Curb, Strikes Pedestrian, Crashes Into House [N12]
- Family to celebrate Father’s Day at Maimonidies: They All Work There [DN]
Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate
Brownsville, Carnarsie, & East New York
- 1 Hurt in Police-Involving Shooting in East New York [N12]
- Father’s Day Walk Shines Light on Violence [N12]
- Man in Critical Condition After Being Struck on Linden Blvd [N12]
- Accused ‘Brooklyn Ripper’ had shaved head to elude cops [NYP]
- 7-Year-Old Stab Victim Remains Fragile [NY1], Learning to Smile Again [NYP]
Clinton Hill & Fort Greene
- Green Light for Bike-Friendly Flushing Avenue [BP]
- DOT Proposes Safety Changes for Park Avenue [MA]
- ‘BOMB’ Magazine’s ‘Pool Party’ Tonight at Greenlight Bookstore [BR]
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill
- SUNY announces agreement with developer Fortis to replace LICH with condos [BE, BHB, McB]
- Success Academy Eyes Expansion Into Cobble Hill, Upending Mayor’s Agenda [NYT]
Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens
- Atlantic Yards Goes Futurama [NYT]
- Ratner’s MAS Award: selective memory, glitzy gala, and enduring dismay [AYR]
- ‘Common Core’ Through a 9-Year-Old’s Eyes at P.S. 97 in Crown Heights [NYT]
Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood
- Flatbush Machete Attack Was Gang-Related [Metro]
- Staging Holocaust Stories Proves Therapeutic for Witness Theater [JDF]
Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin
- Bergen Beach Honors Retiring Rabbi [BC]
Gowanus & Red Hook
- Red Hook Houses Tenants Say Mold, Water Damage Plaguing Complex [DNA]
Borough-Wide
- NYPD’s 21-Day Traffic Safety Initiative / Crackdown Begins [Gmist]
- City Using ‘Rat Vision’ Techniques to Clamp Down on Infestations [Animal, ET]
- A guide to the best North Brooklyn dog runs and off-leash areas [Brokelyn]
- Brownstone in Park Slope Asks $2.75 Million; Similar Prices In Other ‘Nabes [Curbed]
- Real Estate Closings of Note [BKTTF]
- Caribbean-Based Chambers of Commerce to Coordinate, Here and Abroad [DN]
- Editorial: a Rent Freeze Won’t Fly [DN]
- Is Rising Crime the New NYPD Normal? [NYPDC]
- What to do in NY: 6/18-7/2 [NYM]
Courts
- Man wrongfully convicted of murder to sue city for $162M [NYP]
- Brooklyn ‘gentrification’ is changing juries who decide cases [NYP]
- Falsely accused ‘Gentleman Groper’ can sue for false arrest [NYP]
Miscellaneous
- Starbucks CEO, Raised in Brooklyn Housing Projects, to Offer Free Online College Education to Workers [NYT]
- Zach Zarba, NBA ref from Brooklyn, works first finals game [DN]
- With state’s film tax credit, CEOs make bank [Crain’s]
- Raising Minimum Wage Would Have Biggest Impact in Brooklyn: Study [BR]
- Mayor de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray will not march in parades that exclude LGBT [DN]
- Brooklyn is so over: Nostalgic already for when the borough was cool [Salon]
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