Jeanette Gadson, the first black deputy borough president, has died. She was 61. Comment.

Slain Councilman James E. Davis is about to join Abe Lincoln, Julius Caesar and James Garfield — other famously assassinated pols whose stories ended up on stage. Comment.

Muslim community leaders are hailing the city’s decision to open an Arabic language and culture school in Brooklyn this fall. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: The abundance of quasi-porn magazines on city-owned newsstands has got some parents in Boerum Hill all hot and bothered. And not in a good way. Comment.

Downtown: What’s that odd thing on top of the main post office? Comment.

After nearly a year of complaints, the MTA will repair a Windsor Terrace subway station that, in cold weather, resembles the ice castle of a snow queen. Comment.

Downtown: A nearly empty office building in Brooklyn Heights that once housed the Bankruptcy Court is being converted to condominiums. Comment.

Bay Ridge: The city Landmarks Preservation Commission is considering a request by residents to create a historic district on Ovington Avenue between Third and Ridge avenues. Comments (1).

Bay Ridge: The Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service has put its building up for sale in a last-ditch effort to save the 30-year-old life-saving institution. Comments (1).

The news that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has sued ExxonMobil for having “spilled, leaked or otherwise discarded at least 17 million gallons of various petroleum products...and other pollutants” into Greenpoint and Newtown Creek, induced muted praise from weary residents who’ve been fighting the energy giant for more than 25 years. Comment.

Park Slope: The non-profit group slated to run a single-room-occupancy building in the South Slope fought back this week against charges that the building will bring dangerous people to the area. Comments (1).

Park Slope: A plan for the long-shuttered Katina’s Diner to become a southern outpost of the New Purity Diner fell through suddenly last week, leaving fans of the Seventh Avenue greasy spoon wondering if the other soufflé had fallen. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A former Dyker Heights movie theater that the city hoped to turn into a school will instead become a grocery store — and local residents are overjoyed. Comment.

Park Slope: A popular woman’s department store on Fifth Avenue has closed — even as its owner is working to create a business improvement district along the strip. Comment.

Fort Greene: A local preservationist has appealed to Gov. Spitzer in a last-ditch effort to save the century-old mansions in the Navy Yard’s Admirals Row, which will be demolished to make way for a supermarket. Comment.

Heights Lowdown: Our columnist defends a Brooklyn Heights barber under fire for his “hideous” neon sign. Comment.

Greene Acres: Our columnist tries to figure out why Fort Greene Park declines, even though money is available to fix it. Comment.

Brooklyn South: Our columnist finds that history has become a low priority in Red Hook. Comment.

PS … I Love You: Our columnist defends Barnes and Noble in the recent “Strollergate” controversy Comment.

Smartmom: Snow was in the forecast. Valentine’s Day was coming (it’s Hepcat’s least-favorite Hallmark holiday). And in the middle of everything, Smartmom found out that one of her paying projects has been substantially downsized. Comment.

Yellow Hooker: Our columnist goes in search of Brooklyn’s (Increasingly) Little Italy. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Happy Valentine’s Day from Councilmember Vince Gentile! Now, go out and scare some raccoons. The Bay Ridge Democrat announced this week that his office would begin distributing “Critter Ridder,” a humane raccoon repellant. Comment.

Fort Greene: Hollywood on the East River will double in size, city officials cheered this week. Comment.

Dining: Good news, Brooklyn! Po, that beloved vestige of Mario Batali’s early career, is on its way to Cobble Hill. Comment.

Event: The Lighthouse Tavern and Two Boots Brooklyn host Mardi Gras parties. Comment.

Fort Greene: A pool game turns into a brawl at a Smith Street bar. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Two cars have all their tires stolen on the same night! Comment.

Park Slope: Two major gay and lesbian institutions are robbed. Comment.

Theater: The Sackett Group takes on Sam Shepard’s ‘True West’ Comment.

Old congressmen never die — but they do keep sending out press releases. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: Brooklyn’s own Dan Zanes won his first Grammy this week. Comment.

Bridge ‘Park’: Long-overdue repair work on the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway will not devastate a soon-to-be-built waterfront park, state officials now say. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: Is it possible? Red Hook is getting trees? Comment.

Bay Ridge: A Bay Ridge councilman wants to crack down on film crews hogging scarce parking spaces at the expense of local motorists — but the city wants to keep the cameras rolling on … and the dollars rolling in. Comment.

Nightlife: Luna Lounge moves to Williamsburg Comment.

Park Slope: A police officer who was allegedly shot by the husband of a fellow cop in the wee hours on a quiet Park Slope street went home from New York Methodist Hospital this week. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: A neighborhood establishment wants you to come in and get completely wasted — and you can thank Bruce Ratner for it. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Here’s a story about the Bensonhurst environmentalist…who got a littering ticket! Comment.

Letters: The mailbag is again filled with letters about Miss America and Bruce Ratner’s Barclays deal. Comment.

Theater: ‘Little Building,’ currently up at Galapagos, tells hilarious stories Comment.

Gov. Spitzer is going around slamming Assembly Democrats who rebuffed his hand-picked comptroller candidates. So we asked our local lawmakers how they feel about Gov. Steamroller’s assault. Comment.

Downtown plan: A planned protest of a proposed Wal-Mart at Albee Square turned into a victory rally when a labor leader reported that Wal-Mart actually isn’t coming. Comment.

Park Slope: Valentine’s Day was a bit hit — especially for the owner of Park Slope’s sex shop. Comment.

Dining: Prospect Heights gets a new sandwich shop care of a TV chef Comment.

Following in the semantic footsteps of President Bush — who frequently irritates liberals by referring to their party as the “Democrat Party” — Rep. Anthony Weiner lambasted the so-called “Republic Party,” last week, removing the “an” from the party name, and unleashing a burst of pride across the liberal pundit-sphere. Comment.

Editorial: The Paper supports a Wal-Mart — with some caveats, of course — on the Fulton Mall. Comment.

Red Hook: Animal-rights activists have mounted a campaign against Fairway to pressure Red Hook’s epicurean market to stop selling one of its trademark delicacies: foie gras. Comments (1).

Dining: Should you hightail it and run when you overhear a diner ask a waitress, “What is gwa-sah-mole?” Perhaps. Comment.

Park Slope: Has Al Qaeda infiltrated the Tea Lounge? Comment.

Atlantic Yards: Rep. Yvette Clarke will hold congressional hearings on the Atlantic Yards development unless developer Bruce Ratner and Barclays amend their $400-million naming-rights agreement to her satisfaction, she told The Brooklyn Paper this week. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: The Brooklyn Public Library censored a politically charged exhibit inspired by Atlantic Yards, free-speech advocates charged this week. Comment.

Music: Brooklyn throws a birthday party for the Man in Black Comment.

Music: VietNam marches home from their U.S. tour with a new record Comment.

Nightlife: Trendy Williamsburg club goes international Comment.