By Gersh Kuntzman
Bay Ridge: Rep. Vito Fossella caught a huge break at his press conference about security lapses at a Bay Ridge fuel pipeline: a hole in the supposedly secure fence!
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By Matthew Lysiak
Yellow Hooker: The Daily News comes to Bay Ridge for a listening tour — but our columnist thinks there’s a better hometown paper (hint: it’s the one you’re reading right now).
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By Matthew Lysiak
Bay Ridge: They may have talked the talk, but could they walk the walk? Two aspiring travel writers tried to walk all 150 miles of New York City — but only one survived. He’s from Bay Ridge, of course.
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By Dana Rubinstein
The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Downtown: Foes of artificial rubber grass were dealt a resounding blow on Tuesday, when the city’s Parks Commissioner declared Cadman Plaza Park — complete with a new Astroturf playing field and a gorgeous, $2.9-million facelift — officially open.
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By Harry Cheadle
Downtown: DUMBO’s only yeshiva has closed — but there’s no Jewish Exodus going on; the yeshiva’s founders are about to open a community center nearby.
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By Homer Fink
Heights Lowdown: Our columnist imagines Tony Soprano doing business in Brooklyn Heights.
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By Ariella Cohen
Brooklyn South: An army travels on its stomach — so, naturally, do the papusa partisans who support the Red Hook food vendors.
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By Chris O’Connell
Rezoning: Tempers flared this week as Carroll Gardens residents argued over how best to control “overdevelopment” in the neighborhood.
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By Dana Rubinstein
Fort Greene: The late, great Godfather of Soul’s doppelganger, Black Velvet, charmed Fort Greene’s silver-haired set with a sex-charged, early bird luncheon and performance of James Brown tunes at the Masonic Temple in Fort Greene on June 6.
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By Dana Rubinstein
Fort Greene: A Fort Greene chef, wielding a pan full of olive oil, chased an adult-tricycle thief on Sunday, sparking a madcap manhunt, a tricycle-car crash, and the rescue of a neighborhood icon.
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By Dana Rubinstein
Greene Acres: Our columnist wonders why Department of Education officials can’t learn the simplest lesson of schooling: talk to the parents!
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By Nica Lalli
PS … I Love You: Our columnist decides to stay on Community Board 6, despite the turmoil. Here’s why.
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By Harry Cheadle and Beethoven Bong
Park Slope: Workers are indeed putting the finishing touches on a $16-million renovation of the Park Slope Armory — but that doesn’t mean neighbors will be lifting weights and running laps any time soon.
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