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Tuesday linkage

Surviving jury duty [Brooklyn Based] Did the subway feel a bit crowded last year? [Gothamist] The Phantom Tollbooth, a Brooklyn…

Should Barclay’s Center sell booze? (You guuuys…)

Having lost nearly every other fight in the battle against Atlantic Yards development, opponents are now turning their hopes on…

Monday linkage

Superman's gonna need a data plan [NYP] Your olive oil has been lying to you [Gothamist] Babysit for Mama Brokelyn,…

Fantasy tax credits for the 99 percent we wish were real

Oh if only there were such a thing as "freelancer subsidies" and a "no car credit." Via The Strip in…

NYPD: OK, fine, we’ll pay attention to bike accidents now

It may come as a surprise to you that the NYPD has not been tracking bike accidents this whole time, because…

Friday linkage

Coming soon: Biggest rooftop garden in the world [NYT] Awesome Austin theater coming to NYC [Gothamist] Kombucha miso sex and…

From pot possession to sidewalk biking: Turn yourself in, get the charges dropped

Apparently small crimes are like overdue library books: if you just hold out long enough, an amnesty day will come…

Thursday linkage

NYT dubs Brooklyn Brainery "hipster schoolhouse" [NYT] Other, less-headline-grabby coop growing strong [Brownstoner] ...including Park Slope Coop ex-pat Adrian Grenier…

There’s a Tea Party conservative living in Park Slope

Fox News reporter / Tea Party Conservative moves to Park Slope and orders cheeseburger at "radical vegetarian" restaurant for new…

The Awl empire brings glib headlines, Gchat interviews to the world of personal finance

The publishers of The Awl/The Hairpin/Splitsider/The Wirecutter released another tool-named blog today, The Billfold, which will for sure be a…