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The Stoop

Williamsburg–Greenpoint–Bushwick

Bloomy in the ’hood!

Bloomy in the ’Hood: Mayor Bloomberg waltzed into the Polonaise Terrace ballroom last Thursday night for a bureaucrat’s version of a polish wedding: Hizzoner’s first town hall meeting in Greenpoint. And he heard an earful from locals. A “Stoop” special edition! Comment.

Close zoning loopholes!

Bloomy in the ’Hood: Bloomberg certainly heard plenty of complaints about the 2005 rezoning that unleashed the wave of high-rise development on the neighborhood. Comment.

Bloomy: Find our G spot

Bloomy in the ’Hood: At least one resident attended the town hall meeting to complain about something that the mayor can’t directly fix: the G train. Comment.

Build, but listen to us before you do

Bloomy in the ’Hood: Bloomberg leapt at a chance to discuss housing when Community Board 1 Land-Use Committee Chairman Ward Dennis complained about a lack of communication between city agencies and the community. Comment.

Hero bruised in botched robbery

Williamsburg: A woman and her boyfriend were beaten and robbed by three men while walking home on Oct. 6 — but the robbery was foiled when the boyfriend chased down one of the thugs, who was later arrested. Plus all the other crime news from Williamsburg and Bushwick’s 90th Precinct. Comment.

Baseball was made in Brooklyn

Beside the Point: Our columnist reminds us all that Brooklyn was once the center of the baseball universe. Comments (2).

‘Finger’ may get amputated

Williamsburg: A notorious, half-built tower on North Eighth Street — which locals call “the Finger Building” because of how it resembles a middle digit flipping the bird — should get cut off at the middle knuckle at a public hearing next week, members of Community Board 1 say. Comment.

Bay Ridge–Bensonhurst

Hike in Verrazano toll bridges politics

Bay Ridge: Politically fractured Bay Ridge is united in opposition to a toll increase on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Comments (5).

Sister Souljah in Bay Ridge?

Yellow Hooker: Congressional candidate Steve Harrison, who is anti-war, stands up when a group of anti-war activists go too far. Comments (5).

He’s her designated thief

Bay Ridge: Don’t drink and drive — but don’t hand your keys to a thief, either. Plus all the crime news from Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. Comment.

Ridgite tells Bloomy: Ferry on over

Bay Ridge: More than 1,400 people have now signed Heather McCown’s petition demanding the long-dreamed-about ferry from the 69th Street pier to Lower Manhattan, and now she wants to hand the petitions directly to Mayor Bloomberg. Comment.

Dueling pumpkins in Ridge

Bay Ridge: Two local Republicans are going pumpkin to pumpkin to see who can host the most Halloween celebrations during this scary season. Comments (1).

Brooklyn Heights–Downtown

He didn’t really have a gun!

Downtown: A man robbed a State Street bodega on Oct. 5 by using the old trick of pretending the hand in his pocket was a gun. Plus all the other crime news from DUMBO, Brooklyn Heights and Downtown’s 84th Precinct. Comment.

New mansion on the block

Downtown: The Landmarks Preservation Commission has cleared the way for a four-story Greek-revival-style mansion at the corner of Hicks and State streets — on the last empty lot in the notoriously snooty Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Comment.

DUMBO landmarking on the map

Downtown: The creation of a DUMBO historic district moved closer to reality this week when the Landmarks Preservation Commission agreed to discuss the topic later this month, the first step in a process to protect the waterfront warehouse district from the wrecking ball of redevelopment. Comments (2).

Sinking feeling in the Heights

Heights Lowdown: Brooklyn Heights is full of holes — sinkholes and potholes, that is. Comment.

Keeping the faith

Bloomy in the ’Hood: Mayor Bloomberg joined the joyous Simchat Torah festivities last Thursday night in front of two Remsen Street synagogues that were among a score of sites targeted by swastika-painting vandals. Comment.

Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill

Money muddies port support

Red Hook: The operators of Brooklyn’s last working cargo port came under fire this week after they reportedly funneled tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to elected officials who oppose the Bloomberg Administration’s plan to evict them to create a tourist haven in Red Hook. Comment.

Pier-less future? The Explainer

The Explainer: A city plan to evict the operators of Red Hook’s working cargo port from Port Authority-owned piers ran into opposition last week when 21 officials sent a letter urging the bi-state agency to give the dockworkers a new 10-year lease. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Council Speaker Chris Quinn and Councilman David Yassky were among the signatories of the letter. Comment.

Teardrop terror

Carroll Gardens: A gunman with a tattoo of a teardrop under his left eye is wanted for the armed robbery of two Red Hook bars, police said. Plus all the other crime news from Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook and Boerum Hill. Comments (1).

Graffiti man as preservationist

Brooklyn South: A graffiti artist wants to create a football-field-sized gallery in Red Hook. Comments (3).

Former flophouse is on the market again

Carroll Gardens: A former Pacific Street flophouse and murder site can be yours thanks to a city auction announced this week. Comments (2).

Fort Greene–Clinton Hill

Mega profits change nabe

Greene Acres: A community meeting shows the danger of greed. Comment.

Tree-huggers are green with envy over this toilet

Fort Greene: A community garden on Washington Avenue has just installed an environmentally sound, composting toilet! Imagine, guilt-free flushing! Comment.

Growing pains

Fort Greene: A 14-year-old was ganged up on by four other girls on Oct. 1. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Raising the roof for green energy

Fort Greene: Two green-thinking Brooklyn architects have encountered an unexpected hiccup in their plan to make a Clinton Hill rooftop more environmentally sound: the mighty preservationist. Comments (1).

Park Slope

Random thuggery in Slope

Park Slope: There were at least three violent muggings last week in usually quiet Park Slope, though overall this year, crimes in that category are way down, according to NYPD stats. Comment.

Miracle would save organ

Park Slope: The 116-year-old pipe organ at the Old First Reformed Church needs a miracle. Comment.

7th Av crash site is reborn

PS … I Love You: Our columnist revisits the site of a horrific 1960 plane crash and finds…condos! Comments (3).
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