Bay Ridge: Call it another Southern secession! Comments (3)

Bensonhurst: True love never gets old. Comments (2)

Coney Island: Leaders of a housing-advocacy group at two meetings this week will again walk locals through the process of applying for so-called affordable housing units inside a new development going up in the People’s Playground. Comment

Bushwick: Call them cheese whizes! Comment

Fort Greene: Work on long-promised new cultural spaces inside a Fort Greene tower near the Brooklyn Academy of Music is delayed indefinitely, until the city can hash out a deal with the building’s developer to acquire the sites and break ground, according to a rep for the agency overseeing the project. Comments (11)

Theater: Smith Street Stage is coming full circle! Comments (1)

Art: It’s the original bridge to nowhere! Comment

Crime: Find your neighborhood below or click the link above to get a full list. Read more…

Flatlands: A young man survived after a shooter pumped a bullet into his head outside a Flatlands diner, police said. Comments (9)

Downtown: This building gets a passing grade! Comments (4)

Podcast: Two Brooklynites running in the 17-person race to fill the city’s vacant public advocate seat campaigned for their candidacy on Brooklyn Paper Radio this week, ahead of the Feb. 26 election to fill the office. Comment

Brooklyn Heights: Wood you look at that? Comments (8)

Party Line: He’s on thin ice! Comments (18)

Dining: New York City Beer Week will feature dozens of events in all five boroughs, but the best events are happening here in Brooklyn! Comments (1)

Downtown: It’s an appealing opportunity! Comments (4)

Dining: And the award goes to… Comment

Bushwick: Authorities are investigating after some bigot hurled an object through the window of a Bushwick synagogue, just as families gathered inside to break bread during the Sabbath, according to police and local religious leaders. Comments (1)

Bay Ridge: Mayor DeBlasio’s plan to open a local facility where drug users can inject heroin under the supervision of trained-overdose technicians could collapse, if state legislators approve a new bill introduced by a Bay Ridge state pol. Comments (14)

Greenpoint: They’re open to discussion. Comments (3)

Theater: This show has deep roots. Comment

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Child Victims Act into law last week, ending a decades-long quest for survivors and advocates in the state who have long sought the bill’s passage, according to a new report by our sister publication QNS. Click to give it a read. Read more…