McDonald’s Shooting
Worker shot in buttocks.
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December 27, 2025
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Brucie: Sinful Lunch, Court St.
Noon to 3:30 every day but Sunday and Monday. Take a hedonistic lunch break.
Savvy Source Brooklyn Preschool Guide
This helped me when my daughter was a baby. Savvy Source has tons of info on Brooklyn day cares and preschools.
Jimmy Ohio. Tuesday.
From Detroit to Greenpoint.
Our Music Show Launches
Video series by Kossouth and Reggie.
Costliest Brooklyn Rental: Dumbo Clocktower, Now for Sale @ $23M
What with Brooklyn Bridge Park now making our waterfront zone even — lovelier — the housing prices just keep going up. This week the famous
Smoker Revolt: Cobble Hill
Clarence "King" Berry, a top college student at age 68, challenges someone, anyone, to arrest him for smoking cigarettes in Cobble Hill Park on Clinton Street.
Brooklyn Bridge Park Battle
City threatens to stop maintenance if more condos aren't built.
Brooklyn to Get Largest Urban Campground in United States!
According to an Associated Press story getting picked up by papers around the globe, Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar announced Tuesday that the feds are building
Elderly Boerumite to Make 11,700% Profit on Townhouse
As we all know, lots of old-timers sold their homes to newcomers in the 80s and 90s and moved out, missing the real estate boom.
Plan in Works to Save Teachers
Unions may pony up reserve money.
Cobble Hill Diner Gets ‘C’
Owner says he's addressed all issues.
Carroll Gardens in Bloom
Dina Assad, who learned to garden in Jerusalem, and mom of Zaytoon's owner, is proud of her Union Street garden. Check out photo gallery.
The Books @ Prospect Park
Mesmerizing music/video production.
States: Raise Taxes to Save Teachers?
New York City isn’t the only municipality facing the specter of firing teachers due to budget shortfalls. It’s an issue nationwide. Some politicians are looking
Sale: Lily on Court
Dresses, shirts, skirts, more.