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Rush to cell: City moving too fast in plan to expand House of D, close Rikers, locals say
Boerum Hill: Mayor DeBlasio must pump the brakes on his plan to replace Atlantic Avenue’s House of Detention with a jail eight times its size in his quest to close Rikers Island, according to some locals, who blasted the city for moving too fast with the massive redevelopment it announced last month, and hopes to start pushing through a necessary public-review process before the end of the year. Comments (5)
Downtown: Big Brother just moved in to this corner Downtown. Comment
Park Slope: This sukkah is fast! Comments (1)
Coney Island: Billionaire developer John Catsimatidis celebrated laying the last beam on the highest point of two of the three towers of his forthcoming “Ocean Dreams” residential development in Coney Island with a Sept. 20 “topping out” party at the Surf Avenue property. Comment
Art: The show is Port-au-Prince charming! Comments (1)
Your backyard: Where the wild things are
Rhymes with Crazy: A new movie at the Museum of Natural History shows you what is going on in your own backyard. Comment
Weekend Reads: Booksellers give us their recommendations
Books: Brooklyn booksellers give their top picks for Sept. 22. Comment
Holy smokes! Bklyn’s first medical-marijuana dispensary opening on Flatbush Ave.
Leaves of Grass: Dr. Feelgood is coming to Brooklyn! Comments (11)
Police slap unlicensed driver with summons for hitting boy in Borough Park
Mean Streets: Cops slapped an unlicensed driver with a summons after she hit a 3-year-old boy with her car while he was crossing 44th Street in Borough Park on Sept. 19, police said. Comments (6)
