Fort Greene: Thanks to them, you can turn an iPad into a cash register. Comments (4)

Music: Leave the stroller at home and dance at this kid-friendly concert. Comments (1)

The Best Thing We Ate This Week: The mussels and lobster was the best thing we ate this week. Comments (1)

War-Mart: The retail giant is putting its money where its mouth is as it reportedly eyes its first foray into Brooklyn. Comment

Theater: “Romeo and Juliet” gets a religious twist in this Brooklyn Heights show. Comment

Event: Red Hook’s Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge moves up river this month. Comment

An historic neighborhood crusader from Williamsburg — who’s already helped convince the city to landmark areas of Red Hook — has his eyes set on Greenpoint, where he’d like to turn a five-block old town oasis into a 10-block village preserve. Comments (1)

Williamsburg’s “Prowler” dresses to impress cats Comments (1)

Bushwick: BY AARON SHORT Comments (6)

It’s Only My Opinion: Our columnists tells it how it is in Afghanistan. Comment

Gavel to Gavel: And more in this week’s Gavel to Gavel. Comment

Nightlife: From outdoor dance parties to rooftop james, we’ve got you covered for a sweaty good time. Comments (3)

You don’t need the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to tell you about the joys of a good kimchi stew or a plate of curry goat, but a new report has found that immigrant-owned businesses just may be the beating heart of the borough’s economy, too. Comment

Flatbush: The 70th Precinct has a new deputy inspector. Comment

Perspective: Last week, New York made history when it voted for gay marriage — and state Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) made history for being the only Brooklyn state senator to not vote for it. To help recognize just how momentous this occasion is, we invited two supporters of the marriage equality legislation to react to Golden’s stance (we also reached out to Golden several times to defend his position and did not receive a response).

Bar Scrawl: Our Bar Scrawl columnist calls this the best rooftop bar in Brooklyn! Comments (3)

Weekend Watch: The trains pretty much follow last weekend’s schedule — not that that’s a good thing. Read on for all the news that affects your plans. (Saturday, July 8 at 12:01 am to Monday, July 11 at 5 am unless otherwise noted). Comment

Music: Sen. Marty Golden’s concert series includes a night of disco on July 13. If you’ve been following the gay marriage legislation, you’ll know why that’s funny. Comments (4)

Disgraced former hot dog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi claimed he beat Joey Chestnut’s world record of 68 hot dogs and buns in an unofficial July 4 stunt on a rooftop bar in Manhattan, but a shocking video taken of “the Tsunami” shows that he was about three dogs short of victory — and he may even have broken the rules of the stomach. Comments (10)

Brooklyn Heights: A band of volunteers is taking the upkeep of Cadman Plaza Park into their own hands, picking up rakes and raising cash to fill in where the city falls short. Comments (4)

The biggest little land squabble in Midwood’s history is over. Comments (2)

Brooklyn Courier: The sidewalk surrounding an abandoned construction site is finally coming back. Comment

Just call it the Golden age. Comments (1)

BoroBeat: Parting is such sweet sorrow. Comment

Police are pressuring a posse of Coney Island performers to silence its weekend Boardwalk parties an hour earlier than its permit allows, the group’s leader charged this week. Comment

Greenpoint: John Cougar Mellencamps sending six to the league’s sixth annual all-star game this Saturday. Comment

A Britisher’s View: New York’s marriage equality triumph should indicate that we’ve come a long way, but not even the law can budge some indoctrinated homophobes. Comment

Books: JG Thirwell’s new comic book takes a hare-y look at the artsy neighborhood. Comment

The Diocese of Brooklyn banned state officials who voted for same-sex marriage from honoring students or even appearing at Catholic schools and parishes as punishment for their role in destructing “the single most important institution in human history.” Comments (64)

Working out on the cheap just got twice as pricey. Comment

Fearless Living: Our columnist grapples with her conflicting views of literature. Comment

Event: The annual celebration of liberte, egalite and Lillet is on Sunday, July 10. Comment

Bergen Beach: A crazed hate crime on E. 70th Street in Bergen Beach has become a chicken-and egg-scenario: everyone’s sure the bias attack took place, but no one knows who hit whom first. Comment

Fort Greene: Plus all the other crime reports from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (3)

Coney Island: The state Education Department says a charter school can move into the West Avenue school house. Comment

Not for Nuthin’: The same can’t be said of viewers today, though. Comment

Theater: “Endure” takes you through Prospect Park, trailing a marathoner. Don’t worry, it only covers three miles. Comment

Yep, salt water taffy is cool now. Comments (5)

The chef at iCi in Fort Greene gives us a seasonal fish bounty. Comment

Music: The influential leader headlines the DUMBO extravaganza this weekend. Comment

BoroBeat: Fugghedabout Bryant Park — Caton Park Nursing Home is the new kid on the style runway. Comment

Red Hook: “Heaven” can wait. Comments (21)

It’s a tale of two bridges, Brooklyn Paper-style Comments (2)

Flatlands: Two ex-cons are facing more than 20 years in jail apiece for their botched Flatlands robbery. Comment

Foodie-in-Chief: Clinton Hill’s got soul, Williamsburg wins Smith, and a top pit master goes up in smoke in this post-holiday serving of saucy gossip. Comment

Bay Ridge: Don’t throw away those nose plugs just yet. Comments (3)

Coney Island: New report says Southern Brooklyn beaches are ridden with bacteria. Comment

Music: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts kick off the Beep’s free summer concert series on July 14. Comments (3)

Cyclones: Batting slump? What batting slump? Comment

Music: A hipster concert series is coming to Floyd Bennett Field. You read that right. Comment

Shopping: Park Slope’s new bridal shop is here — and it’s queer! Comment

BoroBeat: Bay Ridge comes together to help celebrate Uncle Sam’s 235th birthday. Comment

Coney Island: Disgruntled Coney Island Hospital doctors who threatened to strike aren’t ready to hit the picket lines just yet. Comment

Chestnut eats 62 hot dogs and buns in Coney to win for the fifth straight year. But Kobayashi eats 69 HDBs at the same time, miles away. Yes, the world of hot dog eating is thrown into disarray. And once again, The Brooklyn Paper is there to make sense of it all for you. Comments (2)

It’s the Fourth of July, so we’re out having fun. You should, too — with our handy guide. Read more…

Cyclones: The hated Staten Island Yankees take advantage of a Cyclones error, leaving our Coney Island kids facing another defeat. Comment

Sunday Screech: Coney Island’s making a comeback, and Carmine (above, in his younger days) is eating his way through it! Comments (3)

Cyclones: Our boys threw one away last night on the Rock. :( Comment

Cyclones: Still, a win is a win... Comment

A national study finds that our waters are ridden with bacteria — just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. Thanks, guys. Comments (7)

Boerum Hill: Hundreds cannonballed into the Gowanus swim spot on opening day. And to think the pool almost closed for good! Comments (6)

Art: So much for the Green Lantern. Comment

Editor’s Picks: And this time, that includes Monday, too! Comment

Mean Streets: Begone smog-belching buses! Comments (10)

Call it The Dark Tower of Brooklyn. Comments (9)

Cyclones: Talk about a comeback! Comment

Prospect Heights: More rapes occurred in Prospect Heights and Crown Heights in June than anywhere else in the city, according to police reports. Comments (4)

BoroBeat: Flatbush and Midwood got its first peek at its new top cop on Wednesday — and said goodbye to an old friend. Comment

Cyclones: The Cyclones blew into MCU Park with the wind at their backs, but left the field winded. Comment

Bay Ridge: The senator may have voted against the historic legislation, but his family’s catering hall will be happy to hold the reception. Comments (9)

Downtown: He’s hosting an LGBT gay marriage expo to boot! Comments (4)

BoroBeat: It got the whole family dancing. Comment

BoroBeat: Put the books away and let the celebrations begin. Comment