Red Hook: Ikea has changed course and will now offer its free ferry service to its customers first — and only then allow non-shoppers to set sail to Manhattan from the Red Hook superstore. Comment.
Carroll Gardens: The developer of a controversial Carroll Gardens apartment building at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place shrugged off a looming city shutdown of his project. Comments (1).
Clinton Hill: A Pratt Institute architect and his students say they have come up with a way to preserve a row of decrepit, historic buildings in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, yet still allow the city to go ahead with a plan to create a big-box supermarket. Comments (1).
Bridge ‘Park’: The executive director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy defended the closure the temporary park on Pier 1 for a private fireworks-watching event on July 4. Comment.