Brooklyn Angle: The Mets say their new stadium design was “inspired by the tradition” of Ebbets Field. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: In the wake of $66 million in public subsidies approved by the state legislature for Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner, Gov. Pataki promised this week to make it a cool $100 million — even if he doesn’t know how. Comment.

The Queen Mary 2 christened the new cruise ship terminal in Red Hook last week, drawing plenty of oohs and ahhs from onlookers, lots of platitude-filled speeches from politicians and one unanswered question from skeptics, “What’s in it for Brooklyn?” Comment.

The arrival of the 3,000-passenger Queen Mary 2 to Red Hook has local pols excited at the tourism potential for Brooklyn. But can that potential be realized? The Brooklyn Papers asked random QM2 passengers what they thought when they heard the word “Brooklyn.” Judging from the responses, our borough has a lot of work to do to win these hearts and minds. Comment.

Residents of Red Hook said they were awakened last Saturday by the foghorn on the Queen Mary 2 as she slipped into her brand-new berth at the foot of Pioneer Street. That foghorn should be a wake-up call for the entire borough. The arrival of the world’s largest passenger ship — and the debarkation of thousands of wealthy tourists — is a historic moment that Brooklyn must not let slip by. As our own Ge Comment.

Atlantic Yards: There are lies, damn lies and then there’s Bruce Ratner’s new Web site. Comment.

Robert Scarano calls himself the architect of “the new Brooklyn,” but the prolific master builder is facing charges that he falsified applications for buildings that are larger than what is allowed under zoning codes. Comment.

Amidst the dropping cherry blossom petals at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, local pop-rock band Gaijin a Go-Go will drop its latest album, "Go Go Boot Camp" on April 29. Comment.

In "The May Queen: Women on Life, Love, Work, and Pulling It All Together in Your 30s," editor Andrea Richesin has culled an eclectic collection of essays by a diverse array of women about what being "put together" means after 29 - in 2006. Comment.

It took more than a year for Bener Bilgin, the owner of My Moon in Williamsburg, to gut the boiler room of an old factory and transform the neglected space into the performance venue and eatery he envisioned. Comment.

Barely known hereabouts - especially compared with giants like his compatriots Yasujiro Ozu, Masaki Kobayashi and Akira Kurosawa - is Japanese director Mikio Naruse. Comment.

The story of the invention of Sweet’N Low is a great tale of post-World War II America. It is a history of the national diet. It is a cautionary tale of political corruption. Comments (1).

The vibrant, complicated artworks of Aminah Lynn Robinson are as unique and engaging as the artist herself. Comment.

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival includes the world premiere of two feature films with Brooklyn connections: "Brother’s Shadow" and "The Big Bad Swim." Comment.