By Natalie O’Neill
Park Slope: If there was one story that captured the imaginations and spleens of our readers this year, it was the loathed and loved Prospect Park West bike lane. There was a lawsuit, several mass rallies, and even a Sphinx-like, bike-riding senator who happens to be married to the bike lane’s biggest opponent. Here’s a look back at how the 17-block path became the most controversial slab of cement outside of the Gaza Strip.
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By Bill Roundy
Bar Scrawl: A South Slope tavern with a nautical motif — and a clam roll! — draws a rave from our bartoonist.
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By Daniel Bush
Park Slope: The Old First Reformed Church hasn’t held a single fundraiser to repair its crumbling roof — but the money keeps pouring in.
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By Natalie O’Neill
Park Slope: A thug carrying pizza boxes snatches a woman’s wallet during an exchange on Seventh Street, but cops grab the thief few minutes later. What happened to the pizza remains a mystery — one of several confounding crimes that can be found in this week’s 78th Precinct police blotter.
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By Natalie O’Neill
Park Slope: Prospect Park Residence was supposed to be Judge John Phillips’s salvation — but it ended up killing him, the jurist’s nephew claims.
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By Eli Rosenberg
Kensington: Ditmas Park cafe owner Josh Rubin left a trail of clues before turning up dead in Pennsylvania. We’ve followed it from the very beginning, so here’s our exhaustive account of what happened.
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By Kate Briquelet
Windsor Terrace: You may not find that funny — but, trust us, it’s pretty hysterical.
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By Natalie O’Neill
Park Slope: A group of corporate big-shots want to open a “community based” middle school in the neighborhood - but some parents want to take a fly swatter to the idea.
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By Daniel Bush
Photo by Stefano Giovannini
Park Slope: Thanks to some ceiling damage, the Old First Reformed Church will be closed to Christmas services — but the show will go on, Pastor Daniel Meeter promises.
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By Eli Rosenberg
Ditmas Park: The sad end to the mysterious disappearance of Whisk owner Josh Rubin.
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