January 15, 2010: Vol. 33, No. 3

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Nightlife: Full steam ahead for Greenlight Bookstore’s comedy show

Our top 5 stories

1. Prospect Heights: Horseshoe seating for hockey puts Barclays on thin ice

2. Everything you need to know about Coney Island this summer

3. Park Slope: Doorman says Slope ‘parking ring’ is real — and necessary

4. Fort Greene: Jimmy Kimmel says Brooklyn isn’t a punch line — chew on that, Portland!

5. Greenpoint: Mother’s Day Massacre! Milk Believe slays two top-tier teams

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Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn: Bloomberg Displays Ignorance Petulance About Atlantic Yards. Bruce Ratner Makes Snide Joke

Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn: In Sorry Tale of the New Jersey Nets Bruce Ratner Provides the Coup de Grace

Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn: Does Barbra Streisand Know How Barclays Arena Came to Be?

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December 18: Iss. 51

December 11: Iss. 50

December 4: Iss. 49

November 27: Iss. 48

November 20: Iss. 47

November 13: Iss. 46

November 6: Iss. 45

October 30: Iss. 44

October 23: Iss. 43

October 16: Iss. 42

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October 2: Iss. 40

September 25: Iss. 39

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September 11: Iss. 37

September 4: Iss. 36

August 28: Iss. 35

August 21: Iss. 34

August 14: Iss. 33

August 7: Iss. 32

July 31: Iss. 31

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July 17: Iss. 29

July 10: Iss. 28

July 3: Iss. 27

June 26: Iss. 26

June 19: Iss. 25

June 12: Iss. 24

June 5: Iss. 23

May 29: Iss. 22

May 22: Iss. 21

May 15: Iss. 20

April 24: Iss. 17

April 17: Iss. 16

April 10: Iss. 15

April 3: Iss. 14

March 27: Iss. 13

March 20: Iss. 12

March 13: Iss. 11

March 6: Iss. 10

February 27: Iss. 9

February 20: Iss. 8

February 13: Iss. 7

February 6: Iss. 6

January 30: Iss. 5

January 23: Iss. 4

January 16: Iss. 3

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January 2: Iss. 1

December 27: Iss. 51

December 20: Iss. 50

December 13: Iss. 49

December 6: Iss. 48

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November 15: Iss. 45

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September 27: Iss. 38

September 20: Iss. 37

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August 30: Iss. 34

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June 28 – July 5: Iss. 26

June 21: Iss. 25

June 14: Iss. 24

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May 31: Iss. 22

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April 26: Iss. 17

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January 19: Iss. 3

January 12: Iss. 2

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December 15: Iss. 49

December 8: Iss. 48

December 1: Iss. 47

November 24: Iss. 46

November 17: Iss. 45

November 10: Iss. 44

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October 27: Iss. 42

October 20: Iss. 41

October 13: Iss. 40

October 6: Iss. 39

September 29: Iss. 38

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September 15: Iss. 36

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September 1: Iss. 34

August 25: Iss. 33

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August 11: Iss. 31

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July 28: Iss. 29

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July 14: Iss. 27

June 30 – July 7: Iss. 26

June 23: Iss. 25

June 16: Iss. 24

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May 26: Iss. 21

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April 28: Iss. 17

April 21: Iss. 16

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March 31: Iss. 13

March 24: Iss. 12

March 17: Iss. 11

March 10: Iss. 10

March 3: Iss. 9

February 24: Iss. 8

February 17: Iss. 7

February 10: Iss. 6

February 3: Iss. 5

January 27: Iss. 4

January 20: Iss. 3

January 13: Iss. 2

January 6: Iss. 1

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010

Broombrawl

By Gersh Kuntzman

Carroll Gardens: Three women beat up another one with a broom. Plus all the crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Red Hook’s 76th Precinct. Comment.

B&R Electronics

Monday, Jan. 11, 2010

Cell mates: Thompson did big favor for Bloomy at House of D

By Stephen Brown

Boerum Hill: On his final day in office, then-Comptroller Bill Thompson bowed to the mayor’s wishes and quietly approved a contract that paves the way for the controversial expansion and reopening of the Brooklyn House of Detention in Boerum Hill. Comments (4).

Friday, Jan. 8, 2010

Superstunned! City backs fed clean-up of Newtown Creek

By Gersh Kuntzman

Cleaning the Gowanus: Oh, but it’s so different than the Gowanus Canal, don’t you know? Comments (7).

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