Kensington: Residents of a seven-square-block micro-neighborhood south of Prospect Park are succeeding in their quest to have the community renamed “Stable Brooklyn” — yes, that’s the name of the neighborhood, not the local bumper-sticker slogan. Comments (4).

Bridge ‘Park’: The promise of construction of the Brooklyn Bridge Park development along the DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights waterfront may be a symbol of a glorious future for the borough — but it has also revealed a scintillating symbol of Brooklyn’s glorious past. Comment.

Cartoon: Our cartoonist Cristian Fleming channels the spirit of an Iraqi journalist and folds it into his own take on the American economy. Comment.

Dining: For most of us, eating fruitcake never sounds like a good idea, so making it would be a complete waste of time. And under normal circumstances, there really would be no reason to even try to make it better because the ingredients on their own: the funky red and green cherries, the unidentifiable weird crunchy nuggets (whose idea were those?), and the strong liquor just aren’t appealing. And, its sooooo dark that you can’t help but feel that there must be something hiding in there. Comment.

Editorial: Our editorial board is skeptical of a Municipal Art Society scheme for Coney Island. Comments (3).

Letters: The mailbag is filled as usual, this time with more letters on the bike-car-pedestrian conflict that has consumed Brooklyn. Comments (1).

Event: Finally, a place where you can check out potential mates while also check-mating them. Comments (1).

It’s time for the annual menorah war in Brooklyn! Comment.

Parenting: All the fun you could be having with your kids. Comment.

Long Island College Hospital is on the critical list — and now its management company may be about to pull the plug. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge residents are afraid of volleyball punks. Comment.

Prospect Heights: Say au revoir to Christian Dior! The cash-strapped Brooklyn Museum is shipping its storied couture collection to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan to save money. Comments (1).

Coney Island: It’s a race against time to save two iconic structures from the recently closed Astroland park in Coney Island. Comments (5).

Link: If it’s Wednesday, it’s Police Blotter day on BrooklynPaper.com. Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list.

Parenting: A renowned special education pre-school in Cobble Hill threatened that was facing imminent closure has been saved — albeit temporarily. Comments (1).

Park Slope: Park Slopers are sick and tired of the airplane noise roaring overhead — and now they’re issuing demands! Comments (6).

Park Slope: Video Free Brooklyn will go out of business at the end of the week, following a rocky 10 months in Park Slope. The owner blames “the collapse of everything.” Comments (3).

Williamsburg: Attention Williamsburg shoppers: there’s more to North Brooklyn than Bedford Avenue. Comment.

Politicrasher: Disgraced and retired — but apparently still beloved — Rep. Vito Fossella may have been fresh from his sentencing last week in Virginia to five days in jail for drunk driving, but he was hailed on Staten Island on Sunday in what looked a lot more like a political comeback than a send-off. Comment.

DUMBO: A career criminal who smashed car windows throughout DUMBO over the summer will be making license plates for at least 3-1/2 years. Comments (1).

Smartmom: If it’s Tuesday, it must be Smartmom day at BrooklynPaper.com. This week, Smartmom is jealous of her best friend’s daughter’s academic success. Look, Teen Spirit has his own path! She knows that! Comments (4).

Dining: Sausage lovers, rejoice! You’re about to get your own restaurant! Comments (1).

Politics: ’Tis the season to be campaigning. Comments (2).

DUMBO: Borough President Markowitz summoned the Brooklyn press corps to DUMBO to drink Jacques Torres hot chocolate and listen to the Beep talk about the importance of supporting local businesses this holiday season. With video … Comment.

Music: Compared to Christmas, Hanukkah has always lacked star power — until now: Matisyahu is bringing his tour to Brooklyn! Comment.

It’s not just the “Big Three” that are in trouble — when the rubber hits the road, Brooklyn auto dealerships are also ailing. Comment.

DUMBO: A community board has said no to River Cafe owner Buzzy O’Keefe’s bid to commandeer a small portion of cherished public open space adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge for booze-fueled private parties. Comments (1).

Weekender: Once again, the invaluable Brooklyn Paper is back with some nice tips for this weekend. Keep hustlin’, Brooklyn! Comment.

Dance: If visions of sugarplum fairies get you in the holiday spirit, you’re in luck — there are at least four productions of “The Nutcracker” over the next two weeks. Comment.

It’s that time again — when holiday lights make Brooklyn glisten, and The Brooklyn Paper team fans out in search of the borough’s best Christmas trees. Here’s the hard-hitting staff report. Comment.

Bay Ridge: A plan to bring much-desired ferry service to the 69th Street pier in Bay Ridge appears to have run aground — in Sunset Park. Comments (1).