Bay Ridge: On Tuesday, Councilmembers Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge), Domenic Recchia (D–Coney Island) and Joseph Addabbo (D–Queens) looked over a map of the Buckeye Pipeline, which carries jet fuel from Linden, New Jersey to Kennedy Airport. Comment.

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

Schermerhorn rising

By Dana Rubinstein

The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan

Downtown plan: Schermerhorn Street — long home to parking lots, litter, a food stamp distribution center, job placement offices and a Hare Krishna temple — is finally joining the rest of the Downtown Brooklyn residential boom. Comment.

I should run for ‘higher’ office

By Homer Fink

Heights Lowdown: Our columnist ponders a career in public service. Comments (1).

War of dogs v. roses claims a gardener

By Ariella Cohen

Downtown: A veteran gardener has decided to quit rather than fight Fulton Landing dog owners, whose pets’ urine is damaging exotic grasses, herbs and flowers along Old Fulton Street. Comment.

Seniors to DOT: Fix the light!

By Josh Saul

Downtown: The Department of Transportation has agreed to do a study of the traffic-choked intersection of Tillary and Adams streets in Downtown Brooklyn — the result of protests by local seniors who say that current light timing doesn’t give them enough time to cross the street. Comment.

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Dark days on Atlantic

By Ariella Cohen

Carroll Gardens: A long-simmering feud between a local business group and city officials could extinguish the Victorian-style lampposts that line Atlantic Avenue. Comment.

Some steely memories: Ironworkers’ old hangout goes on the block

By Ariella Cohen

The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan

Carroll Gardens: The “For Sale” sign above a century-old Atlantic Avenue hole in the wall is stirring new memories of the Mohawk Indian ironworkers who once occupied the saloon’s long, wooden bar. Comments (1).

Making book on the water

By Ariella Cohen

Brooklyn South: A used-book store on Columbia Streets needs a new partner. Only book lovers need apply! Comment.

Fort Greene–Clinton Hill

Don’t let the bedbugs bite

By Dana Rubinstein

Greene Acres: The bedbug invasion has come to Fort Greene. Comment.

Going up! Tower to rise above Clinton Hill

By Dana Rubinstein

Fort Greene: A controversial 18-story tower will rise over Clinton Hill, despite the community’s frantic efforts to quash the project, and a lawmaker’s push to make such towers illegal. Comment.

… but downzone’s on the way

By Dana Rubinstein

Rezoning: Fort Greene and Clinton Hill leaders presented a united front before the City’s Planning Commission on Wednesday — despite some internal squabbling — in a push to get the city to restrict building size in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill. Comment.

Park Slope

From the ashes? A Union Market

By Nica Lalli

PS … I Love You: Start spreading the bleus: Union Market is coming to the South Slope. Comments (2).

Mr. Park-er and the vicious circle

By Chris Varmus

Park Slope: A Park Slope man got a ticket because his neighbor did a most unneighborly thing — and now he’s fighting back. Comment.

No sign of life

By Dana Rubinstein

Park Slope: Workers installed LED signboards at Bergen Street, but 2-train ridÂers shouldn’t expect flashy L-train treatment soon. Comment.

Let Freeman ring! Civic Council tabs new leader

By Beethoven Bong

Park Slope: The Park Slope Civic Council has a new president — Ken Freeman. Comment.

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