Williamsburg: The Bloomberg administration wants to pull the plug on plans for a massive power plant on Brooklyn’s northern waterfront and is pushing ahead with its own plans for a 28-acre park surrounding the Bushwick Inlet by condemning the property parcel by parcel. Comment.

Bay Ridge: Work on a new synagogue on 60th Street was halted by the city after a new neighborhood watchdog group discovered that the developers were planning to build a structure taller than current zoning allows, along with other violations within the building code. Comments (3).

Carroll Gardens: Community activists were treated to a glimpse of the Gowanus Canal’s high-rise future when the Toll Brothers development company, which owns property on the western bank of the canal, unveiled preliminary plans for affordable housing, co-op and rental units, and public access to a 40-foot swath of greenery along the canal. Comments (1).

Fort Greene: Brooklyn Hospital, the Fort Greene medical center that has, until recently, been mired in bankruptcy, may get at least its financial health back by selling its parking lot to a private developer. Comments (1).