Service along the 2 and 5 train lines has been suspended across Brooklyn, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which blamed the disruption on a malfunctioning switch at Franklin Avenue. Comment

Park Slope: More than 650 scorned straphangers signed a petition opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plan to run express F trains through brownstone Brooklyn. Comments (1)

Standing O: A veteran city parks advocate has taken the reigns at the Fort Greene Parks Conservancy, and will use her considerable urban planning experience to ensure locals have a top-notch green space to enjoy, according to one conservancy honcho. Comments (2)

Photo Galleries: Nearly 10,000 Brooklynites remain without power Monday afternoon as a result of the weekend’s brutal heat wave. Comments (7)

Gravesend: Police are investigating the death of a 12-year-old Gravesend boy, who had been found unconscious and unresponsive at his Bay 46 Street apartment on Saturday. Comment

Midwood: A Brooklyn landlord won’t rent apartments to African-American tenants at a “Jewish building” in Midwood, a new lawsuit claims. Comments (10)

Event: This party is blowing up! Comments (1)

Letters: A box truck collided with a cyclist in Park Slope Tuesday morning, leaving the biker unconscious. Comments (1)

Books: This book wants to get you high! Comment