
Media Rundown: Brooklyn in the news for June 19

Brooklyn Heights & DUMBO
- 1,000-Foot-Long Photo Installation Unveiled at Brooklyn Bridge Park [DNA]
- Velasquez Challenger Jeff Kurzon Has An Interesting Idea About the Clark Street Subway Station in Brooklyn Heights [BHB]
- Standish Under New Ownership, What’s Next? [BHB]
Downtown BK
- Brooklyn Kids Block Party Thursday at Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn [McB]
- ‘Ohio Players’ Play Lunchtime Show in MetroTech Commons [NYT]
- ‘One Brooklyn Resource Fair’ at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday, June 19 [McB]
Park Slope, South Slope, & Windsor Terrace
- 4th Avenue Is Getting Safer, According To Statistics [SSN]
- Another Grocery Store Bites the Dust on 7th [FiPS]
- Grand Army blaster: Hundreds of musicians will perform on library steps [BP]
- Roasting Up A Personal Coffee Experience With Parkside [SSN]
- Playtime In Park Slope: Upcoming Children’s Events [PSS]
Williamsburg & Greenpoint
- Greenpoint Commuters Concerned They’ll Be Without Both Ferry and G-Train [NY1]
- Massive Sinkhole on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg [News12, CBS]
- Three Stalled Waterfront Developments Request Renewals to Build [DNA]
- Meadowsweet, from the Former Chef at Dressler, Opens at Same Williamsburg Spot [NYT, B+B, NYM]
- Lengua taco from Tacos Morelos [VV]
- ‘Frankenfood’ on Bedford Ave [FW] Is Not That Bad [NYO]
- New Williamsburg Early Childhood Center to Put Focus on Autism [DNA]
- Printhouse Lofts are Ready to Make Their Mark on the Williamsburg Real Estate Scene [6SqFt]
- Polo Dobkin’s Meadowsweet Opens [ENY]
- Brooklyn Night Bazaar is being taken over by Chouffe Fest; Win a Ticket [Gpters]
- You Can Now Win Studio Space Inside the Williamsburgh Library [AFC]
- Video: Behind-The-Scenes At The Best Williamsburg Pizza Party Ever [Gmist]
- Say Egészségedre! To Roebling Tea Room’s New Patio [BB]
- The Secret Behind the Meat Hook’s Unique Escabeche [VV]
- Saltie Dinner at Achilles Heel [ENY]
- Top Outdoor Dining Spots for Embracing Summer in Greenpoint [Gpters]
- A Grub Crawl Through Greenpoint [BB]
- Grand Grand Street Block Parties, June 21 & 28 [BCC]
Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights & Fort Hamilton
- Inside Brooklyn’s Meticulous, Hand-Crafted Gingerbread House [Curbed]
- Hipsters Moving to Bay Ridge and Other ‘Farthest Reaches’ of Brooklyn [BI, NYP]
- “Smokey Joe’s Cafe” at Owl’s Head Overlook Sunday [BE, BRJ]
Bed-Stuy & Bushwick
- New Doc: Has a Bushwick Man Served 29 Years For a Murder He Didn’t Commit? [B+B]
- Salute pizza and garage rock in Bushwick at this weekend’s Pizza Fest [Brokelyn]
- ‘The Passion of Kim Kardashian’ Comes to Bushwick [Animal]
- Bushwick Goes Basic: Old Stanley’s Bar [L]
- New seven-story, 104-unit development slotted for 744 Bedford Avenue in Bed-Stuy [BBH]
- Permits filed for 292-294 Quincy Street [BBH]
- Ed Lewis, Man Behind ‘Essence’ Mag, to Hold Book Signing in Restoration Plaza [BR]
Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, & Sheepshead Bay
- P.S. 254 Cafeteria Renamed Mary Colgan Cafe After Passing Of Longtime School Aide [SB]
- Italian? Chinese? Either way, notable noodles on 18th Avenue [BE]
- Ciao, bella! The prettiest pastries this side of Palermo [BE]
- King of the Sausage’ reigns on 18th Avenue [BE]
Borough Park & Sunset Park
- Chinese Investors Planning Mall, Hotel And More At Development Site On Sunset Park [BB]
- Brooklyn Board Steamed Over Missing Bush Terminal Pier Park [BB]
Brighton Beach, Coney Island, & Sea Gate
- FDNY Rescues Man Who Jumped Off Coney Pier [NYP, DN]
- Go Backstage With Coney Island’s Sideshow Performers [VV]
- Students and seniors sing and shimmy through ‘Grease [BC]
- 2014 Mermaid Parade Poster [CIUSA]
- Favorite Spots to Photograph the Mermaid Parade [ATZ]
Brownsville, Canarsie, & East New York
- Seventh Grader Designs Canarsie Merchants’ Association’s New Logo [CC]
- Multiple Shootings Within Hours on Canarsie Streets [CC]
- Brownsville, Murder Capital USA, Where Shootings are a Way of Life [NYM]
- One-on-One Mortgage Counseling July 16th [CL]
- LI Man Arraigned on Charges Connected to Fatal ENY Crash [NY1]
- Celebrating “Superman” – Family Remembers Their Beloved Son [CC]
- New Hoops Team in the ‘Hood [BC]
Clinton Hill & Fort Greene
- Upswing in Bicycle Thefts Hits Fort Greene and Clinton Hill [DNA]
- Brooklyn Cultural District Near BAM Will Get Makeover [Crain’s]
- Debuts Distinguish BAM Cinemafest 2014 [HA]
- Dior Cruise’s Collection at the Brooklyn Navy Yard [NYT]
- Clinton Hill Development Site Wants $12 Million [‘Stoner]
- Can’t Fake the Funk: Style in Clinton Hill [NYT]
- Fort Greene Fixer Upper in Contract for $3.2 Million [‘Stoner]
- The Hip Goes Pastoral on the Brooklyn Grange, atop the Navy Yard [NYM]
Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, & Boerum Hill
- Atlantic Avenue Site Trades for $7.75M [NYO]
- Andy Spade Debuts Home Store on Atlantic Avenue [‘Stoner]
- Take Root to Offer Special Vegetarian Menu Next Month [NYM]
Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, & Lefferts Gardens
- Shootings on the Rise in Crown Heights, NYPD Stats Show [DNA]
- Punk Rock Frontman Nabs Prospect Heights Townhouse for $3.33 M [NYO]
- Judge Lifts Temporary Restraining Order on Construction of PLG Tower [‘Stoner, DN, QAP]
- At Atlantic Yards, Late-Night Lights [AYR] and a Busy Week Ahead in the Courts [AYR]
- ‘Rebbe’ Hits NYT Bestseller List as 20th Anniversary of Chabad Leader’s Death Nears [CHI, BR]
- Brooklyn Bell’s The Local Is Scooping Ice Cream in Crown Heights [VV]
Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Kensington, & Midwood
- Go Mollusk Mad This Summer With Oyster & Clam Bakes At Sycamore [DPC]
Flatlands, Marine Park, & Mill Basin
- Antique Car Show Takes Over Floyd Bennett Field [SB]
- Emergency services workers teach kids importance of safety [BC]
- The Clandestine Naval Battle of Mau Mau Island in Brooklyn [UC]
Gowanus & Red Hook
- Board of Standards and Appeals Again Delays Vote on Fate of 280 Bond Street [PMFA]
- Find Complex, Hop-Centric Brews at Other Half Brewing Company [VV]
- Ample Hills’ Brian Smith Explains Their ‘It Came From Gowanus’ Ice Cream [NYM]
- 80s-era clothes for sale in Gowanus resulting from cancelled TV show [Brokelyn]
Borough-Wide
- Brooklyn Film Festival: A Recap of the Best Films [Gpters]
- Crime Blotter Across the Borough [BC]
- Green Taxis Gaining Ground [WSJ]
- As City Plans Payphone WiFi, Council Members Wary of Monopoly [GG]
- Power Outage Delayed All Subways Yesterday [NYM, Gkr]
- Brooklyn Saw Hottest Day Of the Year Yesterday [N12]
- Brooklyn Tenants, Landlords Weigh In on Proposed Hikes at Rent Guidelines Board Hearing [NY1, N12]
- City Council Approves 25 m.p.h. Speed Limit [N12]
- Thanks to Albany and NYPD, Careless Driving Law Will Keep Gathering Dust [SB]
- NYPD Is Ticketing More Drivers for Speeding on Neighborhood Streets [SB]
- Fire Department Now Responding to All Gas Odor Calls [NYT]
- Department of Sanitation removing some trash bins to reduce illegal street dumping [N12]
- Best North Brooklyn Dog Runs and Off-Leash Areas [Brokelyn]
- Here are all of your 2014 free outdoor summer movies in Brooklyn [Brokelyn, Nabe]
- Now Hiring in Brooklyn: Museum of Sex, Popular Science, and more! [Brokelyn]
- 8 Spots For an Outdoor Lunch Break in Brooklyn [Brokelyn]
Courts
- Jonathan Fleming, Wrongly Imprisoned for 25 Years, Sues for $162M [DN, VV, Cmplx]
- Man Who Threw Bleach at Outspoken Rabbi Asks for Forgiveness at Sentencing [DNA]
- Gowanus Rappers’ Lyrics and Lifestyles Scrutinized in Murder Case [NYT]
- Judge: Indictment Stands for Five Hasidic Men Accused of Gang Assault in Brooklyn [NY1]
- City Settled With Pair Who Refuses to Surrender White Castle Sliders to Cops [NYP]
- Family of man wrongly jailed for murder of rabbi sues for $15M [NYP]
- New York pet owners can now be buried with their deceased pets [DN]
- Ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez refuses to pay $330G fine for sexually harassing female staff members [DN, NYT]
- Brooklyn Man Forfeits Sports Memorabilia to repay Indiana University for Fraud Scheme [IC]
- Brooklyn Defendant Did Not Consent to New Juror, Appellate Panel Finds [LJ]
- Those Challenging Unfair Stop-and-Frisks Can Sue Individual Police Officers, Judge Rules [BR]
Miscellaneous
- Who Lives in Rent-Regulated Housing? [NYO]
- The ‘Hood Kids Are All Right: Why ‘Inner-City’ Doesn’t Always Mean a Tragic Ending [6SqFt]
- Scotch With a Brooklyn Flavor [NYT, NYM]
- ‘Kill Switch’ Reducing iPhone Thefts [Animal, NYT]
- Striking Photos of Brooklyn as Seen From Elevated Subway Lines [FW]
- Governor Cuomo is a Big Pussy on Medical Weed Bill [Animal]
- New York City ranks high in wrinkle study thanks to long commutes, high stress [DN]
- Brooklyn Entrepreneur Learns to Keep His New Business From Devouring His Finance [Money]
- Betony Manager Allegedly Tried To Sicken Waitress With Fish Sauce: Court Docs [CNS]
- Mad Libs: New York Times Real Estate Edition [HP]
- What is Juneteenth, and Why Do We Celebrate it? [BR]
- Take a Ride to Coney Island on Vintage Subway Cars on July 12 [McB]
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]
- It would be ‘cool’ [AP]
- Don’t Believe the Brooklyn Hype [DN] (Goes Beyond DNC Issue)
- The Politicians Sure Like it [amNY, NYO] *(New)
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