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The Stoop Archive

The Stoop

Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Sonny fought City Hall — and won

Bay Ridge: Sonny Soave has beaten the Department of Sanitation — and all of Bay Ridge is cheering. Comment.

A long, hot gridlock summer on tap for Ridge motorists

Bay Ridge: Lots of construction will snarl the neighborhood for the next two years. Comment.

Dyker downzone moves ahead

Rezoning: A city plan to block over-development in low-rise Dyker Heights moved another step closer to reality this week as a local civic association backed the proposal. Comment.

A culture of death in Bay Ridge?

Yellow Hooker: Has a darkness settled over Bay Ridge? Comments (1).

Raising the roof at PS 185

Bay Ridge: The new rooftop playground at PS 185 is a hit! Comment.

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Builder’s bridge to the arts

Art: David Walentas has hired a culture czar to keep DUMBO’s artists happy. Comment.

Guesthouse owner doesn’t hail Manhattan cabbies

Carroll Gardens: A Boerum Hill woman filed a complaint with the Taxi and Limousine Commission after at least five Manhattan hacks refused to take guests over the river. Comment.

The joke’s on Walentas

Theater: DUMBO real-estate mogul David Walentas is being spoofed on a neighborhood stage. Comment.

A column that’s lovely as a tree

Heights Lowdown: A woman wants to save a historic tree in Brooklyn Heights — yet is meeting resistence. Comment.

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Guesthouse owner doesn’t hail Manhattan cabbies

Carroll Gardens: A Boerum Hill woman filed a complaint with the Taxi and Limousine Commission after at least five Manhattan hacks refused to take guests over the river. Comment.

Is this my Pabst Blue weekend?

Brooklyn South: Will the weather — and the neighbors — finally allow our columnist to drink outdoors? Comment.

Pollster to Hookers: Whom do you trust?

Carroll Gardens: A game of telephone is going on in Red Hook. Comment.

Fort Greene–Clinton Hill

In Clinton Hill, skin is in

Greene Acres: A plastic surgery clinic’s naked pictures raise more than just eyebrows. Comment.

Park Slope

Battle over Fifth Ave housing

Park Slope: Supporters of a plan to build low-income studio apartments in the South Slope fought back against Borough President Markowitz’s surprise rejection of the proposal, storming a hearing this week to urge the city to move forward with the plan. Comment.

D’ag in the bag?

Park Slope: Breaking chews: The D’Agostino supermarket on Seventh Avenue is apparently closing at the end of the month. Comment.

A toast to the good guys

PS … I Love You: Our columnist explains the enduring appeal of Slope Cellars. Comment.
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