Mean Streets: Children walking to school will be hit by unseen, speeding cars unless the city installs bumps and mirrors at a dangerous Hicks Street intersection, claim Cobble Hill parents. Comments (21).

Music: This singer-songwriter is part country dame and part city slicker — and she’s all about the love. Comments (8).

Cleaning Our Waterways: The filthiest part of Brooklyn’s most putrid waterway could become the foundation for new parkland in Gowanus and Red Hook. Comments (11).

Nightlife: Have a taste of Brooklyn’s most exclusive — and expensive — beverage. With video … Comments (5).

Dining: An award-winning chef will open the East Coast outpost of his acclaimed Thai restaurant in the waterfront neighborhood — and some locals are saying the new eatery could bring big changes to the geographically isolated community. Comments (9).

Boerum Hill: Residents of Park Slope and Boerum Hill are outraged that a vacant KFC on Fourth Avenue has become a garbage-filled eyesore. But they could be lovin’ it if McDonald’s makes it a fancier drive-thru. Comments (18).

Dining: These cheesy noodles got especially brutal at this competitive cook-off. Comments (2).

Fuzzy Brooklyn: Lucky dogs in Carroll Gardens will be lapping from the lap of luxury when two new cast-iron “doggie drinking fountains” arrive at DiMattina Playground. Comment.

Boerum Hill: A group of would-be crimefighters in Boerum Hill want to become Big Brother — but city bureaucrats are standing in their way. Comments (13).

Carroll Gardens: Plus a smattering of other crimes from the 76th Precinct in Carroll Gardens. Comment.