We always like to say, if it happens in Carroll Gardens, chances are it’ll end up in the New York Times or elsewhere. And so

Flavorwire was picking hot cultural events and emailing subscribers before that was the norm, and now the site has come out with something great, a

Curbed has a lovely photo tour of this Warren Street, Cobble Hill townhome for sale. At $6 million, it far outpaces the cost for Carroll

The Streets blog shows a new condo building on Bergen that’ll bring 85 parking places to Boerum Hill.  

Prolific writer Martin Amis has a new book out, read recently at BookCourt and at Brooklyn Bridge Park, and is the subject of many new

Curbed calls it NYC’s first self-powered building. From the pictures, it looks like perhaps the first design-forward, clean nice and new B&B in Carroll Gardens,

The Real Deal breaks down Brooklyn’s sales market. Basically, inventory is down and average prices keep going up. Sad news for anybody hoping to buy.

Tracy K Smith, who won the nobel for poetry this year, writes in Newsweek about moving to Brooklyn several times over. 

Check out this piece in New York Daily News, an interview with the founder of apartmentsandlofts.com, which is opening an office in Cobble Hill, on

President Obama has freed a  total of 19 states from No Child Left Behind, which required all fourth graders to be proficient in math and

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/05/28/nyregion/20120528dennet.html

Here’s a kookie tale of stop-and-frisk drama in NYC, on DNA Info.com  

Brownstoner has this about developer Doug Steiner buying the rental building at 204 Huntington Street, at Court, for $24.5 Million, making it a top 10

This is pretty funny… someone is leaving notes on the windshields of parked cars in Park Slope, chastising drivers for taking up too much space

The socialists have won in France, and what that means for Europe, the financial crisis and the upcoming U.S. presidential race is all the talk

New York Times writer Michael Winerip looks at two Bronx schools — one with an A report card, the other with an F — that

Curbed highlights this $4 million asking asking price for a 5,000 square foot townhouse on State Street from Hoyt and Smith. Here’s the listing: http://www.bhsusa.com/brooklyn/state-street/townhouse/1750701# 

This blog is really cool, with tips on saving leftover snacks and drinks that the kids only half eat, and some really great terrarium inspiration:

Read all about it in L Magazine: http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2012/04/18/brooklyn-poet-wins-pulitzer-prize

The Observer reports on a rug designer and her husband who’ve bought a $2.2 million condo at 240 Court Street, overlooking Carroll Park.