Gerritsen Beach: A recovery program homeowners who aren’t getting help through the city’s Build It Back Sandy recovery program will be taking new applications starting July 29. Comment

February Houses: A new tome published by Brooklyn’s Punctum Books offers a commentary on missives between two French philosophers. Comments (1)

Cobble Hill: Bay Ridge had Hubert Selby, Jr., Boerum Hill has Jonathan Lethem — and now, Marine Park has Mark Chiusano. Comment

Books: Bay Ridge had Hubert Selby, Jr., Boerum Hill has Jonathan Lethem — and now, Marine Park has Mark Chiusano. Comment

Williamsburg: Dust off those huaraches and break out the Sex Wax! Comment

Sunday Screech: The Screecher’s television is on the fritz, which means this week’s column is a wild, brain-busting ride. Comment

Letters: Catch up on what your neighbors are thinking on the best soapbox in town. Comment

Big Screecher: Look, the Screecher is still going, but not having air conditioning isn’t going to be easy. Comment

Books: Neighborhood booksellers give their recommendations. Comment

Books: Neighborhood booksellers give their recommendations. Comment

Nightlife: Celebrity basketball, food trivia, star-gazing, and other things to do in Brooklyn, July 25–31. Comment

Nightlife: They wanted to be a part of it — New York, New York! Comments (7)

Brooklyn Heights: These anchors won’t be aweigh for a while. Comment

Bay Ridge Nights: A big weekend of live music is ready to rock the Ridge! Comment

Sheepshead Bay: Plans to build a mosque in Sheepshead Bay may remain on hold, but Ramadan waits for no man. Comment

Park Slope: They wanted to be a part of it — New York, New York! Comment

A Britisher’s View: Russia needs to assume responsibility for downed Malaysian Flight 17. The nearly 300 passengers who perished on board might still be alive today, if President Vladimir Putin had not meddled in Ukraine’s internal affairs in a bid to restore ex-Soviet glory days, writes our columnist. Comment

Brooke Lynn at Bat: Adding the slugger to a weak Cyclones lineup should wake things up, our columnist proclaims. Comment

Bay Ridge: Ramadan is about fasting — but at the end of the day, it’s also about food. Comment

Sheepshead Bay: Residents of Sheepshead Bay fed up with the trash that litters their streets will have a chance to take matters — and brooms — into their own hands this weekend. Comment

Standing O: A shout-out to Dr. George Fernaine, new chief of cardiology at Lutheran Medical Center. Comment

Coney Island: A 10-year-old girl from Staten Island drowned after falling into the ocean in Coney Island on July 22. Comment

Williamsburg: Reality stars might have killed the music video, but the classic era of MTV is not forgotten. Comment

Cinema: Reality stars might have killed the music video, but the classic era of MTV is not forgotten. Comment

A Coney Island teacher received all-star treatment last week, compliments of Major League Baseball and a certain discount store. Comment

Gowanus: Call it Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beer. Comment

Red Hook: He’s our guy in barbecue. Comment

Event: Call it Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beer. Comments (1)

Page 1: Freed from the tyranny of a vegetarian art director, The Brooklyn Paper’s brain trust headed over to Morgan’s BBQ on Flatbush Avenue last night to do what it does best: carefully consider the contents of this week’s print edition while filling its face with slow-cooked goodness. Not surprisingly, every decision was easy to make. And why wouldn’t they be? A menu of stories had been laid out before it all week long, each one meatier than the last. So take a bite of what the team has but together, and keep hustlin’, Brooklyn! Read more…

Bay Ridge: Ramadan is about fasting — but at the end of the day, it’s also about food. Comment

The Dad: This week, the Dad goes all international on us. Comments (3)

Joe Knows: Beating players half his age on the basketball court is nothing new to Jack Ryan, and him doing so is becoming an inspiration to others his age. Comment

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: Gunfire rang out near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Wednesday afternoon, leaving one man seriously injured, police said. Comment

Gerritsen Beach: Build It Back is finally living up to its name. Comment

Downtown: UPDATE: NYPD brass says the culprits probably had an elaborate plan and the climbers may have worked in construction. This much they do know: the pranksters blocked the flag lights with baking tins. Comment

Marine Park: Plus a host of other crimes from Marine Park’s 63rd Precinct. Comment

Bay Ridge: Jewish and Muslim leaders came together on Tuesday to denounce two weekend incidents in which people bearing Israeli flags targeted Bay Ridge Muslims at mosques, prompting one set of worshippers to hurl bottles back. Comment

Bay Ridge: Jewish and Muslim leaders came together on Tuesday to denounce two weekend incidents in which people bearing Israeli flags targeted Bay Ridge Muslims at mosques, prompting one set of worshippers to hurl bottles back. Comments (29)

Brooklyn Heights: These anchors won’t be aweigh for a while. Comment

Gowanus: The beloved NY1 host is the host with the roast! Comment

Nightlife: The beloved NY1 host is the host with the roast! Comment

Bay Ridge: Namaste, Bay Ridge! Comment

Not for Nuthin’: This week, our columnist goes cold turkey from the white, powdery stuff. And the crystalized, too. Comment

Red Hook: The appeal of this art show is transparent. Comment

Art: The appeal of this art show is transparent. Comment

The Ride: It was close but no cigar for the Clones. Comment

Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge’s newest block party got off on the right foot this year. Comment

Bay Ridge: Bay Ridge’s newest block party got off on the right foot this year. Comment

Bay Ridge: Namaste, Bay Ridge! Comment

Downtown: UPDATE: NYPD brass says the culprits probably had an elaborate plan and the climbers may have worked in construction. This much they do know: the pranksters blocked the flag lights with baking tins. Comments (10)

DUMBO: A judge has sentenced the Dumbo bar owner who bilked dozens of couples out of more than million in wedding money to 3 years and 4 months to 10 years in prison for tax fraud — the exact amount prosecutors had sought. Comments (4)

Canarsie: Trimming tree branches near power lines is a familiar practice, but one Canarsie resident said a profound pruning has left the trees in her neighborhood looking like they were blown apart. Comment

Harbor Watch: The National Guard held a family day cookout and awards ceremony at Fort Hamilton on July 13 to thank its members for their service. Comment

Prospect Heights: Steven Spielberg, eat your heart out. Comment

Prospect Heights: Steven Spielberg, eat your heart out. Comment

BoroBeat: Neon-painted runners stood out on Saturday night at the Neon Vibe run at Aviator Sports and Events Center. Comment

Build It Back is finally living up to its name. Comments (1)

The Ride: The middle of the order is heating up! Comment

High School Sports: The championships rolled into Brooklyn again this year. So which teams were the cream of the crop? Comment

DUMBO: A new Dumbo marketing agency has audaciously named itself “The BAM Connection,” despite having no connection to the famous Brooklyn Academy of Music. Comments (4)

Park Slope: Park Slope went to the dogs — the dressed-up dogs — on Friday night when pooches strutted the catwalk outside Freddy’s Bar as part of a weekend packed with Summer Stroll street fairs. Comment

Sheepshead Bay: A group of about 50 veterans got to take a free trip aboard one of Sheepshead Bay’s charter fishing boats on July 16 — to unwind some post-combat stress, and reel in some seafood. Comment

Sheepshead Bay: A once-defunct Sheepshead Bay concert series has started its reunion tour. Comment

Greenwood Heights: Eagle Provisions, a 75-year-old Polish grocery store, is on the market for a reported $9 million, but a split between its brother-owners means its demise is not assured just yet. Comments (18)

It’s Only My Opinion: Our columnist returns from his latest vacation, with lots of tidbits to tell. Comment

The Ride: Yeah, that’s true, but as we’ve always said, pitching will rule the day, and it did last night at the beach. Comment

Branden Frazier got a taste of what its like to be a professional basketball player as he begins the process of deciding his future in the sport. Comment

Playing professional baseball was the last thing Isaac Gil thought he would be doing after high school. Comment

Sunday Screech: Trust us, know blood will be drawn when you open up Carmine’s column today. Comments (1)

The Ride: New York Mets first-round pick Mike Conforto got a hit in his professioanl debut, sparking the Cyclones to the team’s first win in nine games. Comment

The Ride: Somebody make it stop! Help, Michael Conforto! Comment

Art: On the heels of the dismantling of the moody installation by artist Kara Walker comes a mural by a community group also grappling with the sugar industry’s connections to slavery. Comments (1)

The Nets ditched their much-maligned mascot the Brooklyn Knight last week, meaning the hunt is on for a replacement that captures the essence of Brooklyn. We know Nets management is plenty busy looking for ways to fill seats next season after this spring’s meltdown at the hands of the Miami Heat, so we figured we would offer up some suggestions for the team’s next cheerleader in chief. Comment

The Nets ditched their much-maligned mascot the Brooklyn Knight last week, meaning the hunt is on for a replacement that captures the essence of Brooklyn. We know Nets management is plenty busy, so we figured we would offer up some suggestions for the team’s next cheerleader in chief. Comments (19)

Mean Streets: He’s on the highway to a swell job. Comments (8)

Park Slope: Some Park Slope car owners could soon find themselves circling the block looking for a spot if a developer convinces the city to let it turn a parking garage on Union Street into a luxury apartment complex. Comments (23)

Music: Okay, he acknowledges the rest of the city, too. Comment

The Ride: Our boys have lost their seventh straight! Comments (1)

Downtown: Mayor DeBlasio is touting plans to revamp and expand green-spaces and possibly rent out city-owned real estate in The Brooklyn Paper’s neighborhood. Comments (28)

Music: Okay, he acknowledges the rest of the city, too. Comment

Fitness: The new roller rink at Brooklyn Bridge Park opened last week, joining the LeFrak Center at Lakeside in Prospect Park, which first welcomed skaters back in April. We put them side by side to see how they stack up. Comment

Health: Doctors, nurses and top hospital brass rang in the 10th anniversary of New York Methodist Hospital’s cardiac surgery program on July 16 in Park Slope. Comment