Brooklyn South: Our columnist discovers that people say the craziest thing in the sauna. Comment.

Red Hook: Remember all that talk about weddings and other glitzy parties at the cruise ship terminal in Red Hook? Well, they’ll be strictly BYOB — bring your own burners! Comment.

Carroll Gardens: The three Councilmembers who represent communities surrounding the Gowanus Canal have united to demand several key amenities in the city’s planned redevelopment of the historically industrial area, demanding affordable housing and low-rise buildings. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: City officials told an angry crowd of Boerum Hill residents that the Brooklyn House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue at Smith Street will definitely reopen, squelching any lingering hopes that the grim, 11-story Big House would be sold to a developer more in tune with the increasingly posh, residential neighborhood. Comment.

Carroll Gardens: The Boerum Hill school that has been ordered by the city to share space with the new Khalil Gilbran International Academy is at least getting lots of perks in return. Comment.