Politics: Clean sweep for Bill Thompson in the mayor’s race; editors are split among Katz, Liu, Yassky for comptroller; DeBlasio, Gioia and Siegel for public advocate. Comment.

Link: It’s been a rough week, but we’ve finally got it all together! Click on the link below to download the latest edition of America’s favorite newspaper, which includes our highly anticipated Democratic Primary endorsements — as well as all the excitement you’d expect from The Brooklyn Paper. And, as always, keep hustlin’, Brooklyn!

Despite more pleas, the MTA says it still won’t honor Michael Jackson with a mural at the Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street subway station. Comments (3).

Dyker Heights: Councilman Vincent Gentile took Dyker Heights parrots under his wing when he postponed a park renovation that could have caused the worst egg accident since Humpty Dumpty’s infamous fall. Comments (4).

Fort Greene: Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries wants to bail out luxury apartment developers with new loans that would turn high-end units into ‘affordable’ residences. Comments (2).

Two Kings County historians are sparring over factual inaccuracies in one of their books, and the fight is getting so intense that it seems they actually believe the adage that only the winner gets to write history. Comment.

Cyclones: Carlos Beltran looked like a man among boys at Keyspan Park on Wednesday. That’s because he was. Comments (1).

Park Slope: Rejoice! Brooklyn finally has it’s rooftop bar! Comment.

Books: Love Park Slope so much you only read books (or watch movies) where it’s a central character? Here’s a list for you! Comments (1).

Books: The author of the new chick-lit classic, “Prospect Park West,” has a lot to learn about the neighborhood she pans. Comments (11).

Cyclones: The Yankees have won 11 in a row, but the Cyclones still have a thin lead with six games to play. And last night’s win clinched at least a wild-card berth. Comment.

Election: Some City Council debates focus their energy on lower taxes, affordable housing, or crime. But in the 33rd District, at least for one night, bicycles were the main issue. Comments (9).

Gowanus: Bob Guskind, the journalist behind the popular Gowanus Lounge blog, died of an accidental overdose of three prescription drugs. Comments (4).

Mean Streets: Live in Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene or Clinton Hill? Find out where you can park for free for a few weeks! Comment.

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.

Cyclones: The Staten Islands Yankees are surging. Comment.

Smartmom: Hepcat, Smartmom and the Oh So Feisty One return from vacation and find themselves back in love with Teen Spirit. Comments (6).

Music: Park Slope is a long way from the hills of Appalachia, but for two days in September, the neighborhood will be filled with the down home sound of fiddles and banjos. Comment.

Link: We know you love The Brooklyn Paper — so now you get a chance to join the ranks of Senior Reporter Mike McLaughlin and Less-Senior Reporter Ben Muessig and write a Brooklyn Paper story yourself! In the spirit of the old Mad Libs game (though nothing like it at all because of legal reasons!), click on the link above and insert the parts of speech that you think will make our copy sing. Next week, we’ll print the funniest story in The Brooklyn Paper — so choose your words carefully! It’s fun for the whole family!

Cinema: The United Artists Court Street Cinema discriminated against its own customers when it started searching only women’s pocketbooks, not men’s bags, at the Brooklyn Heights multiplex this summer, some moviegoers charge. Comments (6).

Shopping: A Park Slope shop will mark our day of national service with some real service — a wine tasting. Comment.

Cyclones: The Cyclones lose as the Yankees win, cutting the lead to just one and a half games. Comments (1).

Cyclones: Unfortunately, the Yankees swept, cutting the Cyclone lead to just two-and-a-half games. Comments (2).

Cyclones: Damn those Yankees. They won while the Cyclones were rained out in Oneonta. Comments (1).

Politics: Mayor Bloomberg sat down with our editors and reporters on Monday. Here’s just a small taste. With video … Comment.

Election: Some of the wildest action so far this campaign season involved one man and two women going at it in front of a camera — in a hot City Council debate in The Brooklyn Paper’s Metrotech offices this week. With video … Comments (6).

Rhythm & News: Frank Hoier read in The Brooklyn Paper about the women who are farming people’s backyards, so the Bard of Bushwick was moved to write his new hit, “Brooklyn Sharecropper” for this week’s “Rhythm and News” feature. With video … Comment.

Nightlife: The open-air watering hole is finally here — and The Brooklyn Paper’s team was there. With video … Comments (1).

Cyclones: The Cyclones beat the Tigers, and Michael Powers sets the squad’s all-time save mark with his 16th. Comment.