Monday, May 21, 2012

Doggone shame! Doo-doo gooders forced to maintain city dog run

By Will Bredderman

Dyker Heights: Pooch-lovers who routinely visit the Dyker Beach Dog Run say the city isn’t maintaining the leash-free lot, leaving the task of emptying overflowing, poop-filled trash bins to a bunch of neighborhood doo doo-gooders. Comments (1).

Everything you need to know about Coney Island this summer

By Daniel Bush

The ocean-side escape seemed fixed in time for decades — but now it’s in the middle of a major renaissance. Comments (11).

Brooklyn Women of Distinction

From nightclub to day-care: Controversial W’burg venue in flux

By Aaron Short

Nightlife: It could be a nightclub, a day-care, or an organic restaurant — but no matter what a Manhattan nightlife impresario opens in his Williamsburg building, he won’t be serving booze anytime soon, state officials say. Comments (2).

Rack-y road! Parking spot becomes bike slots in Slope

By Natalie O’Neill

Mean Streets: Replacing a parking spot with bike racks is a different kind of fair trade for the owners of a famous Park Slope coffeehouse. Comments (12).

Neighbors say Park Slope school serves free lunch to rodents

By Natalie O’Neill

Wild Brooklyn: Workers at a Park Slope school have turned the surrounding block into a midnight buffet for hungry rodents — and fat-bellied rats are always back for seconds, neighbors say. Comments (3).

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Carmine’s had it with dog poop, but loves to fight cancer

By Carmine Santa Maria

Sunday Screech: In this week’s Screech, Carmine goes on and on about stuff. Comment.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Cops nab suspect in Wythe Avenue slaying

By Aaron Short

Williamsburg: Cops arrested a 19-year-old who allegedly shot and killed Williamsburg man inside his Wythe Avenue apartment three months ago. Comment.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Slope bike lane critics: Put Plaza Street West cycling path on the sidewalk

By Natalie O’Neill

Mean Streets: Opponents of a much-anticipated cycling route that connects the Prospect Park West bike lane with Park Slope and Prospect Heights want the city to push aside the new path — literally. Comments (52).

Doorman says Slope ‘parking ring’ is real — and necessary

By Natalie O’Neill

Park Slope: A doorman at a posh Prospect Park West building has cracked the code of secrecy about a parking spot-saving scheme, saying he’s forced to abandon the unwritten ethics of the street because parking in Park Slope is so competitive. Comments (27).